iiiiiiil f " ' i in. - - . . , , , , mm v-u , r il it ISSUED WEEKLY PRINCIPLES, NOT JIEN J2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE Aaheboro, Nortfc Carolina. Thuraday, September 28, 1122 NUMBER 41 VOLUMK XLTH - . X. GREAT CROWDS AT COUNT 3 AIR SecohdjAnnual Fair Came ioGlo MANffEST CREAT INTEREST SplendidiGo-operation' Made Fair a Grand Success Man y In ter esting Exhibits MEMORIAL ANNIVER SARY HONORING OUR FALLEN HEROES Friday. September 29 marks the fourth anniversary of the breaking of we iamous tiindenburg line by the FIRST READY-COT : HOUSE SHIErBJROM 'RWDOJffl COUNTY Mr. T. 7. Lasslter, contractor of this place, placed an ider -for material for "ready cut house" with the Home DAVIDSON COUNTY'S BIG ! CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION Began Tuesday With Mrs. Vander bilt Honor GuestBig Parade and Historical Pageant. One of the most notable celebrations wholesome, sensible practical women. September 23rd marked the end of roods, Jellies and bread are all set out a memorable week in Asheboro, and In a most appealing manner all of RandolDh county. Fairs, ft ia true course, made by Randolph girls, are no uncommon enterprise these After this comes the department of . . . I -.J, I A.- - l I A I . 1 aV. "I..: ZLT sJ li ZZKm ;.,..w7J ". we, the people of Ran- as Wiucn viic cuiwm " . r- oi r-'- 1 rfolnh nlthnuoh . . day night maj as well out of 30th divisiqn, composed la reel v of Buildinr Material Company in Ashe- companies lrora the two Carolina and boro recently. 'The entire axupment Tennessee. This was the "turninc including kitchen cabinets, doors, win- DOlnt" of the world war in thai- it Hir) rlnw nit mknfnla navik hAn : sh1nnH more than any other one battle to- and Mrs. Lassiter exnecta to Iwiivine ward endiifg the greatest of all wars in a modern bungalow which is aneld in the history of the state was in the progressive movements in the in the history of the world. This was exact reproduction of Dr; . Roy T. staged at Lexington Tuesday when state. Mrs. Vanderbilt and her daugh- the first time that impregnable line Hodgin a residence on Park street in .the four-day centennial celebration ter were honor guests at a reception had been broken, and while it cost the two week after the material arrives) launched, in connection with the at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George lives of many a beloved boy of our in Melbourne, Florida.V.Thi is' the Davidson county fair. ,W. Montcastle, to which the women own state and county, the sacrifice ib first "ready cat house ever shipped) The opening parade was staged in of the county and many guests from not in vain. The war ended, and with'frora thecounty. Mr. and Mrs.' Las-the morning and some 30 or more' of adjoining counties were invited, it the horrors, bloodshed and suffer- siter and their son with Messrs. Goode.the most artistic floats ever seen in a xt the opening of the fair Dr C ing ceased, at least so far as that war and Clifton Presnell, who will work parade were in the line of march, x. Julian spoke of the history and was concerned. Our own Co. K from with Mr. Lessiter, left yesterday for 'Many of these floats depicted various growth 0f Thomasville. At the Ro Randolph county made up primarily Melbourne. Y Messrs. Lassiter and historical and allegorical events, tary banquet the centennial address of volunteers, was at the front and Goode purchased a tract of land there J Others represented the different busUDy Dr. J. C. Leonard, pastor of First many of our brave men fell, but the last' winter nd" expect to do consid- ness enterprises of the county. The Reformed church, contained many in- memory 01 weir valiant service and erame puuamg ana aeveiopmg. xneyuucauonai siae 01 uaviuson county teresting historical facts. The Ro sacrifice is ever in our hearts and will retota to Asheboro in the spring, was especially emphasized in the pa- tariana voted to mt hhi iyproperiy.be considered other pieceVof rt. Next is the edo-lJJ0 J contVft oltU ordinary and as re-ttealtbooth, and to that rested the K"1?' l" ot tnn I J?lSS-honor and 'marvT'of the' fair. " Paul B. . S'Jk? Mr. Litssiter has a large number here than ever before. and PFOHL RETURNS IFROM EUROPEAN TRIP than this, that he lay down his life for nis mend. OFFICERS ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF SHOOTING WOMAN cerned. . . .. , wn awlth Wm wft . ... Tn ovon ntmse 01 tne worn re was unuui necs. now m evex manairea wii...j- j , . ur., jasiuteui an eye-opener; it wrote a new and do it was a question asked by thou- STT ,",;'Irh'ir T ei2.' T Moravian, church in Winston-Salem, nroud page in our history. As an ad- sands of people. Here were to be 5f Z&t !e L .?? the,ha Germany, and says rfiam.t alone of -our county's found also toy automobiles, aiiulanes. f" IT. r. 7C w"ul" ex:;that he rode 700 miles on a German resources, of our public spirit, and and other such trinkets, all concocted is Krtowhith : J .l.a.kton4.ialln hv tnaro vmit) I " K"l-er love nam OUT rttpiU HUgIS MVUg DWWWUMW1J ( J j vaWUM. all lines of human endeavor, it was The Ramseur school deserves es worth immeasurably more than the pecial mention as it had a larger dis large financial outlay and a whole play than any school in the county, year of scheming ana planning ana nu u Bccoruingiy won me nrsi prize, almost irujsant toil on the Dart of There was probably as much inter- those few of our hustling and patriotic est in the automobiles made by citizens who made it all possible. It . Ector Bonkemeyer, of Randleman must endure as. ft monument to their route z, ana raui Brown, ot Astie memory to their energy and enter-, boro, and airplanes by Worth Bow prise. But back of them, events have man and James Cox, of Asheboro, as proved, was the whole-heaijted enthu- n any exhibit at the fair, siasm and fullest co-operation of our Passmg on we come to the horti virile citizenship, without which the cultural booth, with its many displays wuutv uivtviuguv luusv u . v larcv wiv 1 -' . i mi ... most disastrous and humiliating de- department, and the bees and honey ere- he case wi 1 come up at the feat. It was no one-man enternrise: section, and then the fancy work de-Uct0.Der term of Cleveland superior , . a. i i . nsviivT every citizen, white and colored, took partment. a tiny peeK snowed tne a hand and played his 'part. cause of the popularity of that booth, From the very start a record-break- because there were on exhibition all ing attendance- was anticipated, but manner of needlecraft work. It would the crowds proved far beyond all rea-.be useless to go into a description of sonable expectations, for not since &U that laid behind the rail, but it Bowman was hanged in the old Coop-' might be stated that Randolph women er field Have so many of our people can do, and do exceedingly well, ev been assembled at a single time. And erything that a needle is capable of. this, to be sure, was one of the bene-.This display was especially creditable ficial and most enjoyable features of and, in our opinion, teaves little room the entire occasion ther opportunity, for improvement, it having been con afforded f clasping hands with old ceded generally that this was . on of aontaBeMnHrtd Men and wome -fr hamlets and from every quarter of I "The farm crop department was next nanaoipn ana aajoimng counues mec i ifi wo win uuj rade, by the eleven community school tWOAl tA 1flioA a -funI tr rnanA f V trucks, loaded with boys and girls writing of a history of the county and by hundreds of her Bchool teachers which will mean much not only to and. pupils marching and carrying ban- present day citizens but for those to ners. Umaue and mterestinir floats I. ... VVL1IV. demctmir customs and business in the i m .. . . D, J, Kenneth Pfohl, pastor of the 822 and 1922 also iULS Probably" the one exhibit demanding iOT? ' the consolidated most attention was the big chair rep- fTllt, e r.nlJ- lne comfoit, andlraTrrd 'foT "aSSHKTCT tT toSeX The th no manL-i wis. Z, vi i..- and which will be placed in Thomas- T ; c, :i"r',.fir0.ne:. 1 e - " 1 1 biiai u iwm ai. o iivvci vuoir i L . mi . i uuinwu bcnuui uie ivevoiutionarv oe- nnW 97 iiont. o r.ilt Th 5nftft;e " auveruseinenv. ine cnair rf u ;i :.: . morlro nuintklir nloni wi, K o , "88 OW teet Ot lUmDCr in It and IS U1 1.1. . Welcome school nrniiU 1 . J 1 . . vnu nai csuiuiers nu tne u resent Unless ithere is soeedv chanurrTr.: TyViI ca4b 4ttava xrnl I (ta a MiTAliiffAi, cw ?f yu y i,J" Wesson, and Carl in Germtny in December or January, whort, three officers charged with the the govetement being unable to with shootang of Mrs. L. B. Miller, have 'stand th swrath of the people when surrendered to Sheriff Logan, of ! winter COWBK Cleveland county, and have been re- "j - ' leased under bonds of $3,000 each. 1 MR.-WALTEH ft. LOW. IIaT'Z" uwa?l j -SPEAKS IN ASHEBORO ;iT;f ; K. the largest chair in this country. wixn wnion,TO Duy a pair oi snoe,, ZV, ?ay progress of Davidson county. 'i u.. i ingntnn whml iim (i-rf ...u:u tin i .u i i Mr. Walter B. Love, Republican candidate" for congress in this dis- rnurr candidate. lor congress m this dis- Lxingion ana inomasyiiie. roiiow The, art , t,i o u tu tnct spoKe in the .courthouse last ing a song "io Mrs. iditn vander- wodine of Z Sfc ll were about one bilt," composed by 0. B. Carr, of Lex wounding Ot Mrs. Miller during a l,,' k, ...I. intrtnn nn nnr hv a ilnuhlo nnnr. uurKh fnr wkU J V.,, W ri tivii, a "Uiiiuci Ul niiuin . o J " dwelt especially on the greatnss North Carolina. , ,. xn .u 1 - il x'uiiuwiiik Mie uarciuc ivii. juitii'.An .v i .i , , Vanderbilt, president of the Stated" tt"""le otner scns we p..-- jils i 4.u- u.nne that each was presented with $5 a nil osButiauuii icxt tiic iiutci AltIC" cash Dlizes from where she witnessed the parade i ct ? ' ., and went to the fair grounds TfcSJrS- CartlJon' ! she formally opened the centennial af-imB1n of and fair, making a most fitting and t t Junlor 0rder the pag- enthusiastic siMiech I l Later Mrs VanderbUt was truest The cou.nty fair whicl is n prog of hontr at a banaue Tat th? Si , ref sL ncident centennial horn hvf ,,1 f TOllWtion is marked by the most Lexington and Thomasville. Follow- P0.01?. O18?18 o ?Kncultural, indus- cers on the highway near Casar. trial, livestock and poultry said to have been made in the county. . Scores of former Davidson citizens from other states and from distant WHEELBARROW COMPANY HAS EXHIBIT AT CHARLOTTE Mr. E. Moffitt, of the Asheboro 52,000 Pounds Sold at Mebane. Mr VnnHorhilt waa fnrmnllv . of made a member of the Lexington Ro-," oi iiorin Carolina were pres- tary club. ennor me ween, inany jeatu res have She was accompanied bv her daueh- been arranged for the three remain- ter and both them made a splendid ,mt! oays. and interested farmers No probably as much as the fancy work again for the first time in long years , wonderful niiH tAlkoH nf "then" and "now". No OrODaDIV ; wonder chests heaved and old eyes department interested their wives and sparkled as the past unfolded itself daughters, ine proaucis oi me av for certainly had they been led by a'erage Randolph farm showed in all "pillar of cloud by day and a pillar ineir giory nere, emonsiraunK oe of fire by night", culminating in this yond doubt that our soil is adapted marvelous exposition, a true index or,w me growing me lineal zinnia oiiu our material progress. and prosperity., vegetables in the world. We had long As newspaper publishers, interesed known this to be true, but had never in the moral as well as the material, before been made to realize it so viv- welfare of the public we serve, it is idly as now. desired just here to express our On the other side of the building highest commendation of the very ex- various wholesale houses were repre- cellent order prevailing throughout. ' sented. The Maxwell House coffee Pew arrests were made. That so booth was one of the most popular, many people could possibly be assem- hot coffe of excellent quality being bled in these wild days of bad whiskey , dispensed free of charge. and wide spread bootlegging, with The automobile building was next, such extremely little drunkenness as Here the spectators saw all the pop was noted during fair week, is a tri- ular models of cars, both high and low umph for morality, law and order in 'cost cars being on exhibition. With ksvery way gratifying. It speaks well. the men, and girls, too, this building for our county. was very popular and full of interest, With these preliminaries, let us for a few makes were represented ni pnter the gate and stroll through the often seen in this section of the coun- Imain building. Behold a floral display. try. Of course, someone was con- Ithat opens wide our eyes in admira- stantly on hand to explain me supe- Rion a thing of beauty and a joy rior menu ot mis car ana mai. we Jforevert The first compartment pre-' shall shortly look for many new ma- Bents a pantry display so appealing, chines on our nignways. The leaf tobaico season in the auc- Wheelbarrow Company, has an exhibit tion sates warehouse opened at Me at the Made-in-Carolina's Exposition bane. thtkln goc4 Priees.j)re-ulated upon enl; ifwiMimitK jtire ttupiay 13 a most vtuieu. m ion opening aay 0,wv co-opemuon oi erjfditaDifr one and is in charge' of Mr. pounds of tobacco were sold at auc Leo H. Wplfron, who is a. traveling tion for an average of $27.99 per salesman for the comnanv. Mr. and "hundred. There seemed to hp rum- "Mrs. Moffitt are also attending the'nlete satisfaction amonc the farmers exposition. who had tobacco on the floors. impression upon every one who met them and it was the universal opin ion that the state should be congrat jng the Rtertst' an the ontnlatiftBfl ese orwaru-ioomng, uu ntngnoors. Truly Davidson county has done herself proud in staging the celebra tion of her anniversary .and deserves ..1 H .. ..... . . . . em i tter -meaw rs to make the mouth water. A sec ion here is utilised for tha display of kvork' of children wider 14, and Judg- og irom the products ox their culin- ry skill, there is destined to be a A nrofitable and most interesting feature was the display of horses, mules, ponies and cows. 5ome mag nificent specimens of each were rep wmanted. It is rather striking that rood of good housewives in Randolph this display apparently attracted Kvithin the next generation. Pies, young children almost as much as the pkes, candies, preserresjams, canned Continued on page fivy M SUNDAY VW ROUTE FEOIIfiREEHS-j' BORO TO IIT." QLEAD . sw i . . . - l It is of lntraal id thi'ninla of!' pus section to learn that new mail pute u to be established - from reensbere to Mt GQead rivin Bun- NV mornlnff service.. Berinnlna No- p raber 6th, a regular mail will leave reensboro at 4:80 a. ro. Bandars, er SENATOR -THOMAS E. WATSON, OF GEORGIA, ' DIED IN WASHINGTON n." naaainr nf Senator Thomas E, MTmtMMt of fooiwU. at hie home in Washington removes from public life one of the picturesque and powerful figures of bis time. . .For several weeks he had suffered unnlT from asthma which, with a ving at ML Gilead -around 8:J0 'eomDllcation ef other diseases, caosee ving taere not later than 9 o'clock.' his death. , . . ttum trie will be made, return-1 He for forty yeart hed been active K to Greensboro about 1 oVlodr la la polltke end was prominent in state eftemoon.- The total distance be-' and nation. . In 1904 he was a eandi g eovered in the ptopced route be- date for President on the Potmlist g about SO miles. . Bids must be ticket after havtoff been candidate ia to the fourth assistant poak- for Viee- President la ue was areMral bafona rvtnhttii Kith- a tMniber of the House of Represen- From Greensboro to' Mount Gn'"! WiCTltt 22 eeedine: Hoke Smith. ' Hie Senatorial service Will inclnda rlrllHia at WdlemanJUheboro, Ulah, Feagrove, "w, r.uier, Btar. Ciec, Troy and DOnt Cnaad On V. 31 serve Candor, IHjtcoe, Star, Ether, feds, Beagreve, Ulah, Asbebore and Indlemea to Greensboro, , , - - prst tlass, rn!l and newipapen ' will be esrricl on the route, lch will r"--' only on fundsy, girlnsf to t ( f'" ' of tV pv- ' f t T ' terra would hare expired la 1927. Be was aa 'ardent advocate of soldiers' bonus bill and favored the release of all those convicted of violation Of the espionage act.-1 .-j--.. . , . i t-: lie was bora in Thorn peon, Georgia, In 1819, and engaged fat the practice of law there for -a number of years before , entering state pollUr. He wmte a popular history of Franca, ! ir-h 1 1 a lar- nl. ' "... ' ' y ' ! t Triomrv- ASHEBORO ICE AND COAl COMPANY NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS Democratic Candidates Will Staff On SpeakitJg CanVaSS , The announcement of the opening . " mm- A-sheboro's new ice plant was made of County JSiext MondayjSX. ty. but the .surrounding counties The following schedule of appointments for speakincrs by the Democratic During the candidates have been made, and posters are beinir distributed. rwere several TWO FORD CARS STOLEN LAST WEEK AT FAIR GROUNDS Two cars were stolen during- the fair last week. The first a two pas senger Ford which belonged to Mr. Nolan Allen. It was stolen Thursday night and was found Monday morning summer months, there j in the woods near High Point, ice shortages due to The other also a Ford car, belonged It will be noticed that another invitation has been extended to the Re publican candidates, through the chairman of the Republican executive com mittee, as shown by attached correspondence, to loin in public debate, am it is hoped they will be present at the appointed places and times. 'inated next summer. The plant has lhe candidates of the Democratic party will address their fellow citizens , been in process ot erection tor sever al the places and at the times named on the schedule iriven below. :al months, and it was hoped that it transportation causes and since the.io Mr. carl Cox, of Asheboro route 1. completion of the plant, it is believed I that trouble of this land will be elim- --imu buaku aitkuvks APPLICATIONS FOR PENSIONS The Confederate Pension Board H. C. Causey at a meeting in July approved the following applications for pen sions: D. A. Highfill, Liberty. J. H. Lowdermilk, Henuett. Milton Small, Fullers. Joel Kivett, Liberty, route 1. Nancy J. Tippett, Seagrove. Roxana E. Dorsett, Farmer. Kebecca lork, Ramseur, route t. Jane Hall, Strieby. "Unloaded Gun" Kills Boy. The speeches will not be long or tedious: thev will be confined to the live would be possible to finish it earlier, composed of A. J. Rush and issues of the day in which every citizen is interested, male and female alike. ln the season, but such was not the I he women voters of the county are especially invited to be present. lease, lhe building is located on balis The meeting will be held at 7:30 o'clock p. m., at each designated place.'bury street near the Home Building and the public generally, Republicans and Democrats, are cordially invited, & Material Company. The capacity to be present. 'Is 25 tons daily. The test run was Pleasant Grove school house, Pleasant Grove township, Monday, October 2 Coleridge, graded school building, Tuesday, October 3. Mt. Olivet school house, Brower township, Wednesday, October 4. Seagrove, graded school building, Richland township, Thursday, October 5. Pisgah school house, Union township, Friday, October 6. Hopewell school house, Cedar Giove township, Saturday, October 7. Staley school building, Columbia township, Monday, October 9. lamseur graded school building, Columbia township, Tuesday, October Grays Chapel school house, Franklinville township, Wednesday, October Providence school house, Providence township, Ihursday, October 12. Level Crpsg school house. Level Cross township, Friday, October 13. Randleman graded school building, Randleman tewnship, Saturday, October 14 Glenola school house, New Market township, Monday, October 16. Trinity College auditorium, Trinity township, Tuesday, October 17. Tabernacle school house, Tabernacle townshiv, Wednesday, October 18. Charlotte school house, Back Creek township, Thursday. October 19. New Hope Acadamy, New Hope township, Friday, October 20. Farmer, school building, Concord township, Saturday, 'October 21. Central Falls school house, Franklinville township, Monday, October 23. Franklinville school building, Franklinville township. Tuesday, October 24. Cedar Falls school house, Franklinville township, Wednesday, October 25. Bethel school house, Grant township, Thursday, October 26. liberty graded school building, Liberty township, Friday, October 27. The candidates of the Republican party have been invited to meet with the Democratic candidates at the appointments above named, and a fair di vision of time, courteous treatment and consideration have been assure) them. Remember the dates; the hour for each meeting is 7:30 o'clock p. m. By order Democratic Executive Committee: C. C. CRANFORD, Chairman. Attention is directed to the following letter: DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY Asheboro, N. O, Sept 24th, 1922. Mr. C N. Cox, Chairman, Republican County Executive Committee, Asneooro, N..C. W TTO vear airs made last Saturday, and everything turned out most satisfactorily. A number of the people of the town inspected the plant on opening day and were given samples of 60 pounds or more of ice. Beginning the latter part 'of this week, the ice deliveries for j0 'the town will be in charge of the new H. Plant instead ot W. u htertman & Abner Saul BIackeri ,5 o(, on who have handled the !ce trade of Frank i5lacker of Kockinjrham waa for the town for many years. The'ohot arrlHentnllv l.v . new company has bought the ice wag-jFml Henley, while at play The in ons and equipment and the same jured boy was rushed to the hospital drivers will be on the routes to elim-at Carthage where it was found that mate confusion The name of the an operation was of no avail. Just be new plant Is the The Asheboro Ice fore he died the boy talked f reel v con & Coal Company, and is owned by W. cerning the accident, assuring those B. Ross, Charles Ross, and Robert around him that the affair was thor- nosH, an oi ureensDoro; Aixnur itoss, oughly accidental, and to attach Herewith l enclosed Schedule of appointments for public speakinn bv the county candidates of the Democratic party throughout Randolph county dur- Isf the month of October. . Many dtisena of the county, of both parties, desire to see the candidate, aad are anxiouf to hear a free discussion of political affairs, particularly those of the county, and by direction ef the Democratic Executive Committee, I hereby Invite the candidates of the Republican party of Randolph county to join the Democratic candidates la Joint debate at each and all. or any, of the above appointment, and 1 assure you, on behalf of the candidates of our party and of the Democratic Executive Committee, that the Republican can didates will at only be welcome at the places and timee named above, but guarantee .to them a fair division ef time aad eourteoue treatment. Thanking you for a prompt reply." I any . .- t - ''-''J ... ...... .your sportfully,- ".'"' " : : " . ' I - C. C CHANTOnf. Chalrrr-ftn; '-'.,T " no blame to the other twir Rlarlrar wn T. F. Cox, who has for mnny ! nreDarinir himnolf in U loiul, nk been chief engineer for the. hi anil wu nn iinimnniiu ....t The body was taken to Richmond for burial. J. D. Ross and L. F. Ross, of Ashe boro. years Piedmont Ice and Coal Co., ln Greens boro, will have charge of the manu facturing of the ice. In the early spring, ice routes in the rural dis tricts and to nearby towns will be made regularly, thus serving the con venience of the people. It is further Robert Doollttle Killed. Mr. Robert Doolittle, of Carbonvalft, Ohio, was killed suddenly Aumuit 28. announced that the price will be low- while riding a motor truck. He was er next summer than It waa necessary to make It this past season. P. PHILLIPS, FORMER RANDOLPH MAN, TO MARRY Friends of Mr. Charles F. Phillips will read the announcement of his marriage with Interest. Mr. Phillips ia the son of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Phillips, who moved from Tabernacle township to Thomasville two year ago. He ia a progressive young busi ness man. "Mr. and Mrs. Horton C. Ryan request the honor of your pretence at the marriaire'of their daughter Virginia Elisabeth to - Mr. Charles Fuller Phllllna "Wednesday evening October eleventh atneteea hundred end twenty-two-, ; ' at wh o'clock . -r connected with a mercantile establish ment In whose employ he waa when the accident occurred. Mr. Doolittle married Mrs. Dora B. Davis, of Sophia, February 26, 1921 In KJssimee, Florida, and moved to Car bondale where they have since made their home. Mr. Doollttle'a death was a great shock and irreparable loss to his com munity, to friends and loved ones. Htm Cellared ia Operation. Deputy Sheriffs Parker and Gray, of High Point, made a raid on a auopl ctooa place on Deep river Tuesday night and captured a 40-gallon stilL The still waa found in operation, but the men who had been operating the buaineae had gone when the officers arrived. ' A large quantity of' apple brandy and mash were poured out and the still taken to High Point. The tact location of the still waa not re- port?'!. . T Or