the AsiiL2cno courx:?.. Asmsono, n.c
STATE IiiGn wAY BfflMiTC3c. .
. ARE READY FOR PRO:,IULGATION
'Arcpesifirred to Jrevent ADUse.ot tate'Koada
ana to Give Better Protection to'the Highways
.. -Users jf : Roads Will Haveto-Acquaint
Themselves With the New Laws.
Stl iw5to and to give better proton
(to town of .the toads. Under See
tionlO thpUr 160 Public Un of
North Carolina." session ef the general-assembly
of 1923. the state
hichway commission ii authorised or-.
22n certain regulationalt deems nee
tuary tn regard to state roads, ;.-..;
Promioent among; the new regula
tions is ' one ; requiringr1 edestrains
walking on the highway to keep f on
the left hand aide of the road. ; Oth
er noticeable regulations are sereral
maldngit unlawful to drive certain
treaded vehicles over the highways
built and maintained "by the state.
Violations of the . regulations- are
classed as misdemeanors., , , .
The new regulations follow:
' TV New Regulations.
"Section 1. No house or other
atnirtura or substance weighing in
excess, of ten (10) tons shall be mov
ed on or over thef state highway, ex-
ept by special and written . permis
the state highway commis
sion. " , -
"Section 2. J$o lumber, logs,' cord
wood,-or other material shall be
placed-upon the pavement roadway
r shoulders of the state highway,
or shall 'any material be placed in
any manner thereon that will inter
fere ith the drainage of the high
m tha maintainaiice thereof.
"Section S. It shall be unlawful
fer any maehine, engine or contn
trivance whatsoever, to -move Upon
any state highway or bridge thereof
which has a flange, rib, damp, , or
ther objects attached to its wheels or
made.a part thereof and which? is
likely, to bruise, ijure or mutilate
the surface of such road or bridge
without written permission first ob
tainedfrom the state highway com
wuHKfon. This section shall not be
construed to prohibit tire chains of
reasonable proportions on vehicles
wheri'required lor safety, and arising
from1 eonditions tending to cause
such vehicle to slide or skid.
Sec A. No tierson shall throw or
place.or cause to be thrown or plac
ed unon anv hisrhwar or. bridge any
tacks; nails, wire, scrap, metal, glass,
crockery, or r otner BUDStanee" .inju
riouxto the feet of persons or ani
mals., or, to ores, or. wheels of ve
hicles:: Whoever accidentally ? or by
reason-' of an accident, . drops, from
his hand or a vehicle any such - sub
stance on any highway or bridge
shall, forthwith -make'- all- reasonable
efforts, to clear such highway or
other.bjoctluUl;.bs5draealung
or across any portion oi ine state
highway without permission - of the
state hiehwav commission.
"Sec. 8. No trucks: or other vehi
cles .shall be operated dn the state
highway when the tires ol whicn
are worn to an extent to cause dam
age to the highways because of any
defective or worn condition.
Protecting the Roads.
"Sec. 7. No log-cart or other sim
ilar vehicle using a tire of less width
. i - i . i i ... i
man iour incnes snail do permuted
at any time on the state highway
without first obtaining' permission in
writing from the state highway com
mission. And no person shall be
permitted to transport discs, or oth
er type of harrows, on the state
highway unless ample protection is
made to prevent the tooth from cut
ting or otherwise mutilating the
road surface. - ,
"Sec 8. No vehicle shall be op
erated upon the state highway with
two- wheels on the edge of the hard
surface of any highway, and the op
posite wheels on the shoulders there
of, for the purpose of retarding the
speed of such vehicle. All vehicles
shall be provided with sufficient
brakes.
"Sec 9. No motor truck or other
vehicle shall.be loaded on any road
while standing on the roadway and
while and in a manner to interfere
with the traffic thereon and the
maintenance thereof.
?Sec. 10, : No motor vehicle shall
remain on the roadway. whil fain
erved bv a filling jtauon, garage; or
vu.cr jiiuuc Bunion. . ' . - , .
"Sec 1L It shall be unlawful to
repair any motor -or bother vehicle
- on -the surfaced way of any road
way in a manner which may impede
or otherwise interfere with traffic
or maintenance of the highway.'
"Sec 12. NoYehicle or other ob
etrsetieu whatsoever shall be - left
standing m the roadway:-" at v night
unieas' tU' same shall be protected
by proper light or lights 1 oa the
same and- no Disabled vehicle shad
be left standing on the highway for
a longer' period than tea (10)
hours.''' . 1
"Sec 13. It shall be wuawful for
the driver of any motor or ether ve
hicle to7 brtar the aama: to ia stand.
till by the aide- oa ihe roadway, nor
shall any of the cars be parked ia
a manner that' witt impede or other
wise interfere with -traffic Upon the
highway or hinder or otherwise -in
terfere with the maintenance there
of, 'i.',; g, ;..:rt I
"Sec 14. No advertising signs
shall be erected on the nigaway or
right of way- thereof so as to ob
struct the vision or otherwise in
crease the hazard and all signs shall
be placed in a manner to be approved
by the state nignway commission.
"Sec, 15. No person shall remove,
injure or tamper with any signs
placed by the authorities of the
state highway commission, or by
any officer or agent acting under its
direction, nor shall' any person op
erate any vehicle over any 'highway
or bridge which is lawfully closed
for construction or repairs, and con-
'FOXAIxDEYANS?
FIGHT TQ A DRAW
The Asheboro JUhletie dub Vat
launchedto a saeeessful start here
laM-Taursda night, before
tnusiasue crowo. -'. V-
William rox. local bey.' and Kid
CvsKVOf GreenslMirev weue eigt'4ast'
rounos w a oraw ih un mata ooth
of the evening. Both boys gave r a
splendid exhibition ef ..footwork and
ring tactless to the; entire approval of
the! fan,- the fight. was never, trac
rinc at any time. Fox was some
what, nandifspped py,a bad eye, re
eeiveq sj recent bout ( at ( vreen-boro.
The preliminaries were featured by
the. bout between- WQlard Feme and
Dee Kivett EiyeU came sack for a
knockout at the end of the fourth.
after being floored three times, in the
first, round. , Both fighters exhibited
splendid nerve, and ability to take
punishment.
In the wrestling Charlie Brewer of
Greensboro delighted the fans with
his flashy work, securing the first
auu uura xiuu), over onus, xuwiy oi
the same city, in three and one-half
minutes respectively. Brady secured
the second fall in two minutes.
Jake freshen had the edge on
Hardy Moore in a four round argu
ment with the gloves.
Kelly Johnson slightly bettered
Bill Dickens in another four round
setto.
K. O. Martin, heavyweight, who is
scheduled to appear here m the main
rej"""
T , y . v i
The ruaeral services ec are. Iaey
Karibeta ejaaitsrly meeting ' was
a m a a a a a. &l
aeu AUgmss aaa xa. ju taa mmw
a e'cWk service Saturday metnhif, i
Mereas Hodgia, Joa Price and soverai
ethers made good talks. At the aeon
aVAMa S ai wninaM aVlmi s4rWTaa s
W-e Vi'ifUfi e lev uftono W. . which., had
azv-ea-J il.6,aAJUa ur sj ,iivim(i. bectfetacted xr tna eccaaioa, .Liter
-VJ - - laa hear of social coa venation the
Wend War aad the Taealar masiwsi . Business aiue meeting was anenoea
to. ju eignt e-doex p. nv, a young
peoples' meeting war held. Miss
Edith MEL ef High. Point, and ethers
made good talks en Christian Xadeav
or work. Oa .Sunday . mommg the
church was mow , than - filled and
heard good sermons by Nereua Hod
cm- and ethers. Marlboro is an old
estabUabed church, and large -crowds
always attend (Quarterly meetings
an
trary to posted notices, whether the
work thereon is being done by
the state or by a contractor, unless
permit to pass is expressly granted
by some person in charge of the
work.
Restricting the Weight.
Sec 16. The state highway com
mission may designate any portion
of the state highway as a light traf
fic highway and restrict the weight
carried theredn to such limit as it
may deem proper, figuring on the
basis of a given number of pounds
per inch width of tire per wheel, or
otherwise. Such roads shall be in
dicated by proper marks and it shall
be unlawful, except by special writ
ten permission or the state Highway
commission, to carry any! greater
weight, upon the state , highway so
designated than that , so prescribed
and shown on the road signs.
Bee n. iso vehicle; engine,
contrivance, o other object ef
whatever character shall be , moved
upon or over any highway or bridge
upon wheels, rollers or otherwise in
excess of . fas weichts nrescribed for
isaid Ught trafic ' roads without first
obtaining written permission from
the -state highways commission.
sec w. -? ho motor or joiner vehicle-
having' anr overall v width of
more than ninety-six - (96) . inches
shall be operated, on the state. high-
way..u(tosec4ia'A
pexmissioiT' oi tn -stJtte mgnway
pmmiBBion. , . - -. ; i
"Sec 19. No private drive Or
roadway shall be constructed to in
tersect any portion of the state high
way unless adequate drainage shall
be provided and in a manner to be
approved by the state highway com
mission.
"It shall be unlawful for any per
son to use any part of the road as
a turn-row, nor shall any person
be permitted to plow within the right
of way.
"Sec 21. No fence or other ob
ject shall be erected on the right of
way of the , state highway and in a
manner that will interfere with the
drainage of the maintenance there
of, nor in a manner tending to in
crease the hazard thereon.
"Sec 22. Ne material of whatso
ever kind shall be placed in the
ditches paralleling the state high
way and in a manner that will in
terfere with the drainage thereof,
and no person shall divert or cause
to be diverted, water into the road
ditches and in a manner which may
interfere with the drainage of the
state highways or in- a , manner to
cause damage thereto.
Constructing Railways.
"Sec 23.' No railroad, tram road,
or other road using ran oi wnat-
ever character, shall construct a
track across any portion of the state
highway system unless special per
mit Is granted in writeing by the
chairman of the state highway commission.-
"Sec 24. Whoever operates a
motor vehicle at the intersection of
highways must keep to the right of
the intersection of the center lines
of the traveled part of such ways
when turning to the left, except
when traffic officers otherwise direct
"Sec 25. No ears or other ve
hicles shall be - permitted to park
on bridges or fill constituting any
oout next Thursday night gave
exhibition of shadow-boxing.
A battle royal which literally
brought down the house, completed
the evenings entertainment
ee-Maw Additions U.
twr Vocabulary. '
Of the making of sow words there Is
ao 4; an this U as it should be, j
atnee a aew thing demands ana de
serves a aew name." The late J war
ado as aequamtad . with sector sad ;
Stacker and, smoke creeft. wUk the
hyphenate and the profiteer and the
fabricated Ship. The theater In Us
many uvertfled mawlfattstlone Is con-.
tfnuaBy obliged to create aew vocables
Out of old ; nowadays when' a pity U
tm-ne4lnto a story, tt is novelised ;
when it Is adapted! for tbo moving
pictures It Is plcturised, and when U
la slmpllfled for performances m s
puppet show It ts puppetlsed.
' A friend of mine who has spent two
years of exile at Hollywood tells me
that an actress engaged to make a
motioniicture from a play in which
she had been starred was startled
when the director suddenly shouted
to the man in charge of the lighting
arrangements : "Kill the baby 1 Throw
the ash can on her!" the baby being
a small spotlight and the ash can be
ing the technical name for a powerful
projector, so-called because It has the
shape f an ash can. From "All Sorts
and Conditions of Words," by Brander
Matthews.
Rev.
W. N. Hayes, of Seagreve,
visitor , in Aaheboro one . day
the Utter part of last . week. , Mr.
Hayes has recently dosed a success
ful series of meetings at Uwharrie.
Clan Yet whe died at the home et
her sea. Mr. Shellio Yerfc- tnflew
aerth of Liberty As gust if, was ca '
ducted front Bethany L JE. easrch,
August 23 by Rev. W. T. Ashbara.
Mrs. York was 71 Tears eU and was
held in higVsteees by all whe knew
her.
Her death was very unexpected a
she was sickfinly a few days and her -condition
was not considered serious.
Mr. York, had been a member ef
Bethany church for a number of
rears and the church Juts lost one ef
its oldest members. 4
REVIVAL AT WEST BEND '-
The revival which was ia ping teas
at West Bend M. E. church last week
was . a great success. Rev A. L. Lu
cas el Liberty did the
Lucas did excellent
crowds attended every
much good' was accomplished. - j?
" Pi .-i 4 MEMBER.
u jter a. I fJOr.
Jm preaching. Me.
preaching. Largo
rery service aai
BRIDE COMMITS SUICIDE
AT HER HOME IN HAMLET
Mrs. Ruth Freeman Stark, about
21 years of age, and a bride of six
months, commited suicide August
22nd, at the home of her husband's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bolivar Stork,
at Hamlet, by drinking a poison
drug.
Relatives and friends of Mm.
Stark are unable to assis-n a motive
or cause for the rash act . .
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KU KLUX PARADE CAUSES
, . , RIOT IN prrrsBUBG
A force of. denutv sheriffs wan
rushed to' Carnegie, a suburb of
Pittsburgh, Pa., at midnight, August
oui, wnen a paraue oi jui iuux
klansmen was blocked by a crowd of
about 600 people.
A'number tit 'shots' were fired and
one man. dressed in white robes. n
NO MEANS OF KNOWINQ
First
NOTICE O? SALE UNDER '
MORTGAGE
Under the power of 'sale cbntafeed
in a certain- Mortgage Deed sriven bv
T. 1 Roberson and wife' Norah' Rob-
page 201 the undersigned Mortgagee
will, on Saturday September 22, 1923,
at 12 o'clock M., at the court house
door in Asheboro, N. C, sell to the
highest bidder for cash the following
aescriDed lanus in Kandoiph (Jounty:
Beginning at a stone in the line
ith" Smith; thence South 4 1-4 de
crees West 6.83 chs to a stone:
hence South -5 1-4 degs West 21.75
:hs to a stone; thence South 84 3-4
degs East 26.45 chs to a stone; thence
North 5 degs East 25.00 chains to a
itone, corner of lot No. 5; thence
North 84 3-4 dees West 26.20 chs
o the beginning, containing 72
teres more or less.
This the 21st day of August, 1923.
C. L. ROBERSON, Admrs.
Z. N. Cox, Atty.
t 8-30-23.
RANDOLPH COIWTY BENCH SHOW
Friday, September :28th;) 1923
$100.00 in cash prizes f or ' S
POINTERS, SETTERS, HOjUNDS AN
.i V a , ...... J , .-. r . , .' 4s -. . - u
Brini on youi irood dogs "aid win part
- ' . 7 jot this money 5f;r'T..';
iiuvc vuur- uug licit; u w ww -, y
NO CHARGES FOR ENTERING YOUR
T,-
rfi at elcrcn o'clock1
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XEWS OF FORD MOTOR
COMPANY
Meachant Is tin Brown hon
est t,6.
Second Mercnane Dont knowf he
buyf for cash.
fed That Came Out of EvIL
One of the most remarkable cases
of gbod arising out of evil is brought
to mm4 by the erection of a fountain
at Enterprise, Ala. xne lountain,
wbJchisaietly--toveaed
mouhted by the figure of a boll-weevil
In bronze. The memorial signalizes
the prosperity which came to the
southern "states when, owing to the de
struction wrought by this cotton-plant
pest, the people found It more profit
able to cultivate other crops than cot
ton, on which they had previously depended.
Detroit, Mich.. August 29. All
previous production records of the
.ord Motor Company were exceeded
luring, the week ending Tuesday,
Tuly 31. Domestic output for the
veek, The tord News announces, to
aled 41,198 Ford Cars and Trucks,
!C8 greater than the record establish
ed the week before.
Daily production for the six days
va8 almost a constant succession of
lew records. Friday, July 27th,
itarted it with 6,907, Monday came
ilong with 7,009 and Tuesday ended
'.he week with an output for the day
of 7,121 Cars and Trucks.
Increasing demand for the Ford,
Which is hrine-inc
jales figures, continues and manufac
turing is Deing at capacity in an en
deavor to meet It '. The production
schedule for August calls for 183,
735 Cars and Trucks,: the largest
Month '8 schedule so far.
The Fordson Jractor plant's output
for the week ending Tuesdav w 2 -
002.' ' -
The Lincoln division of the comm.
ny turned out 208 cars.
Two Catch the Same Fish.
M. P. Tierney, a Northumberland
(Ea.) Justice, was called upon to rule
In an unusual case. H. O. Barde and
Harry Miller were fishing close to
each other at Cherry Run, when each
had a bite. They pulled up and found
they both had hooked the same fish,
a 14-Inch trout
A dispute arose and they went to
the Justice for a decision as to owner
ship. Mr. Tierney ruled that the big
fish should be split and each should
take a half, which was done. Both
men went away, seemingly satisfied.
part of the state highway system.
."Sec. 26. No person shall drive
through any school tone, .or other
danger gone, designated on the state
highway and at a greater rate of
speed than that - designated upon
such tone sign.:; ', v . ""
. "See. '. 27. No-- vehicle shall be
driven at a greater rate of speed
than ten (10) miles an hour 'while
crossing any wooden or steel bridge
or' bridges where warning sign is
displayed, having a; greater 4 span
than twenty (20) feet., ' v'.
"Sec, 28. (All rural mat! boxes
shall be' so placed as not to "inter
fere with traffic or maintenance of
the state highway.: ., .. :
. "Sec 29. Pedestrians walking - on
highway shall keep on the left hand
side of the road. ' -
"Anyi violation ef 'the ', foregoing
rules, regulations, and' ordinances
shall eotinUtutC a mln!imrnor and
be punishable as provided by stat
ute
ENROLLS
YOU
Ware&iirOrderNoT:Fbra
Fadier starts kmother bds she can add
a little even the kiddies will contribute
their pennies and in' a surprisingly short
time, the whole family is enjoying the
pleasures of owning a Ford. Here is how
you cati do it through the
M
Bring the first $5 in to us Enroll under the terms
of the new, easy way to buy a Ford. Select the car
you want We will deposit your money in a local
bank, at interest. Add a little each week. You
will be surprised at the rate the money piles up
when everyone is helping. Soon the payments,
plus interest paid by the bank will make the car
yours. Come in let us give you full particulars.
ASHEBORO MOTOR CAR CO.
Phone 175 Asheboro, N. C.
This Bank Depository for
Ford Weekly Purchase Plan Payments
ASHEBORO BANK AND TRUST CO.
Asheboro, North Carolina
Natural Phenomenon.
On the top of Kiguad mountain In
Quebec there Is a level field a few
ZZZ urtace of this! oeoeoe00ooe(ooeoeooeoooooeo9
"field" Is simply a mass of granite )
boulders of a more or less uniform j W
size, about as large as a half-bushel .
measure, nor as far down among ,-the i
boulders as one can see, Is there even ,
a hnndful of sand or any other kind
of soil. A satisfactory scientific ex
planation of what caused this phe
nomenon of nature has never been
given.
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Defending Dad,
Little May O'Ualley was a great
chnm of her dad, and always consid
ered It pert of her Job to defend him.
Her uncle, who was visiting the 0Mal
leys. delighted to tease little Mary.
Tour father's positively the most
homely man I ever sawIM announced
Uncle Dan one day to Mary.
"He is not r defended the little girl.
"He's never home," she. added, much to
the satisfaction of Mrs. O'Malley.
Judge..
DeublHcaded Cahee.
Double-beaded calves are becoming
quite common tn Canada. From. .Al
berta comes newt of a calf with two
perfect beads being bora at Old Han, ' 0
Booth, Ia the asms mH a story of a q
double-beaded calf comet from Quar-.' q
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SANITARY CAFE
The owners of the Asheboro Weinie
Stand opened a first class Cafe yester
day in the McDowell Building. . . .
We Serve Special Dinners-, and Suppers
every day 40 cents
SPECIAL SUNDAY CHICKEN
NEUS 50 cents
DIN-
mills. H. B. . Tbe owner of the Al-
berta freak baa had.lt pbotogrsphed
and the owner ef the Kew Brnnswkk
freak bat had tt stuffed. .
V Uner kt4M- f
Ten thousand flowering plants sad
ferns of various kinds sre retired
every, ytsr .for the .public rooms ef
the White Eur Uner Msjeitlc. A
V v We serve WThite People Only
SWE APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS
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