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THE COURIER Advertising Columns Bring Results URIER h News and THE Leads in ■ ISSUED WEEKLY VOLUME L _PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN Asheboro, North Carolina, Thursday, April 16, 1925 $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE NUMBER 15 • i DEATH CLAIMS W.S. \ crowson;aged 79 Died Early Monday Following Paralysis and Apoplexy— Prominent In County. News of the sudden death of Mr. W. S. Crowson last Monday morning: cast a gloom over' Asheboro and the surrounding community. Mr. and Mrs. Crowson attended both services at the Methodist Protestant church in Asheboro Sunday and had their chil dren far dinner and supper and in the evening after Church went for a drive. Mr. Crowson went to bed ap parently in the best of health and dis cussed' with his companion the pleas antness of the Easter day. Mrs. Crowson arose Monday morning and noticed her husband was partially un covered and upon going to his bed found he was not himself but he said he was comfortable. Soon, however, , it was discovered by neighbors and relatives, who had been summoned that he had suffered a stroke of par alysis and apoplexy which ended his life at nine o’clock. He was bom in Asheboro July 22, 1846. He was the eldest son of Eli sha and Eliza Craven Crowson. In 1869 he was married to Miss Eliza beth Johnson, of Wake county. To this union there were five daughters, three of whom have gone to the great beyond, Lillie, who died of ty phoid fever at the age of twenty years; Annie Crowson dtich, wife of O. W. Rich; and Lucy Crowson Ross, ■wife of L. F. Ross. All of these wo men possessed many charms and ad mirable traits of character and re flected much credit upon their prom inent parents. Mr. Crowson was nearing his seven , ty-ninth mile stone along life’s high way. He was a remarkably energet ic and active.man for his age. He followed Lee and Jackson through the dark days of the Civil war and his • service to his country, his leaders and his comrades has been the pride of his heart. At the age of sixteen he volunteered in the Confederate army, being assigned to Company I. 46th regiment. Remarkable it was that he served the four years and returned without a sear, but brought reminis cences which grew more vivid as the years passed. Loyalty and friendship to his friends in declining health was mani fest and his devotion to his family and his church were indeed beautiful. Happiness was written upon his face and consideration of his fellowman characterized his every day life. Plain, practical and true was W. S. Crowson. His life was an inspiration afid a benediction and in worthy of emulation. His companion who has walked by his side for fifty-seven years and two daughters survive, these being Mesdames M. W. Parrish and A. R. Winningham, of AsheK.ro. For many years the deceased has been a faithful and consistent member of the M. P. church at Charlotte near the old home where Mr. and Mrs. Crowson lived until about eight years ago when they moved to Asheboro. Mr. Crowson was for several years superintendent of \the county home and upon numerous occasions he has served as officer of the grand jury at court He also served as deputy mar shall and deputy sheriff for a number of years. The funeral service was conducted at Charlotte church by Revs. Hill and H. F. Fogieman. Representatives from the Randolph Chapter U. D. C. acted as flower bearers. Honorary pall bearers were Messrs. Louis Sugg and Winburn Andrews, Confederate vet erans, active pall bearers, J. O. Red ding, Earl Bulla, Wilson Ferree, W. F. Redding, John Humble and C. L Cranford. ?' High Grade Cattle To r Be Offered At Sale The catalogs carrying the condi tions of the Guernsey cattle sale to be held at the old fair grounds in Asheboro and giving the pedigree* of the anfamla to be offered are oul and are being distributed. The fann ers of the county should study th« catalogs and bring them to the sale It would be well to make up youi mind in advance as to which of th< animal or animals you would like t< own and come prepared to bid on yww FIELD DAY EXERCISES TO BE HELD TOMORROW P. M. Athletic Contests Begin at 1:30 P. M.—No Morning Exercis es—Prizes Offered. Field Day exercises for the schools of the county will be held tomorrow afternoon beginning at 1:30 o’clock on Lewis field in West Asheboro. A num ber of the high schools and public ru ral schools of the county will send individuals and teams for the contests to be held. Several of the schools of ,s the county have closed and these will ; not be represented in the event. There will be a number of contests j for both high school boys and girls j and also for the grade boys and girls, j Prizes will be given to winning indi viduals and teams, ranging from $1.00 to 50c. Points will be awarded in the contests and the school winning the greatest number of points will be giv en a $30 library. The school winning the second largest number of points will be given a $16 library. > In addition to the athletic contests in which points and prizes will be awarded there will be also a number of special athletic stunts. No points and prizes are to be given for these. Three disinterested persons will be selected to act as judges. Will Survey Route 75 From Asheboro West The state highway commission will begin within the next three weeks the survey of Route No. 75 from Asheboro to the Davidson county line, preparatory to beginning actual grading work on the project. Both highways running through Liberty are to be top dressed with oil and also the Voad through Julian at an early elate. That part of Route 76 in the eastern part of the county which has been completed a year or more will be oil top dressed. Will Oil Top Dress Route 70 From Seagrove to Pinehqrst Announcement has been made by J. Elwood Cox, district highway com missioner, that among the highways to be oiled sbon will be Route 70 from Pinehurst to Seagrove. Route 74 will be oiled from Carthage to the Mont gomery county line. A number’ of roads in the Sandhills will be treated with oil top dressing also this sum mer. Wilson Schools Wins Aycock : Cup In Debating Contest In the finals of the annual high school debating contest held under | the direction of the University of North Carolina, this year Wilson de feated Winston-Salem and won the Aycock memorial cup. This is the second consecutive year Wilson has won the Aycock cup and by virtue of the win retains the cup. The win ning team represented the negative of the query, “Resolved that North Carolina should ratify the port term inals and water transportation act”. Two Randolph county high schools entered teams in the contest. These were Liberty and Farmer. Liberty won both preliminary debates, but were eliminated in the finals at Chap el Hill Craven Family Entertains Easter Brooks Amick, young ex-service man of Julian, was freed Tuesday af ternoon by Judge Collins, at Greens boro, of the charge of manslaughter in connection with the death of John L. Mann in an automobile collision near Gibsonville a few weeks ago. There was a lot of contradictory evi dence brought.out in "the hearing and Collins held that the evidence was not sufficient to hold Amick for Superior court. Brooks Amick Released By Judge At Preliminary Hearing i Tom P. Jimison Will Pay Fine And Not Go To The Roads Tom P. Jimison, former minister in the Methodist church, labor leader, and editor, convicted several days ago of violating the prohibition law and sentenced to the roads in Mecklen burg county, will not serve his term, but will pay a Qne of $500 instead. Jimison had announced his intention of serving his sentence, but a number iof his friends, including ex-Govemor Morrison interested themselves In his case and succeeded in getting addi tional evidence for the defense. Craven family and friends : old Trinity students were en *, Easter Sunday at the old Dr. Braxton Craven, at r Mias Kate Craven. About j ware present during the vr . . uni ROSS PURCHASES MOORE CENTRAL [s Associated With Hurleys of Troy and Browns of Hemp —Burkhead, Supt. The Moore Central railroad, oper ating between Cameron and McConnel n Moore county, was last week pur shased by a company headed by Ar thur Ross, of Asheboro, from W. C. Brewer, of Beruntt, and others. Asso rted with Mr. Ross in the purchase ire J. C. and Frank Hurley, of Troy; md W. C. and J. M. Brown, of Hemp. Mr. Ross, who is president and gen eral manager of IJonlee and Western, secretary and treasurer of the Moore Central. J. C. Hurley is presi ient; W. C. and J. M. Brown, vice presidents; and Frank Hurley, chair man of the board of directors. M. H. Burkhead, of Asheboro, now superin tendent of the Bonlee and Western, is superintendent of the Moore Cen tral under the new ownership. This road was originally built sev eral years ago by W. C. Petty and sons. Some months ago the road went into the hands of a receiver and was purchased from the receiver at a public sale by W. C. Brewer, J. M. and W. S. Gardener, and W. C., J. M., and 0. F Brown. It was from these people that Mr. Ross and his associates bought the road last week. The Moore Central connects with the Seaboard Air Line at Cameron, the starting point of the line, goes through Carthage, on to Hallison, where connection is made with the Norfolk-Southern, and to McConnell, on Deep River, near High Falls, a distance of 24 miles. Mr. M. H. Burkhead, superintend ent of the road, is in Carthage this week looking after the details of the transfer. After this week the office of the road will be moved to Ashe boro and the business will be managed from the office of the Bonlee and Western. The two roads, however, are separate and" distinct corporations. Masonic Meeting At Star i Dr. W. C. Wicker, of Elon College, educational field secretary, of the Ma sonic Grand Lodge, will hold an edu cational meeting in the Masonic hall at Star Monday evening, May 4th, at 7:30 o’clock. Masons of Randolph and Montgomery county are requested to attend the meeting. A Millikan 101 Years Old Clark Millikan, a member of the well-known Millikan family of Ran dolph county, celebrated his- 101st birthday Monday,. April -13th, at his home at Sheridan, Indiana He is a son of the late Samuel and Clark Millikan, af this county. Mr. Milli kan went West while a young man many years ago. Reports state he is is good health and is planning to plant a garden. He has a clear and active mind despite his advanced age. t Contest Clones Last Sunday marked the close of the contest which has been on irf the Sunday school at the Baptist church for the past 8 weeks, with the young: men’s class and True Blue class tied. These two classes will lie honor guests at a banquet given by the rest of the Sunday school Friday night from 8:00 to 11:00 o’clock at the old fair ground Every member of the Sunday school is urged to be present both old and young. A good time for all. Poultry Shipment Farmers from all sections of the county are sending in lists of poultry for sale. It looks now like a ship ment can be made. If you who have sent in your lists will speak to your neighbors about it, we can speed up the shipment. Attend to this now. E. S. MILLS APS, County Demonstrator. • _ “A Sainted Devil” At Capitol Theatre "A Sainted Devil”, wijh an all-star cast playing in support of Valentino, will be shown next Monday and Tues day at the Capitol Theatre. It is said to be even better than “Monsieur Beaucaire”. As a special feature la dies/will be admitted free Monday or Tuesday night when accompanied by one or more paid admissions. As an added attraction there will be Mer maid Comedy, “Running Wild”, which is cfiock full of laughs. A birthday dinner was given Sun day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Brown, who live on Randleman, Route 3, in honor of Mr. Brown’s '83rd birthday and Mrs. Brown's 74th. Quite a number of relatives and friends were present and a moet delicious dinner was enjoyed. Ampng those present for the occasion were Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Davis and family, t UCV. Ei. oiuari, orc *rr‘w» of Malden, Mass., is the oldest Methodist minister in the* U. S. This picture was taken as he enter ed the M. E. Conference .at Boston CALL FOR SPECIAL TAX ELECTIONS For 25 Cent Special Tax In Providence and Grays Chap- j el Districts for Schools. The county commissioners have | called for special school tax elections I to be held in Providence and Gray’s Chapel districts May 19th for the pur pose. of voting a tax of twenty-five cents on the $100 valuation for erect ing consolidateO^^heot: buildings in the two districtsT’ftifs election is in keeping with the agreement reached the first Monday in the month be tween the county commissioners and the board of education. The tax to be voted is for the people’s half of the cost of the construction of the consol idated school buildings. Providence district will include the present Providence district and Red Cross, Three Forks, Julian’s Grove, and a portion of Lineberry district. Gray’s Chapel proposed consoli dated district will include the present Gray’s Chapel district and Millboro, White’s Chapel, Hardin’s, Melanch ton and a part of Lineberry district. Sixty-Three Enrolled In Training School The Standard Training School for, Bible School Teachers began last! Sunday afternoon with an enrollment of sixty-three. Classes are meeting 1 every night this week at 7:30. There are five classes being conducted in five separate rooms at the Methodist Episcopal church. Sunday school j workers from distant parts of the | county are attending regularly and - interest among the cooperating churches in Asheboro is running high. Attendance of all the sessions but one is required for a diploma, but visitors are welcome at any time in any one of the classes. Cranford Industries Defeats Thomas ville Nine In a fairly good game of ball played in Asheboro Saturday afternoon the team of the Cranford industries de feated the Thomasville nine by a score of 1& to 6. The entire Asheboro team hit the offerings of Charles, the visiting pitcher, at will, while the Thomasville nine was unable to con nect with the super pitching of Lynch. The Asheboro boys garnered a total of Id hits while the visitors were get ting only 6. Cranford for Asheboro and Henderson for the visitors each secured three hits. COLERIDGE! NEWS “A Little Clodhopper” was given here Saturday night by the Mount Olivet school. Mrs. C. H. Phillips and children were Easter visitors with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Cox, near Bennett. Mr. E. S. Millsaps, of Asheboro, was a business visitor in town last Week. 1 ; Among the visitors here for the Arthur LUTHER GARNER IS SHOT IN ARM Wounded By Pistol Shot Fired From Ambush Tuesday By Unknown Pdrty. Luther Gamer, of Coleridge, is in Memorial hospital at Asheboro suf fering from a bullet wound in the left arm which he recived last Tuesday night when shot from am bush while repairing a tire puncture on his car about a half mile from his home in coleridge township. Gamer, who is about 37 years old, married and has several children, lives about two- miles from Coleridge just off the Siler City road. Tuesday night about 10 o’clock he was returning home from a trip and had reached a point within a half mile of his home when he discovered he had a flat rear tire. He got out of the car and taken the tools out of the tool box and was repairing the puncture when some person unknown to him fired at him at close range with a pistol. His assailant ran after firing the shot and he was unable to identify him. , Parks Hosiery Mill To Make Mercerized Hose Work on the construction of the new Parks Hosiery Mill, Inc., is progress ing satisfactorily. The roof is being put on this week. The forty machines which are to be installed in the build ing as a beginning have arrived and a part of them have been put up in the Acme Hosiery Mill building where samples of hosiery are being made, rhe company will make a mercerized ribbed hosiery for ladies. The plant when operations begin in the early summer will put on the market the finished product. A dye room will be nstalled as a part of the equipment >f the plant. M. E. CHURCH MATTERS (By W. H. Willis.) The following attended the district lonference at Trinity this week: Mrs. 3. B. Stedman, Mrs. J. A. Spence, W. 1. Armfield, J. T. Wood and W. H. Willis. Frances Louise Burrow, infant laughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Bur row, was baptised Sunday at the :hurch. $266 was contributed Sunday for the Children’s Home support, $140 of this was paid through the Sunday school. Our League successfully presented the pageant, “Vission Heights”, to a good congregation Sunday evening. Easter, along with the pastor’s birthday, brought to the writer the following pleasant experience: A grift from the Ladies Ajd Society, publicly presented; A post card from each of thirty odd leaguers; a birthday dinner with my son at Lexington, and an in vitation to Rebecca Hedrick’s party. 1 The following joined our church Sunday, H. N. McMaster, Mrs. Ada McMaster, Eugene McMaster, Daniel McMaster, Valentine Kearns, Mrs. Le na Kearns, S. C. Boone, Martha Lou ise Lambert, Annie Glade Ingram, Orlene Johnson, Edna Gaddis,‘Virgin ia Britton, Eleanor Hammond, Nellie Allred, Glenn Ring, Siebert Lynch, Worth Bowman, Ralph C. Humble, Hazel Pritchard, Helen York, Frances Griffin, Martha Kearns. APRIL 22 TO 25 ARE “CLEAN UP” DAYS Mayor York Sets Days For Clean-Up Campaign—Wo men To Co-Operate. Mayor J. A. York has designated April 22nd to 25th as Cleaning Days for Asheboro. The Civic Department of the Woman’s Club will co-operate Mrs. John K. Wood is chairman of this department. Everyone is urged to clean up back lots, alleys and co operate in making Asheboro a clean town. All refuse which will bum should be burned on the premises. The re mainder should be placed in sacks or boxes on side of street ready for the wagons which will haul away trash without charge. Remember dates and co-operate. Slogan: “Asheboro the Cleanest Town in North Carolina.” Native of Randolph Dies At His Home In High Point Henry L. Chandler, aged 72, well known and highly respected citisen of High Point, died Friday morning fol lowing an illness of several months. He was bom in Randolph county Apnl 29,1858. When he was a young man he moved to South Carolina, but re turned to North Carolina 88 years ago and made his home at High Point DEATH OF MISS CLAUDIA DICKS LAST FRIDAY Dies In John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore—Member of Prom inent Family. Miss Claudia Dicks, daughter of the late Robert P. and Mary Stimson Dicks, died last Friday in John Hop kins hospital, Baltimore, at the age of forty-seven years. Miss Dicks con-; tracted influenza in January and after several weeks’ illness went to the High Point hospital where she remained until two weeks prior to her death, when on account of complica tions she was taken to Baltimore. Her father was one of the pioneer cotton manufacturers of the county. Following his death 35 years ago, Mrs. Dicks and the family continued their residence in Randleman until a few months prior to her death when she left in search of health. The fam-, \ ily was keenly interested in the com- | ; munity and lead in the social, econom ic and educational development. Miss Dicks was educated at Salem College, i graduating in 1893. For many years she has proven herself a most capable j and efficient kindergarten teacher in | High Point where she had many friends. She was a most estimable woman, traits of character was her loyalty to cultured, refined, kind and consider ate. Among her many admirable her friends. Her keen sense of humor enabled her to look through gloom on the brighter side of life. This char acteristic in her life enabled her to brighten the lives of the little child ren with whom she had lived and for whom she constantly thought and planned. She loved the beautiful in life and “abhorred that which was evil”. Those who knew her best loved and admired her most. Fitting indeed was it that since it was de creed that she should be enumerated with those on the other shore that she should go at the Easter time, the sea son which she loved best and which time she observed is commemoration of the death and resurrection of the Savior. jyiany oi tne reauers 01 uu$ ^uuri«i will recall that Miss Dicks and her sister, the late Lillian Dicks, later Mm. Stanhope Bryan, were partially educated in Asheboro and that her younger sister, the late Louise Dicks, Mrs. Thomas Marshall, visited friends here. They were all held in high es teem by their many friends through out the county. Surviving are ewe sister, Mrs. Mo zelle Dicks Harper, of Dallas, Texas; and a brother, R. P. Dicks, of New York City. Mrs. Hal M. Worth, of Asheboro, is a cousin of the deceased. The funeral services were conduct ed from the Hanes Funeral Home, in i Greensboro, Sunday morning at 9 o’clock, Rev. R. Murphy Williams conducting the services. . Interment followed in Green Hill cemetery. Pallbearers were R. J. Mebane, G. S. Ferguson , Mamiaduke Robins, Rom P. Bullard, J. S. McAlister and E. N. Snow. BAPTIST NEWS LETTER It was a pleasure for us to have Mr. E. S. Millsaps and son, E. S., Jr., in our home Monday evening for the evening meal. Our Sunday School contest closed Sunday. .The enrollment of our Sun day school has moved up during the contest to 238. The True Blue and Agoga classes tied in the number of miles traveled. A reception is to be given in honor of the two classes Friday evening from 8 to 10 at the exhibit building on the fair ground. Mr. Arthur Peterson, Sr., was ta ken to the hospital at High Point this morning, Wednesday, for an operation. The operation is for appendicitis and is not thought to be Serious. He will have our prayerful interest for a speedy recovery. Subjects for next Sunday morning: morning, “ A Two-in-one Christian”; evening, “A Sunday Afternoon Walk 'With Christ”. Easter Service At M. P. Church The Methodist Protestant Sunday school held an Easter service Sunday evening in the chutch which was 'crowded. The entire service was in teresting and the young folks ac quitted themselves with honor and re flected credit upon those under whose direction the entertainment was giv en. The auditoriums of the church have recently been completed and with the Easter decorations and the excellent music and other features so 'well done the program was much en joyed. ASHEBORO STAB ROUTE NEWS The entertainment at Rock Springs school house, Saturday, April 11th, was well attended. Among those from out of the community were: Misses Esther and Beulah Tucker and Mr. Carson Tucker, of High Point; Miss Lillie and Mr. Walter Comelison, of near Suggs Creek; Mr. and Mrs. Bernice Trogdon and little daughter, of High Point; and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Cox and little son, of Ashe boro; Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Cox and children, of near Ramseur. Woodell Danville, B. L ASSOCIATION SHOWS PROGRESS Hold Annual Meeting of Ran* dolph B. & L. In Asheboro Tuesday Night. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Randolph Building and Loan Association was held in the court house at Asheboro Tuesday night with a large number of people from various parts of the county pres ent. Officers elected for the coming years were L. F. Ross, of Asheboro, president; E. C. Williamson, of Lib erty, vice president; and W. A. Bunch, of Asheboro, secretary and treasurer. The board of directors elected con sists of the officers named above, and E. W. Davis, of Randleman, and J. B. Humble, G. H. King, C. H. Redding, H. M. Robins, J. W. Wolff, and J. K. Wood, all of Asheboro. The report of the secretary and treasurer showed a very satisfactory growth of the. association for the year. The association now has 3,334 shares in force as against 2,225 last year. Loans on first mortgage for building purposes during the past year totaled $66,249.73, making a total of $147, 983 in first mortgage loans now held by the association. There is $5,900 outstanding in stock loans. Stock loans to the extent of $2,108.50 were made during the year. First real estate mortgages paid off during the year by borrowers amounted to $20,256.73. The total assets of the association amount to $156,748.56. The association is in a healthy con dition and has stockholders in all parts of the county. Much interest is being taken in its growth and pros pects are bright for a most successful year of business. .. C. O. Bean Dies At His Home Near Pisgah Funeral services were conducted at Pisgah church by Rev. Joel Trogdon, of Lexington, Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock for C. O. Bean, who died at his home in Union township, this county, Thursday night /from the ef fects of dropsy following an illness for several years from dropsy and asthma. Mr. Bean was 73 years old, a son of the late John Bean, of Mont gomery county. He was for years a leading farmer in his community and was always interested in the welfare of his county. He was twice married, the first time to Eliza Parks, who died sever al years ago. The second time he was married to Martha Harvel, who sur vives. Surviving also are three brothers, John Bean, of Abner, Mont gomery county; Ben Bean and H. L. Bean, of Pisgah; three sisters, Mrs. Henrietta Lucas, of Allreds; Mrs. John Ashworth, of Seagrove; and Mrs. Aquiline Jordan, of Abner. He leaves also seven children from the first union, three sons, J. C. Bean, of Salisbury; C. H. Bean, of Thomas ville, and Charlie Bean, of High, Point; four daughters, Mrs. Lee Leon ard, of Lexington; Mrs. David Bell, Oriental; Mrs. I. T. Smith, Durham; and Mrs. A. H. Trogdon, of Asheboro, Route 8; and three children from the last marriage, Hendrix Harvel, of Greensboro; Mrs. Causey Conner, of Pisgah; and Claude Harvel, of Pisgah. Federal officers operating in North Carolina during the month of March captured 77 distilleries and 161 stills. In addition to the stills 1,458 gallons of whiskey were taken and 251,420 gallons of mash, ten automobiles, six mules, three Wagons, and a gasoline engine. Arrests numbered 101 and prosecutions returned Mr. L. R. Lisk, of Candor, wno was in Troy last week, made a statement to a representative of the Montgomer ian to the effect that the peach crop in his section had not been damaged by the recent cold weather. He stated that the peach section had prospects of the biggest crop in its'history. Senator James Couzens, of Detroit, Mich., in a statement made at At lantic City, N. J., a few days ago, said that women would make good ’United States Senators and better than some men who now occupy these offices. He said he eould think ef several clever women whom he would like to see in the Senate. Dr. R. M. Buie, county health fleer of Guilford county, who has ' engaged in examining the teeth ( children in the public schools < county, stated last week in his to the count from 80 to 90 has been, thofthe of per NEWS IN BRIEF The Fayetteville Observer, the old est newspaper in North Carolina, an nounces that for a period of 15 days it will print no news about crime.
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