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t - 4 ... I33UED ViXEKLY PRINCIPtES, NOT HEN i.f . L00 A-TEAR IN ADVANCE VOLUME XLIX i .Where. North Carolina. Thsj-adar. February 28, 1K4 'f - v. K-V ! . - .. NUMBER ? 7 f i ' ,'J;-Y1'ESLEY :C;: ) ' . S. ---- ( tune toi r&ruiTutc o -vitmi i Citizens Passes; Other News I I J. Wesley C Craven, 5 bob ' of the late Enoch s. ana Susan uraven, aiea February 17, age about 79 years, Mr. Craven, while a young ' man moved with hi . .parent " from Maclntyre Creek .to fWkliimlle. . In 1866 he waa married to Caroline Cheek and to this union was bora five children. Rufus. Edgar. Flowerbelle, .Lillian and NamuVA the age of 18 he pre j feesed religion and Joined the Frank I linville M. K church of which he lived -a faithful and loyal member, serving , as steward, and for more than twenty vpjlt. S. SL teachers .While young man he joined the Maaonie Fraternity and held every office within the gift of the Lodge.:- Mr.' Crven lived quiet and -peaceful me, -.was a . row neighbor. kind and affectionate lath . er, and had large circle of friends. Rv trade he was a potter, and carpen- - fat. For several years he worked for -Snowv Lumber company, High ' Point ' Funeral was conducted from Frank- linville M. E.f church last. Tuesday " evening February 19th by his pastor, Rev. W. L. -Scott, assisted by .Rev. W. A. Elam, pastor of the .Baptist church. Interment was made ln Franklinville , M. E. cemetery. He ; is survived, by one sister, Mrs, J. F. Allred, his wife and three daughters: - Mrs.-Jesse Dickens, of ; Portsmouth, Va.! Mrs. A. B. Russell,' of Lexington; and Mrs. 'Nannie Leonard, of Greens boro; who have the sympathy of oar i community.- ... ' . Mr. A. P. Jordan, of New Port News. - has f moved his" family to Franklinville. "" Messrs. L. M.-Curtis, XL. f. BiacK, LIIEWTANCE TAX -.. ,' .' - DIVIDES DELEGATION Members ef the State delegation divided Monday the Inheritance tax amendment to the proposed . tax Vegialation now pending, as they did when the excess profits tax amend ment was brought up. Representative Wm. C Hammer and Representative Ward aannorted the I excess is profits tax amendment on the theory that it mishtiielp the soldiers' bonus, uuer members of the , delegation : opposed the amendment, as did a decided ma jority - of : the ; house . membership. Some of the members took the view that the proposed tax would not help the bonus. ;Mt ia - almost impossible for an? Question to be nrought up in Congress these days that does t not m. some way apply, to : me soicuers bonus, v. Tim fact 'that the bonus question is without doubt one of the most important-questions in the house today means that the men who are in favor ox tne oonoa are exceed ingly anxious to find some means of passing the bill without making it a burden on the public. The bonus bill could of course be passed tnrougn me house, bnt a number tf the members are tired or making gestures, -- ana thev are determined, to remove 1 the objection of the treasury; department that there no funds available for the soldiers.: ; REPUBLICAN PARTY BADLY. DIVIDED: , t . r BECAUSE DAUGIERTY IS RETAINED CooIIdre la Losinc Ground With Ilia Party (kiid Keporta Show vThat Daaxherty and Ajntfbatijhertf Factions Are Spriajag i ' Up la th Party la the EliddJe Westers States, v , r j ' - ii'r FUNERAL OF MRS. ELIZABETH JANE (HOLMES) SMITH s Quite alarge "number of ; friends and relatives attended the funeral service ' of . : Mrs, ttUMtDein jane (Holmes) Smith on Saturday at 1 oclock,iFebruary 24, 1924, at Pan ther Creek church. Mrsi Smith was born February 24, ijui in North Carolina, and was the daughter of Rev.. Haywood uoimes, of Chatham county. She was the be loved and devoted wife f Rev. W. R. - Washington. - February .28.-Th , ad- knownthat; Harm-jM. mention oi Aorney enerai xaugn-; o - - " v,v"- ,,v" mrtw 4 km rxM nMnrf . nnwl this ftecret conspiracy to roh the gov- gravely menaces tne solidarity ortnei ' f"wi p7 Republican :Tty. - The - charges. M- Paugherty, thercontend, k Jarp. t r.i.w m. i.. fjn.. It responsible for the1 renntation this in office are now fast , sapping- theKMnanistratioa Is. acquiring. confidence of the rank and file of tha f . Bui the' asersof Pangherty ful-;i parry in coouage. .-jtepons eommgiy recognize that-while lie remains in to Washington from" every section oi? office the task f lifting the lid from the country shows the President is. V the department of Justice la nine to losing ground. 'They also show that be no child's play, That fact was a bitter Daugherty and anU-Daughf well tllustrated 18 months ago when erty factions are sprmging up in the tJRepresentative. Oscar 'W' Keller- of the , party .hv.Middlewestern states $ Minnesota: mpeachedM: the attorney like Ohio, Indinana, Illinois, and MmTgeneral in 4 speech On the floor of sourUi KepubUcan observers are tne Ttne house and a few days thereafter authors of these reports, y, X:y: The President and the Republican . against him before the house judicary National committee have burned their f committeftf -.That committee f instead bridges behind them to iOieir defense M pMaecuting t thA uniiMl attoiMir-si-Tlie!;!fnee- M -iiersecats Keller.' lThe Re President has now endorsed this cabr fpdWicari ; 'members 'of thi; committee met omcer in tne umo;pnmary.as!,p'weQ w mu uv uci w Coolidge delegate to the Uteve- usea io wsuiir; aim ae was nuiuseu land convention.- This had to-f be threatened with impeachment , by Jus done before Mr. DaughertySi name ,nwn party in the house. could sro on the primary ballot ac-rv.Dautfhertvi friends immediatelv cording to Ohio law. . fci .- .i . - embodied the aecorriVof'ihis 1 white- 1 Having gone that far it is not ex- ' washmg jnvestigatJonj-ta book and pected of Mr. Coolidge that h wilL'jrrval-distributed.ai.grea i.t .Hn.o CnumVi lin.x ttf noniea ; thrAijfhout .l the -conntrv. ation from the cabinet at any rate un Toay he ,fa pofatuip to tiiatr'nveflti- til the charges against him have been g&tion m tit. i y A VitaII ImAinm In ' w t " -7-- 1 1 f -- - Nmirn wnn wxi niui wcu. &uw ttui BVC Thomas, and. Haywood ram; the gbrta. and who. was a membei! ot went to ureensDoro on? nay '""'jg Methodigt Protestant Conference, week. , , V: ... a rmacA for mom than 50 years, Mr.J Arnold; Muse spent Jfrtday, iMrSnrfth TOlvr ;by; one son, investigated and proven. And in the- Justification; of his record; In' the de- meantime Mr. Daugherty has-no in rparmeni;-r;jjusHCFB. - . . tention of offering his resignation. He ,iroinir to be hard to investi- He is reported to be absolutely indif-, cate in office because his office is . . v. ii a.u - n--n ' . - J j.. j i i -it lereni. . wueuier uc uui uio untij n uhb source cuiu xuiuiutiii uenu ui ui Ttnrbam. Mr, Self our Allred has-moved his .family from G, H. Kimery'rf arm near Asheboro to his father's Rev. J. - F. Allreds. t i -Mr. and Mrs. Baxter ',: Moss ' came over from Leaksville last .week. ' MrJ Moss" has ' accepted a position - as cashier of the Bank of Franklinville. We welcome thenr to our town and are glad to have them with us. - Mt. John Thomas, of High Pout, .' was visitoT here Sunday. ' . I of Sanrord, was and onr daughter, Mr. H. D. Smith, of Seagrove; and Mrs. G. D. Allred, A Aaiitvm. Her husband and two children' preceded her; the husband four years ago, and the children Lar kin and Victoria, a number of years before i; Mrs. Smith departed this life February 22, 1924 and was . 79 years bld She joined the church inrfv in life, and was a faithful and devoted, member until her death. She was' a great lover of homer and tkb mu Unhtn home life., i and wns-a-aloveaUdoiredB Mr. D. B. Teazue. "Point. ' ' " ' " have tod: and cheenng wrd ior Mrs. S. E." Teague went to Sanford veryone tod Wshe hvedan last week. ' . ' f i Inspiration for anyone to reflect up- :rMB:-C7 Thomas has accepted . a' on. We tovejretknowofa woman position with the High Point Bakery,, of more :wb1JSeL sUUrl and 'Mtsi CharUe Williams andfwas a lover of the younger ; art j up sYown A large crowd attended the Better-U young nan r young woman, (as menrass6datioToeetmg and moving -well as the i older ones,) thaVdid. " pirturHnow at community house last .'love Mrt. Smith, and appwaf J , Friday veiling. f.Prof, K.Boyles, Sncou:8heft Jj of Trinity CoBegc gave a very in-ifor them.' She was especially rond " tereSig adSresv wnich' was. jnuch j of, her grand children, and is mm 'terestihg address, -rf j ttii. t-!.. r..i,Aluinn venr she n&M maoe ner nome trip vv. ai)$u a viiit. wu :wcwviv biUA-of health, Je SPECIAL SERVICES AT S ,.: - PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH v..: ;.., . ..- . - - ' A 'series' ef svedat "aervices are in progress at the Presbyterian church this week. . Kev. Wade c Smith, pas tor of the Church by the Side ef the Road, vreensbore, is the speaker and each service- is a splendid one. Rev. Mr.- smith needs no word or intro duction te the people of Asheboro, for they have heard him a several ecca- Servlcea are being held . at BIRTHDAY DINNER ' ATrRAlISEUR W. D. Cowvd Celebrates 72nd Brihdair pother t News f l'"" ' r; Items, ' An eeeaalon af rr aniovment It 40 o'clock every-afternoon and ; st 4mite a crowd Of folks was the recent 7:39 in the evening. The public is celebration ef Olr. W. D; Coward's cordially t invited to attend these seventy second hirthdsy, February crnceu. iiucn. xiis ismuv ana ixienas sur- Friday eVerJnr iher Will, be an H- nrimtA him. hr aamins in iwith- K -fnlf lust rated lecture that is beautiful as baskets of good things to est and well as instructive. I soon the party numbered about one Saturday evening a Township Sun- hundred and thirty. Between thfatv day School Institute will "be held at nd forty grand-children, two brothp the church instead of the regular ser- era, Hugh and M. Dn and one sister, vice. This is an important meeting Mrs. Clark Cox and nine children and all Sunday school workers in the were present, as well as a large circle county are urged to make it a point of friends. Six boys and three girls to attend. Some good speakers will his children as follows: J. G. Covvard, be present, among them Miss .Flora, of liberty; Ernest, of High Point, Davis of the State Board ef ' Sunday Marsh, of - Danville; William, - of School work in Raleigh. Those who Greensboro; and Walter and Sam, of have heard Miss Davis need no urg- Ramseur; Mrs. J. A. Martin, of Iib ing to hear her again, and .those, who erty; and MrSi E. A: Scott and Miss have not should do so. Besides Miss Nettie Coward, of Ramseur. A table Davis' talk, several other Sunday about thirty feet long was prepared school workers will pass on their and loaded to the fullest capacity ideas. WILL NOT FORGET THE BRUTALITY OF GERMANS wrecked in the factional fight starred up over his official, head. He is1" now said to be more bitter against his ene mies in his own party than against bis political adversaries. ' 7- '. J'j His Democratic accusers like Sena tor .Wheeler of Montana who4 Jiavt made a preliminary investigation , of the charges against him are .-saying that the "naif has not been toia." Thiiv assert that when the investiira- tion is fullyiopen np the department of justice will be; found ?,t be: the "hub" of; all the - -various scandals known and hinted at in the Hard- faar OMindm ariminiatratioTL Vlt was tiie known corruption in thi8 rdepart- ment that encouraged it ;n other, de-pajjpneni& the criminal information in the hands of the government. He has his hands en all the secret agents who km maajf i 4-A 4wftl-iwsv4'& av ttiin-nvtaaaal Bin UOSUiC Ml uwuvuw vs. oayyiwiFf - prOBecutiolMff behalf of the governn ment for actionante onencea.'. ine moment it was learned, that a-senate committee "was likely to be appointed to investigate the department of jus tice. W 3. Bums, chief of the bureau of investigation of that department, was wired to hurry from his home m Scarboro, N. Y; to Washington and he lost not a minute In reaching his office here. , v The feeling is now bereasing here that the only practical course r open to congress t remove : ' th r attorney ASFael is to impeach Mnt; ,"'f v J. A. HIGHSMITH DEAD Friday, PAGEANT AT k! P. CHTJRCiBt , A MARKED SUCCESS The pageant, . "The Striking of America's Hour", given by the For- A suicide, which was the result of ill health for many years occurred at Clayton, February 19th. When Mr. J. A. Highsmlth took his own life. Last fall Mr. Highsmith rented Mrs. Eliza Edward's farm near Sophia and lived there until February 18th, when he went to Clayton to visit his sister, Mrs. J., W. Johnson. The deceased was well known in Durham, being born there 38 years ago, and was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Highsmith. ". He was educated in the Durham " I . - . . J. v. BAvnn vears sne nas nutw ira -innw i .. , , . ,, -j -..n ih h daurhter. Mrs. G. D. Allred. r!"'! ","u' '.?.8:: ' iTunerai services were conducted by Rev. Mr.Hulta of Asheboro. -,. DANIEL BULLA DEAD Daniel Bujla 'aied at his home in Back Creek townshipi'Tuesday, at the age of 68- years. Ha had been in poor health lor a numoer oi years but a recent attack ; of - pneumonia, from which-he teever: fully recovered, resulted fa' hir deaths Mr.- Bull. waB the son of the late Squire and Mrs. Alfred 80118.-"' -K- u.v-, Funeral services' were conducted by elm Missionary Society at the M. P. - church 8unday 'evening February 24, was a marked success from beginning to end. Miss Ethel Lovett took the pSrt f Spirit of Brotherhood' " and was supported by Miss Margaret Bul V Wlc as. Liberty land Miss -Nan Low- - dermilk as Justice.' r Miss " Dolly ' Worthimrton took the Dart of Ameri- JrX m . . . a 1 A. 'ca.v.jot only these "Jjww. k.. Kennett yesterday -at ' their part well.; Miss "Esther Ross, ' who was chairman of the committee -. that arranged the pageant, ' gave the ' prologue. ' The services; - were fa ' charge of Mrs S. L. Hayworth, who v" told In a few words the object of the : pageant and -offered a prayer.' At the ' close of the pageant, an offering was ' taken which was a liberal one. ; . .-- t Soon after completing his educa tion, he went to the Phillipines where be was secretary to one of the high officers of the U. S. army stationed there. While there he suffered an attack of fever such as is only found fa that section of the country. Upon being discharged from the hospital he re turned to the U. B. about 15 years ago. . . KitiM that, timm ti hM rrnnBlned In tM. ou.nti-r . fiwin aftr iwtnrnin or to 'history of the organization. thn than thirteen hundred shares Charlotte M. P. churchof which he was a member. Interment was made in the church cemetery. - The deceased is survived 1 by- four t.v.n r. v F. I- Arch, and Vance,' all of Randolph county and twoVlirters, Mrs. R. C. Welborn of vpn.. and : Mrs. B. F. Newby, of Greensboroi ?f: & i't ' TO PRESENT NAI.IE OF JOSEPIIUS DANIELS TO I)ffiIC(MCYOF.(X)UNTRY it 'in ttAnMFmt.made Dubljc lart week, Judge Frances D. Winston said the Democratic State executive com mittee will be asked to formally pre sent the name of Josephus Daniels to the Democracy of the -country -as a Bui V,e man for the.- Presidential nomination. The statement of Judge WiiiM on follows! r ....t i, "On my return front Raleigh I f nd quite a number of letters bear ing vprm the subject of the North Carolina nomocracy preuonting J the nam" of Hon, Jonnplnis Daniels for the J"rr .Money. AfLrr giving the fa' t ten, A an.i In1 Cl.i, lnr? tee f eon" . f err . .v to nrrnr - 1 il t . t' r 1 I I t. fi News and ()hnerver '.'n of ' thosh an I caw that i Vol a meet- ' vn enmmit- L,K tih. Upon ' 1 "1 1 ( a v r.t i n 1 r 'fl 1 X f,f I t f V f of .the country as s eandi' r f. BTi.l . r , r. I ,,n- suifable daU of the Democratic party for the nomination. There will be no bind- in o? resolution or instructions or any thing of that character. In view of the peculiar political, conditions .'of the country snd of ' matters daily transpiring In Washington, it is easi ly em that his name, of TieceMity, Is asmminir larre proportions Jn the minds of the thoughtful and in dependent ronple of the country. It therefore, geom entirely appropii ate to me. and I am ouite sure it so appears to the entire Democracy of the State, that our refipons to these favorable sup-frestions of his name should be a hearty endorsement of his high , pemonnl and polit ical character and off Un' i art, and the formal preo'iUti"n 0f i;, l8me for the Fjrreat office ft i'r i l t. In doins tliis I am quite c .i that Uie friends of other very aide and prwnlnent candidates will s?rr that itvi In nowlss a crl"r! ' '( ftlur r-n !:itPS Snd tiiat s'ich a ;i.n n. f i -.; "istnnces will nvct with t! t t HOUSE BURNS TUESDAY MORNING Tuesday morning about 8:00 o'clock the fire alarm roused the sleeping town, and put one family out in the cold. The house belonged to Mr. Rufus Hopkins and was occup pied bv Mr. R. D. Hamilton, section manaeer for the Norfolk Southern Railroad. The family had only been living in the house about two weeks, having moved here from Ulah. It is not known iust how the fire started, but It was beyond control when the fire truck arrived. The family lost; almost everything they had, house hold and personal property, and car ried no insurance. The house was in sured.- There is at least one man in the world who will never have the ; op portunity to forget the brutality of the German army as so many have tried.- This man was in the Austral ian army during the World war, and was injured with mustard gas during one of his many engagements on the Western front,: and his. condition is called horrible by all surgeons who have attempted to relieve the man from his awful suffering. The man's name is Rolf e, and the poison gas has peeled the skin from his body from head to foot. His body is so raw and tender that the unfortunate man can not even stand to wear pajamas even though : the ' - surgeona - have ' tried greasing them on the Inside; with .vaseline. Many noted surgeons have trind withoilt RUccfiSR to ' make '' the skhf grow again, and havet at V last decided, :l Hha.t: nothmgv fairiiedical science will ever effect a cure and the man, 5s doomed, to spend the rest os his says fa a tub f :; vairm t water. From' morning tmtil iight,- and from dusk to dawn he passes awayhis te- maining days lymg in a bath tub-. The raw flesh is almost soothed dv the . . - . - " . - jr - A . warm water of his i bath. Nothing ej-ancome iiaontscty witii t, the man's body without malting him cry out in agony. The onty prayer that this unfortunate boy ever offers is that he will never be deprived of his bath, and in it live always. Unce he used to pray to God that he might die, but after four years, with that prayer still unanswered, he resigned himself to the inevitable SUCCESSFUL SERIES BUILD ING AND LOAN CLOSES The eleventh series of the Randolph County Building and Loan Associa tion has closed and is probably ' one of the most successful series in the More were with good things. After this host did their best there Was then plenty for another such crowd. We wish for Mr. Coward, many more happy birth days and the continuance of the po- session of this great number of friends. Last Saturday night was a "red letter night" for the Richardson Class of the Kamseur Baptist church. And not only this; it was such for the many invited guests that were not members of the class but had the good fortune to be friends . of these fine young men. A real honest to good ness banquet was held at the gym nasium and if there could have been anything added to make it any better the writer can't imagine what it could have, been. Tbisv class was so named after a former, pastor of this church whose memory is loved by. the people of this community of . all denominations, Rev. J. B. . Rich ardson, who was one of the leading preachers or his church and iua day. This class under the leadership of Mr. H. B. MoOre has been going their limit for some time and have reached above fifty in numbers -and one hun dred per cent in enthusiasm, and ser vice. ;;!ts. -The banquet was called to order by Mr. Moore after music by the orches tra liad been njoyed for a time. The t, guests ware- in vited-to tables; whert ' delicious luncheon Was served-which consisted of a variety of sandwiches, coffee, cream and cake, salted pea nuts, etc. The young men of the, class proved themselves efficient waiters at this time, completing the job without the least mishap in spite of the be witching young ladies, whose pres ence would naturally cause nervous- Thnmrh th hrianitnl iWtnra have ness witn some oi ine young pacne- f ailed to cure Rolfe they spare no ef-.10 forts in trying to make Uie as com fortable for him as possible. They Upon the request of the toastmas- ter, Mr. Moore, Rev. W. A- Elam, have devised the treatment of a per- Pastfr of the class spoke with fitting petual bath, after it was discovered word;s. regarding the occasion and its that he could not sleep in pajamas which had been smeared on the in side with soothing salves of every kind known to medical science. He has a water bed which rises automat ically at the tub gradually fills and is quite comfortable while he is com pletely covered with warm water, but the minute his body is exposed to the air he has to cry out in agony. Rolfe firmly believes that some time, some surgeon with the help of God, will effect a cure for him. OFFER TQ SCHOOL CHILDREN went to Clayton where he made- his sold and worth or prepaid stocn home. He had never fully recovered sold. This is more han three times rm v mftortu f Mi favor. the amount of prepaid stock and finni, Thin. M fir a'atra and snares wan nave ever oeen soia bi live brothers...1 - one time before. The local chamber Funeral services were held Wednes- f of .commerce . co-operated with the building and loan associauon in una drive, and" the results prove what co operation will do. Both these organ isations are splendid ones, and de serve the praise and support of the xitisenship of the town and county. This is an illustration of what co operation and pulling to-gether will do, and should be a lesson to every organiser, whether religious or secu lar, fa the county. These organisa tions stand for the upbuilding of our town and county; let us boost and support them. day at 12 o'clock, noon.-at Mt. Mariah Baptist ehurclw, Wake county,: of which the deceased - was a member. Rev. Trela D. Collins, pastor of Temple Baptist' church, Durham, of ficiated. Interment followed in tne church burying grounds..' The - be reaved ones have our sympatny. V- V x ELIZA EDWARDS. CHARGED WITH GITING ' -1? WORTHLESS CHECKS J. E. Nordan was arrested Satur day and given- a preliminary hearing before a magistrate. He was Ftharged with giving worthless checks to sev eral business houses of the town. He was put under a . 1200.00 . bond , and as-yet has not given it. -THE MIRROR" Aa illustrated lecture by this title wDl be thrown upon, the screen at the Jjnrrfan lamel-re from Star a few Presbyterian- Church Friday . night, months ago and- came from Hamlet to Star. He has a, wife and' small child in Asheboro. w ,' , f METHODIST EPISCOPAL 'J- , . ",- - MATTERS - - (cy W. .il, wrais.) tKu Rev. B.' S. Huehes. 'of the- Boulh Carolina conference, called at the parsonage -Monday. . " -Next Sunday is our bi-monthly communion. "'.T" " " " "".': ' Marril, In a For.1, near the par (Fina-, Faturday, llcnry Csrnxer and Aifff.o Hunt, both of Sophia. -1 v. i ar e ; r-r, ' 50 . ors at our ruiK.'.iy !ioi Institute lriIay, The xcrciHPS bfin at 10;30 o'clock. v ; f'unilny's Theme: .' J.fortiin? (hriittians as vTalluig I 'iri l.oar li. l.voninor "I -lind Eamsfin'!", Of the February 20th, beginning - at 7-30, Wade C 8mith, of Greensboro, being the lecturer. The plctureshich were selected by, Mr. Smith in New York are said to be the finest of the; kind in the world., , Panoramic views of the world will Je shows; j ?csnery ef treat' interest and grandeur typical and picturesque .life of . the peoples who make up sn interesting world but its ..tragedy, its pathos A and, Its beauty, and its stars neea.- , . - There are two illustrated hymns in the lecture. The slides for these were made by artist of the highest Skill la coloring and shading. ' Borne of the color tints are exceedingly rare and beautL'u 1. - r;f,-ff,; - ' ' The Mont -tritinf ' view In this lectura enms right at the beginning. Mr. Kmith eupfeots to be on .time, Promi'ly et !..- and sot mls these. Our subscription offer is still open and going well. The new dictionary is a splendid one, and many have seen and know what the Bibles are. Our special offer of a shopping bag as a prise to the first six school chil dren who send in the four subscribers required for a dictionary, is only open until March 1st. xou are not too late if you "work fast". benefits. The meal being about com pleted and there being some uneasi ness felt about the welfare of some. Dr. N. F. Marsh was then called upon to offer suggestions and the best mo tives of Sunday school workers was the topic of Dr. Marsh for a few min- (Continued on page 8) Measles In Asheboro. It is reported, although it is not of ficial, that there are five hundred cases of measles in Asheborov ...It- is '' not hard to believe this to be true, for'.: there is hardly a house in tafc vwhoie S, town where there are chiloifm 7 that - does not have a big yellow f lleasles" sign on the front. the urgeoi at Asheboro has not closed but the Iowa grades are badly crippled. ItSuperin tendent Bulla tells us that six schools in the county have been closed on ac count of so many cases of measles. Some of them, however, have reopened. RANDOLPH TEACHERS HELD A MEETING SATURDAY The teachers of Randolph county held their regular meeting in the court house Saturday. February 23rd. The attendance was good? considering McCarn, Seagrove. The County Commencement was die cussed and referred to a committee composed of Superintendents R. ). the weather. The meeting was called; Marsh, Ed. B. Carroll, J. T. w to order by County Superintendent T. H. McMahari, T. E Story, Bulla. The devotional exercises be ing conducted by Prof. Storey, of the Trinity high school.. . J. vE- Allen and B. M. Cheatham. J The date set for the seventh grade examinations was March 21, 1924;, Owing to the complaints Of the The most important matter of the traveling public of the carelessness of day was the election of delegates Khool children along the roads, and from the- Randolph Local Unit of the M too frequent accidents, the North Carolina t. Education Associa- teachera were urged to strSns -.to tion, to the State meeting at Raleigh, theIr pupua the proper use of the N. O, March 12, 18, and 14, 1924. v. public highways; , : ' t ft This county ihavlng . seventy-seven The .teachers were - fortunate :: fa members of tile association is entitled having Mr. I. C Moser talk tS them to tight delegates. . The following on, "The Teacher's Responsibility", were chosen for the high schools: I. Although he spoke only a short while E. Allen, Liberty; R. D. Marsh, Rnv It was very helpful as well as! inter seurt T. E. Storey, Trlnltyj,T. H. estlng. - I McMshsn, Asheboror- Miss-Carrra Th Randolph-Unit of thw-North Cranford, Ramwur; and County 8upt' Carolina Education Association sow Bulla, of Asheboror Miss Lncy Ictgh numbers seventyHieven members, Lovett Asheboro, will represent the Last, year there were twenty-six. - , Piifflart Department, and M Ellen . The inereased " interest has been Barken sf Randlemarr, the Grammar Very" noticeable since the District Grades.. Alternates a ret Misses Lou- Meeting held In Greensboro fa . Oo im Alcorn, Llbertvt Charlotte Watts, tober. - ' - " - Trinity; Gleona cloyd, Randlemanj Asheboro, Trinity", Rsndletnsn ens Alsma Lessiter,' Asheboro; Mrs. Liberty high schools show 100 rr Martha Hannah, Archdalo) , Metwnm. cent membership, snd quite a nun ',r J. T. MUlJtan, Raadleman snd.G. IL ef ethers make splendid showing ' 1 1 I '. ' F '
The Courier (Asheboro, N.C.)
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Feb. 28, 1924, edition 1
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