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SANFORD NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH «5, 1937
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Distressed Debtors
Ream*, County Supervisor
itf charge of the Rehabilitation Pro
gt|m of the^1iteaettlement Adrainis
tn tkm in Harnett and Lee counties
fe la that there may tie farmers in
th i section in danger of losing theiT
p> iperty from foreclosure, or other,
wi « in distress on account, of debt,
wl > could be helped by the Farm
Di M Adjustment Service which is
no r a part of the Rural Rehabilita
til i Program arid Resettlement Ad
m detention.
While thousands of distressed
de ton in the nation and hundreds in
th i state have been helped to dear
up their debt entanglements—land
an I chattel—to the satisfaction of
bof li creitor and debtor, recent
sti dies indicate that there are still
thi se who do not take advantage of
th friendly debt conciliation aerv..
ici i offered by the Resettlement Ad
m list ration,” Ua Reams said.
While it is not always possible
to invje a farm from foreclosure, in
m ay cages we do, and there ia al.
wi ||a good chance that- we can be
of jnhe assistancee The Farm Debt
Ai ustment Service la available to
ail fawners in serious difficulty on
aa mat of debts andit costs nothing
to apply," he declared
tt one has to do is to address n
card, or apply in person, to
rest county TuralRehaUUts
Blpervisor will talk over
th applcant’a problems and advise
Wl ither it is possible to assist him.
M , Reams’ offices are located in
th Agricultural Building in LiUing.
to> -and Sanford.
r. Kearns calls attention to the
that voluntary committees com
of public spirited citirenswork
i«'"‘V'- itliout pay,other than actual ex
.have been organised in every
eMintjy to help with the Farm Debt
Adjustment Service, These com
mittees meet with the debtor and
cneditoi), try to have the debt redoc
>>t acordance with the debtor’s
ahpity to pay ,or to" gett he debtor
nn= time in which to pay off the
i, or to find a new creditor.
0 work with the Ratal Rohaldli
Siljervindis and with tins couh
iraniltoes, and especially to
andied the knottier problems, one
of rnoreFti nd Debt specialism have
been assigned in each state These
special kits are versed in the prob.
lemi! of thrift) and the intricacies of
They are prepared to
Wke S careful Study of the more dif
■ficjgt debt problem so - Particularly
apsjjhese specialists called in when
there- is an emergency situation
threatening immediate foreclosure.
Mtt, Harry F. Watkins is tha debt
;sp|ciaiisfe or Farm Debt Adjustment
■sSu lervisor, as he-is technically call.
«d covering this and seevral adjoin,
in counties.
■' ' ■ -
t Situation Becoming
" fir' Serious In This County
ad.
| tehahiiitation loans and debit
jo merit for Lee county’s distressed
fa m families are playing an import
SI part in halting the rapid increase
il number of teifant farms,States F.
W Reams, County Kehabliration Su
pc visor, Resettlement Athninistra.
Sanford
large unmber of the *5 farm
fl lilies under the rehablilation pro
in ill the- county are progressing
to lard full ownership of their farms
th ough the aid of a farm plan, loan
a d ‘ debt adjustment. Restoring,
fh w farms to a productive basis en
jab BS continuance of purchase con_
tr cts and gradual liquidation of
m rtgaged indebtedness
Vhile over half of the rehabilita..
ti< a familis of the country are on a
cat h rental, lease or share crop bh
si , the assistance being provided
t, :,a_o etkcpr hsoras shr s
th ough rehabilitation is laying the
f« nidation for placing tenant farm...
a i on a seif-ssutainlng basis. This
co istitutes the first Step up the lad...
dj ■ to farm ownership.
few opportunities for the 817 ten
aj t farmers reported in Lee county,
ill the latest agricultural census, to
a) rt the climb toward ownership is
ej pected to result from tenancy leg
is rtion now before Congress.
Seriousness of the tenancy situa.
tl n lit the nation as a whole la seen
ir the fact that leas than half of the
fl mere own the farmbs they operate
a: 1 tenant farms are increasing at
tl * rate of about 40,00 a year.
R. P. ROSSER BUTS JONES
Property.
R. H Rosser, manager of the lo...
* (theatres, has purchased the Sam
property on Moore Stree. Mr.
expects to make improvement
property which will make it
:te property to rent
TWO ENJOYABLE OCCASIONS
On Wednesday evening of last
week the ladies of the Preet^yteriaif
church prepared and served supper
to the men of the church with a few
invited guest*. All sang songs,
after which the ladies served a chick
en atew supper. Rev and Mrs A J
McKelway, of Pinehurst, land Rev
and Mrs A V Gibson sang sacred se,
lections Mr Me Kelway spoke to
the men There were near one hun
dred present
On Friday evening the men of the
church served the ladies with a few
invited guests There were about
150 present
The Sunday school room was at
tractively arranged and on each table
were howls of spring flowers The
menu consisted of baked ham, green
beans, potato salad, lettuce and to
matoes, pickles, combread, rolls,
coffee, ice cream topped with whip
ped cream and wafers The men who
served had on caps and aprons of
brightest color arid served with the
* ease. They wereRev. A V.
uGj&pan, pastor of the church, T G
Qvrza*m 8 Jones, R L Kelly, E C
Heins, Jr; Max Heins, Dr C C Hatch,
D D Riddle, E M Underwood, Sr, J
B O'Briant, E M Unnderwood, Jr, Dr
F L Knight, H G Wrenn, Calvin Don
ImbII, H C Major, Victor Cline and C
L Snipes^# .*
For the Blessing all sang “Praise
God From Whom > All Blessings
Flow." Mrs J B OBriant was toast
master Mbs Victor King, ‘music di
rector Mrs Coley Snipes and Mrs
8 BJoties gave toasts * Miss Grace
Someri played a guitar and sang
two pieces uif’Mr Joe Lazarus
played two violin selections
■Tiro humorenu longs wen Mi
‘Neath the Crujt of the Old Apple
• ' , 'M: k
Thera are goodies for you and I; «
It may he a pin that tike cook him
■ dropped in,'
Or it maylfe a dear little fly,.
Or ft may be pa old ruaty nail,
Or a piece of the pussy cat’s tail,
But what ever it be, it’s for you and
. for me; .• $■ ’
Rev Mr Gibbon expressed his apl
predation of the fine spirt of fellow
shp and told how much pleasure the
men mad had in preparing and serv
inf the dinner Dr Knight said
tfcjai it was his suggestion in eery
ing the generous slices of luun, foir
he thought perhaps he would get
some calls before ’ * ■ J‘ 1
Mr Gifaoon introduced Dr Fairley,
pastor of the Presbyterian church of1
Raeford, who made a most excellent
tek on “Attitude?’ Dr Failey said
that our attitude toward life was
largely due to our home trainir/g.
That children had an attitude of fear
nervousness, shyness, courage and
poise they were taught in the home.
This attitude Lasted through life,
declared) Dr Fairley. He gave illus
trationg of peoples attitude toward
tithing which is essential in the life
of church members and ChrstianB.
He spoke of Divies attitude toward
La&arus, the rich young rulers atti
tude in making and storing hia
money, and the Prodigal Son, who
wasted hia moifey in riotous living.
Dr Fairley impressed upon the wo
men that they had a great reaponsi
biiity in rearing their children*
Mrs S Q Kmrey, president of the
aurili&ry, of the church, erpressed
her appreciation of the unique affair
anil said mat a number or women
bad decided to discharge their serv
ai»t8 the next day as they had dis
cover cpcceUent help in their hus
bands The program came to a
close with singing in concert, “Blest
Be the Tie That Binds.”
DR. J. F. FOSTER IN
LEE COUNTY HOSPITAL
Dr J F Poster, one of Lee coun
ty’s leading physicians, is a patient
at Lee County Hospital. Dr. Fost
er underwent an operation and is get
ting on as nicely as could be ex
pected.
SERIOUSLY HURT IN WRECK.
Mr and Mm G E Causey, of San...
ford, Route 3 have deceived a mes
sage that their daughter (Lillian)
Mrs. Eric Burg, was in a wreck in
which the car they were in was
wracked by train at an unprotected
crossing. Olte lady as killed and
two others beside* Mrs. Berg were
seriously injured. Mrs. Burg has
a broken pelvis, a fractured skull
and other injuries and is aerioueiy
ill. The accident happened at Pearl
River, New York!.
Miss Notie Ledbetter, who under,
went a major operation at Lee
County Hospital Monday, is getting
on nicely. ' •'
MYOU« CHILD.** I
The bent twig often breaks—and
when the TWIG is your child you re
ceive into your home suffering and
misery to Buch an extei/c that, to
you it seems as if you were the only |
one bo heavily burdened and—some
times punished It is the homes’
responsibility wherein life has begjun
to see that the life is not bent
and bruised by the world, to see that
the TWIG does riot break? and bring
sorrow upon the home.
The responsibility of the home
can be fulfilled by the creation of
the righat kind of atmosphere for
the child. This falls mainly upon the
father and mother who have the pow
er to create that which iff|£Me total
sphere and quality of tifiPBX the
home." ' x j l
The things that you briieg into
your home the pictues, the books,1
the magazines, all add and go into
the making of atmosphere. All
things are included in the making.
! of this environmeric. I
l
However persons, not things, form
the most important element in build
ii»*g of atmosphere. You are the
builder in your home. ‘‘Nothing so
educates the child as the humari
presence," has always been true>.1
And this is true because there are
certain laws that act; such as, sug..
gestion, sympathy, imitation, approv
al, and of Interpretation, The
child will do what we do more often
than he will say what ire say. Arid *
knowing) that this is true, what of
the ‘‘human presence” in our hornet, ^
today! |
There are many families who have
-endured agony trying to live for
their children. “Kriow it is better
to live joyously with your children
friuui w live oonsceintiousiy ior your
children.”
Knowing
that the responsibility
for your children rests uporf the
hopse—-You are at ease in regard to
your conduct?? You may be
oi the unfortunate souls' whose chil
dren can be found with them where.
one*
.J
eber they1 go; what of your oondUct|
befoe folk! with whom yo^me in
contact* The child learns from the
mankind and the worldbut this does
not matter nearly so much as that
attitude your conduct has construct. ^
od toward God* Here we realize
the ultimate—all things and persons.
You cause the TWIG to bend in*
accordance with your conduct. Con J
diirt yoursef rightly toward God
and have your child lean toward Him *
1 and-then the twig wll never break,1
tie that birtds one to another'
f^Sho* your child that you depend1
^bK^GtAi, have faith in Him,
Him—do this in conversation with^
your child, by praying for him; by'
having family worship and grace at
the table. |
So many of us are like the family'
in which the very young daughter,
was asked, ‘‘do you have family wor
ship?" She replied, “Yes,” and'
then to the question, “When?” anj
swered, “When company comes.”
The child will be turned. Lean
. him toward God by following the ex
ample of the humble worker who
every morning as he left his door to
go to his lowly work, said, “In the
name of God I go forth to work.”
He gave hs child a sense of depend
ence on God and & sense of security,
as he learfed on God.
“Family training cannot rise
above family life.”—W. A. Pate, for*
[ Ministerial Association. I
EXPRESS JOINS AMERICAN
PRESS HALF CENTURY CLUB
As was recently stated in these
columns The Express has been made
a member of the American Press
“Half Century Club/’ and haa receiv
ed a certificate of membership sign.1
ed by Jno H Perry, president of the
press*. The American Press is an
independent magazine for the maJc_ j
era of newspapers, published in New
York City. It recently organised
the Half Century Club* membership
in which is limited to papers pub
lished continuously for fifty .yearn or
more. j
The Express is now in its fifty..'
first year, having celebrated its fif. |
tieth anniversary the 19th day of
last August, the Kiwanis and Rotary ‘
clubs joining its publishers in this'
celebraton and banquet at the Legion'
but. Upon investigation we learned
that there were only two or three pa1
pers in the state published under
one management that length of time
The Express appreciates this rec I
ognition that has been given it * by
the American Press Half Certtury'
CluH It is a distinction that Ibt
few papers in the country can have.
Lee Superior Court
Now In Session
Judge W. C. Harris, of Raleigh, Pre
siding — Criminial Docket First
to L|e Heard attd May Consume Hie
Entire Two Weeks —No Jury
Cases Tried up to Tilts Date.
A two weeks mixed term of Tee
Superior Court converted at the
Court House Monday morifing with!
Judge W. C. Harris, of Raleigh, pre '
siding. Judge Harris briefly in_ j
structed the grand jury as to its du. '
ties in connection with the work of ,
the court. Nine rtew members were
added to the grand jury, and W. M.
Thomas was sworn in as foreman.
The court faced a pretty heavy
criminal docket. Among the cases
to be tried wferefive homicides. A
number of petty eases of little ini- (
portance were first up for a hearing
The case of State vs. Eugene
Guiicer, charged with attempting to
kill Neill Helms in Sanford, on the
18th of last October by cutting his
throat with a knife, was given a
hearing Tuesday morning. lie sub
mitted without a jury trial, and ■
Julge Haaris sentenced him to a term
to two years in the penitentiary.
There is now a Federal charge hang
ing over the defendant. Attorney
T. J. McPherson appeared for the
defendant!
Up to this time there has not been j
a single jury^case tried by the court. !
Judge Harris has succeeded in get
ting the counsel for defendants to
come to terms without calling on a
jury. This enables the court to
carry oW the work1 with more dispatch
Next week will protjably be taken
up with civil cases.
A*.series of meetings will begin at
the Broadway Baptist church on Wed
nesday night, March 31st, conduct
ed by the pastor Rev. John Lam . j
beth, and will continue for a week j
or mom Rev.Mr. Andrews, pastor
©f Oalvaiy Baptist church, Raleigh, j
will lead the sii/ging. The public 1
is cordially invited to attend the 1
services.
LARKIN ACCEPTS CALL
1 - TO CHURCH IN SANFORD
The Rev. Dennis A; Larkin, a etu- i
dent at Wakte Forest College, has
accepted a call to become pastor of
the East Sanford Baptist church.
Larkin, who ia a native of Wil
mington,will be ordained as a min_
on jfogter Sunday afternopajn
Calvary church Wilmington. He fill
ed the pulpdt of the East Sanford
Baptist church last Sunday.
The Rev. J. W. Buckneti, former
pastor of the church, has accepted a
call to the Baptist church in Randle
WILL EXPLAIN MODERN
FERTILIZNG METHODS
R^fient studies in the mechanics1
application of fertilizers for cotton
will furnish the subject for a radio
talk on the Carolina Farm Features
program, Saturday, March 20
, Dr Emerson R Collins, agronomist
at the North Carolina Experiment
Station, will explain in the broadcast
the progress which has been made
along this line
The experiments in fertilizer place
ment around cotton were started in
1931 and practically the same place
.ments were used in 1932 and 1933
The outline of the experiment was
revised in 1934 to takfe advantage of
the ii/formation obtained in the . pre
vious years
Some of the placements which
have proved but of little value were
dropped and other placements that
offered promise were added The
second outline was carried out in
1934 and 1935, and revised for the
1936 season
The experimental plats are loscat .
ed at the Upper Coastal Plain Exper
imeitt Station near Rocky Mount on
a Norfolk sandy loam soil
LOCAL BRIEFS . i
John William Brown, student at
Stjate College, Mr and Mrs V C.
Brow.', of Shelby, and Miss Maude
Brown, studfent at Frede ri c.kaHirg
College, spent the week: end with
Miss Beatrice Campbell, after at
tending the funeral of J S Bethune
in Lillirtgton, Friday.,
Mrs M D Stewart wll have the fol
lowing children home with her for
Easter, Mieses Vena and Alma Stew
art, Rock Hill, Edna Stewart, Char.- j
lotte Lessie and Sallie Stewart, Ra
leigh. „ |
Miss Sajrah Griffin, student-.t at
Meredith College, and Jack’ Griffin,
student at State College, will spend
the Easter holidays with their moth
er Mrs Jessie Griffin.
Mrs. Lula Crumpler, of Roseboro,1
spent the week end with her son,
H. L. Crumpler and Mm. Crumpler.1
Mrs E A MeEachern, of St Pauls,
spent the week end with Mrs Dan B
King. - |
Miss Jessie Brown', who has been a
patient in Watt'b Hospital, for the
past four week*, was brought home
Sunday, her .many friends will be
glad to learn. j
BLUE MOLD ATTAC
TOBACCCO
IKED HKDS'
Blue mold has becom* a serious
threat to the 1937 flue |ured tobae
t ,aaid E Y
a small
swing
co crop in North Carol
Floyd, of State College.
Reports of widesp
have been received fi
South Carolina, and the
of this state, he said,
of seed beds in the old
have been a tackled.
Maggots, or the laiyi
black fly, and freeze*
jured a number of seed
old and new belts, Floy
The best defense
mold, he said, is to sti
plants to a more rapid
weak plants, are usually,
blue mold.
For small plants, a
of well rotted stable
chicken manure, chopped
spread over the seed
better than r/itrate of
ulate the growth.
Of the manure may be
tow Backfilled 3-4 full,
in a barrel of water to
houis. Then sprinkle
over the bed with a spr
or other device that will
the soil.
An equal amount of i
should then be sprinkled
bed to rinse off the plants.
After plants are an incl
high, three to five pounds
of soda should be applied
100 square yards of bed.
When small black flies,o
are fouiAl under the seed
Floyd continued, maggots
ly at work in the soil,
pounds ofnapthalene flakes «uUUiu
applied under the canvas to<earh 1
square yards of bed, f
In the old belt, he added, be
that have been damaged by frees
should be deseded.
inor
nitrate
midges
canvas
should 1
T A RIDDLE IN ?
NEW QUARTERS
Some of T A Riddle’s customers
do not know where his
him at the same place on Chatham
streets Mr Ridldle moved Into the
room under Dr Hayden Lutterloh's
office two months agh. This room
faces on Mclvers treet, and next
door to the Fairview Dairy The en
trance to the first floor of this build
ing is no Chatharfi street, and is oc_
cupied by the Atlantic and Western
Railway Company for their general
Visit Mr Riddle in his new store
HAROLD McMANUS winner
in REGIONAL contest
The State B. Y. 1\ L\ ponsors a
better speaking contest once a
year. The regional meeting was
held in Burlington last week. Har_
old McManus, of the First Baptist
church, of Sanford, was winner in
this contest. He will go to
Ridgecrest in July and compete for I
the state honor with all expenses
paid, Harold is a bright and ener
getic young man, and his many
friends are expecting him to win the
state honor.
tenant farmers
ASSISTED BY RA
The President's recent tenancy,
message and legislation ifow before
Congress indicates a concerted drive'
‘to solve the problems of farm ten
ancy and bring aid to thouaands of
farmers at the “bottom of the agri -
cultural ladder." states F W Reams,
Rural Rehabilitation* Supervisor for
the‘Resettlement Administration ini
Lee county.
The helping hand of the Federal
Government already has been exteiAl
ed to many tenant farmers through
the Rural Rehabilitation program,
Mn. Reams said. Of the 65 families
who have received rehabilitation loan
in Lee county, approximately 44
have been tenants
“An important beginning in the
movement to reduce the prevalence
of farm tenancy and in providing
greater opportunity for farm, owner
ship for farm tenants has been
made through this rehabilitation
work,’* Mr. Reams declared ‘It is
recognized that the farm and home
supervision given inconnecti on with
the rehabilitation loans, aloi^g with
farm debt adjustment and co_opera.
tive services, will go far toward help
ing thousands to take the import
ant upward step from tenancy to
farm owr/ership.
“The latest agricultural census fig
urea show there are 817 tenant fam
ilies ir Lee eousrty and that 44 per
cent of all farms in Lee couney are
operated by tenants.” *
CLINTON WILSON
. CLnto.-i Wilr.-j.:, t /, of Route One,
Sanfoiu, u.vu in Lee County Hospit
al Monday after an illness, of one
month, following a major opera
tion. Mr. Wilson, son of T. H. Wil
son', formerly lived at Gulf. For
the past several months he had oper
ated a filling station seven miles
west of Sanford. eH was well
known and popular.
Surviving are his wife, who before
marriage, was Miss Fleta Thomas;
a daughter, Edna Margaret Wilson;
his father, two brothers, Everett
Wilsoi/ Asheboro, and Fred Wilson,
Goldston; one sister, Mrs. High
Freeman, Asheboro, and several half
brothers and sisters
Funeral service was held at Bear
Creek Baptist church, Chatham
county, at 3 P M Wednesday.
Rev. E. W. Byeriy, the pastor, and
Rev. C. L Wicker, pastor of Gulf
Presbyterian church. Burial fol
lowed in the church cemetery.
BROADWAY CORRESPONDENT
._HAS FLU.
Mrs. S. II. Rosser, our Broadway
correspondent has flu and is unable
to send in our weekly news for us.
All hope for Mrs. Rosser a speedy
recovery.
'BIRTH ANNOUNCEENT
Mr, and Mrs. L. D. Isenhour, of
Summitt Avenue, announce the birth
of a daughter Sarah Elizabeth, Sat
urday, March 20th. Sarah Eliza
beth weighs severi pounds. Mother
and daughter are getting along
welL
ATTEND B. T. U1. CONVENTION
Dr. R. E Wall, pastor of the First
Baptist church, Mrs T T Hayes, Miss
Daisy Dowdy, Bobby Hayes, Harold
McManus, Ernest and Ruth Glass,
Edna Britt, and Inez Creel attend ...I
ed the B. T. U. Convention which
was held in Burlington Saturdays
TEACHERS* TRAINING CLASS
The Teacher’s Training Class of
the Presbyterian church which began
Sunday evening, came to a close
this evening. Dr. Mann and Mr3.
! A. J McKelwav, who taught the
I classes have made them worth while
i for those who attended.
MRS. STOUT AND HER GRADEj
VISIT THIS OFFICE |
Mrs.Carl Stout and the sixth
grade, Mcver school, which contains
fifty pupils visited this office last
Tuesday afternoon and were piloted
through the composing room by Jack
Edwards the veteran Intertype oper
ator, w'ho explained the mechanical
operations of the plant. The boys
apd girls watched with great inter.,
est the operation's of the machinery,
how the type was male and put
through the press. Many questions
were asked and all seemed to enjoy
the visit. The following pupils
were in the party:
Frances Baker, Nellie Brown,
Mildred Burkhead, Winton Carta,
Louise Causey, Betty Cotton, Doris
Corbett, Betty Douglas, Goldie God
win, Margaret Karkey, Juanita
Harfcey, Kathleen Helms, Ix>is
Hig.ht, Dorothy Jeffers, Jeanette
Kelly, Frances L. Kissell, I.udaj
McDonald, Lura McDonald, Ellen
Petty, Helen' Sanders, Lucy Smith,
Frances Tomberlin, Inez Willett,
Billy Buchanan, Lamar Brown, Guy
Berryman, J. W. Baker, Rosser
Compbell, Clarence Campbell, J. P.
Dean, O. C. Douglas, Truman Fore,
Carlyle Griffin, John’ Hartness,,. Ray
Jones, Mack Morrison, Roy Me..
Bryde, Caldwell Norris, Gordon
Ferry, Roland Riddle,Robert Spivey,
Howard Smith, Marshall Sprouse,
Douglas Talton, Robert White, L. T
Wicker, Hugh Perry.
PRESIDING ELDER
GOES TO LOUISBI'RG
Rev. D E Earnhardt, presiding eld
er the Fayetteville district, has been'
sent to Louisburg College and an
other will be sent to the district
soon. The many friends of Mr.
Earnhardt will regret to have him j
leave this district Mr. Earnhardt
was a spleidid worker and the Meth
odists in this section always looked
forward to his coming.
A CORRECTION
| In the article Written on t.he an*ii
vereary of Steel Street Methodist
church last week it was stated that
Ww L. Jewell was secretary. It
I should halfe been W. L. Seawell. Mr
I Seawell has been the efficient sec.
i retarv for ve&re.
..JONESBORO NEWS.
Presbyterian Auxiliary Elects
Officers.
s Officers cause secretaries aiAi cir
cle leaders for the year 1937-38,
which begins with April, were elect
ed by the Woman's Auxiliary of the
Presbyterian church Monday. Mrs.
B. P. Williamson, retiring president,
held the chair, while reports for
1936-37 were heard .
Officers elected were, Miss Elya
Bryan, president, and four circle
chairmen as follows:
Mr*, Waykm Blue, Miss Annie Dal
rymple, Miss Mabel Watson, and
Miss Ethel Kelly.
The Auxiliary has accomplished
splendid work under the leadership
of Mrs Williamson, retiring presi
dent, the budget having been raised
in full. In fact there will he a cur...
plus to report this year.
Pre Easter Revivt so Close.
Sunday Night.
The revilial services which has
been in progress the past ten days
at the Mthodist church will com to
a close on next Sundq^ evening. At
the morning service special Easter
music will be rendered by the choir.
Reb. Paul Fields, pastor of the
church, is greeted at each service
with large congregations represent .
ing the entire community. His
forceful sermons and personal work
outside of the church is responsible
for the splendid cooperation' he i.*
receiving during the series of meet...
ings.
Attend Beta Club Convention in
Winston-Salem.
Miss Lela Aycock, teacher of Eng
lish irt the Jonesboro school, accom
panied by Misses Mary John Thorn
as and Jenny Lind Bowman attend
ed the national convention of the
Honorary Beta Club, which convened
last Friday at the Robert Lee Ho
tel, Winston-Salem.
Odes of Belle Barnes Auxiliary
Meet,
Circle No. lf Mrs. Hugh Stone,
chairman, met Monday afternoon at
3 o’clock at the home of Mrs.D. F.
Harris, on Lee street with an at.
tendance of 13 members.
The devotional was led by Mrs.
Stone who also asked for sentence '
prayers in interest of ihe revival
meeting in progress at the Methodist
church. Plana were also made for
sending the orphans clothing before
Easter. - <
’TOKTttr socialfern*tteboatw
served delicious congealed fruit
salad, saltines and coffee.
Circle No. 2 met with Mrs K. H.
Mann, chairman*, the same afternoon
at the home of Mrs. R. L. Robertson,
with a good aten'daneo.
The devotional was by ra. C. F.
Malloy, followed by the Bible study
by Mrs T C Black. This circle is*
studying “Famous Women of the
Bible,” this year, which is proving
unusually interesting.
During the socia hour, the hostess,
assisted hy Mrs Raymond Mann,
served fruit salad saltines and cof
Circle No. 3, Mrs. Raymond
Knight, chairman, met at the home
of Mr& Pearl Fields, with Mrs. J. L.
Covington joint hostess. The do
votional was led by Mre. J. P. Mc_
David, followed by a business ses
sion presided over by Mrs. Knight,
The ..Bible study was also conducted
by Mrs. McDavid.
At the close of the meeting the
hostess served a salad course with
coffee.
Dr. Way Ion Blue Named to Count >
Board.
Dr. Waylon Blue was elected last
week to serve for a two years term
on the County Board of Education,
filling the vacancy left by the resig
nation of T. E. Marks, who has mov
ed from the county. Dr. Blue was
recommended by the county board
for this places
Mrs. W. A. Harkey spent the week
end with her daughter, Mrs. C C.
Wagner, of Lenoir. She was accom
panied home by Mrs. Wagner ami
Miss Rebecca Fitchette, who will
spend the Easter holidays here.
At Home For Spring Holidays
Misses Louise and Hannah Martin.
Mary Phillips and Rebecca Watson,
students of East Carolina Teachers'
College, are at home for the Easter
holidays.
Mrs. G. H. Campbell went to
Duke Hospital Saturday, where she
spent the day with Mr. Campbell,
who is a patient in the hospital.
Mr. CampbelU’s condition shows
some improvement and he expects to
return home th« latter part of this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Thomas went
to Aberdeen Sunday where they at
tended an infant baptismal service
at the Methodist church. Their
little gnaddaughter, Nancy Eliza,
beth Bowman being one of twelbe
infants baptized^,
The many friends of Register
Hayes are glad to know that he is
making satisfactory recovery follow
ing an operation for appendicitis at
Lee County Hospital.
Miss Sarah Thomas, of Cheraw,
Sorth Carolina, is the guest of Mrs
Jean Barnhardt.
Mr and Mrs R S Talton*, of Ral
eigh, visited Mr. and Mrs D L St
f Clair Sunday.
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR
INSTALL OFFICERS
On Thursday evening friends wfrt
invited to witness the installation of
officers of Saitford Chapter 4$, Or- *
der of Eastern Star, in' the hell of
the Masonic Temple.
The officers and those-that. were
to be installed were dressed in white
evening dresses.
The installation was as follows:
Mrs Flora Cole, past district dep
uty Grand Matron', acted as install
ing officers: Mrs L L Thomas, ae
shal, and Mrs M J McPhail, as org
anist. The officers installed were:
Mrs. Lilian James, Worthy Ma..
Charles R. Lawton, Worthy Pat
ron.
| Miss Catherine Monroe, Assistant
Matron.
John W Mclntoh, Associate Pat
Mrs Erla Chaffin, secretary. ®
Mrs Pearl Underwood, Treasurer.
Mrs Oliie Mac Burns, Chaplain.
Miss Elva Bryarf, Marshal.
Mrs Myrtle McPhail ^ganist.
Mrs Myrtle Mclver, Adah.
Mrs Margaret Russell, Ruth.
Mrs. Cm ah Brannon, Esther.
Mrs. Della Williams, Martha.
Mrs L£ha Thomas, Electra.
Mrs. Carrie Seymour, Conduct
Miss Ethel Kelly, Associate Con
ductress.
Miss Daisy Bland, Wardeiv
Frank R. Snipes, Sentinel.
The members expressed their ap~
predation’ of the excellent work
done the past year by the retiring of
ficera Mrs. Burns, retiring wor
thy matron, was presented a Past
Matron's jewel, and Mr. Layton, who
is beginning his tenth year as wor
thy patron ,was presented a gift of
appreciation for his faithful and nn
tiring loyalty to the chapteri Mr*.
Bums then* presented the chapter a
handsome Easter Star flag, the gift
was accepted by Mrs. James, the
Worthy Matron.
Dr. Waylon Blue, K. E Seymour,
R L Bums and L L Thomas nmde
short talks in praise of the splen..
A social hour waa t^en aaJo>«A«i
which time the mefpberso^ the chap
ter served tea and cakes.
J S RETHUNB DEAD
J S Bethurfe of Lillingtoo, died
Thursday at Highamith Hospital,
Fayettevlle, following a heart
attack.
Mr, Bethune waa an outstanding
farmer in Harnett county, an elder
in* the Presbyterian church, of LiL.
lington. He attended services three
times last Sunday
Mr. Bethune was bora in England,
and came to America when a young
man He married Miss Mamie
Brown, of Sanford, and three chil.
(fren, John Brown, Sarah and Mary
Bethune of Lillingtoif, survive.
The following friendsand rela
tives attended the funeral at the
Presbyterian church in Lillington,
Friday morning: Mr and Mrs Har
vey Brown and children, Craven Cox,
Miss Beatrice Campbell, J A DaL
rymple, Mrs Fred Ray, Miss Mae
Barry, Mrs J J Campbell, Mrs Ed
win Campbell, Shelby Campbell, and
daughter, Alah, Mack Brown and son
Ardie Brown, of Sanford, Route 2.
J. W. LAWRENCE.
Funeral service was held Thursday
morning at Zion Christian church for
J. W. Lawrence, 88, by Rev. T. E.
White Interment was in the church i
cemetery. ^
Mr. Lawrence, who was one of
Lee comity’s outstanding farmers,
died suddenly at his home near San
ford Wednesay.
Surviving are his wife, two chit,
ten, WV P. Lawrence, of Apex; and
Mrs. Lonnie Dickens, of Sanford;
one siBter, Mrs. Will Allin, and sev
eral grandchildren.
THE CIRCUS A SUCCESS
“The Circus,’ ’a Idea! talent play,
that was sponsored by the Sanford
High School Athletic Association,
and givert Thursday and Friday ev. .
eningts was a great success and the
young people had a great time
There were more than forty, which
included sosneof Sanford's best tal
ent, namely, Paul Lucaa, Frank W.
McCracken', T. T. Hayea, H. T.
Sanders, and others.
Mrs. Herbert Gunter and Ida*
Ruth Gunter, of Greertsboro, and Dr.
J. U. Gunter, of Camden, N, J.,
visted Mrs. aKte Gunter, who la
■iek at her home on Summit Avenue,