ISSUED WEEKLY
PRINCIPLES. NOT MEN
VOL. 40
Asheboro,N. C. Thursday, May 13, 1915
No. 19
ALMOST A CENTENARIAN
MEMORIAL DA Y EXERCISES
GRADED &&JOOL CLOSING
Sermon by Rev. Joseph Pece-- -v Night Recital
by Music Pupils Literary Au ress by Dr.
Rondthaler Thirteen Receive Diplomas
The commencement exercises of the
Asheboro graded school opened last
Sunday morning, when a vast audi
ence gathered in the auditorium for
the annual sermon by Rev. Joseph H.
Peele, of Guilford College. The serv
ices were opened by the audience sing
ing, "Come, Thou Almighty King";
the invocation by Rev. C. L. Whitaker,
of the Methodist Protestant church;
then came the Scripture reading, 28th
chapter of Job by Rev. R. E. Powell,
of the Baptist church; the school choir
with their fresh young voices, render
ed "Praise the Lord", and Rev. J. E.
Thompson, of the M. E. church, intro
duced the speaker of the day.
Rev. Mr. Peel's text was first
Corinthians, 1:30. It might be said
that his subject was "Wisdom. He
said that Jesus Christ was the great
est teacher the world ever saw and
that his disciples, students, were the
wisest people in the world. Among
the quulities of wisdom were mention
ed the following: purity of mind,
ciean thoughts, .cler.n speech, clean
habits, and a clean life. Indeed the
speaker claimed that purity is one of
the greatest qualities of wisdom. He
told a story of the late General Grant,
which many have heard, but is al
ways interesting, as it shows the pur
ity of character of the great warrior.
A soldier one day eaid in the presence
of Grant that as there were no ladies
present, he would tell a story, inti
mating that the story was "smutty."
The general looked up and said,
'There are gentlemen present, if you
please," and it is needless to say the
story was not told.
The speaker took up as another
quality of wisdom the spirit of peace
fulness. He claims that a wise man
is not only a pure-minded man, but
a peaceable man aa well. The futility
of quarrels and bickering was force
fully shown. A story was told of a
man who started to town one morn
ing in a great hurr; when passing
a house by the way, the dogs came
out and barked at him savagely. He
was so angry that he got down from
his horse and began trying to beat
the dogs. They were delighted and
growled the louder. Another man
came along, advised the man to stop
wasting his energy, and went on to
town, attended his business, and re
turned to find the belligerant man all
worn out, nothing accomplished, but
still fighting the dogs, and they yelp
ing louder than ever. Just so it is in
many quarrels between human beings,
argued the speaker.
It doesn't pay to waste time in
ficrhtini?. Gentleness and sweetness
will often get one out of trouble when
harshness will not. The wise man is
eentle and kind. "You may kill your
enemy with kindness," said the speak
er.
Wisdom was defined as "goodness
blended with sense," or vice versa;
again, as "intelligent goodness.'
Among other stories told to illus
trate the need of intelligence as well
as goodness, was one concerning a
citizen of North Carolina who went
to Ealeigh as a representative in the
Legislature several years ago, how
everand did not understand the du
ties of his office. This old gentleman
had an excellent character, could make
a good prayer mating talk, in fact,
was just as good as could be; but
for lack of information, did not even
know how he wished to vote, depend
ing on signs from another legislator
every time a question came up to be
voted on. He did not know the affairs
of the State. The country needs good
men and intelligent men, was- argucu,
Acain. wisdom was defined as an
"appreciation of fundamental things
Truthfulness was also mentioned as a
quality of wisdom. God cannot lie,
and does not authorize man to do so
under any circumstances. "Th3 devil
is the father of lies. Truth is
strength; lying is weakness," Eaid the
speaker.
The minist'er thinks that "sin will
find one out." He told an interesting
story of the lone highwayman, who
repeatedly held np and robbed a stage
coach on the western plains, but was
finally captured by reason of the fact
that he dropped a handkerchief near
the scene of one his robberies, and this
betrayed him. Just so, "The handker
chief will always be dropped in the
end." Sin will come to light
Appreciation of the home was nam
ed as another quali'.y of wisdom; and
Ihe. fut that George V. a.shirgton had
a high respect for 1 is motner and
home was pointed out as one reason
for th") h gh positions which he at
tained. On e more, wisdom was defined us
"love in action." T.'vi umilftsh' life
was he.d. up as the highest ideal for
humanity. A story, once told by yam
Jones was quoted. A pond advised a
little 'brook to cease running, and
gave the warning that it would lose
existence if it did not conserve itself.
The brook replied that it had a work
to do and went on its way. By and
by, the pond was drained because of
being a nuisance, while the little brook
went on "forever."
After the sermon, "Onward Chris
tain Soldiers" was sung, and Rev. J.
G. Thompson pronounced the benediction.
Senior Class night.
lne senior class exercises were
held Monday night. The program was
as follows:
Salutation Banks Richardson
History Urslie Williams.
Poem Ruth McPherson.
Statistician's Report Kate Brittain
Essay History of Asheboro Clar
ice Presnell.
Song Class.
Essay Cotton and its Uses Banks
Richardson.
Prophecy Nancy White.
Last Will and Testament Mary
Wade Bulla.
Song Farewell Class.
Officers: president, Banks Rich
ardson; vice president, Clarice PreS'
nell; secretary, Ethei Burkhead
Marshals: June Frazier, chief,
Margaret Morris, Alice Birkhead
Lucile Morris, Ernest Spencer, Clyde
Cox, Dwight Richardson.
Recital by Music Pupils.
The music classes of Misses Nannie
Bulla and Ina Auman gave their an
nual recital Tuesday evening. The
program was as follows:
Unison Chorus Tis Our Festal Day,
Class.
Piano Solo Narcissus Grace Pres
nell.
Piano Duet Over Hill and Dal
Hallie and Julia Ross.
Piano Solo Barcarolle Mary Moffitt
Operetta Winning Ways of Grand
ma's Days Small Children.
Piano Solo Sextet From Lucia
Evelyn Morris.
Piano Quartette Polacco-Brilliante
Misses Hoover, Rush, Parrish, Auman
War Songs Class.
Reading Virginia Henley.
Piano Solo Valse Poupee Sue Hoo
er.
Vocal Quartette Float My Boat-
Misses Phillips, Rush, Burgess Ferree,
Gypsy Song Clara Pugh and Large
Girls.
Address Last Night
The exercises closed last night with
the literary address by Dr. Howard E
Rondthaler, president of Salem Col
lege, and the presentation of diplomas
to the thirteen members of the S?n
ior class. The Courier went to pres1
too early to get a report of the ad
dress.
Following is the class roll:
William Banks Richardson, Clifton
Lawrence Whitaker, Jr., Mary Wade
Bulla, Edna Cavcness, Clara Alberta
Pugh, Clarice Arna Presnell, Ethel
Lorena Burkhead, Fleta May Lwallen
Kate Erwin Mary Brittain, Ruth Etta
McPherson, Dora Urslie Williams,
Lena Myrtle Williams, Nancy Caroli
na White.
The class motto, Cape Diem.
Class colors, Green and Gold.
Class flower, Cream Rose.
A new departure was made this
year, when the -members of the Sen
ior class appeared at commencement
in Cap and gown. This certainly did
not detract from the dignity of the
exercises.
Superintendent Teague and his com
petent assistants have just closed a
most successful term of sjhool and
our people are indeed sorry they lose
Mr. Teague to the fields of law.
Nathaniel Macon Allen, a well
known Confederate veteran of Green
ville, died in the Soldier's Home, Ral
eigh, one day last week at the age of
75.
A Randolph Citizen Who
. Died a Few Weeks Ago
Had Lived Under Ad
ministrations of all Pres
idents But Three.
It falls to the lot of very few hu
man beings to live through as much
of the world's history as did Mr.
James Brady, known in his neighbor
hood as "Uncle Jimmy," who died at
his home near Cheeks, in Pleasant
Grove township, about a month ago.
Mr. Brady was 99 years and three
months of age at the time of his death
having been born just after the war
of 1812, during the administration of
James Madison, fourth President of
the United States. He had thus lived
during the administrations of all the
Presidents except Washington, Adams
and Jefferson. At the time of his
birth, railroads, telegraphs, .tele
phones, talking machines, electric
lights, trolley cars, to say nothing of
automobiles and airships, were un
heard of. Yet he lived to see the day
when all these things were most com
mon. In fact, he lived to see the age
of steam reach its greatest height,
and give way to the age of electricity.
Mr. Brady Hved all of his long life
in the fame neighborhood. He had
been a member of the same church
for 78 years, having joined Pleasant
Grove Christian church in 1835. He
had lived a faithful member of this
same church all these years, and when
he passd away was laid to rest in the
cemetery at the place whei-e he had
worshipped for so many decades. The
funeral was conducted by his pastor,
Rev. Mr. White, in the presence of a
large crowd.
The deceased was twice married;
first, to Miss Mary Ann Jones, who
died years ago. His first wife was
the mother of two sons and three
daughters. One son, Wesley, was
killed in the war between the States;
the other, Orlendo, survives, living in
the same neighborhood in which his
father lived and died. Of the daugh
ters, one, Mrs. J. R. Moffitt died sev
eral years ago; while the other two,
Mrs. W. H. Hicks and Mrs. W. P.
Moffitt, reside near by the old home
Later, the deceased was married to
Mrs. Mary E. Brady, who with one
daughter, Miss Etta Brady, resides
at the home place.
When the war between the States
came on, Mr. Brady was too old to
take the part of a regular soldier, but
served os one of the Home Guard.
His mind was strong and active al
most to the very last, and his physical
strenght held out remarkably well
he being able to go to the barn and
feed his stock till the time he was
stricken with paralysis some five days
before his death. He was a success
ful farmer and made a good living
for himself and family.
RANDLEMAN GRADED SCHOOL
Following is the program of the
graduating exercises of Raru'.'.eman
graded school, held last week
Chorus Welcome, Sweet Springtime.
Invocation.
Words of Welcome Chas. Augustus
Christenberry.
Cla-;3 History Glenna Juanita Floyd
Essay The Ider.l Home Freda Sin
clair.
Oration The Emancipation of Agri
cultureCharles Sheffield.
Essay Perseverance Lou!a Belle
Curtis.
C!a?s Poem Lucy Trogdon.
Essay Music as a Social Force Eliz
abeth May Parsons.
Essiy True Nobility Ruby Agnes
Hughes.
Essay The School as a Social Center
Epsie Celena Wrike,
Ora'ion The Future State? Xeal
Sheffield.
Essay Medical Inspection of Schools
Narweeje Trogdon.
Class Prophecy-Virginia Rouss Hayes.
Class Song.
Literary Address Dr. H. W. Chase.
Chapel Hill, N. C.
Presentation of Diploma.
Benediction.
Interesting facts concerning school:
Enrollment for first fcur months,
while the compulsory law was in ef
fect, 4U8. Average attendance for
same time, 359, or 82 per cent.
There were only 13 children in the
limit of the law out of school any one
week while the law was in effect.
For second four months enroll
ment, 447; average attendance, 297.
Enrollment for the yer, 447; aver-
age attendance for the year, 328; av
erage attendance for the year, 73 per
MORE THAH000 PERISH
English Liner Lusitania is
Torpedoed by German
Submarine-Many Prom
inent Americans Among
Those Lost.
The British liner, Lusitania, a per
fect ocean palace and one of the fast
est ships afloat, sailed from New
York for Liverpool, Saturday, May 1,
and was torpedoed and sunk within
30 minutes by a German submarine
last Friday off the west coast of Ire
land. When the Lusitania sailed from
New York, she had on board 1,251
passengers and 650 crew. Of these,
not many over 800 were saved; and
among the lost were some of the
most prominent American citizens, in
cluding Alfred G. Vanderbilt, Charles
Klein, the playwright, Elbert Hubbard
the well-known publisher and editor
of the Philistine, and his wife; Charles
Frohman, the theatrical manager;
Justin N. Forman, playwright, and
H. S. Stone, son of Melville E. Stone,
general manager of the Associated
Press.
The scenes at Queenstown, where
the bodies were brought ashore were
heart-rending in the extreme. Many
women and children were lost; and
among the bodies brought ashore, was
that of a woman, clasping in her dead
arms the body of her three-months
old baby. Not many of the first cabin
passengers were saved, they feeling
so confident that help would come in
time that they remained on the ship
and did not make a rush for the boats.
All thought the speed of the Lusitan
ia was so great that no submarine
could catch her.
Captain Turner remained on the
bridge until the structure of the ship
was submerged; then, climbed up
ladder, grasped an oarand finally a
chair, floating for about two hours
until he was at last rescued by one
of the, crew in a boat.
Many of the passengers were warn
ed by telegrams not to sail on the
Lusitania, but no attentios was paid
to the warnings. Alfred G. Vander
bilt. the young millionaire, was
among the number.
Many thrilling stories are told by
survivers. The last seen of Mr. Van
derbilt, was when he took off his life
belt and fastened it around a young
woman, then going in search of anoth-
Mr. Froham is also reported to have
been distributing life belts and en
couraging the passengers just before
the ship went down.
The whole civilized world was shock'
ed and appalled at the horrible trag
edy. A coroner's jury at Kindsdale,
Ireland, investigating deaths attend
ing the tragedy, returned the follow
ing verdict:
"The jury finds that this appalling
crime was contrary to international
law and the conventions of all civil
ized nations. We charge the officers
of the submarine and the German
Emperor and the German government
under whose orders they acted, with
the crime of wholesale and wilful
murder."
No definite announcement of the
policy of the United States in regard
to the matter has been made.
Investigations are being made, and it
is expected mat stern uemamis win
be made on Germany.
DEATH OF MRS. MKNDEXIIALI.
Mrs. A. L. Mcndcnhall. widow of
the kite Rev. A. L. Mcndrnhall, died
at her home in Greensboro, last Mon
:y night, aged 65 years. Before
arriage, she was Miss CyntTiia Har
din, of r.eur Tabernacle, a daughter of
Mr. and Mr3. Peter Hardin. Her hus
band died in 1910.
Mr. L. D. Mendenhall, of Asheboro,
a surviving son. Mr. E. E. Men
denhall. of Greensboro, another son;
and i. daughter, Mrs. T. R. Greeson,
of Guilford county; besides fifteen
grandchildren also survive.
The body was brought to Randle-
man for interment Tuesday.
The late Percy Mendenhall, who
ived in Asheboro several y;ars, '.vas
another son.
cent.
Twelve children graduated from 10th
grade.
There were ten who were given cer
tificates from the 7th grade to the
high school. About fcrtr children
were granted certificates of perfect
attsndance for the year.
Veterans Again in Line
Page Daughters
Veterans and
Memorial Day was fittingly observ
ed in Asheboro, last Saturday, by the
Randolph Camp United Confederate
Veterans and. the Randolph Chapter
Daughters of the Confederacy.
The exercises opened in the court
house at eleven o'clock. The room
was beautifully decorated with the
flowers of spring, to be used later on
the graves of soldiers who have pass
ed to the "Great Beyond", and with
Confederate flags. When the veter
ans marched int3 the court house and
to their places at the front of the
room, it was an inspiring and touch
ing sight; and they were greeted with
many cheers from the audience.
Daughters, Veterans, and others
sang "America"; then came the invo
cation by Rev. J. E. Thompson; after
which Miss Alice Phillips delighted all
present with a recitation, "Furl That
Banner". Dr. E. L. Moffitt introduced
the speaker cf the day, Congressman
R. N. Page, in fitting words. Dr. Mof
fitt said that we, in America, strew
flowers today not in grief, but in love
and veneration of th; heroes and the
spirit that has actuated them; but
how different the scene in Europe,
where the women are strewing flowers
for their loved ones falling now on the
battlefields.
Mr. Page's Speech
Congressman Page said that he did
not feel equal to the task of paying
a proper tribute to the Confederate
soldier; but that he did not think it
worth while to cherish the ambition
of being able to do that, as no one was
able to. Addressing the veterans, he
referred to the history made by them;
and said that none realize at the time
history is being made the importance
of what is happening.
The speaker said that this occr.sicn
could not be equalled by any other na
tion. No other great nation is in po
sition to meet and celebrate the .deeds
of the past in perfect peace, for all
other great nations are in some way
connected with the greal; war.
Mr. Page spoke with the highest
respect for the Confederate soldiers
and the principles for which they
fought, declaring that he despised to
hear anyone say the Southern soldier
fought for "what he thought was
right". "He fought for what was
right", declared the speaker. It was
shown that the Civil War was brought
on by two revolutions. That tha North
rebelled against the Constitution, ar.d
the South rebelled gainst that rebel
lion, was argued.
A picture of the desolation in the
South at the close of the war was
given and the great progress made
since referred to. The speaker said
that this great progress was due to
the "stuff" of which the Southern sol
dier was made. Further, he said that
no gre, ' ".r tribute could be paid to the
American people to show that they
were really reunited than the fact
that the Confederate flag can now be
displayed from Maine to Florida with
out exciting adverse criticism.
The rpeakcr said that the spirit
shown in celebrating Memorial Day
was that shown by every great peo
pie in honoring their forefathers. He
thinks the monuments to the soldiers
arc all right, but that there ought to
be more monuments part of which
should be t the women of the South,
whose courage and devotion to duty in
the trying period of Uie Civil War
equaled, if it did not exceed that of
the men. Only one such monument, the
one erected by the late Ashley Horne,
at Raleigh, is in existencs.
That the country was never more
united than nt tV.1 prerent nor such
devotion to the common flag more
strongly shown was argued. The
speaker said that we all love the flag,
but that if the North expects us to
forget the days of the 60s, they ex
pect more thrn they will get.
Further, it was contended that the
Confederate army yielded to physical
defeat, but not to defeat of the prin
ciples for which they fought, and that
the South has really won a great vic
tory; and that we, as a nation, are
greater than if the war had not been
fought. As another evidence of the
unity of the country at the present
time, the fact that the South has at
last beah given a part of the Arling
ton National cemetery was mentioned.
Short Talks by Veterans
After Mr. Page's speech, Col. A. C.
Speech by Congressman
Serve Dinner to
Their Wives
McAlister, commander of the Ran
dolph Veterans, who presided at the
exercises, gave the soldier "boys" a
chance to make talks, and several re
sponded. Col. W. P. Wood, State Au
ditor, entertained all present with a
part of his usual store of wit and hu
mor for a few minutes, besides telling
in an interesting manner of the work
of the Soldiers' Home, Raleigh. Mr.
John J. Turner, who recently moved
to Asheboro from Indianapolis, Ind.,
told the veterans that he had attended
the Union Soldiers' exercises in the
North, but that this was the first time
he had ever been present with his
brother soldiers, at an exercise of the
kind in the South, and that he was
very glad to be with his own people.
Mr. Turner is a former Randolph man,
and a veteran himself.
A male quartette, "Tenting on the
Old Campground", by Messrs. J. O.
Redding, J. A. Spence, E. L. Moffitt,
and Rev. C. L. Whitaker, was much
enjoyed; after which, the Daughters
and Veterans, accompanied by a de
tainment from CompanyK, in uni
form, marched to the Miller building
where a sumtuous dinner was served
the soldiers and their wives by the
Daughters.
After dinner, the procession re
formed, and marched to the cemetery,
where Daughters and veterans deco
rated the graves of fallen soldiers
with a profusion of unusually beauti
ful flowers. The boys of Co. K. sound
ed "taps" and fired a salute for the
dead heroes, ending the formal exer
cises. About fifty veterans were present
for the exercises, and they were not
such a feeble-looking lot either. Most
of them were still pretty .active,
though showing age r.fter the fifty
years that have passed since Lee sur
rendered. Next week, a list of the
names of veterans attending will be
published. . I
MR. SPOON DEAD
Mr. D. W. Spoon, who lived on ther
Franklinville road about two miles
east of town, died yesterday morning
at five o'clock, after an illness of sev
eral months from tuberculosis. Mr.
Spoon was taken to the State Sanito
rium a few weeks ago in a vain effort
to relieve him, but soon returned and
it was seen his case was hopeless. The
burial will be at Brower's Chapel
tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock.
The deceased was a brother of Mr.
M. C. Spoon, formerly of this town
and of Mrs. John Henley, of Ashe
boro township. His wife survives,
also two daughters, Mrs. Carl Dawk-
ins and Miss Esther Spoon, besides
one or two younger children. An obit
uary will be given later.
Mr. David Wright died at his home
in the eastern part of the county and
was laid to rest at old Sandy Creek,
one day last week. Mr. Wright was
a son of the late Abraham Wright,
was a veteran of the war between the
States, and a good citizen. An obit
uary will appear next week.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTIONS
Township Sunday School conven
tions will be held as follows:
Union township, at New Hope
church, fifth Sunday in May.
Randleman township, at Sr.lem,
fifth Sunday in May.
Cedar Grove, at Hopewell church,
first Sunday in June.
Urower, at Mt. Olivet church, third
Sunday in June.
New Hope, at Hillsboro church,
fourth Sunday in June.
Columbia, at White's Chapel, M. E.
church, third Sunday in July.
Coleridge, at Holly Springs, third
Sunday in July.
Township officers are requested to
arrange time and place for holding
conventions in any townships where
the last convention did not decide
time and place for next meeting.
These conventions are for the bene
fit of all schools and it is earnestly
desired that all schools in their re
spective townships send a large num
ber to the township convention.
The county association will be gild
to assist in arranging programs and
help secure convention speakers.
For further information address
F. M. Wright, sec'y, Moffitt, N. C.
L. F. Ross, Pres., Asheboro, N. C