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A RANDOLPH COUNTY PAPER FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY PEOPLE.
VOL. 5. NO. 48.
ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1910.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
OUR "RALEIGH LETTER. I
PoTl'rrVi M n ' Mnir 01 KTr.fl-i
Carolina now has $3,400,000
worth of forty year 4 bonds for
sale upon the market. The last
session of the Legislature, in
order to take up the bonds of the
State due in July, 1910, and to
provide permanent improvements
in the State Hospitals and possi
bly some other Institutions, pro
vided this bond issue. Since the
present outstanding bonds of the
State fall due in July it is neces
sary to sell the new issue before
that time. Accordingly the
State Treasurer advertised for
bidders, but the propositions re
ceived by him, and opened this
week, would take up but little
more than a third of these bonds.
It was found apparently impos
sible to interest large northern
financial institutions in the bonds
of this State and many of them
gave as a reason that the bond
market was over stocked on ac
count of the reclamation and irri
gation bonds that are being float
ed in great quantities. The Con
stitution of the State provided
that bonds cannot be sold for less
than par. From this statement of
facts it will be seen that Gover
nor Kitchin's administration now
faces a situation which must be
met at once. It is believed that
nearly all of these bonds can be
disposed of at par or a little
above par to persons within the
State of North Carolina. This
must be done within two months
or the holders of the outstanding
bonds would make demand upon
the State Treasurer for the same.
Just at the time that this mat
ter is receiving the attention of
the State administration comes
the decision of the Supreme
Court to the effect that the sur
plus of a bank invested in State
bonds shall be deducted from the
value of the bank stock. While
the effect of this decision does
not in any way make bank stock
non-taxable, as some have tried
to create an erroneous impression
at the same time its effect will be
aDDarently to ennance to some
extent the value of the State
bonds. The decision of the
Court was rendered by Justices
Manning, Brown and Walker,
while Chief Justice Clark and
Justice Hoke dissented. The
Chief Justice in his dissenting
opinion concludes by stating that
the opinion of the Court will not
hold and attempts to put pros
pective buyers of bonds on guard.
Those who uphold the decision
of the Supreme Court claim that
these words of the Chief Justice
are nothing less than an overt
attack unon the credit of the
State.
The entrv of Ed. Abell. of
Johnston County, into the race for
Solicitor of the Sixth Judicial Dis
trict is a piece of shrewd poli
tics. Mr. Abell is said to be the
Manager in Johnston County for
Mr. Frank Daniels in his race for
Judcre of the Superior Court.
Mr. Herbert Morris, of Wake
County, is acanidate for Solicitor
and Mr. J.C. Clifford of Harnett
County is a camdate for Judge.
It seems that Norris is riot allign-
pd with either faction in Wake
Countv. but that Clifford is sup-
nnrted bv the so-called Kinsr. It
ia Raid that Norris will contro
the Wake arid Harne tt delegation
that the Johnston delegation wil
be instructed for Abell,. owing-to
flip "unit rule" Drevaihns: in
Johnston County; and that the
Wavne vote of Wake and liar
net.t. Norris will need about
twelve votes to secure his nom
ination; and to secure , these
Wakd's vote for Judge must be
given to Daniels. This indicates
that Mr. Frank Daniel will be
nominated for Judge and Mr.
Herbert Norris for Solicitor.
L,ST 0FNAMES 0F B0YS ,N RANDflLPH
COUNTY CORN CONTEST.
Allen, Colbert, Ramseur. Rt 1.
Auman, Clinton, Seagrove, R 1
Allred, Clyde, Millboro, Rt. 1.
Allred, Alfred, 44 Rt.'l.
Brown, Carl, Ramseur, Rt. 1.
Bird, Clarence,
Buchner, Earle,
Warren, Branson, 4 4 4 4
Barker, Claude, Climax.
Burke, Charles, Jordan
Brown, Vaughn, 44
Barker, Lester, 44
Brady, Millard, Cheeks.
Brown, George, Erect.
Beck, Charles, 44
Branson, Roscoe, Seagrove, R 2
Brower, Harvey, Staley.
Burgess, Wesley, Ramseur, R 2
Brown, L. G., Jordan.
Brown, Clay,
Brown, William, Julian.
Brown, Frank, Liberty, Rt. 2.
Bean, Edgar, Moffitt.
Beeson, W. F., Randleman.
Beeson, J. Henry, 44
Cox, Evan J. , Moffitt.
Craven, Baxter, Seagrove, R lr
Coble, Mack, Millboro, Rt. 1.
Causey, Kempt, Liberty, Rt. 2
Coble, Harvey, Julian.
Chisholm, Eugene, Staley, R. 1
Chisholm, John,
Coltrane, D. S., Randleman, 1.
Coble, Walter, Climax, Rt. 1.
Cox, Wiley, Ramseur, Rt. 1.
Cox, Rossie, 4 4 4 4
Cranford, Hubert, Climax.
Cooper, Martin, Asheboro, Rt 3
Dorsett, Claud, Farmer.
Dorsett, George, 44
Davis, Albert, Millboro.
Dawson, Millard, Ulah.
Edwards, Alson, Jordan.
Forrester, Owen, Ramseur Rt 1
Farlow, Walter, Randleman, 3
Fields, Cecil, Climax.
Fields, Coy, 44 Rt. 1.
Greene, Edgar, Cole's Store.
Greene, Eugene, 44
Hodgin, Verus, Ramseur, Rt 1
Hinshaw, Carl,
Hinshaw, Clyde, 44
Hicks, Newton, Cheeks.
Hoover, Harlan, Asheboro, R 2
Hussey, Wade, Asheboro, Rt 3
Hughes, Carl, Ramseur.
Hicks, John, Staley, R. F. D.
Hudson, Lee, Julian.
Jones, Lester, Liberty, Rt. 1.
Jones, Sam, Franklin ville.
Jordan, Robert, 44
Jordan, Frank, , 44
King, Carson, Seagrove,
Rt.1
Rt. 1
King, Boyd, 44
Kearns, Fred, Farmer.
Kearns, Othel, 14
Kearns, Lewis, 44
Kearns, Elbert,
Kearns, Walter
Leach, Garret, Erect.
Lowe, Doke, Mechanic.
Lewis, Dorsey 44
Lawrence, Ernest, Seagrove, 1.
Luck, Everette, Seagrove, Rt 2
Loflin, C, New Hope Academy
Lynch, Wister L., Asheboro, 1
Lawrence, Everett, Seagrove 1
Lambert, R. C, Cole's Store.
Lambert, Will, Cole's Store.
Leonard, W. E., Velna.
Lambert, J. D., Cole's Store.
Moffitt, W. B., Ramseur, Rt 1.
Moffitt, Ernest, Moffitt.
Macon, Clarence, Seagrove, 1.
Monroe, Graham, Seagrove, 1
Maness, Claud, Erect.
Maness, Ernest, 44 '
' Maness, Emmett, 44
Moffitt, Elmer, Velna.
Moffitt, E. M., 44
Moffitt, B. F.
Macon, Hersal, Ramseur, Rtl
Macon, falter,
lance, Clay, Farmer.
Neece, Talmage, Climax.
Nance, Lewis, Farmer.
Phillips, C. F., Thomasyilie, 4.
Puh, Joe, Climax.
Phillips, Charles, Trinity.
Payne, Wade, Liberty, Rt. 1.
Phillips, Sam, Thomasville, 4.
Reddinff, Herbert, Millboro, 1
child feared whipping and
WAS BURNED TO DEATH !
Lexington, May 20. Yester
day afternoon four miles from
town, two children of Arthur L.
Leonard, while playing with
matches, set fire to a straw
stack at the rear of their grand
father's, Riley Leonard's bam,
and seeing what they had done
when the flames swept over, the
inflammable stuff, they crawled
under the barn to hide for fear
of a whipping. By and by the
barn caught, and it grew so hot
under the structure that the old
est child, about 5 years of age,
crawled out just in time to es
cape, but the younger boy, a
little fellow of 3 summers, per
ished. A mare and a colt, alot of feed,
30 bushels of wheat and the best
equipment o : farm machinery in
the county were destroyed. The
report says that there was 150
dollars insurance on the barn.
Af cer the fire a few bones of
the child were found, and these
were buried today at Shiloh
church.
The tragedy shocked people
here, for the Leonards are well
known, thrifty farmers and the
circumstances of the child's hor
rible death were unusually piti-
CONVICTION FOR VIOLATION
CATTLE QUARANTINE.
OF
In order to prevent the spread
of the disease known as southern,
splenetic, or Texas fever of cat
tle, and to further the work of
eradicating the ticks which con
vey this disease, the United
States Department of Agricul
ture maintains a strict quaran
tine on the infected region and
endeavors to enforce this quar
antine by clour t prosecutions
when necessary. In a recent
case in the United States court
for the Western District of
North Carolina at Asheville, one
W. W. Anderson entered a plea
of guilty to a charge of violating
the law and regulations, and a
fine of $500 and costs was impos
ed by the court. The offense
consisted in driving on foot cer-4
tain cattle from Fannin County,
Ga., through Polk County, Tenn.,
which two countios were under
quarantine, into Cherokee Coun
ty, N. C, which county was out
side the quarantined area.
Ridge, Wesley, Edgar.
Routh, Guy Millboro, Rt. 1.
Russell, Clarence, Farmer,
Suggs, Gorrell, Erect.
Suggs, Robert, 44
Smith, Glenn, Jordan.
Smith, H. D., Asheboro, Rt. 1.
Spence, James, Cole's Store.
Smith, Thomas, Liberty, Rt 1.
Smith, John, Julian.
Spencer, Charles, Glenola.
Smith, Ralph, Brown.
Smith, Joe, "
Stout, S. W., Asheboro, Rt. 1.
Spencer, Monroe, Trinity, Rt 1
Tysor, Ray, Erect.
Teague, Carl, Erect.
Teague, Claud, Staley, Rt. 1.
Thompson, Ray, Ramseur, R 2
Thompson, Edward, 4 4 4 4 .
Trogdon, Herman, Cole's Store
Underwood, Jeff, Trinity, Rt 1
Vestal, Thomas, Jordan
Vuncanon, Carl, Asheboro, 2.
VuncanonTPreston, Seagrove 2
Wrenn, Thomas, Erect.
White, Xlark,, Archdale.
Wilson, J. F., High Point, R.
York, Brower, Millboro, Rt. 1.
This makes a total of 131
names of boys in Boy's Corn Con
test in Randolph County, North
Carolina,, list prepared by E.J.
Coltrane, County Superintendent
I of school, Asheboro, N. C.
floes Forfeitures and Penalties Be-
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long in aciiuui runu.
Explanation of Duties of Clerks of
Courts, Both State and Municipal.
Reports to be Made to County Board
of Education and t ines and For
feitures to be Paid to County
Treasurer.
On account of numerous mis
understandings that have arisen
among State officials in various
parts of the State relative to the
proper channel into which all
fines, etc. are to be directed I
have been asked by the State
Superintendent to state to the
people of the county just what
should be expected of mayors,
clerks of courts, justices of the
peace, etc. This notice is not
given for the purpose of occusing
an official of any wrong what
ever, but simply to call attention
of new officials to their duties.
There has not been the slighest
misappropriation of any funds
previous to this date, so for as I
have been able to-ascertain the
facts.
ALL FINES BELONG TO COUNTY
SCHOOL FUND.
In the first place I wish to cor
rect a statement that has been
made relative ta fines being paid
into the city treasury of certain
towns, not in Randolph County
however. Any fine of any na
ture, by whomever imposed,
must be paid to the County
Treasurer, and by him it must
be credited, to the County School
Fund. To pay such fines to the
City Treasurer would be a mis
appropriation of funds. (See Art.
IX, ssec. 5, of the Constitution of
North Carolina. See, also,
School Directors vs. City of
Asheville, N. C. Reports 128 and
137).
REPORTS AND DUTIES OF OFFI
CERS. The Cltrks ot" all State and
other officials having custody of
records, must file lists of fines
and penalties with the county
Board of Education. NThis re
port, that should be filed must be
a statement of fines, forfeitures
and penalties which go to the
school fund, that have been im-
posed
or which have accrued.
Each clerk referred to above is
required to make such reports
on the first Monday of July and
January of each year. For in-1
stance, the mayor of every town
should sumit a report in July of
all fines imposed since January,
and in January he should report
in detail all fines imposed since
the last report in July. (See Sec
tion 4108, Revisal of North Caro
lina). CLERKS TO KEEP RECORDS.
By referring to Section 1377,
Revisal of North Carolina, it will
be noticed that all clerks of the
several courts' and all justices of
the peace must keep record of all
j fines, etc. 4It shall be the duty
of the clerks of the several
courts, and of the several jus
tices of the peace, to enter in a
book, to be supplied by the coun
ty, an itemized and detailed
statement of the respective a
mount received by them in the
way of fines, penalties, amence
ments and forfeitures, and said
books shall at all tiipes be open
to the inspection of the public."
FINES TO BE PAID ""FQCOUNTY
TREASURER WITHIN THIRTY DAYS
AFTER RECEIPT.
. Section 1378, Revisal of
5jNorth Carolina, shows that
all
fines, forfeitures, penalties and
amencements colleeted in the sev
eral counties, by any court or
otherwise, shall be accounted for
and paid to the County Treasurer
by the official receiving them,
and shall be faithfully ap-
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propriated by the County Roard
of Education for the establish
ment and maintenance of free
public school; and the amounts
collected in each county shall be
annually reported to the Super
intendent of Public Instruction,
on or before the first Monday in
January." ; ..
Section 3594, Revisal of North
Carolina, shows that failure to
pay over these fines and forfei
tures is embezzlement, and is
punishable with imprisonment
and fine. The secton reads as
follows:
44If any officer who receives or
collects a fine, penalty or forfei
ture in behalf of the Stat1, or
any tax imposed on license to
retailers of wines, cordials, malt
or spiritous liquors, and auction
eers, shall not, within thirty days
after such reception or collection,
pay over and account for the
same to the Treasurer of the
County Board of Education for
the benefit of the fund of the
common schools in such county,
he shall be guilty of - embezzle
ment, and may be punished not
exceeding five years in the State's
Prison and fined at the discretion
of the court."
FAILURE TO MAKE REPORTS A
MISDEMEANOR.
'If any officer who is by law
required to file any report or
statement of -fines or penalties
with the County Board of Education-shall
so do, at or before
the time fixed by law for the
filing of such report, he shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor." (see
Section 3569, Re vial of North
Carolina).
I 'have given the law in each
case. This should be sufficient
to convince any officer of the
law of the necessity of keeping
careful records and making pro
per reports to the County Board
of Education. Particular atten
tion is called to the law requir
ing all fines, etc. to be paid to
the county Treasurer, not to the
city treasurer, and that these
fines should not be held longer
than thirty days. Every official
who collects any fines whatever
should report to the county Board
of Education in January and
July of each year, and pay these
fines to the county treasurer. In
this way the clerk to the Board
of Education can check his re
ports with the report of the
county Treasurer, and in no ot h
er way can the county Board of
Education be absolutely suiv
that every dollar belonging t
the school fund has been received.
E. J. Coltrane,
Co. Supt of Schools.
The South and I he Tariff
If the Democratic party pro
poses to use the tariff as a cam
paign issue this fall, they had
better seek better fields than the
South in the search for votes.
The South was never more
prosperous than at the present
timer and. this under a tariff bill
of Republican enactment. Prices
for farm products were never
higher, un.a'er normal conditions,
than at the present. The farmer
is at last back into his own posi
tion as the back bone of the na
tion, which under Democratic
rule, and the fear of it, he was
so long deprived. The people of
the South, and indeed of the na
tion generally, have not forgot
ten the days when the Democrat
ic party controlled both the leg
islative and executive branches
of the goverement and before
tariff legislation was enacted, the
very fear of it filled the streets
with men hunting work, the free
"soup houses" supporting thous
ands'" who were anxious for em
ployment and the price of farm
products, cotton in particular,
lower than the cost of product
ion, even in that era of low
prices.
A favorite Democratic dogma,
the fallacy of which has been so
often disproved that it is a won
der they attempt to fool people
with it time arid again, is that a
high tariff causes hard times.
There is a high tariff in effect
now, there has been one in effect
for a number of years, and the
voter has only to iook around
him "and then let his memory '$rof
back to the days.ofJthe last Dem-
ocratiVadmmistration. v-i'. i
With the tariff issue a ! vain ap-v
peal,' the "negro ; domination"
question totally alimiriated, the
Democratic party isin a bad way
in theSouth ;The-voters are
awakening -they see the fallacy
of voting from blind prejudice or
because they have ; been in the
habit of it. '''r.
Truly there is the dawn faf a
bright and better era in tfre-
Southland. Caucasian.' ""-
COUNTY, TEACHERS' INSTITUTE.
Two-Weeks Meeting Will Be Held In
Asheboro the First Two Weeks in
August. .
The State Supervisor of Teacher-training,
who has. complete
direction of all the teachers' in
stitute work in the State, has
informed me that all. arrange
ments have been made for the
Institute in Randolph county to
be held the first two weeks in
August. Supt. J. E. Avent, of
the Goldsboro Graded schools,
and Miss Hattie Arrington, of
Raleigh, will conduct the work
of the Institute. Teachers will
pleasantly remember Mr. Avent
as being in the Institute two
years ago. No better man for
this kind of work can be found
in the State. Being born and
reared among the hills of Wake
county, among country school
people, and later educated in the
State University, and since grad
uation having been actively en
gaged in teaching, not only in
city graded schools but in rural
schools as well, Mr. Avent is
well equipped for the work. Last
year he conducted institutes con
tinuously during the summer
months and gave satisfaction in
every instance. Mis Arlington
worked with Mr. Afent last
year, and she cpmes to us highly
recommended.
According to recent, legislation
no teacher is allowed to teach in
the public schools unless he or
she shall have attended an in
ii uie. This will mean that the
uaehers of Randolph connty
nm At attend this Institute. More
eompietedirections will be issued
later.
E. J Coltrane,
n Co. Supt. of Schools.
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