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v. . ' PRINCIPLES, KOT MEtfV-'
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VOLUME XUX - . . . " L
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S0;,Q?J.Y..W0LFF,
:I,IARPJED TUESDAY
' Tht Marriare Occurred t Wert
. " Market ; Street Method
: ?4 ..Church In Greend)wi.v ,
Market Bti jaeuioawt m
Greensboro Tneadmy afternoon wbm
, f Miaa Sutford Thomas and Dr.
: tw,t,. ttnaM Wnlff. both of Greens
boro. The weddln. waa r BMtoally
' " .i. tii Hntafl -"AttendtaiT the
t maid .of i honor, two
, dames of honor, her sisters, and four
WITNESS BEING HELD
V S i IN JENKINS CASE
RENT LAW LEGISLATION REGULATING
brides inalda; one of whom was Bias
' m Wnff nf ttila tdaee. sister of tn
r'- isoom. The brido entered en tM am
w" if her fathei1. Mr. Capus E. Thomas
and was met at- the altar - 67.
Wolff Md Dr. EemD Foster: After
t . theceremonj
the home oi pjj
v I1the Hieb, Point road.' Later thevbjrtde
ind ooni- left for a northern bridal
'-' trip. Mrs. Wolff going away f own
'4 . ctcio trimmed, with
brown braid Her hat was of ? ton
and - brown," t r axsoeasories
, harmonised. O& their return wr. na
h Mrs. Wolff wilt be with- Miss , Kate
? rx" iii; ' Snwimit.'- avenue 1 nntu
their newhome t? Magnolia
street itacompleted. mrp
VJ .Si-ri'WAl la he-youneest . daugh-
Canna E. Thomas.
cv. oinAiaA for two years t Nortn
r?i!Ti iilip where she was ' est-
ceedingly popular. ; -; She is ft .young
?i-Lot tinuuiarcharm and
-..raoii fMonaiv manner as IS Der
A colored man, Alex Goodman - i
beinr held in the Davidson county
Jau in default or a iw oona
wrv .material witness lor we oi
in ttut trial of C Jenkins, former
chief of police of Tbomasville, who is
rharowi with the murder of ' Mr.
- . m .
Elisabeth Jones, OX Appaiacma, ;
rinnitman-ia beinff held in the -jail
and not allowed to communicate with
Jenkins. -vy.vj ,L 5 ,;'.".
, Th aitnirlnar of .this Witness is
probably the . -most j.important de
wlnnmenc . T UUI . myaverr ,' raw
during - the- past week.?.!' ' An effort
will be - made to secure , evidence
tA mrroborata the atorr that it
understood Goodman . is a, prepared
to teU the rt.- ;V -v -""
Ib .o the - meantime i Jenkins has
continued .to , make-, statements ' of
hia, innocne and to nlan on nis
tory that . the -woman shot her-
self.'; la an extended interview wiui
Jnhnann . Hall. , citv -editor of the
WmstonrSalem t Journal, . jenians
described the scene in the death
room, even, making irom memory
a. sketch- of .the room. ,. tie inai
eated, that ..Mrs. Jones " expected to
become a mothers This angle ?: oi
the ease la understood to have been exorbitantly Ugh; ThiS v. rent fw
subject f:ajnination : by'rpbysi- lwas enacted as an emergencytneas-:
t .
dans.
HIGH POINT BUSINESS
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j v. . .Am oIivIa ttf friends. ;
' r- WAiff i the son' of -. Mr.-, and
' Mrs. J..W, Wolff, of Asheboroj He
ias been ia ' Greensboro 1 for -about
-k which he : has
issrixvr:: t- at Ws
u Ti in i rradnate Of " the
i ' !:DrrViAnl ,of tha University ' of
' vr.-k jr.,Mni!i BTiii - -took ' Special
1 medical tratainB? at' ; Jefferson! Med
1 cal college, PhUadelphia, ran
Ta Receive $80,000 'School
" Loan Pond From State'
- Soperiniendent of PttbUe '; iMtruct-
aounced a lew days ago that the final
' apportionment of the seeond450,000r
' 000 school loan, fund created bythe
.-1 MBamhlv.V The "two lOftn
1 m flnnnchifr annroxlmately
, ian.nflO.000 worth of new. school build-
Thelfirat $5,000,000 loan fund was
-ooKHa bv the 71921 leirislature.
The ; 1023 session dupUcated-Mjhat
amount a . Loans aggregating $3,700
aaa f tii'iMiul five millions were
approved in December and today's
nnnrtinnnient ;'. takes 1 UB the -vrest.
.. trim, eta trim the counties the ad'
, vantage of : Jts j borrowing j capadty
" through the establishment of the
. . fi,i- , ni . the . lesrislatures
loaning the funds provided that the
nnntiea should reiuna vaeu luaiw
njirimi of vears..-
. . r.hijia unnnfiAa ahare .' In the
apportionment and Randolph county j
Is to receive-, WflOO; Mo??0"8!?'
, $lWMs.Joor, i:2Wj.Vallford,'
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MISS 'MART EMEUNB SPOON - V
... - - DIES SUDDENLY
A sudden death occurmg eigh't miles
J h' east of Asheboro at Spoon's MM ear.
ly Wednesda morning was thaVf
Miss Mary Emellne - Spoon. Miss
" , .Spoon is abom 75 years old sJid has
Vi ; never, married,- Miss Spoon Uved
v valone with her brother,' P F. Spoon,
. wAnf k n-r hAr' narenta. ine
A,IIUW wn w.. . r .
- txriiiin ami ; TMuHltA Rnoon.
Vf When 'the brother. .sweat . to Miss
. . v; . Spoon's room to make her ft nre ne
: little later to see If the fire was bura
; In ir Km found her dead. Until Tnes-
: r-V-L iday she had been in her usual health,
' ' Vl A . 1.. .nolla Ji.Wno
f If ill -PU BUiiCITIU U1"J
ii;ihe day which none considered t serv
. ous. She is survived by the .following,
I K-iivP F 8poon, W. JJ. Bpoon, of Ashe-
oro; Mrs. Adeline Moffitt, Asheboro;
Mn. Jana OravenJ Sanford: Mrs. K.
, ,i ?..m Wtoningham, of : Aaheboro;, t and
' f . Mrs. : Caroline Scott' of SUA ' The
J: ., funeral itervices will be held at Union
i . V -Grove Thursday at 2:00 P. M.t(i- d
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' - - . . . . ..- I m ka f - Miia.m n uni ifnrnm
uywero reaay w aown xo - fupyer. J,;Sno to hich" the M their' floor space into hundreds
r r " . tt.v tij. iWnohmirtnii nTwm frave considerable
oeen an empioyeo. oi uie mxn, rvu i " "-""o- .v-
n.niM'fUmnanv.and had many space, one of the newspapers . pul
RENTS LN THE DISTRICT 0RCQLU1IBIA
cWeftted . Housli; Conditions jJescribei By, RepreaeatatiTe
18 ; Hamtaer in Speech. More Than ;70 Ier Xtni of the
: V : , people Live in: Rented House
repairs are liot made. - The let
buildings fall into decay and ' filth.
menacing pubue health. : Jj the mind
ef the masses .-. becomes . inflamed it
would take armed force to quell mob j
-.'.. v..fv;. Crowded .
He said dUbanding war emergency
epartmenta was insufficient " to re
lievo congestion. Many persons- have
een attracted there because Wash
ington has been made national head
quarters of various' organizations.; ....
"'Investigation shows 20,000 peo
ple ' living" iaa crowded, insanitary
dwellings, paying .exhorbitant rents.
so houses are; Demg ouut io ,meei
modern salaries," he said. . -x'
i Hammer contrasted, the New York
HouBina- law with the District act
He then described tht XAmbetn diu.
Pnlmanettes -
f The need .for nigh" priced lldwel
ljrigs'ahd fcpartmenU has been fairly
met h !" 'However, it . must
be noted that floor space has, been
decreased so even in this . type - there
iTiftraXot S trTfempfe speech-in the House of. Representa- 8earcrty ohouses W lamuies or
r: " -r -... tt!. ih : WaAnemAav r lant weeir more man two. . ... ,
Jl, VlltS. 1VUV vvCVJI icn imiu aa w uw
ure growing out of conditions follow
ing the wan The present 'lawt ex
pires May 22, next The proposed
.V? mIt? rSwMrri smnnE extends and amends the the pres-iMAS-COMMITS
SUICID tow Angnsli 1 1926. -'5r
Elmer Sih aged U M: L51 22?
'nhir to crowded' conditions i 'bi .rrrach tafiD the pockets of few rent
WMiMTurtnn fstv. th anmcma court 'profiteers.-" Hammer said. -Se greedy
Km nnh)i a. law Kiralatms' the Price .are the many w uie landlord tnac
of Mate. . .''.);-: '
There arc in the District of Colum
bia on the north side of the Potomac
river within the space of -seven oy
ten miles square some 500,000 popular
tinn. Tiearlv 200.000 more than in the
entire thirteen counties of the seventh
mnimMRionai district of North Caro
lina. : More than seventy per cent of
the people of the District of Colum-
Ma Km in rented houses, about ' the
same proportioa s fa New ' Tork
r.itv. and such a publie interest is at
tached to the housing situation that
Congress enacted legrslation regulat
ing rents in the uistnct oi uoiumraa,
and a commission of five appointed
by the President to regulate prices
which had become unreasonably j and
I WEAVER VILLE SELECTED
FOR 1LP. YOUNG ?E0PLE
:f JSk-oj ;n i x ,:rv:,
Greensboro,' March' U Err. 1L- M.
n.ln Jr af this citv m charaW OI
h Vonnir Paanla'a Summer Confer-
nesi -oi trte aieuoaist . rww,
Church ia North Carolina Is just
back 4 from-Weavemue, wn
made final arrangemenw- xor m
Conference to Je heid wune- iiui
orrw.- . V. " ' i ' ,-'r t .
vThe attendance1
wOl be at. least 350.-' Jt to expected!
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BIPROVBIENTS AT :
; MUSTER GROUNDS ,
Ra!plisfimpua7U0riaiized !
On These Groond ia 1861-
4 For Qra Wax
The. improveineuU which are -now
mwiq my uirwwinRii com
thTt at Uait BOO will apply for re- 'mc fr.: oMCAiister u
KAAAwdineT'TA m f . luiriBuiii i ... . - a- " r
ALTTn, be Umited to tt .' Tb. tracts of
aerea whirh TW
Southeast Asheboro. The place
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tered ior w vooi.;; :, . ; vhmr Mp- rv p, n k-i. II
ZXS f ro SouthirVi
aKnS vervuleTa dUiK xt5 Mt The land was owned
Asheville to Weavervuie, wtano fe Dr. Crowson. father f tma.
- fwWof atiidv wfll be offered in 'W- Crewswi tawhom we
'ship, where the militia practiced. re-
mr.T, 5-"" r paratory to eoming together annuallv
UUIUUCUV a 7
hsf
1924
Weaveryille"
eroncUnti
completing the four year course. ; icomm
'jkwrvni MPHTINC IN 'i8 i Hyedninev miles
JSvS FmSSs CBmm wf Asheboro on the old' plank
Tittle bachelor apartments. . A
eap deal table. ? and.. . two 'chairs;
frtandu fa. the citv who . were com- Ushed extracts irom me ipewn wim vu
Seteh MrPrbed rieara of tiie headlines to it across the entire .top; three, cheaptti shelves ,a silly U1
Pieteiy surprisea -to learu . ... j ,farT:n the tie stove with no place to . broil and
irom no vveo uw eiuuu u utL&o it wai-
v .. Knt a Ana mvA I news ui reuuivuii oprou RT
SS - muSam report from which we quota: ji-Realtors
. u !t,, v,i. ; Jnf 'Mi ' At ipnot RO.000 THstrict residents JonT
A Cararteriy meetmg waneiaaj, u, nume respect of -h RjmHninh
' :i'StS; -JW i According to Mr. Crowson,
- ft . 1lAiAtaM' KAV.r T i -wvw, U1IUUK
4. 41a Jaw MV Kriavi.
bu"5"", ll- rtl. lirf .i,..ntative from
fJ.?ureir!v?i!!Sr: K oSti Wh'fhs rent tespecting,North .CaroUna. chlckenj
w wov, iu, , ; -m,. w.inrtnn Dailv an insiirnificatot table and ' Vou have
WS inenas m . Bwre, euuiif ; " rr.7 ' l. . nf nf tho Aaleil Pnlmanettes.
eall this two rooms. The
partition iia g two misplaced
ot4a nKmit AmfeTiAif Till 1710. mm UW nt.tlv honaed and becanse of -Shelves. Addmr-a. 9 :by .12 Uving
per on the table. Mr. Spencer went to exorbitant rentals are crowqeo ; ww . m wvynj u ; ux
& dining room and caned his wife congested quarters, according to Benn. tiiat swings on the only closet the
and young, daughter saying, am resentative Hammer,; N. C, who in ageirt ; hypnotizes tiie tenant into
tn kill maelf. come, in . and h sneech today on the need of the thinking this is ft 'three; room and
.. " . .. w. s. I . i I : J . -v." i' ' KofH nnormATif nri inrA ' rvoiriTielr
witness a suicide", ne caimiy ; pu i rem comnuaoiua bwu. . vvk-.l"-,
. . .. . . . . i I .- ..n. . .1 wim vkii ,a nwMirw"
the pistol to nis head and oiew , out j Tenants are xorcw w jiw ivbj iwj. T. .
his brains: His ' wife in a panio L ' .", i'?,; M ' 1
trtrlckea state ran to the ;' telephone
and called her brother, who came with
& itnrtnr tA Knif 'Mr.. snencer dead.
Mrs. Snencer told her brother .- that
per husoand -nad been dtiniang. ana
that htr'"d M Jiaancer ruie
stomach. This is the only cause Mrs.
Snencer can -advance f Or the suicide.
Mr. Spencer was the son of E. E.
Spencer la tins county ana an me
family is well known here and ' at
Hieh Point where - they have made
their home lor the past tew years.
Mr. P. P. Latham Announces Candi
dacy For Commissioner or Agrt-
The
the morning service and io. the alter-" were dispensed from "cake wkronH"
nooa the business meeungas Col Was th-. nwtf i
In .theventog thejoung people had ; foremoet Sthe fea-
charge'of the program. httures of the days intertairiment was
out of town visitors were: Mr. Har-I horse racme with heS
ris Coltrane, Sophia; ; Mrs, inos, "we, B gh track eitend-
of near High Pdnt; M'" M down the planklStdrom where
Vuncannon, Randlemanj Rev. Herbert fair jun te - T
mi -Dnmnia f nMr: iTreensboro. l , x n "
y 'J' ' x; , , n,rk PAin wnere nr. w. j. in oo re now
S87' L'WnMcr!flanM' FaSS "J Many Bres citizens
Rem M. C.' and- , M. A. Farlow, o the town who do not know of . the
m C; Wmslow A,rop0'vuld muster ground should go over and
Sophia: Mr. and MNS.'' it especially since it is undergoing
Greensboro: Rev. Penn, Soprirt, Mr. pg,,, - &
Mrs.- Fannie MeDanieU - and, vMiss j v u .
SSrdS&rMSS ASHEBORO TEACHER
-vVXJMAi. JLVAjr A V B.JLajraj IMUUH '
. THAT- WAS UNCLEAN
MRS. NANCY M. POOL DEAD; I)EATH OF B1RS. L. L. HICKS
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is himself ft farmer, was reared on a j c, Jri Asheboro Route 2; J. C. daughters, Mrs. Ollie Cranford, of
farm and has always engaged in Sanford; Mrs. R. D. Ridge, Mrs. Bombay, Mrs. Kobt. uoppie, oi Thom
farming and depends on the revenue Milton Trotter. Mechanic; and Mrs. asville, four brothers, Messrs. E. B.
of his farm for a living-. He eompli- Sarah Rabins. Aaheboro Route 2: Mrs.' and E. H. Johnson, of Bombay. R. C.
meats the State College "' upon the Ipoole is also survived by four broth- Johnson, of Asheboro, W. B. Johnson,
plans they are carrying r scientific Lrg and four sisters, vis: Thomas of San Diego, Calif., survive besides
farmina and feels that the head of de- Hoover. Franklin Hoover. " Samuel a number of other relatives.
t i 1 . . . k . Vfil .. 1 J
oartment 01 asncuiture snouia oe a Hoover. Asheboro Koute t cimeri nvnerai serviceB were conauciea
man with practical knowledge of moover. Mechanic: Mia bos Flora and Monday afternoon by her pastor, Rev.
farming. Mr. Latham- has been a Mrv Hoover. Asheboro Route 3: G. W. Clay, at Oak Grove church. In-
mAmKA nt tlii Rotib Rnanl of Ao-ri-lu Dkulii MkTWm1I nf Alha.'. trmnt followed in t.hA rhurrh (wmp.
culture for the past eleven years, marie: Mrs. Riley McDowell. Median- tery. The pall bearers and flower
having been appointed by Governor je. There are also thirty nine grand- girls were nieces and nephews of the
Craig and later by uovernor jtticxeu. children and nine great grandchildren, deceased
ThA funeral was conducted Dy ttey.l -
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xrv ATfttAn MAW KTI.l.r.n Oe Koutn ana wev. jonn xiupiau, Mrfc M- h Finmnson Succumbs From
- . .4 TJn.U rWhV Vtmriavr ft whicfl, V..-i 1 tj J a-isl 11 Til
rirftiBii uiuMiiu vriiicmiij uk
IIETHODIST LTlSCOPAL
MATTERS
KB
'. i.ju.u,,2:. ..t:.v.
KYBy' W; H. Willis).
" vtTltoV: W. F". TWomble preaches at
T. . 7:80 Sunday, nd holds our Quar-T-Y-
terlT Conference.; s K"
V, , larried la Asheboro, March 23rd,
V- He Cranferd. of GrmiHboro, and
t.fM.' IItt: Ruth, of, High. Point, the
mri'r of i'ir.tatlnav t k . ' '
At t' T-nrnonare on the morntrs?
cf the two Asheboro. young v
' ' r'., I,!r, Ernest Moody and Jhs
I iel iiteed. were united la tnatri-
";od lo Search' for ,Worshiprs,,,
1 he the rors topio at .the mom-
hour Lujwfty.
.vrnru of eoLin-rm
i.
' JfimMi rnji'l, pronJ-.
i '..!, 1 r-i,; -t r--:: " ,
." . c,r 3. ' ri .:,
J ,'ii.t, died I.. .!, ' 1 ',
1 I. "" . "
r ll,e "!- ! v. (.7
t: n f .' . r of t !i
t.--1 of K-.-i, t- r
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funivo.
ILL DEAD
t fsirmer of
fathor of
the Twelfth
from lneu-
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r'
v
rf grant;
of
Till
MrsC Nancy M. Pool, wife of E.:31 fMr&Etta Johtnon Hicks died at
PnM am t . her home. Asheboro ner nome at uomoay, Sunday, uarca
ont 9 if RaturnnT - mornlna'.-lrdrat the ee of 64 years. Mrs.
March 2;folloiwing an iluiess oi twoucas-ao "aeen in poor neairaorxn
n three months. A. lew days prior-to pane tore yearB, put nerimuura
Mrs. Poole's death she suiiered a was not eonsiaerea cnucai untu
f iwMivDifl from which ahe. lew weeKS mro.
did not recover, constantly growing! Mrs. Hicks professed iaith in Christ
until the end came. Mrs. Poole in early girlhood, and joined the Oak
was about seventy one years of -age. Grove Methodist church, Of which she
She was the daughter oi the late ax- uvea a consistent ana laitmui mem
fred Hoover. For more thaa twenty ber until her death. She was held in
five years" the deceased had been a mgn esteem oy au wno Knew ner, ana
member of the M. E. church at West In the community in which she lived,
Chapel, attending all of the services she won the love of both old and
therehv whea she was able. Ia her young by her cheerful words, smiling
last testimony, Mrs. Pool expressed face and willingness to help others
herself as being ready for the final. when in need..
sleep. She is survived oy ner nus-i mrs.' mess, waa raameu Apru am
band and the following sons and 1889, to L. L. Hicks, who with one
step
m,A nuua. of near Greensboro i Mr.
aad Mrs. .W. M. Brookshire,: Sophia;
rf t.v- !V.11a an4 Mr., : and . Mrs.
Walter Stout Kandiemaw ouw ,
Mr? D B. Bulla, Sophia Route Uxr
Miss lone Cates. a former teacher -
in Asheboro and now proprietress of
Ithe University cafeteria, went to Dur-
W'A JMgemT 17 aha
WPr:.VrZ rT T73'- r? took , the :witness stand -iimmmmuuh:.
Mr. F. V. Latham, of Behaven, was
in Asheboro yesterday meeting the
neoole of the town and county and
announdnff his candidacy for Com
missioner of . Agriculture, ur. uitnam daughters! D. C. Pool, H. J. Fool and daughter, uiss ua uicks, two
lurch has
jZrj T u.ioiioJ nA in- at the judge and returning me oooa
were designed, and selected and m- tnA .iunl, without kismnir it said.
stalled and paid lor, oy me laaies oi ---- --- - T . Am,L
the Woman's Auxiliary.. The . effect -; -'"17;.' ZZ it?? A
is a beautifully softened light tnat ' 1 jDd
Ives the church the atmosphere oi a r " iZ
ome and adds appreciably to the Y""! E w'
a i JXUSB VttbCB UCifllHVCU ill area
spirit of worship. . ... IH tl.. Holv Book. "Well" said
The Sunday acnooi orcnesin u r-r x , v- -j ,lhlM .
received a new instrument, a sweet ,7 Tt. vou
toned baritone horn. Mr.'Uumey ' fiTeverv leaf clean "
terson plays it and it sounds like a are gM JSj-Jt,.
pipe organ. i . trf. nH)Ceeded.
During the last montn, we nave ic-
which,
num-l
n. ... vrtii , j r o l hr at relatives ana inena ana tuo i -u m rr irsnn;ann nn, nf Ham,
Ml hv Southbound Heaboard . nun - aeurs most peiovea women uieu
. . ... .ixj l. . - m whi... rni. in .nmn . . . 1
i ' vi woman was held.. , lino-mffered a stroke of paralysis
n Hi t . U r!it..J 0a 1 I 'I i . . ' Ifwn sulrl I
oniverf nineteen new members.
makes our total membership
This
amount to ninety. Seven more will
join as soon as tney can bring their
. .... ml x 111 X
church letters. inat win iui uo
within reaching distance of an even
one hundred.
now ASHEBORO WITHDRAWS FROM
V TRIANGULAR DEBATE
BAPTIST MATTERS
' two weeks ago. The deceased was 69
Mr. K. w. eteeie, oi jaw uuna. whi - - . , v " . i.o
htiy:kmed.rMarsten,10
nni.n ni naniinb, auuiiuat t auntHvwu i ' a.
when JiA-attemnted to cross the track
ahead of southbound seaboard i Air
Railroad AprU First
trlnom over thA entire riticenshiD of
Ramseur and to add to the sadness of
.V.. Ax.fe.lf.il ' Iftnnt'.jm'a Viiinhanrl
. , 1 .( . . , . . 111. vn-oi".. x".. x..... .
Line passentrer train number 41 at ft JA1 "LmeeuVAOT , j ri " at death's door, In a comatose con
roSS Kmfsoutt of tte Wock tow- High PolnV tliom-svflle and Denton dWon from epUepBy. Mrs.; Finnison
?TraWAletely demolished Jf two sons d two
the light.coupe Mr. Steele, was any- B" "T7.- aaugnters, vis u u. ann v. w. rm-
, .. v x, . - -' i ivty iu7's .Tvi - - v nison ana Mrs. a. graven ana mn.
"a ,'!; hi - : "- . O"' I Naw Amilnment haa been nurchaaed d.i.l o . ri. ot. tVxi
thrtraKTrn1dov.V lT ?d ,F3Kmr.'a wrkJlled'in Franc
.OTiiSiS k and. ax. competent engirr has durln the World War. The funeral
was later r.,,UA fore opeVatlonA begin."' '
rround near Mt Jlflead . for MmriaLl . xgbuvi who has Bad years'.-of
rl Z XuTa xT"Sok C"? b. ld to rest in the Ramseur ceme-
Arisou .xu v- bD employed, to inspect the road eonducted at the Bap-
irationa oegin. -L"tlst church this afternoon by
several years
agent, at nisjn .rv
Rev. W,
A. Elam, after which the body will
after his aged mother.'.;,
-jn?i Point has been .employed
agent f or the. road, .
as : chief
MTts. JAKE PRESNELL DEAD
; . .. i v- i ' .1 -r MOllK LIG1TT ON THE DISAP-
Mrs. Jane Preimell, widow of the . .y pEARANCJB OF S, E, SMITH
lntfl Arch Prermell. died at the bom . , y , ; " ...
of her son. George PresnelL on Sal-J' jjn T". fimlth, ot.. High Point
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It was announced a few days ago
that Asheboro high school would
withdraw from the state triangular
debate to be held March 28th. The
reason for the withdrawal is the ill
hesa of two of Asheboro's debaters.
The pastor of the Asheboro Baptist This is a source of regret on the part
church will be away next Sunday, of the school ana me citizens oi u.o
Rev Chas. E. Stevens, one of tne town wno were expecting ""u
Greensboro pastors will preach both of our team. Asheboro was placed
morning and evening. Special music with Lexington and Mt. Airy teams,
will be rendered at both services. Rev. Another triangle is formed with biler
Mr. Stevens conducted revival ser- City, Franklinville, and Elon College,
vices here about two and one-half The question for debate this year is
years ago. I am sure the people of whether or not the allied war debt
Asheboro will be glad of the oppor- should be cancelled by the United
tunity of hearing him again. States. The Asheboro affirmative
Superintendent H. S. Edwards has speakers were Hal Johnson and lhe-
about completed plans for grading ron Willis, the negative speaKere -the
Sunday school. The Primary and ing Miss Thyra Wright and Hams
Junior classes will be graded out Coffin. ,
next Sunday. "7: '
The Adult classes of the School are everyone urgeo to jou m v,n:a.i v
giving a social Thursday evening of Week,
this week from 7:30 to 10:00 o'clock ' "
at the church. A special program This week has been set aside by -has
been arranged. Refreshments State Insurance Commissioner Wade
will be served. ; 1as general clean up week and Mayor
Regular Quarterly Conference Wed- Ross last week proclaimed the week
nesday night of next week, April 2nd. 'as "Clean Up Week" for Asheboro,
A full audience, of the members thereby Joining with other cities In '
specially requestel. i making the week -worth while.
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Ovil Court Stld In Progress As
noancement Concerning Criminal
Court Tomorrow.
bury BtrtH-.t yenterdy siternooa atlkpother of 8. E. 8mlth.'"who hat been
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(.it, in ck'v j - "imiaaina- in iionua uun vwi, . j - x.
ni . 1 by two Kons, George and ived a telerram from New Smyrna, 'Tr iLlT.
bo h of Ah. horo. IHineral and tl . tint m man believed to be F.""SL ,L??wmfi
a i ' . . . . . i i . . i m ni in l. ua i
Cge tract "' For Gmaabore-Ashebore
Highway Let For 3U7-0.
The 8tate Highway Commlaslon let
a number or contracts, the- total or
which ran well over .three million dol
lars Tuesday. Among the contracts
GreensDoro-Asn)-
buri.il rvir will be conducted - at
West 1 nd at 2 p. tn. today, Rev. W.
IL Wiiiis conducting the services.
Prominent Qt!z-a of 6te Dead.
' JJMntnn Curminpharn died Eatur
day at his hom nt tircnRborO of
heart failure, sgrd ffty-ie year, lie
had ben in poor hf-sU-h for v
f rnl weks but Waa nnt cnflii!T-d
In Miious condition. Mr. Cuiu.in
hnm was deputy iUt colloctor f
revpnim and prior to V .nt time had
Uon deputy col!ctor of internal rev
enue In the Federal service.
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Etewart. who was in the missing
man's employ and who had formed a
dhdikA for him, la being held there.
Tom Hall, a Hlnh Point man who is
pending the winter at Tampa knows
Stewart well and left with police from
that plant for New Smyrna to help
In Identifying the man and" with a
hope to cleannu tin mystery As" U1
1ms rt-fi!1d, Smith Mt Tampa la Jan
uary wi:l a winn who represented him
ik-K Ui be H. J. Arthur who claimed
to own Soma ho t I i ropertf at Orlan
do and writd to ln!r$it Mr. Smith
in the rm,nf-.i. This is UiS last that
Ls seen I him. . , . ,
B-To ' Zelgler ' and
Dal ton Construction 'company, con
crete payment ; type for 1479.80
oa roadway and structure "to Kfker
and Yount for t2i.230.60. t Guilford
10.99 mile, between Greensboro H and
Randolph inev :, t . , .;. ;'
$10,000,000 For Supplies For Cersjaa
Weaiea and ChUdreft 1 , j
Monday the Houae adohtxd" a me
lutlon to appropriate 1 10,000,000 for
the Durchaae of food supplies ror des
titute womta and children la Germa
ny. , - .-.. -t
to clean bp their premises and place
the trash where it will be accesible to
the trash wagons ot the city.
Mavor Ross calls attention to the
llmnnrtanre of the tin cans and rub-
As we go to press the announce-' bish being removed from the back f'
merit Is made that ft decision will be yaros ox rewaenc-a ana ooea "
made tomorrow as to whether er not other rubbish belonging ; to businis
Criminal Court will beirln Monday, houses. All this trash he said, will
This is on account of small pox. be hauled away without cost ana
. Randolph Superior urart, lor tnen"!orw m '"" "i
trial of dva eases started the second that all places be cleaned up. ; ,
week of the March term Monday, ,' , TTrr. .
with Judn W. F. Harding presid ng. MISS ENCT HANCOCK. AND
The ctS of Jo"h E. flcboweU etl ' MR. ERNEST RTDG8 MARRIED
al vs. Norfolk., Southern Railway L ... :. "Tr 1 ..: '
Company et al was Called a. Week r a. s siary r-ncy uancocaam-.ur.
ago and the Jury was chosen. The W. Ernest Ridge were married near
east has been ia progress for th tm-, Eldorado by. Rev. Richard L. West - -timwesk.
. 1 n Sunday rch Pth. iThey were
There has been .lanr number of .accompanied by Miss Lena Cashatt
witnesses oa both, sides examined, and Mr. Val Kearns of Jarmer.
The lawyers spoke all day yesterday
and the .judge will cnarge ue jury
this morning. .. -v.- -.-. f .
A special term of criminal "eourt
for the trial of criminal cases will
Mrs. Rldtre Is the attractive daugh
ter of Mr. a.id Mrs. A. O. Hancock,
of Seagrove- and Is well known m
this county, having : taught In the
public school for the past three
years. Mr. Kid ire in the son of Mr.
begin In Guilford county,. April and Mrs. A. r. Khige, or mwjiope
aeventh, with Judge Geo. JL Crown Araacmy, ana noma rei poniu!e p-
Dresidilif. --. ,, laiuon wjta ui couniy
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