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NO POLITICAL KICK ' IN SESSOMS CASE Raleigh Reporter Says Democrats y Will Not Use the Trial As Cam paign Thunder ' Almost as much intreest is being 3-- manifested over the state in the charges against W. F. Sessoms, Sampson county clerk of superior court, as in this county, if the news papers of the state are to be taken as an indication. Many papers during the past few days have carried news and editorial mention of the case, and apparently all are looking for the August term of superior court, which opens here next Monday i to bring the%case to trial. • R. E. Powell, one of the most wide ly copied correspondents at Raleigh, has written considerable about the Sessoms case, and last Friday based his lead story on Sampson's clerk, which was published in papers in Dur ham, Charlotte, Wilmington and other cities. Mr. Powell's reference to the local case follows: Raleigh, July 25.—The' stale of North Carolina' through tleorge H. Humber, special attorney for the state auditor, and ex-dudgy E. K. Bryan, of Wilmington, special attor ney, will assist Solicitor Powers in prosecuting the forgery charges against Clerk of the Court Sessoms in oampson county beginning August 4. The indictments, several in number, grew out of fraud in the handling of pension warrants for the Civil War Veterans. Judge Frank A. Daniels, of Golds boro, is riding the sixth district and is expected to preside over the case, which, according to reports brought back by state investigators, will be hard fought. All efforts at a com promise have so far, been rejected and the inability of Sessoms. a Republican to pay back a sum estimated at be tween $10,000 and $15,000 is said to have influenced the state in a deter mination to go to trial. Sessoms will be defended in me entire Sampson county bar. Demo crats and Republicans. The state’s assistance had to be secured out of the county, which is normally Repub lican by a large majority, and the auditor's office, which issues the pen non warrants, will also send Mr. H”'nber down. ■ ording to clerks here in the of’i f the auditor and treasurer, it woa -oire ., canvass of every vet eran at’ 1 •• "-eran’s family, or rela tives, in .'"'iison to reach a closer estimate th : 000 of the total mon ey misappropi i>d by Sessoms. Many of the veterans wk- so names he is charged with havir forged in order to cash and make pe mal use of the money are dead. The instances in which the state feels certain it has “dead wood” on the> clerk involve around $10,000. State officials here who have been mlidly interested in the politics of the indictment against the Sampson clerk and its probable effect do not look for it to turn Sampson Demo cratic by any means. Mr. Sessoms i3 extremely popular in his home county as attested by the voluntary defense offered by all the lawyers. The only offer he has made in the way of a compromise is to resign his office. It is said by those who have been ac tive in the case that he is financially unable to pay back the funds and the county, as a whole, apparently does not want him sent to jail. CANAAN NEWS ' Mr. Marion Warren and family of Mount Olive, visited the home of Mr. R. I. Thornton last Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Walton Keene and son were visitors here last week end. Miss Avubah Gainey of St. Paul spent last week with friends here and attended the revival at Pleasant Misses Minnie Smith and Ina Car- ! ter spent last week with Miss Kflfie i Cole. i Miss Eunice Jackson had as her J guests Misses Myrtle Keene and j Louise Westbrook last Sunday after- j Misses Myrtle Keene, Louise West brook, Eunice Jackson Leona Smith, Flossie Thornton, Lillie Warren, Lil lie Johnson and Hazel Lee were vis V, itors of Miss Lissabelle Thornton Sunday afternoon. Messrs. George and Ethel B *nnett and families of Henderson were wel come visitors of this section Thursday afternoon as they have been from their old home for many years. They also visited their aunt. Mrs. Frank Raynor, who is very sick at this writ |. “>8* The revival of Pleasant Union closed Wednesday afternoon, which Dtas been going on for two weeks. - "The meeting was a great success with ■ -40 additions. Very large crowds were f; ' 'present and ail seemed to be much . interested in the meeting. The little = ‘-children of the Sunday school sang a ; j»ng each night, their favorite: “I’ll t Be a Sunbeam for Jesus.” This was ; jyneh enjoyed by the old people. ■f t Hie meeting is now going on at % Mill Creek held by Messrs. Henderson fand Bennett also. Many from Pleas ant Union are expecting to attend as I the choir have a special invitation. ' - Mr. L. T. Bakie has purchased a ,i. new ford. ,4 «• ; ■ -s**■ . «< .— ". MINGO NEWS Mr. John E. Tew of Owens Grove Free Will Baptist church delivered a lecture at Stoney Run Saturday af ternoon in the interest of foreign missions. The annual reunion and roll call of Spring Branch church was held last Friday. The morning exercises were conducted by Dr. York of Texas who is conducting a series of meetings there this week. Dinner was served on a long table prepared for the oc casion which was literally heaped with almost every variety of good things to eat. In the afternoon a program, under the direction of Miss Gladys Strickland, Mrs. Alderman and Mrs. Gilbert was rendered by the children of the Sunday school. The roll was called then, after which Mr. Perry Morgan of Raleigh made a talk in the interest of the Baptist Young Peoples Union, which was en joyed by all present. At the close of his talk Rev. T. H. King, of Clinton, made a few remarks. The music, un der the direction of Mr. Mooney, sing er for Dr. York, and Mrs. Josey, the 1 pianist, was no small feature of the occasion and was much enjoyed by1 all present. j Mr. T. H. Hinson and family of Winter Park, Fla., are visiting rela tives in this section. Miss Augusta Williford of Mount Olive attended the reunion at'Spring Branch and visited relatives. Miss Gladys Bratcher of Clinton spent last week with her cousin Miss Mae Jernigan. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Bratcher and family of Clinton, spent Sunday with her brother Mr. W. E Jernigan Mr and Mrs. Ira Lee and little daughter Grace of Maple Grove spent the week end with their mother Mrs. ! Zilpha Hudson. Sheriff and Mrs. A. A. Jernigan i and children of Clinton attended ser vices at Stoney Run Sunday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. James War | ren the 8th inst., a daughter, Doris. Mr. Landon Boney and brother of Clinton were visitors in this section Sunday afternoon. Messrs. Dunn and Langston of Bentonville spent Sunday with friends in this section. Mrs. D. B. Dawson and children of Rocky Mount are visiting her par ents. Mr. and Mrs. E. M Tew Mr. Guerney Smith returned from Chapel Hill Saturday where he at tended summer school. Mr. and Mrs. Landins Black of Duke are visiting relatives in this Mrs. A. M. Holland and two chil dren of Clinton spent a few days last week with relatives in this section. Miss Marie Pope of Dunn spent the week end with Miss Mamie Warren. Messrs. G. E. and G. W. Wagstaff and Miss Willie Lee Wagstaff spent last week with relatives in Roxboro, Person county Mrs. R. A. Draughon and Miss Mamie Warren spent last Wednesday in Goldsboro. Mr. Vada Hodge of Chapel Hill is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. .•John Hodges. Miss Mae Williams of Maple Grove is visiting Miss Christine Motley. Messrs. H. L. R. Draughon and Joel Draughon and S. H. Jackson of i this section and Messrs J H Jernigan, j J B. Smith. L. H. Alphin, W. A. Tart,! J. H. Tart, Will Jackson and J. E. | Strickland of Dunn motored to More- j head City last week on a fishing trip, j Miss Lola Jernigan visited her sis- j ter Mrs. M. C. Tart of Harnett last ! week. ; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lee and children; of Duke visited their parents Mr. and ■ Mrs. Jason Lee last week. Garland White Lake News __._. j Messrs. T. R. Burton and A. C. I Bergeron made a trip to Fayette ville Sunday. Mr. Edgar Walker and sister Miss j Ethel of Mount Olive visited the ! home of Mr. W. R. Smith last week. Mrs. Devane and children of Dav- ! idson have been visiting Mrs. E. C. j Herring here. Messrs. Ash Fisher and C. L. Wad- j dell and Miss Geneva Wadde’l spent the week end with Mr. Waddell’s father who has been sick for some time at Ansonville. Mr. and Mrs. E.' P. Brown and chil dren went to White Lake Sunday af ternoon. Friends will be glad to know Mr. R. C. Barrett, Sr., will be home from Highsmith’s hospital in a few days. Miss Gladys Ellis is visiting friends' in Timmonsville, S. C., for a few weeks. Shop closed The garmerit shop owned and oper ated *by Mrs. Annie J. Barbrey and Son on Elizabeth street which closed for a few weeks will re-open, during the next month. Miss Martha Saunders has return ed to her home here after completing her work at the University summer school. Oscar L. Parker, M. Clinton, N. C. GENERAL PRACTICE and DISEASES OF NOSE AND THROAT June 19—Sept 4 Clinton is now supplied with a first class uphol stering’ Shop. We paint and trim cars. Furni ture uphostered and general repairing. Samples submitted to anyone bn request. All work guar anteed. Shop now located front end of Central Garage, opposite depot.. If you have any tiding in this line, see U3 first..; CLINTON UPHOLSTERING WORKS E, W. White, General Manager 2$ State Organization Elect Max O. Gardner President at Its Annual Convention in Raleigh Raleigh, July 25.—Resolving to re adjust farming to boll weevil or any other insectivorous pests; to develop a credits system just and fair to agri culture; to prolong the common school term and to encourage the movement in its behalf; to give greater attention to reforestation ;to improve and de velop the state’s taxation policy and capping at all by electing Max Gard ner, of Shelby, president of the 1925 state farmers’ convention, that organ ization adjourned near noon today after three fine days in the city. The resolutions were read by Clar ence Poe who must have written more than his share of them. The fact that he was not t^fraid to put in to writing a convention sentiment for longer school term and to make such improvement in the tax program as would guarantee the minimum now being urged by E. P. Broadhurst and his company of workers, was much j like Pbe whether he is guilty or not. i This convention was a rural consoli- I datipn body and an eight months J minimum advocate. The convention placed itself on record for a new building at State College which will house the conven- j tions and will furnish some sort of auditorium. The Pullen hall abomina tion showed its worst form at this convention. Nobody could hear the speeches and at its best this hall is death to orators and auditors. Pres ident R. W. Scott said this morning that getting his cane last night had added ten years to his life and he de sired to work at a new building. A committee was appointed to storm the general assembly for this new build ing to be designed especially for con vention purposes, but useful just the same for the college work. Discussion of a change in the char acter of the convention so that its members will pay a small admission fee. say of 50 cents for men and wo men each, ended in the appointment of a committee to frame this into a by-law and to present it at the next convention in Raleigh. There was the utmost harmony in every meet The new officers are O. Max Gard ner. of Shelby, president; S. T. Henry) of Spruce Pine, first vice president; j R. W. Christian of Manchester, sec ond vice president; J. M. Gray ot West Raleigh .secretary and treasur SHERCAKE NEWS Rev. Robinson is assisting: Rev. Strickland in the revival at St. Mat thew this week. Mr. E. S. Darden who has been spending: a few days at home returned to Rocky Mount last week. Mr. Bernice Lockamy, who has been at a Fayetteville hospital for the past two weeks is improving. Mr. E. B. MeCullen of Rocky Mount spent a few days home last week with his mother. If the boll weevils are not too bad this year Mr. M. J. Boyette and son Walter are going to need some help to pick cotton. Frank Gautier was a visitor near Flemings Cross Roads Sunday. Messrs. Theodore Honeycutt. Pey ton Bradshaw and Norwood Parker spent last Wednesday afternoon at Houses’ Mill. . Mr. E. A. Darden had the misfor tune to have his home damaged last Tuesday morning when it was struck by lightning. Misses Nancy and Repsy B. Bass are spending a few days at the home of their brother Mr. J. L. Bass. Mrs. C. D. Williams who has been right sick is up again and getitng along nicely Mr. A. A. Fleming spent Sunday afternoon in the north eastern part of Sampson. Some of the farmers are very busy now in tobacco around here and crops are certainly fine. Mr. J. W. Stafford has a fine truck crop this year. Mr. W. J. King had the misfortune to lose one of his fine mules last Mr. and Mrs. W F Sessoms, Miss Emily Sessoms and guest Miss Mary Nellie Holt, Messrs. William Sessoms and Robert Matthews spent Saturday afternoon at White Lake. Belvoir School News Protracted meeting started at Ma ghee’s church the fourth Sunday in July. Meetings are being held night ly this week. We hope for a good meeting. Mr. Herring Simpson has been on the sick list, but he is improving we are glad to say. We are not having so much rain this week. Miss Fannie Williamson and Mr. Grady Simmons motored to White Lake Jast. Thursday evening. Mr. B. Bradshaw had a reunion at his home last Saturday. Quite a number were present and a good time was reported. The farmers are busy in this sec tion barning tobacco. Mr. Hosea Jones and family mo tored to White Lake last Friday. RE-SALE OF AMMA POPE FARM Under and by virtue of authority conferred upon us in a deed of trust executed by Amm, Pope, on the 1st day of February, 1923, and recorded in book - at page-, we will on Monday, the 18th day of August, 1924, at 12 o’clock noon, at the court house door in Clinton, sell at public auction for cash to the highest bid ber the following land, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land containing 100.50 acres more or less; situate, lying and being on the public road from Clinton to Fayetteville via the High House and known as the High House road about six miles from the town of Clinton, in Honeycutts township, Shampson county, State of North Carolina, nav ing such shapes, metes, courses and distances as will more fully appear by reference to a plat thereof made by L. C. Kerr, civil engineer, dated Sep tember 26th, 1919, the original of which is one file in the office of the clerk of superior court of Sampson county and is a part of the judgment roll in the special proceedings entit led Sallie E. Newman and others ex parte. a copy of which is attached to the abstract now on file with the North Carolina Joint Stock Land Bank of Durham, the said being bounded on the north by the lands of John Lockamy; on the east by the lands of the H. J. Newman estate; on the south by the lands of R. T. Butler and the run of Beaverdam; and on the west by the lands of E. C. Newman and Sallie E. Newman. Said lands being further described as follows: Beginning at „ stake in the igh House road at the end of the avenue leading from Amnia Pope’s residence to said road and runs thence with the High House road north 81 degrees 30 minutes west 100 feet to a crook in the road; thence north 56 de grees 30 minutes west 421 feet to a stake in said road, Sallie E. New man's corner; thence with her line and the line of E. C. Newman south 33 degrees 10 minutes west 4370 feet to a stake in the run of Beaverdam; thence down the run of Beaverdam as follows: South 38 degrees 10 minutes east 236 feet; south 39 east 145 feet; south 53 degrees 30 minutes east 119 feet; south 48 degrees'30 minutes east 210 feet; south 52 east 214 feet; south 49 degrees 30 minutes east 146 feet; south 52 degrees 5 minutes east 214 feet; south 61 degrees 45 minutes east j 124 feet and south 73 degrees 30 min utes east 90 feet to the center of the ; bridge where the road leading from the High House road across Beaver- I dam crosses said run; thence with i said road north 33 degrees 45 min utes east 114 fet; north 9 degrees 50 ; minutes east 176 feet; north 29 de-; grees 50 minutes east 362 feet; north j 27 degrees 45 minutes east 17.7 feet I north 50 degrees east 374 feet; north j 14 degrees 40 minutes east 167 feet; j north 33 east 588 feet; north 9 de-j grees 5 minutes west 380 feet; north! 12 degrees 10 minutes west 384 feet; i north 20 east 244 feet; north 46 de-1 grees 30 minutes west 306 feet; north j 34 degrees 20 minutes east 1890 feet | to the beginning. This re-sale is made by reason of a j raised bid as allowed by law having j been made to the clerk of the court on account of said raised bid. This re-sale is made as required by the! statute. This property as will be found from the record was bid off on *he resale which was made at the court house door on Monday, July 7th at 12 o'clock noon and the bid that was made at that time having been raised, same being the cause of this resale. This the 29th day of July, 1924. FIRST NATIONAL TRUST CO. Durham, N. C. Trustee. July 31 Aug 7 14 c JAMES O. MATHEWS, M. D. Clinton, N. C. All Private Diseases, Blood Diseases and Cancer Office Honrs: 6 to 9:30 A. M.--« to 9 P. M. Phone No. 9 July 10 tf X * % COMING $ i Ollie Hamilton Show! * TO CLINTON One Solid Week COMMENCING MONDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 4th. Vaudeville and Farce Comedy, Ringing, Dancing, Comedians—Six Piece Jazz Orchestra—Brass Band DIFFERENT SHOW EACH NIGHT Tent Located on Fayetteville Street, One Block from Court House Square, Opposite Henry Vann’s Garage. Band Concert 7:45—-—Show Starts 8:30 : ‘ POPUtARPRlCfeS BIG CROWDS SEE STATE PEACHES Fourth Annual Show at Hamlet Draws Thousands to Sand Hill Town Hamlet, July 27.—Approximately 10,000 persons are expected to visit the fourth annual Carolina peach show to be held here on Wednesday' and Thursday, July 30 and 31, accord ing to officials of the arrangements committee. Last year the attendance was a little over 5,000 and to meet the expected doubled attendance it has been decided to hold the show for 1 a period of two days instead of one as has been the custom in previous years. The officials say that the interest in the peach industry has grown so rap idly lately in North. Carolina that their prophecies are not too great. An educational program has been arranged by a committee composed of C. D. “Matthews, chairman; A. E. Schilletter and Harry Holcombe. The program is an extensive one and will cover all the phases of the peach industry. It was stated by of ficials that the interest in the proper and scientific care and raising of peaches had become so great that it was found not only advisable, but nec essary to have a ’complete educational program in connection with the show. According to Mr. Matthews, the pro gram has been arranged so that all the votal factors in the peach indus try would be covered. The program as prepared by the committee follows: Wednesday, July 30 Control of insects in the commer cial peach orchard—R. W. Leiby, di vision of entomology, North Caro lina department of agriculture. Peach diseases and winter injury— M. B. Waite, office of fruit disease investigations, United States depart ment of agriculture. The department of agriculture and fruit grower—W. A. Graham, com missioner of agriculture. The outlook for the peach industry —C. D. Matthews, chairman depart ment of horticulture, North Carolina 'State College. Carlot vs express shipments of fruit —George Ross, chief of division of markets North Carolina department of agriculture. Thursday, July 31 Peach thinnning—W. A. Radspin ner, pomologist, division of horticul ture, North Carolina experiment sta The value of statistics to fruit growers—Frank Parker, state agri culture statistician. Dewberry anthracnose control—F. A. Wolf, pathologist, North Carolina State College. The importance of high quality fruit—E. ft. Rawls, extension horti culturist, South Carolina. Standard grades for peaches—Gor rell Shumaker, division of markets, North Carolina department of agri culture. Growing nursery stock—Harry E. Holcombe, horticulturist. Red Star Filling Station TEXACO GAS AND OIL Water, Air and Crank Service FREE Garage and Service Station Call to See Us, D. J. Turlington, Mgr. Mary’s Chapel News There will be a Woodmen of the World and Sunday school rally day at Mary’s Chapel church August 2. Everybody come. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Daughtry and chuldren Cornell and Louise attended the Marshburn family reunion at the home of Mr. Tom Marshburn in John ston county last Sunday. Mr. Tom Lockamy had the misfor tune of losing a nice barn of tobacco by fire last Saturday. Mr. J. E. Barefoot and family vis ited at Mr. Festus Lee’s last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Daughtry, Mr. and Mrs. Silas Daughtry spent Sun day afternoon at Mr. O. L. Holland’s. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Daughtry and Mr. Tom Lockamy motored to Fay etteville last Saturday to bring Mr. Bernice Lockamy home from the hos pital. He is much improved. Mr. John Bradshaw and family spent Sunday afternoon at Mr. Jul ius Bass’ Everybody come to the rally day at , Mary’s Chapel next Saturday and bring a well filled basket. SMITHS CALLED AWAY Mr. B. P. Smith received a message early Saturday morning stating that his sister, Miss Smith in Whiteville was seriously ill- Mr. and Mrs. Simth and neice Miss Blanche Dyson left immediately for her home. A later message Monday stated that Misa Smith had died early that morning. Miss Dyson had made her home with this aunt for several years with the exception of the time she has spent with Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Miss Dy son are expected back Wednesday. Mr. Hubert Boyall spent several days last week at White Lake. *****************¥**¥¥***¥**¥¥****¥¥¥****V¥***¥***** FREE ICE! FOR THE SICK AND NEEDY! Realizing that we are in position to be of a little service to our community at this time of year, we are asking the co operation of the physicians of the com munity in ascertaining where we can furnish Ice free of charge to families with babies, who need milk, and have no means of keeping it sweet, or in cases of illness in a family where they need ice and can not afford to buy it. If the physicians will kindly advise us of such cases, and the name or names of such parties that need and deserve such service, we will consider it a pleasure to see to it that such parties are supplied with a reasonable amount of ice free of charge throughout the warm weather. Thanking the physicians for their assist ance in the matter. Yours very truly, Clinton Ice Mfg. Co. The Old Reliable INVITES YOU TO SEE HIS For mom than twenty years the Slossberg Store has been serving the peope of Sampson county, building a reputation for Service, for Dependability, for Low Prices and for Fair Dealing. It has worked hard at its business of serving you, and it is proud of the reputation it has built and of the confidence you have in it. We are not putting on a speciaal sale in the ordi nary sense of the word. We have low prices every day in the week, every week in the year. Our prices meet all competition and set the pace for bargain making in all the surrounding country. L JQL. UndemeiirD^VS1 qlfJLttr8^tiV^prfe ®2 Clothing, Women’s Dresses and Suits, ZttiSssxiSx as If you live in the country, make it a point to See Slossberg next time you are in town. If you live in town come down this' afternoon or ^tomorrow and see what we have to offer. It costa nothing , to look ami we are always glad to see you. M* Slossberg ' V-/ r!?m CLINTON, N. C.
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