North Carolina Newspapers

- M . . - -. x - I J ' - Vt , .-Vt --.?- t r.Wg . . , ; dtoy, !;!v;;r4yv- itith'raiKCD: 1:3, not men $100 A YEAR IN ADVANCQ ri-y -cffivi .sinners, rfsrtfc tw sraday, Jan H, If 14 .ON MEETING.' :!riN:PROGRESS .ict' BIG THINGS ARE BEING DONE MONDAY COUPLE MARRIED : BY OUR LOCAL MESM -if. ' w in Jr. Ik sj . .,-,; , , Miller:lmprefis the People Asheboro as a Pawerfal riieiiIwCCa$r)pd8 .ttentLlThe Singiag, Undej he Ldehip; Frof. Milan, f Lincoln ton, ian" .Uracj' iirefeatare the ior r SalWmry wd Wauoviuo 3U io, beinj nlled, to (it capacity 7.day. (Tho xnoettoj waa ln prop fain lart'wee)? and ffl conttano sf 'net oek. Brvlco '5ar tdvewr-i mornlnfc.'ftow ttitao Jock o ithoao attending. );, j it they wiB; and agafn ifcfctf ' evehlng:r yjf f -;- -V.V' uf Strong eernionB were preachea by IvangeSsfc. Miller ion Last i Sunday, He nibject iathe moming bolng on fhe Deity of CkaWj ana the even n7thenw;f betog on "The Naity or j:toerrtJudjfeir erriew pmiona; vthe minlHterf ,haa jreached on each fundamental theme aplJtitfori':f,tt fksripturea". 1 He . l thoogh, rteaanig; ihi delivery, huroori uus l-ni;wi,nottpo;u: 'the lahgnage of the nar fhowing i fimilfcintv rith the howthoueht,' yet j always plekshig' for the-oW.ways; & Prot: US Wr i MIlaiiiYeff Llncohiton, !b rapidly .inducing his nodienoea; to ' otnv ThA ehoriia work ustained Vt ftirm TfenW an aumbef of iotiief i f h itvlte.'4 Onft.'-of ftii iatto1ivl I loaned by Barker Brpthete M rZ I boroT Prot Milan and 4- Dr. Mjjle? have lKth,mdered inteiting. sploa, I-Ton last j?unda.lamrrioii,ia relig I ieus ceiisnt-Aiheboro I Tim 670 white residences, of Jhe town mJ MviAmA into twentv-six section and fifty-two eanyassers. . jpenj .-m. houf thgtreMgiofknoedrt annroTlmatelv 3000 TOO- th' "Jamoaiim nronesBes. ' ' t in m .hitiVhM or ma towu uv f wHulnMi morement. -Baeh- I the fte pastors had an opportunity fe r - i. tw th !. imt before the ar- i ax coming In from1 tixa nearby eom- munitiea, t and the influence oi The ors!wm pronawy doxin the hour or tno morning A number hare Come forward for 'raBrlng-the last lew .jiaya-A 51 MrlAiiimMa :? eharaeterises the aervicee and there M promise of great awakening, v o a MTtMiVf H Kit OF' J.- M.' i AND JONATHAN WORTH Th amndmother. of Governor Worth and Ex-treasurer Worth, Mrs. v.hjj virlrman. mother of the late M. Q. Kirkman, known as Abe Kirk man, and one time Register of Deeds tombstone to the memory of her r.-nAmnthtT at Marl bore Cburcn 4n Km Market Township, The inscription on the tombstone is as follows: ''f Abaga Pinkham Gardner Bom in Wautucket, 10th mo. 14th day i74&rCame to .toHP"mgr, N. O, 1812, Departed this life 10th mo. X6th day 1826, Aged 77 years and ' 18 days. She wa member of Society of Friends, he was grandmother of Jonathan Worth, Ex-Governor, of N Also of J. M. Worth, to-Treasur- er ef N. C Ureawrrea grananw"'" ' of Ensign. Worth Bagley-ot i PV 8. ' Nary who was. killed ..iawtT , . 8palnMay Ur1898.-r Dr.-Neaios v Meadenhall, Jer nephew, was ' tm uKnlir. YAnnkUsr and a Kepre- ; aentative of N. & and was i member k rMnmittM for the erection of - i the. StaU Hospital at Morgnntong Ni , , . I: 'Erected by Mrs, Kacnei Airaman in loving remembrance of her.-grana: i K mother, July 80, 1808."- If' ' V- A similar stone is erected, at -Deep feiver cemetery sit f mltae lof Hig! V Point Her husband' , grave "Wa. -Gardner. , .- v-'?.-;?, :-:;-f -to,: he RF.mn ppimaut a The 8ta Board of rtwt Tons "to '., edved word from Frank (', -' t, . of I An air. that he would tnUr f r sc- y -finiX primary against M. L. 1 -rnnn. ,' for Commlsslonor of Labor m I 1 j . t- lug, and this announceiwmt bruin out that Chxrlrs Koss, of, Lillin(rU)n, v 1 nter afunst D. G. BrummiU f -jt ' t- Homey General, and Fred P. Le'' n n '. for Commiiwloner of - Agriculiuro aralnst W. A. Graham. ' The Second primary In the state must be held, ao . cording to the tlortlon law, on Johr i 6, or four weeks after the first pri- i , mary. The board met Monday to moVe the arrmngnmenU to have, the ticket printed for one hundred eoun- toe. v. ' . . hi . " . i i. .i ' ; Ci wt Aks For BconI Prisury Frr V Cr.it, e(.m!'.!nt fr,r eTmmI tlonr of l.ibor and pr,i.tin-. announ Uat 1.9 will content IL I I !pmn In a K)nd rrirnary. Mr. '1 nr'-m.lt ami Cha.rlf Kn will run tff V t n"rrrr g.ra'-'.'; In the pci, r.d -n;rnrj Ju'r 6. 1 "T would r,f,t l-v r-'rrH t..S f-).t -rnn(l t rn t s 1 t Irrrt iol.ta.ry liau. j ut th-y v.,1 cm In of U.e Cit an t,)tinr.iict,t stands. , ' The Julytem tbf Randolph Super lor Court, convened Jdonf' -wning with Judge W. F. Hare ' Char- lbtte,'npresidm,,d . V.f Lensv prosecuting for t .The citisens of tb County lu, .ji wd to Judge Eardinp'O' .ha; s,, ,t whjch M oonouent to nroaa-tx ons on civic and morel s rigbteoutisa..; A targe number weie Tpresent1' for "The ODenink 'of court" " in" his"' charjre Judge Harding, gpoke of the ; educa tional progress of -tyState .during the hut forty, years.' He said that Vie f oUowingthe.;Clya.; War ; ther educa- ! uonai advantages were.poor, but our fore fathers hid sowed1 the .seed" "fr the. progms which- thd estate. Vhaj been, en joying for the past Jew' In contrasting . the educational tuuons of the state, Judge' Harding sua that thirty-nine years, ago there was not a graded school, in the State,1 ana mat thirty-lour -years, ago there were only twd huridred boys"in the State JDnivorsity.. Speaking ,,'road building he "said Jt was, not a move ment of only, a fewTyears'but dated back "to? efforts., ef older neonle who had sacrificed that Ihe men of today might learn to give the best they had to tiiis great State. v He denounced crime in its' different forms and said there were enough liesjold at the last term .of court in the county to keep a six months term of court busy '; In ipeakdng of upholding the laws of the country, he said men -ought to. be eoiiras0U8 and eriticiae those, who Iwould not openly 'condemn crime,;Te- ferring especially to a, letter, which was circulated M this community t eraLweeks jigo of derogatory nature. !- The; following were drawn a grand JurOrsr S.' SjCoxforemanylohn: ,T. high JCowKHocrt MIH XrOWn. Vl -WMW, K (VV9 O. Buie,i W L.: Fogleniw,' W Boone, Q, Osborne; E,.IiiBw,.?I H Bmji. T H. Swaim. C A. Garner. O. n.iieacn, v. VAiVJaatoru, a. mh' i, out oi 44 iujora summonefl z are f serytg;. ' Tb: ptherjr 1 except two or tnree noi eervea-were-excuaeu w gw pew Jurors are: E. J. filler 0 Bi memnfV."lifol!.T - FoUo' 8mef ' ot : th eases triedrtia ; vHrt' opened Mondaiyi r State vs. tieorge oaunaers ana w icoetsThAu,j State vs. rjtui Jr.: raynes, eanviuur- PATROLMAN HONBYCCTT TOF GREENSBORO I KILLED B Y NEGHO Elmer R. Honevcutt patrolman of the Greensboro potice force was in stantly killed last Sunday morning at 1 Vclockrin XMr thit' woodland, near the Dixie .Swimming pool, on the High Point boulevard. Mr. Honay cutt and other officials of the force were irf search of mm runners and gamblers, who were reported to have been seen in the vicinity of the Dixie swimming pool, when Honeycutt ran into the negro, Davis who, is said, fired the fatal shot. Within a very few hours after the shooting the negro who gave his name as jonn Davis, from Inman, S. C, was placed (behind the bars of the Guilford county Jail and from behind the cell door practically conies sea to me snooung, and also to several . robberies which have occured recently in Greensboro. Mr. Honeycutt was a member of the famous 80th division, and is well known by practically every, Randolph hboy who served: with this unit, in France. Shortly after ' the shooting the Greensboro police notified W. C. York, of Asheboro, to hurry to Greensboro with his bloodhounds. Mr. York arriv nf fnVZZ hid alreadr .Urtid fall vSSt hotmdlxWut .w,?wT.TU.j III ed in Greensboro at 1 O'clock. -TM their: aia wsaneeuea. . g- wanWt 2 'clockVhe; TthT Wrsaptured the negro who waslia,- Kbehtad a. brush pile. The dogs Leontmeed the trail, stopping when they reacbea tne orusn- rue. Feeling has been running very high," but there wen at no time the nearest sign, thai the, enraged citisens at tempted to. take- the law in their own hands. Mr, Honeycutt served- ni Country during the war In. a very gnlant manner, and was at all times brave and courageous soldier, HIS m-my comra-los of the 80th division and of tho police force of Greensboro" rj..urn the Ios of Captain Honeycutt Jmniun nishway ' Offldale Tour tints and Inxpert ITIjhwayS C'-,::,H tf the r n American U and hlhwy ri.f.ri,.- ion (. : .rn South , Hr,7 ! I American y - m;m ( , ; h or more i Vh".V.:. tourwd t!i i ' n It t!,5 1 ! a ofrir rt cf i road buil.i'- - r , : . morning ; t ; . i r i BW Eiwnci'r 1 , - , , way spsnni'T t r ti. mit. .! i t at l -f it' Spencer. Tim i : t ears bearing t' . i . visitors, was t It t t . , new brWge.. lly wrr i bridge by ornciai or : rtveo a weteome by t!.e f I ! Rowan ' eoanty. fTral were made by otd of.'i-,-' of t state highway enmrrlpelon an, I 1 Mmbers ef the for!gn coinn,ilU. by Jarrell,: Sanders ple4 toOty andJi1.,,?, f't tZAV U MimUnnmA nrl nnnnf nf f ' In the tax of State phy, C L. Klvet Ben Bobertsoa T defendants were fined 85.00 and.t' - 6Ute Vs. Kidney Snow andBel Jnemson, , the defendanta throug their counsel waived bill and -plea guilty.1 Judgment was suspended oil payment of costs. . . m-n 'In the ease of State vs. Mlljard Wright thr defendant pleads ruilt, of forcible trespass. - Judgment tha defendant pay fine of 50.00 and eosts. - iitate ivs. John uendren, defendant plead guilty- and war fined 150.00 and osts.4 if ' vRUte VH. RAloh Hendren. the'de. jfendanf "plead guilty' and was fined fiuo.uu ana costs, r . j x State vsi BF. Robbins; for havin? Uquorin his poseesBion, fined $25.00 and costs. "'--'' ' ' -1- . . . -,-. M C State vs. Boyd Brown, def enOantS plead guilty of carrying concealed; weapon, was nned 160.00 and costs.; -in the ease of state vs. Bunue Maness, Carlie Bell, Jesse ' Lewder milk, the jury gave a verdict of flot guilty. : - State vs. Bill Burns; Judgment the defendant serve a term of 18 months in the State prison. State-- vs. John Led well, . Bumie Maness, and Roy Maness. John Led' well and Bumie Maness plead guilty or receiving stolen property, knowing it tb .be stole. A verdict of not guilty as to Koy Maness. ' - -m. The case of State vs. John Ledwell, Burnie Maness, Jesse Lowdermftk, John , ; Williams, ' John LedwelT, Ell Thomas, Chas. Richardson, a verdict of guilty. - . ,,ln the cases of State , vs. Tom Hat wood, one case of carrying concealed weapon was found guilty and in oiie eastf notgnflty. estate vs., JU..JB. owaun, ueienaaui plead vguilty and judgment of two years in the State prison. 'r''ekWWilt'va. Ell Thomas - th jury, gave a' verdict of guilty. , ; estate vs. jsurnie maness, jonn ieo well, ' Jessef Lowdermilk a verdict of guilty was Tendered for all three. ' 4 State Vs. Jim Cunningham the de fendant received a verdict of not CSiita vs. Oktev lneold. the defend ant plead gvttty, judgment, fine of vs.E.B..'Swaim- oeunaant z-s. owann -piwi jjiukj. COMMISSIONERS HAD CALL . MEETING MOKiiAX RandolDh County Commissioners met in a, call meeting Monday, Juneimn(cea m s terrific gun battln but ioui t u. iiu, .ur n ifuiiivirv "l receivinar bids for the bridge at Park- ers Mill across the Uwharrie river, Alio uiub wponcu ncio s iuuvno. Steele A Lebby bid fer concrete bridge $9780 for 12 feet roadway, and liuv ir 10 iwi. R G. Foster Construction Com- pany, steel bridge. $9975 for 12 foot driveway and 12883 for 18 foot drive way. Atlantic Bridge Company for steel bridee S45050.00 for 18 foot drive- way and ?1154.00 for 12 foot drive- way. J. L. Brinkley steel bridge $10196.50 for 12 foot driveway. Lutun Bridge Company, concrete bridge $10800.00. After carefully considering the Dias it was decided by the Board to accept Steele A Lebby bid subject to the approval of J. C. Bain. , LEE M. KEARNS, Clerk. RANDOLPH COUNTY MAN HEADS SALISBURY SCHOOLS, .Mr. Guy B. Philips, son of Post - master J. L. Phillips of Trinityt was this week elected superintendent of Salisbury schools. Mr. Pnfllipe! " The bride is one ef High rino. 190 been wperintendenl ; of ;gJJg tbp.pataf young: women the Greensboro High School and has A v,.. . w(,i1 Ji-j- nf friends there. Ml,m.--MRl. the UniW if North Carolina in 1818 wfth- high honor, H ha. done Vhool work at Raleigh and Oxford fj"!" VI,nv7. , 1 ine election oi nr. imuiin u distinct honor w there were one hun- dred appUcaoe for the position. BIG FARMERS' PICNIC DINNER 4 AND MEETING JULY 12TH At the regular monthly meeting last Saturday of the Co-operative To baoeo Assodatlon. it was decided to v. mnrAwjmA fanwrf 'meeting and imrUe all farmers of the county to take part. Thia meeting will be bd.l at the Fair Grounds in Asheboro, on the 12th of July. Every farmer e i ,-:td to come and bring Ma family ? and also a basket of dlrtne?. ' A i r-,T"mrte hsve been wade so l t . noted speakers at the mora- i, and two In the afternoon, nf In the afternoon bewev- r v. ..1 U divided, with a meeting for It a rnn and a separate meeting ior t M th' ladles with a good speaker , foe ' ' ' ' '''. -' I lit nm4 6f the diffemit pkere ,:l pot be atinmmed now, but -JL ; h' I Oiat rU Will f, r thn aniiounrcmen i'l have rhnret st this mating. It l,opd that tTiry farmer whe poe- ' ' ' ' , - Itiai Mae Preaiell The Bride or Sir, Kenneth F. uarby. Will j Make Their Home at.Troy. ... A prettr but simple- home wedding was solemnized -at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. PresnelL. on , South Kayettevilie street, last Saturday morning 'at 10:30 o'clock,.:- when their eldest daughter, Miss Mae Pres nell,' became the bride pt Mr. - Ken neth P. Darby. , " , . Only a few intimate friends and relatives -were present Miss Nannie Bulla played the wedding marches, using-Lohengrin's as the processional and Mendelsohn's as the recessional The bride and groom entered together, with'Tio attendants except the ring bearer, little Miss Katherine Pres- nUi sistek of the bride, who carried tiering in the heart of a white rose. ThPcerehi6nywas performed by the bride's jwstor, RevV H. F. Foglemah, u. ing the ring service oi tne jneuioa itit Jmteatant church. During the opremowy, Miss Bulla -softly played, T. 0k- . WliayjOBe. : iw unuc, wuo is. a handsome brunette, looked un usuanywelt'in a. dark blue suit with Cbrtwn 'accessories. Fllowin the eeiwBony, Mrs. Pres- neU served creasn and cake to the srueettr: and dunng the serving, nr. nd, Mrs. Darby-slipped away and left for Washington and Atlantic City, wherer they will spena tneir noney- nltfra. Darbv is a nonular and at tractive, young woman. , She was edu cated at' Alboro high school -and North Carolina College for Women. Sh 'ia.'tilahted : fau music, having & Voice- el uhusuai power and .melody, Mi- ISarhtr, la a cioable young busi- Th eouple mUl mak their , home at TroytWthete Mr. Darbr holds po- DJklUU W.W. Q ' " Comnany;- ' -' m 4Wtof-town sruests for the wed- Mmni KiMa Claire PresnelL sis the-bride, of Baltimore: Mary Darby 'sister of the groom, of Rich- mono; ana junoua rrcmicu, u vm"- 4- i RANDTra ROH MAIITRAIN ;:A -'tS,!i4''';Milwankelml;:?i Pftit t an tram irom:vi"KW ':iy,f "-j ltMntr MnflM north oi bandit" who weWriding.tai four auto mbbiTes." c- A special train was commandeered oerauit of the v.njifa Th hsndits and train guards the bandits ouraumDerea un i" i j -v nnawwirion of forty mail bags-which contained about 81,000,000 ijjj currency ana otner lmbles. The bandits put up a stop ' i(mai a cr0M roads near Rondout, land when the train caino wy robbers boarded the train and layered the engineer and fireman, and made them pull tne train two uuo down the line. In the meantime the other bandits took possession of the other part of the train and forced the conductor and mail clerks out oi tne 'car. The remaining bandits then rifled the train and secured the mail sacks and the fortune in government securities, MR yj k DICKENS FORMEKL.I OF ASHEBORO, MARRIED Mr. W. K. Dickens and Miss Annie Younts were married at the home of the bride's parents in High Point last ownta Asheboro, having lived here Monday morning. Wr. uicsens i wu ifor (everal ysars, and hwd a position !m poatoffice here. He is now hoidmga responsible position with the r..,-Ql M.tinnal Bank at High t" V T Ha . r.iiM jjne m an aiumiw eollac. After the ceremony the young couple motored to Greensboro where they took a train for Wilming ton and WrlghtsvUle Beach. On their return the bride ami groom will make their home in High POjhfc - Dickens will renume his work with the Commercial Natloaai Bank, stbly can will come and bring his family, as this meeting is to discuss problems relating to all phases of farm Ufa. Ihe keynote of the eet ing however wP.1 be the marketing of farm ', problems, and orgamsawona aseeesary to the svoceeaful sarrying out ef this probUm. f. This problsni of markeUng appllae U each elaaa of fernung. . Let tts be tobaoee, eotton, small grain or live stockTAll are faced by the same great problem, - Care is to be taken m the aeioctioa of the 'spekra for thta oocaaion, M the eomndtUe appeinted to st up the program are amino e t th very best talent possible lor this occasion,;, ,;- f Rsmembef , the dau and' Ue mnU witrhthi psrWa''r 12th a 'RED t LETTER ; DAY l -if, e- , . 1 . t County Agent THE MYSTERIOUS LADY HORRIBLE ACCIDENT ON IT, S. . BATTLESHIP MISSISSIPPI Perhaps one of , the greatest acci dents ever heard of on an American battleship occurred last Thursday morning on the San, Clement fleet drill near San Pedro, Xlifonua, when a fourteen : inch sun of number . two Hurrent on the' fm:.4r-fii V lawpw back fired nA kuleoj three - orncers and forty five enlisted, men. .Nearly a score- more' were-, seriously fojiured by the flare back that earned ; the charge thronghrrthe, breach of "; the gun msteaa oi tnrougn tne musxie. The gun crew?; was preparing to nlre as one unit in the great seafighters broadside, when a sailor called ror tne electricity to be turned on v. fbr: : ' 'the charge. .. The switch was thrown on to ismlte the sheu. neiore tne oreecn was locked and ro another niomebt the interior ej 'talent 'e'Jieiu ed;th.jDaA;Vdynii:Enaiga.': D. Smith, from the U. S. Mew Mexico, was the first inn Jd ehtet the tunent No. 2 . loUowing. the' burning bf the smokeless pdwderCwhjch .jnuffed o.ut the liVea, bf thf two , r nien? -Wh h ZZT-JZJTbZM Ul"v : izri.Z rent he , discovwd,AuatN bVJ with. th fertfention of Enslim Tveas. 1 !... A. jIam, fnrftf fMM. ,1U I SCOlllj H vn J.vj. .w "Viu j,b. .vhitt v. .Aisan the tunent,r . which revolving ai 'y time of tne explosion occurred on u battleshin. - remained in the position in which it was. at the timeofthe ex- plosioni the hank fire from the jert ran would have son in tne city i an Pedro r and would have- probably killed. hundreds of people. . Wbeh the TUIlilcrM naiiu kuiuiii wumv.o was wrenched away Dy we expioswn, the sruns kept revolving and stopped directly aft. thereby saving tne uvea of many people in the city of San Fedro. 1 ne noepitai snip wnicn w nana, oi late savea- wu the 44 , itteh, shell wWcb kOled,' the fortr-fiva men andthree of fleers. Had t: in port, was at once notified and j The State Board of elections re preparations were made at once to ceived word from Frank Grist, of Le take care of the dead and dying. , noir that he would enter for second The super dreadnaught, Mississippi, primary against M. L. Shipman, for was launched in January, 1917, in the Commissioner of Labor and Printing, presence of Josephus Daniels, then and this announcement brings out secretary of the navy, and 20,000 that Charles Ross of Lillington w, 1 spectators. She was christened by enter against D. G. Brummitt for At MifiB Camille McBeath, daughter of torney General, and Fred P. Latham J. M. McBeath, who was Democratic for Commissioner of Agriculture national committeeman from Missis- against W. A Graham, ippl. I Mr. Charles Ross, who was in Ashe- MR K R WILLIAMS DIES AT CENTRAL FALLS Mr. K. B. Williams died at Central Fall- at the are of 62. Tuesday, foi- lowing three- years, illness of heart dropsy. Mr. Williams is survived by his wife, one daughter , and one son, Mrs. Charlie Glasgow and Mr. Gumey Williams, both of Central r alls, me deceased was a splendid Christian cit iaen. He was a member of Giles Chapel, M, P. Church. He had been in. the grocery business for several years.' The iunersi ewlce was con ducted yesterday at Grays Chapel by Rew. W. F. Keutwtt, ef Asheboro, and Rev. 0. P.. Routh, of Central Falls, after which burial followed. FORMER YADKIN MAN . KILLED IN NEW MttlHJU Ham Doothit e formT Yadkin. oonnty citlsen, was killed in Oovia, New Mexico, last Monday, a tele gram received oy , nis meo an. Jamee , Adams of WlnsUn-Salem, itated that Doothit was shor and in stantly killed. The telegram failed to giv amy particular or tne maooung. irwu a kbUt . ef Yadkin eounty Mil mnl nui aro retnraeA to his eattve county and conducted a large BtematU beslnesa thare smtil he die poeed ef his business iatareaU, and went west' Information .in rgerd to Douthifi death se being, seught. - ...... ' ' i 'SUBTRiae fflRTHDAt; DINNER AUet a hundred aad1lftMtatrtee and t rWwds gatherad at th hems Of Mr. and Mrs. W. C BpJver, of Cam eron, to CiUhrat Mrs. Fptvey'a 82nd birthday. The dinner was a aomnUte urprie to Mra.t"plwy,vhtf waa Klal Ida Pyrd fomwrly of Aabeboro, ' A umptumi d!nr wan served from the well fi)td lkto that the guesU had brought with theww . ' i I: Thousands Are Erjecled " la Asheboro For the Opea in? Dar, Juae Sft' -ftstint Will Contiane Eatlrc: Week, Making the' Fourth of Joljv the Biggest day ever lieki In Asheboro. "Will Asheboro stand behind Jm firemen?". Mayor Ross wsjw one or the firemen's conr "In the broadest sense I ing", is his expression, f the boys now, always hi ways will be; and your fr june w to juiy otn flul ' '- by every citizen in the town and county." "TheT business interests' of all the cities", Mayor Ross said, '"stand Xrely behind the fire departments he time, and justly so, for it is tney who are ready, day or night, rain or shine, to respond instantly at the point of alarm and fight at the risk of their own lives to save Bvea and property from natures most ruth' less enemy ef man Fire". In the big festival being planned wnicn vui out oo anytning oi its kind ever attempted here, Mayor Rosa sees the whole county .united in a big week of fun and festivities, "Unpaid lor their time and risk, purely an un selfish service given to the city of Asheboro'VMayor Rss says, "the best the business men. women. ' and every single citizen, can do ts to hack the fire Boys, back them to the limit. in every way, shape and form. Our people should stand behind them", net says, "and aid our Fire Fighters in very way, to , make the : Firenteh'f., Festival a' great success", and,' be continued, "the money derived from this, will be used: in. purchasing an additional fire equipment that la turn will be put to work as- guardian over the, accumulation , of ..property 'Asheboro citisens have or may have.' IV haw' nystenow ady in Wr Midst. mat about this mysterious lady stuff, anyway?"' ' C E. Heritage, manager. of tiieS Firemen's fFestrvaX was asked this morning by a reporter' ' "Sh haA rrited,T Mr. 'Heritage vnuong ma Dusmesa puces and looking over the city. She ukes it fine, atad, contemplates, a ,.; joHytgood! - . ' z -?.- ' " ' ft .( , .. n. . . . .. -- . ' . .?-iwv wm ne mve loin - cnanoa-; Certainly ahe witf, mahatow afateeL "She begine By having her : prcturw m vm papwra, -- ct oa aca day, through the -papers and on eot- ers, with a story ef 'whom she .taOtr, , - ea, wnat aooux, or aw,, ner picmN , . r - I (Continued on page 8.) ' 1 1 " ' - ' oiauhu inuutni vr bis E HIM JUTY a iachl y T ' ' o. urwt starts tne si j Mr. Charles Ross i. ' r. . a ooro, Monday, ana saia it wn not Ibis intention to call for, another pri- ary if the others did not on account oi tne expenBen wnicn wnicn wuwu .incurred Vut as the others had so arranged he would also enter. MRS CELIA MOFTTTT DEAD Mrs. Cells Moffitt. widow of the late Calvin Moffitt, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Eli Freeman, at Ether Sunday and was brought to her old home church at Shiloh for burial Monday. The deoeaned had been suf fering from heart dropsy for three years. She was 73 years of age. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Eli Freeman and two sons, Willie Moffitt, Betmett; and Bob Mlffitt, Coleridge. A large crowd of citisens from Ether attended the funeral, among whom were: Mr. and Mm, A W. Brown, Mrs. W. Farlow, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Freeman, Mr and Mrs. Carl Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. Fillmore Helaabeck, Mrs. C C. Sum Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cavineas, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Smith, Mr. and Mrs. J, A. Barnes, Mrs. name Hill lard. Miss- LUUe Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus McLeod. Mr. D. A. Mo Leod. Mr. H. Freeman, six. and Mrs. C & Phillips. . The flower girls were: Lena Smith, Mabel Garner, Gladys and Grace Cav inM. Dorothy Helaabeck, Gertrude , Kerne, Usale Moore, Eva and Mildred freeman. Jadge George W. - Cenaw Al - te the Office ef Associate - Judge George W. Connor, of the ' Superior Court, has been appointed to the of fVe of associate justice of the state Rubrnne court to succeed Jus . tie W. A. Hoke, who we, reewitly appointed hW justice. Judge Con nor wm in WOoea at the time the appointment was truule. Ha has bv (ormd the governor that be will ae ' eapt the appointment . .j 1 1 V- i l. 'V i r . .A '- ia'i.. .ea.4 v.. .