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ISSUED WTKY.
PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCD
volume xxxnn.
Asheboro, Nertk Catofiaa, Thursday, May SO, 1918.
NUMBER U
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- GERIIAN OFFENSIVE v
- , PARTIALLY SUCCESSFUL
ATTACK LAUNCHED PRELIMINA-
- BY TO XARGER OPERATIONS
- , AMERICANS DECORATED WITH
I WAR CROSSES S ;?- -
The Germans launched 4 heavy of
- 1, fensive-against the French army In the
,..-. Locre Voormereele .sector, at dawn,
' "-last Momjay morning, but failed in
. v . their objectives at virtually all points.
. The: defending patrols "were - -driven
JLLEWXAM'S LETTER
l HUM THE CAPITAL
' (By Maxwell Gorman.)
1 Raleigh, May 2& Gov. Bickett has
experienced several thrills along his
line of duty within the last few day
that do not fall to the lot of everv
governor, partly because very few of
wiem nave given much attention to the
welfare or disposition of the peniten
tiary convicts.
We all believe, and (have good rea
sons for believing, thatr there are as
many or more people outside the pen
itentiary wno ought to be there than
MfCHOW, AND WHERE BOYS 2HEARS f
t OLD R1UST REGISTER l
back,at some points, but k vigorous 'there are those convicted by the courts.
counter attacks threw the -"Germans
back at most "placed. Almost the en
tire French line was re-established. -:-"
-This attack is believed tobe pre
sv liminary ,to another drjve. of larger
. -v proportions; J--: ';'. -"
1 , General Pershing's communique, is
; . " sued n- Monday: night by the -War
Department, says, nothing of a general
' t renewal of the German -drive, but says
, that after violent artillery" prepera
r ' twn,-. enemy infantry penetrated .... ; ad-
i. . 1 1 . r i i
vanced American positions in Picerdy ;,, SV wV !S
at twa-points, bufwere driven back J?l yJgVS he waa
v.. 4.iv. -:-1- in- to undergo another , kke experience.
by counter, attacks; in which -Ameri--
cans entered the enemy lines...
The British mlUtRry jcrosshas been
It is no less true; to a minor ex
tent, that occasionally the law unjust
ly sends the wrong man to prison.
Often he remains there till his sen
tence expires. But the govrnor-has
just pardond a man who had served
five long years for a crime he did not
commit, and would have, served en
more had not the death-bed declara
tion of one who knew of his innocence
been made and duly certified to the
governor. . ., .
liov. Uickett had
Herbert Perry was within ten minutes
of the death chair when the governors
commutation reached Warden Busbee
v. - ; ,7 r - m vvuiwuwiuub icewucu vvaiucu ousubc
- awarded td eleven American . . officers and topped the dynamo, which had
and four men.- Most of the officers
took part in the defense "of the Luce
'valley during the great 'German at
tack, in March. ' The four privates are
" cited for : heroic conduct on the night
"k , of February 23, when theyat great
risk, removed a burning car of muni-
. tions from- an ammunition dump and
' ''placed it under a standpipe, flooding
"" the car and extinguishinjf the flames.
At least 25, German divisions, on
i last Tuesday, joined in the attack and
v forced back a few French and British
- divisions holding" fhe Jines Janks, ma
i - chine guns, and poison gas shells, to-.
, t gether with the" numerically superior
forces were the factors ;of the suc
".cessful German, r advance,; Reserves
, , are hastening to the aid of the Allies
- and counter attacks- on ; Wednesday
morning re-established the Frencli and
' British lines In some places. .
"j. Americ an troons . in Picardy ,on
Tuesday morning, attacked on a front
of a mile and a Quarter capturing the
village of Cantigny, inflicting severe
losses on the. enemy in killed and
wounded, and capturing 200 prisoners.
BOYS TO CAMP JACKSON
Seventy-two Randolph boys left on
. the Southern train yesterday, morning
' for. Camp Jackson to train for the
, k task- of defeating PwssianlsmV :Tfuh-
. " dreds ot people were at the station to
-r x see the young -men off. The boys left
, . ' waving, cheering and saying that
""they were on the. way to Berlin.
. , Following are the names and home
addresses of the boys who left:
" 1 ' Floyd Cole Caveness, Asheboro;
- Arlie Hall. Strieby; Floyd. - Franklin
S , Craven, Ramseur; Thomas Theodore
" Tiiih. ARheborot Juliua. Franklin Men-
- ' ., t
denhall. nomasviiie; , uene voiuen
.: Tnrlow. Sonhia: Charles Lewis Lam
hert. Asheboroi William Henry Cox
TWnffiti.: Wavman Alson Ridge, Caia
way; V Samuel Clarence -Hodgin,
' Tfanflleman: Ed L&ngley, Frank-
' linville: Carlie C. Hancock, Strieby;
.'Veator Shears. Eleazerr H. H. Cran
v ford, ' Oimax; Carl Gilmer Davidson,
Spero; Carl Bascom' Jones, Ramseur;
- Route 1; Carl Bascom Jones, Ramseur;
' ni.MM HuflVfitt. Climax Route U Hall
' v Moover. Asheboro . Route 2; John
Thnmaa Kidd. Seairrove- Route 2; Ed-
, ' ward. Lee Whiter Progress;. -Thomas
M.Hnn Piiffh. MUlboro: . Earl AUre.d
' Cedar-Falls r Franklin C; Bulla, Ashe-
boro Route 2; James- Braxton Over-
ton, Strieb; Robert -Clyda. Lambert,
Colt's Storer - Careonv: Leonard, Ore
i HiU-'RoBte 2;; Ernest ...W, JLeywUen,
- 1.1.. 'Rniif-fl 2: Aster -B. ; Caele,
Asheboro; : George Thomaa RighteelL.
- UbeityrL-acy-JW vtrena,.un;eujuviv,
n 'Bert WilUamson, Steeds; LonnieXes-
- ter jjOWQernuiK, aww r. ,
- - Ieil, Seagrove; Leach Julian Wpod,
Randleman Boute; jonn xitu uumnvn,
TiwtiMim.- N. Y.s '. George v Thomas
'y Garrett, Liberty; Autie, Jones r,Shaw,
- Salem ChurchlRobert, Obie-Wall,
Trinity,' GradyTlytd;. Durham; . John
E..Hanner, Randleman; Joeeph Har-
. ris Redding, Asheboro Routa 2?. Lacy
William Black, Ramseur; Ernest AU-
.-. red, Asheboro Rout Zjuagar owyer,
Ramseur; Joseph John Leonard,. R-un-8.
Lewis. Asheboro: Clate
Moon, Franklinviller Stephen .Earl
-rtmii. TJjimnftur: Rov-Melford Cau
. . rfia. Randleman: David Orb Offman,
Julian;. Gurney Kirloaanr Ramseur;
Charles-Vernon Spencer, High Point
Route 3; William Penn Smith, Ashe-
" boro; Arnold Dewey nayesr aad,
Ilorman - 0. Underwood,: Aahe-
boro; David : Jonathan: , Wilson,
Kcagrbves Matthew S. Staley, Ram
K:ur; Wflliara Thomas Hughes, Bpero;
- Iidwafd Butler, Liberty; John B, far
low, Sophia; Ima King, Beagrove;
John Oncar Davis, unnujeinani iuuj
C, iirady, Ramfwnir; William F. Burns,
Fpero: John F, Hughes, Sporo; AUen
( ail Femlre, RamMur; Thornton Me-
I hTson Woodoll, Archdaic; jonn
Vur.h Ramllrman; Jesse - ThomM
I!. nth rock, LUxnty Routo 1 Roy Al
1 crt Allrel. i:i-hmond, Va. : "
rt A!!r!, Richmond,. Va. RfD.
: '.!,y,-BurlirpU)n. '- -
'1 -),e following selectmen were cail
. !, .it di.i rot irpcarj
;.j'i-HCi Thomas liuphea, farmer,
just electrocuted a negro for "rape.
Perry gets a life sentence because of
doubt of his guilt of the major crime.
- State Convention June 4 ;
Raleigh will close the U or 4 pool
rooms operating here next Saturday
in the effort to eliminate the loafer.
The citv havinor decided not to renew
their licenses the pool rooms are left
no alternative and must close up or
be prosecuted if they attempt to op
erate without license. v
The State convention which Gov.
Bickett has called to meet June 4th
(Tuesday of next week) is not re
ceiving much attention from the pub
lic, generally and it looks now as.
though it will not have an overflow
meeting of "delegates."
n Secretary of Labor Wilson, having
been invited to attend and speak, has
wired his .acceptance and will leave
Washington for Raleigh next Monday.
There are not many idle men (or
women) in this city fewer than ever
known before. With the present and
increasing demand for labor of all
kinds a man is worse than a fool not
to "go to it" for the rich reward of
sheckels offered for much of the work.
Today, for instance,- a "want ad" is
l-unning in the Raleigh morning, paper
for linemen at seven dollars a - cay.
. Who Must Register All male person's' (citizens or aliens) born
between June 6, 1896 and June 5; 1897, inclusive, except officers and
enlisted men of the Regular army navy; and marine corps, and the
national guard and navahmilitia While in federal service and officers
in officers reserve corps and enlisted, men in enlisted reserve coips
while in active service. - , '
- i - " - . ' ' i' .', .
When Ou Wednesday, June 5, 1918, between 7 a. m. and 9 p. m.
Where At office of local board having jurisdiction where the
person to be registered perraanentlyVtesides, or other place desig
patsd by the local board. .. . ,g-
How Go in person on June 5 o your registration place. If you
expect to be absent from home or June 5, go at once to the office of
the local board where you happeibto be.. Have your registration
card filled out and certified. Mail it to the local board having juris
diction where you permanently reside.' Enclose a self-addressed,
stamped envelope with your registration card for the return of your
registration certificate. -Failure .to get this certificate may cause '
you serious inconvenience.- xou must mail your registration card
' in time to reach your borne local board on June 6. II you are sick
on June 5 and unable to present yoorselfJn person send some- com-
petent friend. The clerk may; deputize him to prepare your card.
Information If you are in doubt as to what to do or where
to register consult your local board,;-- ' .'..'
. Penalty For- Not Registermg-r-yailure to register is a misde
meanor punishable by imprisonment for one year. It may result in
loss of valuable rights and privileges and immediate induction into
military servicer- -ct-
NO CONTESTS IN COUNTY
- There will beno contests on the
Democratic ticket in Randolph, this
year, only one candidate filing under
the primary law for each office.
The Democratic candidates are as
follows:
For House of Representatives, Ar
thur Ross, Asheboro.
For Sheriff, James A. York, Ashe
boro. For Clerk Superior Court, Joseph T.
Lambert, Moffitt.
For Register of Deeds, John H. Mar
ley, Franklinville.
For Treasurer, R. C. Johnson, Ashe
boro. For County Commissioners, E. B.
Leonard. Ramseur: C. C. Cranford,
Asheboro, A. B. Beasley, Randleman.
For Coroner, Franklin tJiyae iraven,
Ramseur.
For Surveyor, Jefferson D. Welch,
PiSgah.
Following are the ttepuDiican can
didates:
For House of Representatives, J. ta
Spence, Cole's Store.
For Sheriff, John nugnes, Asne-
boro." .
For Clerk Superior Court, rrank M.
Wrie-ht. Asheboro.
For Register or Deeds, J. u Amies,
Asheboro.
For Treasurer, Cephas Bowman,
AoViehnrn.
For Countv Commissioners, wney
L. Ward. Asheboro; A. B. Coltrane,
nionnia- T.. c. E liott. farmer.
For Coroner, W. W. tlocKeu, rieas-
nt Garden."
Since each party has only one can
didate for any office, no primary will
be held in Randolph this summer.
SUNDAY SCHOOL NOT.ES :
jr.
i .' i7 Lr?r AMrldtf awmlll-
1 1 ; V Will r)coa J!.ler, frm-
: X -vt Clcrelami 'Wall,
i.
., .. I !.' 'ummty, w-
t- Still theTinexpected happens every
how and then and Mr. Bickett's con
vention may be able after all to do
something or other to make the sec
ond blade, of grass grow.
Forty-Six Boys From Camp Greene
Lost
The British merchantship, Moldavia,
on which American tioops werj being
kaken" from England to France, was
attacked bv a German suunr.nne, lr,
the English Channel, last Thursday
morning and destroyed. All on boai cl
were saved except two soldiers who
leaped overboard and 54 who were
killed by the torpedo as they slept in
their berths below deck.
All those lost were American sol--diers
from Camp Greene, who had left
there about six weeks ago, but none
were from North Carolina, About half
a dozen were frpm the South Texas,
Alabama, and other states.
Mexico Severs Relations With Cuba
Mexico has severed diplomatic rela
tions with Cuba. The Mexican charge
dr affaires at Havana, and the Cuban
minister at Mexico City, have been re
called from thir respective posts. The
action is explained, officially as being
due to the fact that because of the
war In which Cuba is Involved .at
government has been obliged to dic
tate measurs that affect the incrests
of the Mexican government in many
instances. r - -'- '
i wii.Ve Seized Near Level Cross
' Deputy J. H. Johnson and Deput?
Collector S..T. Neal were In Randolph
county last Tuesday and made a raid
near the Guilford county line Not far
from Lever Cross, wey ioubq win
eries in two places, one-near the hom
of the widow Toombs, the other about
200 yards away. Fourteen 100-pound
bagrof sugar were found on the place,
five in the barn and the others in the
vwia and fields near the house and
about the house. ' A keg and Jugs con
taining 25 or no gallons ioiij
were also found nearby. ' ' '
...The widow Toombs has three grown
sons, but ail 01 tnem oeciarw uir
know nothing sbout the sugar nor the
whiskey,
Mr. I. M. Cross Dead
J. M. Cross, who was DerhaDS
Franklinville township held its . an-. -the oldest printer in North Carolina.
nual Sunday school convention Sunday : died last Friday afternoon at the
at Cedar Falls M.-E. church. The con- rcounty home, of which he had been an
vention was well attended and the; rer? Inmate since his health failed about
ports were interesting. Tjranklmvine. three years ago. Mr. Cross was more
township now has two . standard ,,ihan seventy years of age. He was a
schools. These are Moore's Chapel Illative of Randolph county, and began
and Franklinville M. E. The average iettincr type in Asheboro before the
standing -of all the schools - of -he'lvil War. During his long life, he
township was found to be nearly;. jB5 .'Worked at his trade m; .Wilson, Con
ner cent of the international st'andiuL-Jeord, and different towns of the
1 lie omcers eiectea ior me coiwuik oune. rus nome was ior years in
vear trere nresidnet. C. H. -JuliahCbncord. Where his wife died vears
vice president, A. L. Briles; secretarjTiiRgo. No children survive. One brotli
C. C. Redding; township eiecdtv8'r,v;Mr. Whit Cross, lives near Lib-
committee; the superintendent, df jthe erty.
different schools. The pteceftefc'Aft
il'After livinc and worltincr in other
next convention will be Bethel LT parts of -the State for years, Mr.
church. .I-.-? ,' ' " "V li
- Tow
Wtoouldn't climb & teW fr a nnoiype-machine
,nVf KSy&&tZfr-' -T points the different townships Tach was installed, when typesetting by
O Villi ' " I . . . . ,. i 11. I Yi nnrl mnn )irmAn4-mnnl Tl,f
will h( an interestinc item at the nana was discontinued. Mr. Cross
county convention. The new standard1 then worked for a year or two in
the townshitis to do'Maason and Maxton, after which his
jetinite work. The question is Often' health failed and his much-love 1 trade
9i oo tr int a tnunKhin nresifient "fu w ue Kireu up.
or secretary can do. The standard' Mr.. Cross learned to set type in tlie
smswera this cruestion ana an town
ship officers should begin now to work
on the points to De aitaineu uuiuik w
year.
The first eiirht points of the town
sV.i.) standard crive credit for general
township organization while points
.min Villi! H. 1. - 1 , ,
.
1061MS9Z Lee gonnson, irar,
Pipe. - ' '' 1 'J -
lTia-fiai-Ernest Lee r 8ummey,
fsrme Fullers R. L,- .
1481-1501-Arthur Clctle Pool, saw-
lftotfio Edw ard Rector - Hughes,
farmer, Fullers K. 1. - "
1K04-1263--Herman - Cox, ' ; farmer,
Moffitt , - - " : .-'. ; "
2U77-1870 Ray Vsugha JLnUiony,
brskoman, GlnoU. - - ' . .
The following were sick ana exeusw
for the presenti - .--.
J. a FirkSrd, KAnOiMBSBr . '
Jv Williams. UlRh, - " . -
.' James Kirkroan, Kandiemso.
Oiarles Vernon UsiMrt, irumj
n"ite l. ' - . . '- :
Cocil WJs Torx, uocny iwute i.
! nine and ten eivo credit for the stand
inir of the individual schools, ihuj no
township can be a one hundred per
cent township solely by reason of its
organization but only after the schools
themselves have reached certain points
in the school standard.
Vext Sunday. June 2, Cedar Grove
township will hold it3 convention at
Eack Creek Friends church. Coleridge
township will hold its anual conven
tion at-Concord M. E. church, Cole
ridge', on the fourth Sunday in June.
Mr. o. J. otoui s presiucni, uu
C. E. Macon is secretary of this con
vention. A good program is expect
ed. . -
The erenitive committee' of the
Knndleman-townshlp convention held a
mntinr-bat Sunday atternoon ana
Mmnleted arramr'ements for tho con
vention. It wil be held at St. Paul
M, E. church on the fifth Sunday in
June. - The program committee and
officers of the association are prepar
ing for one of the best conventions
haA in th townshiD. Mr. A. M.
V.nvA o ntvuident and Mr. M. F. Hin-
shaw secretary pf this association and
the' schools of the township Will give
t!. em their entire CQ-ope ration in an
effort to make the convention a suc
cess. ' .-. v. . - -. ;.-
. rnnrnMOownnhlD will hold Its con
vention at Salem on the sccond""Sun-
da.y in July.- c-,A - r
Sunday school ' superintendents i or
secretaries should fill out and return
statistical reports as soon as they re
ceive the blanks from tae township
secretary. To delay to do tela may
cause confusion at the township con
vention. Blanks are many time mis
pl?ced and lost. These reports should
not be made out by eess but by the
actual record of the school. Accuracy
is necessary as these reports furnish
the oniy means ior coumy n
ihips owcrs to know ue iacis con'
cerninf the different schools. ;;
Mr. Morten Attacks Bhwlff Usfhe
Yesterday morning, while the crowds
were In town to see the boys (eave for
Csmn Jackson. Mr.Tebe" Morgan, or
Tsbtrnscle township, spprofcehed 6hv
IfT John F, Hughes, on We Street near
the station end struck him a Severe
blow on th bead. .. . Sheriff . Hughes
fell sg ainxt box car, the fall caus
ing a hugo lump, on his head.' Mr.
Morgan elmort ImmediBtely went be
fore Mr. J. 8. Ridtrfl, J. P. and wslved
examination for the Superior Court,
riving; bond for his sppenrance be
fore Juntlce of tie Peace Ridge next
Tnecdsy, ,
office of E. B. Drake, who published a
weekly paper in sixty or more years
weekly paper in Asheboro CO or more
years ago. Drake afterwards moved to
fatatesville and published the iStates
ville American. About lb"8, 1,lr. Cross
worked m Asheboro ae-ain and publisn
cd the Rant'.oiph Sun, owned by J. A.
Blair.
Mr.- Cross was a man who took a
keen interest in the aliairs of the
day. Even after he was practically
helpless, he often sent to The" Cou
rier office for the daily paprs that he
might read nd keep up with current
events.
The burial was at Whitehall church
last. Saturday afternoon.
PARTLL RED CROSS REPORT
RANDOLPH MORE THAN
v DOUBLES HER QUOTA
The- Bmount collected in Randolph
for the hundred million drive for the
American Red Cross, up to the hour
of going to press, is $5o7G, more than
double her quota, and there will be
a little more that has not been re
ported.
They are all risht.
Who's all right?
The Red Cross workers for Kan
dolph county are all ritflit.
A full list of the contributors will
be published next week.
" The big drive for the Red Cross War
Fund has ended ana mere never was
such response from the people of this
county. I want to thank each and ev
ery captain and their workers for the
services rendered.
The colored people of the county
have responded under their leader
Prof. Brower splendidly.
The Red Cross will go down m his
tory as the greatest institution ever
organized in the world and Randolph
county has done her part.
I wish to thank each and every
one who contributed to this worthy
cause. "
C. C. CRANFORD,
Chairman Second Red Cross War
FUGEN REPORT TO FOLLOW this
. . . RAMSEUR NEWS
The health of our town is "dis
tressingly good" according to Dr.
Marsh, our druggist.
The closing exercises :f our school
were well attended last-week and the
people were well repaid for their com
ing The program was well rendered
throughout. The winners in tne con
tests were: Reciter's medal, Miss ba
rah Steed; second prize, Miss Mam.e
Lee Spoon. Doclaimei's medal, Jesse
Craven; second prize Chas. Lr.ne.
Music medal, Miss Flcta T:te; second
prize, Miss liess Thomas. Hie ad
dress by Dr. Williams was good and
all Lhe other features of the program
were much appreciated by those who
attended. Quite a number of ou.
Kood friends from other points were
with us through these exercises and
we sincerely hope they were greatly
benefited by coming among us again
We feel profited much by the privilege
of meeting together on this occasion.
Wn nre Haddenea aguiu
AGRICULTURAL RALLY DAY
- - .
Important meeting of farm !
fcKS A.NU CLUB BOYS SAT -' -'- '"
URDAY, JUNE, 1 :
Saturday June 1st is to he a r
letter day in the historv of airriniU - L -
ture for Randolph county. The county " r; '
agricultural agent, D. S. Coltrane, and ; -' .
Hugh Parks, Jr., who is president ; ' .
the county farm bureau of agriculture, i '
have just sent out two hundred andi ' , '
fifty copies of the following letter ta..,-' :'?
fermers of the county: . ' '
ine Kandolph County Farm Bureau
will meet at Asheboro, Saturday, June v
1. The Farmers' Union has its county J
meeting at this time, so we thought it-"'.
wise to have the Farm Bureau meet -
on the same date. I have arranged '
for three agricultural speakers to be . - "
present and talk to all the farmers. x -The
speakers will be Mr. T. D. Mc- ; ".
Lean, District Farm Demonstration ' V
Agent; Mr. B. S. Bennett, a represen
tative of the American Berkshire As- "
sociation. Mr. Bennett is in the
county for the purpose of talking to ,
fthe people about the importance of
growing mOre and better hogs. He ia j-. -placing
some-real high class Berk-.-,'
shire pigs in Guilford county and "
hopes to do the same thing in Ran- " -,
dolph. He guarantees his pigs to
weigh forty pounds at eight weeks of ' " 4
age. I am real anxious for you to get .: .
acquainted with Mr. Bennett.
On this same date I am having k vv
county meeting of all my agricultural . '
club boys, which number about 175.
Mr. T. E. Browne, of Raleigh, State ,. "
Director of club work, will be here to v :
talk to them. We will have a parade '
of the boys dressed in overalls in the '
afternoon. 1 v
The Farm Bureau will meet at 11 '
o'clock for a conference with Mr. Mo r
Lean and and Mr. Bennett. The Farm- "
ers' Union will have its meeting at this 1
same hour. At 1 :30 there will be a
general meeting for all farmers to be .s."
addressed by Messrs. McLean Ben
nett and Browne. - s
Bit Blockade Outfit Canturcd
Revenue officers Ncal and Poplin, of
RcidsvilW assisted by Patrolmen
Blackwelder and Noah, of High Point,
made ft big haul near Hoover Hill
Wednesday of last week A big cop
per still of 60 gallons capacity was
found in-full blast, real corn whiskey
Doing made when the revenue men ar
rived on the scene. Two white men
were at th still but ran at top speetfi
wnen tne omcers approached, une oi
them,' Jonah Hill, 22 years of i
was captured and taken to High Point
along with the still, the other man
escaping. - '
Searching for whiskey, the efficers
unearthed a 60-gallon barrel ia e
wheat field nearby, a 20-gallon kcr in
some bushes, while a 6-gallon keg,
also, found mado a total of 85 gallons,
valued at $1,500 or more, at present
prices.-. ; , ' -
The operators of the distillery bad
designed a rather unusual worm, a
straight pipe running under branch
from the still, the water cooling the
steam and causing distillation.
Hill was arraigned before United
States Commissioner Warren G.
Brown, in High Point, Thursday) but
upon plea of Ms counsel, L, B. Wil
liams and W, P. Regan, the case was
continued till Friday, when evidence
was introduced to try to prove that the
defendant had no connection with the
distillery sty) was only panning by at
the time the officers arrived, .,
However, Hill was bound over to
Federal court, st tht preliminary hear-
proud of our young men who are to
leave us this week for C:mp Jackson.
Quito a number leave us and we bid
them God-speed and assure toom of
our sincere regard and adm.rrtion and
that we will remember them while
away and will stand behind them. 13
the linish. , . ,
Prof. Lynch leaves for his hoir.o in
South Carolina this week where he
will spend the summer expecting to re
turn to take charge of tr.c school this
fall. Mr. Lynch has formed soinc
strong friendships ' among us making
a place fof himself in the hemts of
our peor'c nd we wish for hun a
pleasant vacation and a speedy re
turn. . . " , .
Ramseur is observing uie uay
fasting and prayer this week accord
ing to the President's proclamation.
The next session of Ramseur grad
ed school will open Sept 16 with Prof.
A. W. Lynch as superintendent
Messrs. Moody Stroud and John
Pace, two well known gentlemen of
the M6rip" visited at Mr. C. B.
Smith's last week.
Miaara Clndie Johnson and Boulan
Webster, of Greensboro, are visiting
friends in town..
Prof. A. yf. Lynch left Tuesday to
spend his vacation at his home in
Saluda, S. C.
Three-Cent Passenger Rsles snd In
creased Freight Rstes
To' be effective June 10, Director
General McAdoo has ordered passen
ger rates on trains to be Increased to
three cents a mile; while on June 25,
freight rates are to be raised 25 per
cent, or possibly higher In some cases.
This is done to meet higher costs of
operating tho roads. .
. .
.- Big Union Express Co,
One union exoress eomnenr for the
United States -was created last Tues
day, by an agreement between Direc
tor McAdoo and the American, Adams,
Wells-Fargo, and South era express
eompames. whose transnortatien busi
ness will be merged tinder a new pri
vate corporation with a capital of more
than $00,000,000, to be known proba
bly as tht Federal Express Co. -
We wish to make an urgent appeal
to you to be present at this meeting.
Tell all the"farmers in your vicinity
about it and tell them to come. You
know who the corn and pig club mem
bers around you are, so urge and see
that they come. We want to make
this a Red Letter diy in the history
of agriculture in Randolph county.
The meetings will be at the court
house.
If you need soy beans, and you
should sow some, or peas, I can fur
nish them to you at actual cost for
the" commissioners are buying them
Remember the date, Saturday, June
I, for we are expecting to see you at
this time.
Mr. Coltrane has sent a circular let
ter to 175 agricultural club boys in the
county who are producing something
to help feed Uncle Sam's army. Ev
ery boy in the county who belongs te
the agricultural clubs is invited to
come to Asheboro for these meetings.
Also any boy interested in club work.
I am calling a meeting of all the
Agricultural Club boys in the county
to be held at the court house in Ashe-'
boro, Saturday, June 1st. Mr. T. E.
Browne, State Director of all agricul
tural club work, will be present for the
purpose of talking to you. Mr. Browne
is the man behind1 all club work in
this state and you can not afford to
miss hearing him, for I know he has
something worth while to tell you. " ' .
I want to urge every one of you club - ;
members to come to Asheboro next
Saturday for this meeting. Make
some arrangements to come regardless
of other things that seem to hinder. .'t
We want to have a parade in the aft- '.,,,
ernoon of all you boys in overalls, so '
bring a pair of overalls with you. .. rj
Wear the enclosed piece of ribbon on ; v;
your coat. Come to my office at the . . I
court house as soon as you get to
town. i
Hoping to see you next Saturday, I , '
Yours truly, " ,
D. S. COLTRANE, ;,
County Agricultural AgonL ..''
The meeting in the afternoon is op- .; ,';-;
en to all the farmers of the county ... '; ;
and Mr. Coltrane feels thai those who' .'i ,
possibly can will do well to come to 'jT.j ,
hear the men who are to be present. ,""
Since the circular letter was sent out H-V ;;
Mr. Coltrane is pleased to announce i - - -.
that Mr. C. R. Hudson, State Farm ';'
Demonstration Agent will be here and .
will probably make the speech of most , T
interest to all the farmers. Mr. Hud
son has been In this county several
times and knows our conditions. 1
Liberty Loan Flags Won by AaheboreV "
And Other Kandolph Towns -. rfr--v-
At the close of the Third Liberty.
Loan campaign, which closed recently, v ,
Honor Flags were won by Asheboro,
Randleman, Ramseur, end Liberty. ' - 1
Asheboro's flag may be seen waving .',
over the postolfice building v ! -
No Adjournment of Congress at '. v'
Present , - : - .
. .,,
President Wilson went before Con- v. -
gress, on last Monday and urged that .'.'
additional revenue legislation must be
attended to now.- lie reminded the:, ,
lawmakers that they should do their " .
duty even as the soldiers are doing '
theirs in the field. He said that war
expenses are crowing and that Con- - ,
rreee should put aside politics and . '
look more closely to the prevention of
profiteering. - . . ; .
After the President's speech, plans ,,
for midsummer adjournment were
abandoned and both Democratic - and .
Republican leaders expressed their de
termination to go si the task of pars
ing a revenue bill with a will. '
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