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PAGE TWO Frank W.Hancock,Democratic Nominee for Congress, sth District Is Descendant of John Hancock Young I avwtM' From Oxford Ma- Served In I'.clh N. C. Houses. VV AS Will. HORN (. i -auther Newe-t School Hill. ij v fi'ji.N wI: -n\. (•' rnn r•: ■ • •'.i• ■ r «»t* Imt'i S .. >i it"■;->' e and IK - . c • ..iilim ; lla Was Well Horn • rn. Oil hi* father'* side : s a de*e« ndant of Attorney William ilatic ck. who was a brother to 10r..: 1 lar.v.K-k of the fanicu -ignattire: yet Flank did not come into the world with e\- pensiv. >i!\ . rwaiv i:. li .- nii'Uth. lii.- father i- Frank A I la:. i vk. Sr.. ol Oxord» a successful druggist but not "Vealt.h.\ . >n the maternal -ide of his house he numbers am ng his ■i-L nitors - • h di-tingiiished • ducatws as }•. !'. li ••umtd. Oxford, his grandfather; Will iam Royall. his great-grand father. and W;1 iiailey Roy i.i- gr.. ; ic" . ' nth of •• ' ■ ;• •t .. u ith Wak !■' rest i 11l us his gi ■ ah st patrimony rti !Qi=ioe=--iftg3flL irtF-rrn-—^rni—Tf> D n Trade Street Branch jj [j office of 0 | WACHOVIA [ I BANK & TRUST CO. 8 ! os r 0 I Fj j Opposite PostoHice | C U i -MY f v X-SALEM. X. CAROLINA. ft !■ 11 l j! Oi't'i'* its customers, SAFETY and € U j *«oGCs SEKYK E, Why not use our t CHECKING, SAYIXGS or CERTI FICATE of DEPOSIT departments? , Or, better, use them all. ! Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits of above FIVE MILLION ; DOLLARS. We are Members of the Federal Reserve System. LOCATION: CORNER TRADE and j ; FIFTH STREETS. 1 Phone No. 4700 ! | 1 *»— —MM—. ox=aoc=( good i'ortne to have hack of him nun of education and solid w rth. rather than of fortune, ami upon this foundation he has -ecurely liuikled. North Caro lina rec gnizes in h.m one of it. r most brilliant and prom ising ons. HU Ktl ucat ion Ilejiir.ning his education ?n tin Oxf.-rd public schools and eontinu iig it in private ,»r- par;.lory r »»:s. Hancock took his law degree at the Universi ty of Korth Carolina. He is alt' geth-.r a product el' tile edu iat • m; 11 institutions of his e\\: Commonw alth lb oi>taiui-. : his higher edu cati' • with borrowed mono and repa : d this money with hi >wn earnings after his gradu ation from law school. Horn with'ut tiie proverbial silver sp n in his month, during his youth he was not to ha\e pock ets limd with gold of other men's earnings. Though all his breezes have not been unt'av. rable. he has sailed under his own canvas and has held rigidly to his course, despite adverse winds and currents. Cues Others Credit With characteristic grati tude. however, he credits oili er- witi; no small responsibility for the slice ss lie has far achieved. "In the melding an I l'a-hi ning of my life and char acter.*' he says. "1 feel that sev eral people have played a very important part. F'rst of al! 1 would mention my father and mother second. I would meiitio-. my maternal grandfather and granon other. Pr. and .Mrs. 1" l\ lb.l -oml. 1 l ev.-r kn> w nr grandfather and grandmother on my father's side, as they THE DANBURY REPORTER FRANK HANCOCK The strides taken by this young Oxford lawyer with'n the last decade have lifted him from struggling country barris ter. through both the St ato Senate and House of Represen tatives. to the nomination by the Democratic I'arty of North Carolina to Congress from the "Imperial Fifth" District. died before my birth. Third. 1 would mention my business associate. A- 11. I'tiwell, With \vh> in I have been intimately in contact since 1919. From : i business standpoint he has per haps exerted more inl'lence over me and has been more respon sible for my attitde in dealin.r with men than any other per son- "He has a golden touch. H live- lip to high Meals hut do • nt preach them. Those ii; trouble find him a rock in the weary land ■t' their experi ence." Has Golden Touch ! Undoubtedly many who know Frank Hancock are firm in the conviction that he. too. has a golden touch and lind him a rock to which they may safely anchor in time of storm and stress. Of him Miss Jeannette Biggs, former teacher, says: "He is friendly by nature and there is something about him which makes men enjoy his company and comradeship." She has analyzed him correctly. He is friendly by nature and there is something about him which makes men enjoy his comrade sh p. Not ii: this generation, per haps. has there appeared in North Carolina a man with so much personal magnetism. Paring his pr"-primarv cam paign he went into communities iti v hich lie was a total strang er and left with everybody tailing him Frank ahd promis i;:u' t > vote f r him. a promi whu-h most of them kept. Instictively people trust •• r;.nl; Hancock- i'here is something about the man which invite- confidence. For one thing. h»* s entirely differ ent from the common run of office seekers. One simply can not vision him in a long coat and high hat mechanically shaking hands with his c nsti tuents and murmuring polite phrases the while. Hancock is human. Good nature exudes from every pore. His naturalness is refreshingly attractive. Had he not chosen politics as a profession he might have succeeded on th" stage. The greatest actors are those who do not act at all. but merely do things naturally. That is Frank Hanco-k. Makes Rig Stride Fi'i m an '>scure country lawyer to a great party' i mi nee to Congress in the short space of a decade is an extraordinary v.ride fir man i| th's side of ' or* v t i nukt. ; i.d to make tills strdv ro • iganization at his l.;u*k a :d tn rich feieiKis to lurnish the -inews of war. a it were, i> i:. re remarkable -til:- Hancock has courage and \is on. Two v a's hi " n.-itne was attached t.i an edu cational hill that at the time wasn't popular. Teachers do tested ii and county superin tendents d! schools luailud i'. Sonic young legislators would have been afraid to sponsor the bill. hut ii t so with Hancock. He la-lit ved ir, it. Time ha- justifie ! Irs faith. Instead vi .the Hancock hill be coming a stone around his neck to drown him politically, it turned out to be a veritable lite preserver. The Hancock law reclined taxes in main count ie- and whatever reduces taxi- is popular with the peo ple. It was noticeable that throughout h's campaign lliii!- cock appealed to members of no particular da-.-, profession or industry. Th" p-'onje ac cepted him on his lace vain : and he has a fa-e whi' li will pass curr nt anywhere. It isn't i-vitiliy a handsome fac, liiii ii i- an honest, friendly face. Makes Few Promises In campaigning, Hancock 1 i *. C. ROCNTREE, M. D. ARE YOU GROWING OLD TOO SOON? Do you look older that you should? Do you feel older than you are? If you have the dark or yellow, wrinkley skin of old age, or any of the follow ing symptoms: Nervousness, bad circulation, fast heart, loss of sleep, loss of weight, stomach trouble, burn ing feet, general weakness, forgetful, ness, despondency, bad mind, queer feeling in bead, irregular bowel movements, and others, I have the remedy, no matter what your trouble has been treated for. Don't think you are old at 40 or SO when you are only sick. I have the remedy for such conditions. Write at once for my booklet and questionnaire. ALL FREE. W. C. Rountree, M. D., Box 1150 Dept. 58-J Austin, Texas made few promises. He mere ly assured the people that if nominated and elected he would do his best for them. He used no catch phrases and resorted to no word subterfuges. After he had spoken no one was in doubt as to what he had said. On the vexing question of pro hibition he made his stand ; clear. The people know that he is opposed to the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and weakening of the Volstead law. The contest waged by Frank- Hancock and hi* opponent. Hon. A- F. Sams, doubtless long will be remembered in the Imperial Fifth District. It was a c n test between two gallant and clean-hearted warriors, with neither seeking unfair advan tage of the other. A man of 'sincere purpose and splendid ; bility. Mr. Sams went down before the youth, vigor and per sonal popular tv of his younger opponent, defeated but not dis honored. Having been conducted on a high pknv. tlie contest between Hanc: ck and Sams for nomin ation to Congress left no sores. Mr. Hancock will enter the campaign this fall with no resentment to overcome be cause of the defeat of his op ponent. Ability as Legis'ator Of Mr. Hancock's ability as a legislator and man of affairs his former teacher. Miss Jean ette 1-Jiggs, who already has been briefly quoted, says: "Mr. Hancock's record in the Senate of 1927 and tlie House of Representatives in 1929 has given him a reputation which few men of his age in the State enjoy. In 1927. it was largelv through Ins effort that the pen sions for Confederate veterans were raised, and on all State wide important legislation his judgmei/. was recognized and respected. In the House of Representatives in 1929. Mr. Hancock was considered one of the outstanding leaders. "Through his leadership the present school bill which bears h.s name was enacted int » lav. This bill. . . has in effect reduced the taxes on every farm and home owner of this State. "IJ.v examining his record, it can be seen that neither in 1927 nor in 1929 did he vote for any bill calling for additional taxes. Though Ills position clearly indicated that he was for\vard-l oking and progress ive, there was also noticeable a conservatism which kept him from being extreme. "In his home town of Oxford Frank Hancock commands the confidence and respect of all the people- . As a citizen he ranks among the first, and no man of his age in the town has done more for its improvement and general welfare. "As a lawyer he ranks, ac cord.ng to members of the bar, as one i i' the best trial lawyer ; in this section of the State. I > addition to the practice of his proi'e-sion, he has had variid business experiences. . . . He is young in years hut le v men have iuid a broader and more div iv-ifu-d e\t er eiice. Thou, h it is admitted ihat he ha- a brilliant mind, the secret of lii's success has been his pa-sion for work. "Frank Hancock graduated from the Oxford graded school when he was thirteen years of age; he received his prepara tory school training at Warren ton High School and Horner Military School. After work ing one year, he later sent him self tm borrowed money to the University of North Carolina and was a member of the Class of 1916- "In 1915 he went out West as secretary to his uncle, Coi. K. P. Hobgood, Jr., of Greens boro, special assistant to At torney-General of the United States in connection with the prosecution of oil land suits. He also served under Ed. J. Justice in the same capacity. Love and Marriage "When twenty-two years of age Frank Hancock was mar ried to Miss Lucy Osborn Lan dis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs- Charles Hamlin Landis, of Ox ford. It is generally under stood that Frank Hancock nev er loved any other girl, for he courted his wife for more than ten years. . . His family life has been one of happiness WEDNESDAY, OCT. 15, 1930. and unusual contentment. No man could be more perfectly in love with his family. "Frank Hancock is a member of the Baptist Church, and his boys go with him to the Baptist Sunday School. For the pa.-t ten years he has been assistant teacher to Judge Wm. A- Devin. of the Baraca Class. His wife and two l.ttle gills are memb ers of the Episcopal Church. "It is not difficult to trace and analyze the fine curren s and movement of intellectual and spiritual life under whkh this y ung man has been rear ed. If blood counts for any thing. and most of us think it does. Frank Hancock has high standards for emulation. . . . His father. F. \V. Hancock, has • veci! one i the most loyal mk! active supporters Democray ever had. . . . He" is a drug gist by profession a'.d has !.•i a member of th«* .V.rth Caro lina Board of Pharmacy i,r thirty years. "Mrs. F. \\". Hancock. Sr-, hi mother, a si.-t'T of .Mrs. B. S. Jioyster. and ol C>»l. F. H *b good, t no of the most brillantly educated, cultured and gifted women of her day. and as a mother she has had much to d > with the shaping of Frank Hancock's life- On many oc casions it has been discovered that he had sought counsel t her and taken it. being 1 sure i;l --ways of her loving interest in his every undertaking." This splendid tribute by his former teacher to the character and attainments of Frank Han cock is one of which any man may well be proud. A teacher usually knows her pupil. Her estimation is to be taken ser iously. But one does not have to take Hancock on faith. His works also speak for him. Already he has made hi.-- mark in business, polit cs an! statecraft. Granted life and health, undoubtedly a more brillant future awaits him in a larger and more dignille.l sphere. There are those who believe that one clay the nation will know and admire Frank Hancock even as the Fl'th 1> trict knows and admires him now. "A speaker of grace and magnetism. Frank Hancock would be able to present his ideas on the floor of Congress with a force and cogency thai would command attention.' says Junius H- Cooper, his f*i low townsman. "His youth gives him enthusiasm, alert ness and the determinati n never to admit defeat: his legislative service gives him experience in lawmaking and a grasp upon the fundamental principles of Government; and his charm ol" manner gives him a personal appeal upon his as sociates that is irresistable." The p'eture is not overdrawn. It was hi charm of manner that gave Hancock his tremen d'Ui* majority over his oppon ent in the recent primary. On-' suspects that hi.; majority wa-; abcut twice as large as even he dared hope it would bo. Hancock is modest. He has never been afllicted with a supf riorty complex. His gird for tune astonished him more, per haps, than a little bad l'ortui .- would have done. He is thv sort of fellow to wh»>m vict* rv c nies as a surprise. It is not difficult to rejoice in the suc cess of >uch a man- Seven days before Frank Hancock was nominated the stork visited his home, leaving Lizzie Hobgood Hancock. This made the sixth visit of the tall bird to the Hancock home, On previous visits he had left, named in order of their deliv ery, Franklin WilLs, Mariana Thorpe, Charles Hamlin, Rob ert and Lucy Landis. For this family and for the people of the Imperial Fifth District he may be trusted to do his best, and whatever tasks he undertakes, he will put into them enthusiasm, untiring en ergy and splendid common sense. Rye Wanted. Will buy for cash fifty bush els of Rye at SI.OO per bushel, delivered at mill- DANBURY ROLLER MILL.
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