North Carolina Newspapers

I "if V I rriTjijTTP - a. Ji M M A cii IIH ISSUED WEEKLY. PRINCIPLES; NOT MEN $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE TOLUME XXXXLTI. Asheboro, North Carolina, AsheborOv N. G, January 24, 1918 - NUMBER 4 MAJ. H. A. UINDON DEAD Pneumonia Cauae of Hia Death One f the State'a Most Prominent Citi - sens. ft (ft Major Henry Arnold London died at his home in Pittsboro Sunday, follow ing several days illness from pneumo nia, The announcement of his death has caused universal sorrow through out the state. Major London was a Christian gentleman, a Confederate veteran, a lawyer and an editor. He has served North Carolina and her people faithfully and well and in Tiis death the state has sustained a great loss. Major London was born in Pitts boro, Chatham county, in 1846. He re ceived his early education in Pittsboro and in 1865 graduated at the Univer sity. In the meantime, however, he had at the age of 18 entered the Confederate-army as a private of Compa ny J, 32nd North Carolina Regiment, and was detailed on account of his health as' a -Courier for Gen. Bryan Grimes, whom he joined at Petersburg and served with until the surrender at Appomattox. It fell to the lot of this young soldier to carry the last order issued on that fateful field, directing General William R. Cox to "cease fir ing," because General Lee capitulated to general Grant. Returning home in April he resumed 1 his studies and finished his course at the University, receiving at that time the degree of A. B., and three years latac his Alma Mater confered on him the degree of A. M. Studying law, he obtained his first license in June, 1866, before he was twenty-one and entered ' upon the practice at Pittsboro, and to ; this vocation he soon united the busi ness of editor, having in 1878 estab- , lished the Chatham Record, which he owned and edited when he died. As a member of the North Carolina Press i Association he had attended all meet ings of that Association and had wield ed an influence among the editors sec ond to no man in the state. Major London was at one time presi dent of the North Carolina Press As sociation. At the last annual meeting last June in Morehead the honor of i President Enteritis was conferred upon him, the motion having been made by the editor of The Asheboro Gouner. His news paper was close to hia life; through its lumna,he had come in cioae contact won people ei jus county. k He was actively in the editorial har ness up until the day before his last illness. Major London was a lawyer of finel i ability: he was honored with the pres idencv of the State Bar Association. He served two terms as reading cleric in the senate. He represented Chat- " ham county in the State Senate in 1900 and 1902. Major London was a patriotic Sou therner. he took great pride in his re cord as a Confederate soldier and on the organization of the United Confed erate veterans he was appointed adju tant general of the North Carolina di vision, and zealously discharged the functions of that position. He was zreatly interested in the -nernetuation of the history of the state and . served as president of the North Carolina Historical society last year. He was mrried in 1875 to Miss Bettie Louise Jackson, whe with their even children survives him: Mrs. J. H. An derson, Fayetteville; Mrs. J. H. Sell, . Trenton, N. J.; Mr. Henry M. London, - .Baleigh; Li. Commander John J. Lon- j Tt e XT . u l.am fi 1 srAnn Bockingham; Mrs. JL H. -Gordon, and a JTiss Caraelia R. London, Pittsboro. . - M1or Tndoa mm a member of the ? Protestant JEpiacepal Church, and had .' been m vestryman nd the treasurer suajsamb utrwan ever since jibo - Funeral wag conducted In Pittsboro - ,, Monday after wWcn the boejr or tais - : ; plenjud utixen was jaia. so rest. - 1 " V i i' - ;; "rti.f!rrrmir watts HAS . - ; MVIMBD. : DISTRICT Jjl Sae Created Twe ew' Divisions In jthe Fifth District And Appointed W - ; it." JB. Carter ana .lonn umj)in Jf. ' ,Th new dlvlskma as ibey are npw CMtitula4 and the deputiejr In charge ..: oi the same are mm jouow, niviaion Nol-I. Guilford, Rocking' ham and Stokes couaties, with Stephen T. Neal. of -Beldsviue, as aeputyj ai vision Ho. 2, counties o ForsythrSur- and Yadkin, wan a, t . juaiun a Aivi.inn'Aermtv". divisidh NO. 3. COUn- ties of Davidson, Davie, Randolph and vRowan, with rtanic u. laioen, w ai - taKnrv aa division demitv: division No, r :, r 4, counties ol Anson, Cabarrus, Stanly and 'Union, with E.". C- Robinson, of ; e " 1 Wadpaboro, as omaton aepuiy, uijia- No. 6, counties of Alexander Ire- n ' "'Tdcll and Mecklenburg, with Richard P, ut- ;Allison, of Statesville, as division drp , utv: division No. 4, counties. of Burke, U J' .? ' Caldwell, Catawha, Gaston and sJUn- ' -w coinr witn. r. r. jooea, i iwkjr . -diviaion deputyj-division No.-7, coun 'I, ; 1 Vtles of Alleghany, Asher Avery, ,i(va - ' tauga andWilkei, wit,h John P. Hamp ' . iV'ton, of Unslng, aj 'division' 'deputy! t . f i . . i .f - f Dmm Anil r Uivision fio. o, wuowm v wntio, L" r-McDowell,. Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford - " and Yancey, with Byron Conly, of Ma ' " " . rlon, as division deputy; division No. ' . V 9, counties of Buncombo, Haywood, ' Hemkrson, Madison and Transylvania, with II. JJascom Carter, of Asheville, as divlHlon deputy division Hp. 10, , ; countirs of Qicrokee, Osy, Graham, Ja kson, Maron snd Swain, Wltn J. VRobmaon, of FrankUn,;as division dep uty. ' -' . (The following is from an official A. Bv nurchasinfi' War document of the Treasury Department, Stamps and Thrift Stamps. w. a. lid, entitled, United States; q. what is a War Savings Stamp! Government War Saving Stamps: 7 T. . t , T . What They are and Why You Should ".u a, lbHUU' lur "i"4"" l"e uov Buy Them ") ernment will pay you ?o on January In offerinit War Savinirs Stemos to i Q- What does it cost ? the public the United States Govern-' A. Between $4.12 and $4.23 during ment has made immediately'available 1918, depending upon the month in for every man, woman, and child in thi i which purchased. country, a profitable, simple, and se y- What is a limit btamp.' cure investment. Q- I want to begin to save on the What Thiv Aro HQ,rir,o. !be appkert in payment For a War bav- Stamps are the answer of a great de- J?P btamP- does not earn interest, mocracy to the demand for a demo-;Tlie Pu'P0Se oi its issue is to enable cratic form of government security. ! People to accumulate m small sums the They are "little baby bonds." Like ; ?imo.unt necessary to pay for a War Libertv honds. t.hev hav hehinH thorn i 0ylnKs. otainp. the entire resources of the Government an1 TuiAnla rt fllA TTlif A Cfofna TUa.t have the additional advantage that! ""V": r War Savincs Stamp and Certificates thing to do 7 A. Take $4.12 to the post ofhee or a are issued in two denominations, the 25-cent stamp and the $5 stamp. ror the convenience of investors a Tl.:Ji 1 : e . i , a. . n chasers of 25-cent stamps. This card'K " .LJt ? S"1 has spaces for 16 stamps. When all Savi certincato - 'cZXyFSX' tte Thrift; Sa1 1 I War Savings Certifi Card may be exchanged for a ?5 stamp 1 ? 6 a pubk uuk, "anas, ?r uuier auuior- A It js a pocket-sized folder con- ized agencies by adding 12 cents in'tojni 20 ces which to affix cash prior to February 1, 1918, and 1 wr infr. stnmnq cent additional each month thereafter. United States Government War Saltings Stamps Q. Where can I buy them ? A. Every dollar loaned to the Govt a Ti x i. " r r- l . SritvlrthSc maturity, and this increase is guaran- . ... j , , toj v Vv r tv, men at the front and to win the war. iUv CTUl. ViC?? o""F ernment ,Bin, to mv, the liv of our Savings ; feraWa nd is of value to the owner only,' except in case oi death or disa bility.i ,;. Q. Should I sell my Thrift Card to anyone: '-AHo. Your Thrift Card has your name n it and should be" filled with sixteen 25-cent Thrift Stamps and ex changed at a post office, bank, or other authorised agency for a War Savings Stampi vlr?: ' Registration ' Should I register a War Savings Certifiate ? A; Yes, if you wish to secure pay ment p case the certificate is lost. Q. Aln I required to register it ? , A. Ho. Q. Where can I register it ? A. At any post office, of the first, second or third class, subject to such regulations as the Postmaster General may prescribe. -Q. W there any chargs for registra tion? 'i A. No. HEARD ON THE STREETS terest Discussed t i. : time for the county au- th ritto borrow -'siiiess a j., aintr will r-eiy j -t and and : customers. merchants c& be elected sioc War savings Stamps. Ihose who prefer may buy a $5i o t w co,T;.. , I'll mi -ii i i v. Jjuua tuc uiac ui t cii kjuvinto stamp outnght These will be on sale st al vTemain the same ? from December i ,1917 .until January ANo e ice for each month 31, 1918, for $4.12. They automatic-'.. . tvp fa,P nf rh ' stamn. less than mnntVi in the United States will pay y$5 at any ,i,;,.u i, ,v,on Th. post office or at the Treasury in Wash-1 :,. S4 12 ;n necemher. 1917. and ington for each stamp affixed to ajJan 1918 and incrcasca ! cent War Savings Certificate. LarK-month after .Tanarv. 1.018. until wnen yoyu purcnase a $o stamp, ; December. 1918. when the price 13; you nust attarh it to an engraved ; $4.23. folder known as a War Savings Certi-1 Q. Why is the price higher each ncato which bears the name of the -month? ' r I Payment at Maturity Q. 'Where does the United States Government pay the $5 on January 1, 1923, . for each War Savings Stamp attached to a War Savings Certificate ? , A. At either the Treasury Depart ment in Washington, or at any money order post office after ten (10) days' notice. ; , Q. Where is payment made if the certificate is registered : A M the post office where the cer tificate is registered. Payment Before Maturity A. Because the stamps are earning interest. Thrift Stamps and Thrift Cards ally increase m ya ue a cent ; a .month, N(fvel. ay either nlore or thereafter until Januarv 1. 1923. when -u. 11. 11....J cu.-.. :n . ' .r ' . le amount snown ior ine nionin m ,-n Tv OC!0, w i!1n,inrv ii 1923', to have money for my War ;Saving!s Certificate, how can I get it? A. II it is not registered, taKe it to anv money order post omce ana it will be! redeemed, after ten days' writ ten demand, as prescribed by the rules Wf thes Post Office where registered. . "Q. Can I surrender my lhnft Card jot cash? r.:A. AO if . It 1 must have money on my fhrifti.Card and Thrift Stamp, how.! If I do not have enoueh. money loan I bhtain it? saved up"tobujtWai' SivtegStampP'A: :& ftHnir the Thrift Card and ex j 1 11 I 1 nr n : cost to the Dtirrhaaci" will h R2.1ft can om Bave m 8mal1 arauunlH cnangmg re ior a war oavmgs oianip, K sLmSltrWrn'i what 6hou,d 1 d0 7 J which a redeemable value. mt v,iUe'oS of the c!- A; B p StaP ?' 5 Is,the PSt ffi,Ce the w'y ficate SlwCa net profit t th holHer P0Bt office' bank' or other authorized where I can surrender my War Sav STlA Wb and a8k for a Thri" Certificate before its maturity est rate of i comnounderf nnartrlv ca" "UI g?' ":y irom January 2, 1918. The amount of "Tfr ,kM ntiw vBITO, fnr Th -ft War bavmgs Stamps sold to any one p-Ti" person at any one time shall not ex- i - it : ua ceed $100 (maturity value), and no TIA:ffN- ? t V ,f J nersnn mav holH s,Jj, Rtamn r w T1"-lU Stamps and contains a place for Savings Certificates to an aggregate y0"'' n?m in''adi''cf.s,V 0 .., amount exceeding $1,000 (maturity t, V" f.lT P purchaser and can be cashed only by the person whose name appears upon the certificate, except in case of death or disability. This certificate contains 20 spaces. If these are' all filled-wfth War Savings Stamps between Decem- Dern,-ii7, and January 31, W18, the elad to see if voU want a g.CometOtAsoiOv.fiy he nice qui. "r9 are tne uyv 1 i nii cnuunvu uri una i " r 1 1 1 1 1 n - . l,nCC II filial r3v- . 1 o 1 1 1 iWJ se Asheboro nceob . - ;des veral otheventerps .g , Mr. Naina :v. st farmers the best and n wealth est .n a Randleman townsmp; pu rourier aavi.i Patronize the u" u 00ds at Thev are the peppto ya to reasonable prices -"- will buy at home where yo e to be in circulation of trade. return to you ... Jertise are The merchants who adverii sewing of your .P""'- - trade. tell you that they r; . ds You will And aa go0 -h( in Asheboro as as oods can vour needs in Asheboro low 11. FOOD ADMINISTRATION Has Regulated Prices of Flour and Sugar Maximum of $12.50 Per Barrel For Flour, and 10 Cents Pr Pound For Sugar. r-vis: 1 If the holder of a War Savings Ccr- j tificate finds it necessary to realize j cash on it before maturity, he may at; any time after January 2, 1918, upon giving 10 days' written notice to any money order post office, receive for each stamp affixed to his certificate the amount paid therefor plus 1 cent for each calendar month after the month of purchase of each stamp. A A registered 'certificate may bs re deemed, however, only at the post of fice "where registered. In -ether words, the plan is simple, straightforward, and certain. The holder of the certificates can not lose and is certain to gain. He is buying the safest security in the world in the most convenient form in which the security of a 'great Government has ever been offered to its people. Why Ton. Should Bay Them The main reason J!or the purchase of War Savings Stamps Js because your country is at war. Your country needs every penny which every man, woman, and .child can -save .and Jend, in order to feed, clothe, arm,' and equip the soldiers and sailors of America and to win his righteaus war in defense of American honor And the cause of de mocracy, throughout the world. If we are to win the war, we must win it as a united people. The savings of every man, woman, and child are necessary if we are to hasten the vis torious ending of the war. War sav ers are life savers. A single strand in the cables which uphold the great Brooklyn suspension onnr is not very strong, but thou. sands of these strands bound together A. Sixteen stamps, which represent r. value 01 f-4. Exchanging Thrift Cards for War Sav ings Stamps Q. When I have filled the Thrift Card, wliat do 1 do? A. Take it to a post office, bank, or other authorised' agency, surrender t!ie card and pay in cash the few cents difference between the $4 worth of Thrift Stamps and the price of a War Savings Stomp for the month in which the exchange is made. Q. What do I do next? A. You take the War Savings Stamp given you in exchange for your Thrift ward, ask lor a War savings Certificate, if yon haven't one already, and attach the stamp to the certificate. Q. Should I continue to buy Thrift Stamps? A. Yes. Ask for a new Thrift Card and begin again. Q. Do Thrift Stamps bear interest ? i No. Q. Then why are they issued? A. To make it convenient for you to save in small amounts so that you can purchase a War Savings Stamp, which does bear interest. Q. May I exchange Thrift Stamps for War Savings Stamps at any time ? A. No; only on or before December 31, 1918. Lending Your Money to the Government A. Yes, Q. How much notice must I give the post office ? A. Ten days' notice. Q. If I should find it necessary to surrender my War Savings Certificate for cash, what rate of interest would 1 receive on. my investment? A. A little less than 3 per cent. Q. If I have registered a War Sav ings Certificate in one city and I move to another, do I have to go buck to the city where registered to get my mon ey'? A. No. You may, by applying to the postmaster where your certificate was registered, have your registration' card transferred to any post office you many designate. Q. Can I write my name on a stamp to identify it? A. Yes. You will nna at. . , anywhere ;n Asheboro as you c.n fancl any -deCSrboVyour Rnv vour This is a political ye.-i redetm Democrats are 6-" k and ounty. Democrat it ri.tt. nff out of eery v , is only ' a "question of how ,a.B majority mllM; nrominent citizen Mr. B. r. . M in town r 1TW1 ie IWU started, of Fr'anklinville Route Eaxuiu,. . war started, wneii w - i. -...!( be over m. W IS?leiS?v Vwbdieve that it sixty "T-' a tbis year. " ls will be, at n, -r- -it m be a ong time '"r " 0f the other, cept the peace terms ol the , JT Visitors to Ul w- tie city one nay The writer has 1 bit and ne nas - mr ia. wadded places, owTn-onle than '"There'irnot an educational insti JoTi North C-rolin. of any met'hing for which 1 j 1 tmtiii1 and the the county snoum uC " . ' . county's interest lies m .ta ab g peisuii.-i hm'iiv -- when they have fimsn- the city one "" La around quite writer n---- some tif,nt- o pit a"' " , t v npver ms- The maximum price of sugar has been fixed in North Carolina at tea cents a pound. In Asheboro the mer chants agreed more than two weeks ago with secret service agent W. I. Thomas to reduce the price from 11 cents to 10 cents. The price of flcur has been fixed, ths retail price not to exceed $12.50 per barrel. The retailers in Asheboro ars selling at $12.00. Only a half barrel can be purchased in town and a barrel in rural sections, and 5 pounds of sugar in town and tea pounds in rural sectjpns. The second food survey begins this week. The state is divided into fivs dis tricts. An agent will be in chargs f each district. Each agent will obtain 25 reports, 20 of which will repress rural white families, two reports te represent white families in sataM towns and villages under 2,500, and three reports to represent rural negro families. This plan is based on ths population statistics for the state which describe 85.6 per cent of the pop ulation of North Carolina as typically rural and 14.4 per cent as typically urban, while of the total populatioa 31.5 per cent is negro. in the first survey which was mad August 31, splendid results wers achieved ahd North Carolina stood high among other states, so high that the officials in charge of the work is Washington were very complimentary about the state's hearty co-operatioa in tno matter. Those whose homes and stores ar canvassed are especially urged not te believe fictitious reports abount ths government's confiscating any of ths food grown on the farms or purchased unless the same has been purchased and stored to raise prices. The only purpose the government has is to as certain the actual amount of food se that the proper legislation may be ea acted as to importation and exporta tion for the United States and the al lies. , The greedy and selfish who mir- chase more than the maximum amount of sugar at more than one store at the same time is liable to be indicted to be fined $5,000 or two years impris onment or both. Q. When I lend my money to the Government, would it be safer to buy a government bond rather than these War Savings Stamps ? J A. When a War Savings Stamp is Fred McArthur Dead in France Fred McArthur, son of'J. F. McAr thur, now living at CarthagetN. C, died January 19, 1918, of cerebro spi nal meningitis, somewhere in France. He was a member of the Marine Corps. His mother was" formerly Miss Jessie Olive, a sister of Mrs. Emma Olive WeedenTand Mrs. Cassie Hockett, and Mr. E. B. Olive. Young McArthur was a bright boy and for a short while was an employee of the Acme Hosiaiy Mills at Ashe boro. He has an uncle, A. L. McAr thur, at Staley. Mr. Walter Scotten, who was in Asheboro yesterday spoke in highest terms of young McArthur as being a young m.-n of exceptionally high character and a promisiing fut ure. . Dave Hedgecock of Davidson Returns to Randolph and Purchases Farm On last Monday Mr. Dave Hedge cock, of Abbott's Creek township, Da vidson county, returned to Randolph and purchased Mr. T. F. Robbins farm in Back Creek township. Mr. Hndgecoclc was robbed about ten days ma .. Im La A. U it t 1.1 unhold on of Owl crt tthonio-kv' .f ".a"1 " . " vu uuy w o lurm out fam af tfia witrM " .attachca to a war savings -cruncate ne nas recovered ail of the money, w " w- . 1 - 11 kAitAMAa a SlaAMMit- nkllivflf Inn When our fathers and sons and " ILT." .vl ttCS- brothers were xalled by our country to take up arms in her defense, you did not hear an Individual soldier re fuse to serve because his service alone would nbt win the war. Each man was ready to do his part The great army thus formed is" going forward to face the fire of battle md to .risk every thing for the safety and security of bonds, now held by more than 10,000, 000 Americans. Q. Is the 4 per cent interest, com pounded quarterly, on War Savings certificates paid in thn same way aa tho Interest on Liberty bonds? . A. No. . Tho Liberty bond interest Is paid ovcry six months, but the Interest Jasper Craven who was convicted of the theft is cut on z. $800 bond to ap pear at .the" March term of Randolph counrt t ; t the very existence of our country. ' . : u!." 1Sipoo7 10 yoU in n mm' .These are tho men for whom you are asked to save and land your dol lars. .. . ' ..-; ... -, k. ' A. country worth fighting for Is a country worth saving-for. , . To aave money is to save life.' Buy War Savings Stamps at nost offices1, banks, trust companies, or oth er authorised agencies, na strike blow for our. country. -; .. The War aVing Plan V r Q. What Is the War Pavings" Han? A. It fs a r'm by wliirh you ran ' ' ' 1 f 1 t ymir Covrrn- Q. Shall I sell Liberty bonds to buv War Savlnen Stamps? . "-.A. No. Thd security behind Liberty bonr'e and War4 Saving 3 Certificates is tho same. Keep your Liberty bonds, but buy War Savings Stamps also. .. Q. Should I take monev out of the savings bank to buy. War Savings Stamps! , ' - , .-. A, No. -Yon should save aa much M yon can every day and buy Thrift Stamps and War Saving! Stamps with these savings. '.',. ' , o.' - ' ' ; l Traasfer,. ".S ' -r " o', Crn I soil o trancft-r my War ' '"rtiflcnt to anyono? Ths certificate is t ' ' Country Boyg Not Physically Superior To Those Living in Cities According, to records of the oelw tive service, .country boys do not siiow much physical superiority over thowo of the citicSj ,For purjxiao of compar ison Boloctlorl was made of cities of v,vvv 10 owu.ww popuiauon, nna a ror- fu.i,.nt .svHlnm r.in lo: l" . V," ronntv is not repiu- wnicn jviin. .v; oonted. This is SOI mt offer these young persons, - ment to return ed their education. Asheboro is one of the best shop ping centers and produce markets In ZiY? n. nf the State. Our mer chants sell for less and pay the pro ducers the highest prices for his wares Randolph county should have ten times as many hogs as are now in the county. Why not a campaign for one or more pure bred sows on every Ran dolph farm? We do not believe that there is a county ih North Cr.rolina which will offer better opportunities in general farming than Randolph county. There are thousands of acres of land in Ran dolph still in the woods. There could be opened up in this county twice as many farms as there now are and equally as good ones. Randolph could easily settle two thousand more good farmers. And then have Jand to spare. We need more farms, more manufac turers and more laborers. How are we to get more farmers to come in? First by letting them know that we have the land. Second by telling them what the land will produce. Offer en couragement based on facts, and the people will come, if you will make prices right. The last legislature passed a bill for the appointment of county beards of education. The hill provides thai the political parties, during election years, shall nominate a candidate for the board. The candidate thus nominated shall be certified to the legislature who appoints one or the other. In passing this bill the legislature rec ognized thn fact that our educational system is a state system and there fore the bill provides for unifority. It is needless to argue the necessity of uniformity in a state system of education. It is sufficient to say that every county, every district, every child is entitled to the very best H ucation:il thought of the ace. T1i'., the lieru.1 of our ediicr.t ionii! r.y:;l,Tn if: pledget) to serure, and this he is in a position to secure and this it in hhs purpes" to rem re. Guided 1V the ef ficient bend wo have seen whn'. nn ef- but without Manufacturing Plants Working em Navy Orders Must Be Guarded Contractors working on orders for the Navy are required to provide watchmen and devices to protect their plants and property and the work in progress against espionage, acts of war and of enemy aliens. Upon re quest they must report the citizen ship, country-of birth or alien status of all employees. responding-get of counties of the same : v.c-,a h i, n,.,i ti, i when von iriir -,t tV? ln 11,6 l'h"i'al wina- j educational husine in not only a state ; and girls the I mn': tions 28.41 per. cent of the city boys I nVNlem from n ndminifitrativo'mvnt of 1 over th- uvor.xR. n were rcjectsd, as against 27.96 per cent 01 wo country boys, Fred McArthur, 'Former Asheboro - Citizen Dies In France .Fred McArthur,-of Carthage, died this week Jn France of spinal menin gitis. Ml McArthur '. was formerly employed at the'Acme Hosiery Mills and had tnany friends in Asheboro who were rpvei to hear of his death. Privnte vIllB, N. : ) of 1 Potiner 0 In Franco view", it is a State system f rom a finan cial noint of view. In Rnnrtolnh ronn- ity the funds which wc re to receive 1 rom me stow ior educational purpos es anfount annually to about s It Is in view of these facts that there has been ouotua strenuous effort mado to keep the administration system aa free from pelitlcs as possible, ' , Subscribe for The Courier the best newspnpsr pnhllshed in the State. Sheriff lluirhes has hern In ofTle rnfnn-- tnf I)evrmhr 1916 and dur'nff the J.i-; ::.ry j 1 ",n Jin hna rnr'tiired Seven stills. " ' ' ' has bought the Bud Hinshaw place at liandlen-.an and will move to it in a few weeks. Mr. Allen Hanner, a good citizen of Randleman, was in town one day last week. The Providence school was the first local tax school to be established ia Randolph county. The Providense folks, who have been accustomed to do ing things right for a long time, re alized the value of the school to ths community and have been pushing their school interests every since they voted a tax on themselves for a long er term and a better teaching for. The people of the providence section, have became hustlers, anyway. Wonder what has become of the Re publican politicians who made so many promises during the last cam pal ya about changing Randolph county from a fee system to a salary basis for hr county officials ? Evrywhere throughout Randolph county the past ten years there has been a continual rise of interest in far ming and the improvement of country life. Much of the interest is deep seated and resulting in real and een- erous progress along cultured devel opment throughout the county. On ev ery hand forceB are being; get in mo tion looking toward the improvement of rural conditions. Credit for a part of this, however, should be given to farm demonstration work. The im portance and value of an efficient farm demonstrator to any agricultural coun ty cannot be over estimated. Modern and scientific farming has proved its worth to the farmers of the present generation, but, the conclusive evi dence is of increased yields. Howev er, the farmers had to be educated ta these new methods of conducting their icdged by all business ln wfu accom erienced men veil me thods. work is a m vith -any hern it nays Ireri3 of boy great yields in com and o and advice is worth the aintainlng a Coltrane, our nan, who not ha ine.v. l-i -'i I to Ii ;!,(. 'ri .. m.i ( t'li: HI i . TV., t )1ihIkm1 iiy uppo'.'t 1 to d 'niini. Ii a!e ; 1 The f ill fn ticKi ": i d'.'id thin:. A !: n , foresight it :H r lomaiocs. 1 iv that the young foil, while and fcjrpenrv, demonstrator. M,. b farm demonstrator. !. only knows. tho b'wi.v.ci of the far mer In every dcta.l, lu' is also fully acquainted . with the 'existing condi tions In this county, as only a native of the county can bo. He Is enthusi astic on the subjects of better stock ( nil kinds, better need, better marVet in" belter fruit. Improving soil fer tility Jitvl b t'er f-"-!nirj enrrie 11 i "-3 i i i Js3 1 -