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NUMBER 12
TEMPORARY HALT
IN CATTLE TESTS
Work Expected To Be Hesnmed
In Few Weeks—Large Num
ber Have Been Tested.
Dr. M. G. "Edwards, who has been
engaged for some time in testing cat
tle in the comity for tuberculosis, ad
vises that the work has been discon
tinued for the present. It is expected
that the work will be resumed within
four to six weeks. Cattle in three
townships, Randleman, Providence
and Level Cross, have not been test
ed. It is estimated that there are
1,000 head of cattle in these town
ships.
Up to this time 9,300 cattle have
been tuberculin tested in the coun
ty. Only 37 of this number have
reacted to the test and were con
demned. Dr. Edwards has found that
the county has a very small per ceirt
age of infected cattle. Those found
infected were animals ^shipped into
the county from sections where tu
bercukfeis in cattle is more prevalent
than in this county, and cattle that
had contracted it from such animals.
Every citizen of the county should
be interested in keeping the county
free from the disease by complying
•with the law requiring all cattle test
ed before being brought into the
county.
Twenty-seven counties of the State
have been declared free from animal
tuberculosis. Only 2,827 cattle in the
State have been found infected. This
percentage is lower than any State in
the union. Davidson is one of the
counties in which the work has been
completed. Twenty-six other coun
ties have been declared free. Work
will soon be completed in a number
of other counties. After the work is
resumed in will be only a short time
before Randolph will be declared free
from tuberculosis in cattle.
Local and Personal
Mr. Paul Hassell, of Johnson City,
Tennessee, is the guest of his sister,
Mrs. Clarence Rush, this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rush and
Mr. Paul Hassell visited relatives in
Burlington Tuesday.
Mrs. C. R. Crotts and son, Ray
mond, fiiitcd relatives in High Point
last Sunday.
Mrs. Lee M. Kearns and children
visited Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Kearns,
at Mechanic, last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Vassey Wilson and
children, of High Point, were guests
of Mr. Toy Wilson Sunday.
Mrs. Jack Hartley and little son,
Jack, and Mrs. Bulla, of Sophia, were
visitors in Asheboro Tuesday.
Mr. J. T. Wood and daughter, Miss
Grace, were visitors in High Point
last Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Colon Byrd, of Kemp Mills,
was in town shopping one day the
first of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Kivett and
children were the guests of Mrs. J. D.
Shelton in Liberty last Sunday.
Mr. Raeford Hancock, of the south
eastern part of the county, was
among those - attending court the
first of Hie week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B- Cousins and lit
tle daughter, Martha Baker, of Greens
boro, visited relatives in town last
Sunday.
Miss Treva Beck, who has held a
position with C. W. Scott and Com
pany the past year, left last Friday
for her home in Galax, Virginia.
Mrs. Martha Blair, formerly of
Asheboro, but for many years a res
ident of High Point, has been indis
posed for several weeks.
Mr. M. J. Kidd has sold his home
bear Steeds and moved to the Ar
temltia Cox place on Asheboro Star
Route.
Mr. A. J. Maxwell, of Raleigh, a
member of the Corporation Commis
sion, was in Asheboro over the week
end on a visit to his daughter, Mrs.
E. D. Cranford. . •
Mrs. Mebane Henley, of Asheboro,
Star Route, is a patient in the High
Point hospital where her sister, Miss
Wood, Iq p PW*0. Mrs. Henley is im
proving,
Mrs. W. ®. Richardson, of ConwSf,
S. C., is visiting her husband, who
is superintendent of the state highway
which is under construction between
Asheboro and Franklinvilfo, this week.
* Misses Etta Reid Wood and Nan
Lewis, students at Converse College,
Spartanburg, S. C., will arrive the lat
ter part of the week for the spring
holidays.
* . Miss Jessie Wood, a member of the
school faculty at the Thomasville Sap*
tist Orphanage, Thomasville* » visi
ting her parents, Mr. add Mrs.. J. T.
Wood, this week.
Mi*g Charity Lloyd, formerly of
Randolph county, died at the home of
her sister in High Point Friday and
was buried at Randleman Saturday.
The deceased was an aunt of Robt
HAVE BEGUN TO POUR '
CONCRETE ON ROUTE 70
Work Begun About Three Miles
North of Randleman—Bridge
Almost Finished.
Ziegler and Dalton, contractors on
Route 70, began Tuesday to pour con
crete on that part of the highway
leading from Randleman to the Gufl
ford-Randolph county line. Work was
i begun about three miles north of Ran
| dleman and will be carried on towards
1 the county line. After this part of the
road is completed to connect with
!that part already built in Guilford
the three miles near, Randleman will
be built. The contractors pour about
500 feet of concrete a day.
The bridge across Deep river at
Randleman will be completed in about
60 days. It is expected that the road
will be hard surfaced by the middle of
August furnishing an uninterrupted
stretch of highway from Asheboro in
to Greensboro.
Miss Minnie Hoover is attending
court in Sanford this week.
Mr. Geo. Teague, of Erect, was
among the visitors in Asheboro yes
terday.
Mr. P. H. Morris has been con
fined to his home with a severe cold
for the past ten days. He is improv
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Dougan Poole and
Miss Nettie Poofe, of Asheboro, Route
2, were visitors in the city yesterday
afternoon.
Mr. C. F. Robertson, an aged citi
zen of Alamance county, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. C. C.
Stroud, at Liberty, Sunday.
Miss Nellie Kearns, who underwent
ah operation in the Guilford General
hospital at High Point about Wo
weeks ago, has improved so as to
return to her home on High Point
Route S.
Dr. C. L. Whitaker, formerly a
pastor of the M. P. church here, but
now at the head of tie Preparatory
department of the High, Point College,
High Point, was a business visitor in
Asheboro Saturday.
Judge Isaac M. Meekins, recently
appointed federal judge for the East
ern North Carolina district by Presi
dent Coolidge, is holding the first'
criminal term of court of his new of
fice at Fayetteville this week.
Mrs. Arthur Stilwell, of Wilming
ton, is visiting bpr parents, Mr. and
Mrs.' Alsou ttuussw, Acnenoro
Route 8* and other relatives in this
county. Mrs. Stilwell w4s Miss Ur
sula Williams before her marriage.
Mrs. B. B. Brooks is recuperating
following a serious operatioh last
Saturday. Mrs. Brooks’ friends and
relatives were uneasy as to her con
dition before the operation, but are
gratified over the results of it ,
Miss Mary Loflin, while visiting
relatives in High Point, was taken
seriously ill and is a patient in the
High Point hospital. Miss Loflin had
influenza a few weeks ago and was
slowly recovering from its effects
when she went to High Pbint.
Capt J. A. Beaver, who for a num
ber of years was conductor on the
High Point Randleman, Asheboro and
Southern railroad, was in Asheboro
last week. Capt. Beaver and his fam
ily moved to Salisbury last year.
Among those from Asheboro who
attended the funeral of Mr. Marvin
Kearns, in Greensboro, yesterday,
were Mr. and Mrs. Lee M. Kearns,
Mrs. J. W. Burkhead, C. C. Cranford,
Claud Domett and Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Kearns, of Asheboro, Route 2.
Mr. C. C. Kime, of Mount Gilead,
was in Asheboro several days last
week on business. For many years Mr.
Tfiwie lived in South Asheboro and
conducted a mercantile business. He
moved his family to his farm near
Mount Gilead about five years ago.
Mrs. H. B. Martin returned to her
home in Winston-Salem Monday af
ter spending several days in the
home of Mrs. L. L. Whitaker, who
Iim been in the High Point hospital
for treatment. Mrs. Whitaker has
returned but is suffering from rheu
matism.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jones, of Ral
eigh, were the week end guests of rel
atives in Asheboro. Mr. and Mrs.
Jones will leave next week for Birmin
Jones will leave next week for Bir
mingham, Ala., where Ms. Jones will
jMce charge of the new Redmont ho
Mx. E. B. Ee«h> of Seagrove, *as
a visitor in Asheboro Thursday of
last week. Mr. Leach has recently Re
turned from a visit to Morganton,
where he has a son in school. He also
visited Asheville and other points in
the western part of the State while
away,
Mr. tod Mrs, §. B. Sftdy, of Pe
bria, Ills., are visiting Mr. Brady’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Brady,
this week. Mr. and Mrs. Brady will
visit Floridh and Cuba before return
ing to their home. Mr. Brady left this
county sixteen years ago. He bolds a
responsible position with the North
western Railway Company.
Miss L^a Andrews, of Asheboro,
Route 2 was in Asheboro Tuesday.
She recently gave a pig froma brood
of eight toward completing Charlotte
GOOD PROGRESS
jONP.O. BUILDING
Most Be Ready By April 1st—
Furniture and Fixtures Have
Not Arrived.
Work on the new postoffice build
ing on South Fayetteville street is
i being pushed forward rapidly. Agree
| able to contract with the government
| the building must be ready for occu
pancy by April 1st. The walls are
completed and the plate glass wind
I ows have been placed. Workmen are
! now engaged in finishing the interior,
i N Furniture and fixtures have not
; arrived although shipped from India
j napolis, Indiana, on the 17th of this
| month. It is thought, perhaps, that
! the car loaded with the equipment
! may have been destroyed or delayed
in the tornado which swept over a j
part of the state on the 18th since
nothing has been heard from it.
Im the block with the postoffice
building will be a store room which
will be occupied by a mercantile es
tablishment. The next building, which
is the last in the»block looking South,
will be the home of the Buick agency,
which Mr. E. L. Hedrick, owner of
the block, has in the county.
Sewing Machine Demonstration At
Jones’ Store
During the sale which begins at
W. W. Jones and Sons store tomorrow ■
Mr. Henry Jowfe, manager, has ar
ranged several unusual features.
Among them is % New Home Sewing
Machine Demonstration. A represen
tative from the company will be pres
ent and will also start a canvass
which will continue through next
'week. Mr/ Jonas has enumerated
many of the articles on which he has
given special priees on the last page
of The Courier of this week.
M. E. CHURCH MATTERS
• (Rev. W. H. Wilis.) >
v Rev, B. F. Bumpas, a retired min
ister of the North Carolina Confer
ence, visited the parsonage last week.
Revival services are in progress at
Central Falls this week. Rev. Joe
Green is assisting Pastor Ruth.
Bro. A. W. Hasty had a number of
his friends, including his pastor • to
enjoy with him a sumptuous dinner
at his home Sunday in honor of his
birthday.
Sunday is “Discussion”, or “Confes
sion” dav in our Sunday school.. The
da«i^feinfinwbla"dBring«»|les
son hour.' Tfte pastor will be in
charge. All parents are requested to
be present with their children.
Preaching by the pastor at both
hours Sunday.
“Dollar Day” Brought
A Large Crowd Here
Merchants Well Pleased With Sales
Saturday—Proves People Want
To Trade In Asheboro.
“Dollar Day” bargains offered by
a number of merchants of Asheboro I
and advertised in the Courier last
week brought a large crowd of cust
omers in the stores of the town Fri
day and Saturday. Of the two days
Saturday was by far the best for the
merchants. A number of these merch
ants have advised ui that Saturday
was one of the best days in the histo
ry of their business.
The people of the county are anx
ious to patronize the Asheboro stores
if they are invited to do so. It has
been stated time and again in the col
umns of this paper that “An adver
tisement is an invitation”. The truth
of this assertion was clearly demon
strated Saturday. No amount of ad
vertising will bring to and hold cust
omers for any store unless the store
1 actually has and sells the goods adver
tised. This the Asheboro merchants do
be it said to their credit.
Mrs. W. A. Bowman Dead
Special Town Board Meeting
Mrs. Bettie Bowman, aged 56, wife
of W. A. Bowman, former representa
tive of Guilford county in the general,
assembly, died in a Greensboro hos
pital Monday moaning following an
iilnAgg of considerable duration during
which she underwent two major oper
ations. She was a member of one of
the oldest families in Guilford county.
She leaves in addition to her hus
L. MARI
IN GRI
5ARNS DIED
)B0 MONDAY
Death Fci
—Was]
tv—I
Following
tended over
Marvin Ke
1 Leo’s in
Kearns wasi
Kearns. He
Concord tov
practically
married
daughter of i
this union tl
! sons and datj
Vivian Kea
Hogshead,
Dale Kear
\ is also survj
WJ A. Wats
brother, Hati
Mr. Keaml
progressive
whom the
had respect i
, is much de
him. He wi
gressive me
tive of manj
ity in which _
years ago M
farm -£nd mo
he engaged
but on
had to give;
consulted en
ally submitt
was consic
Kearns trans
bership from';
den MethodU
from which
yesterday
[owing in the
>i tigering Illness
of This Coun
Yesterday.
Hness • which ex
. months, Mr. L.
4% died at St.
. ,4onday. Mr.
f ofythe late C. S.
pm and reared in
living at Farmer
Pife. Mr. Kearns
ssie. Kearns, a
Sam Kearns. To
fcre ’the following
Misses Luna and
Jrs. William H.
Sugene, David and
Greensboro. He
one sister, Mrs.
ensboro, and one
ns, of Farmer,
of the county’s
ers and one for
Ship of the county
juration. His death
by all-, who knew
erested an all pro
taking the initia
te the commun
iived. About four
„_arns leased his
fl' Greensboro where
market.business ,
declining health
his business. He
physicians but fin
ari operation which
chance. Mr.
j bia church mem
to Spring Gar
.urch, Greensboro,
vice was conducted
nent fol
Brooks An
placed under
BROOKS
FOLLO
AmM^K of near Julian, was
ier arrast Monday-and lodg
:k arrested
f AUTO WRECK
ed in the Guilford county jail charg
ed with the killing of John Floyd
Mann, who diAI'Sunday night in a
Greensboro hospital following injur
ies received in, an automobile wreck
near GibsonvfSai and account of
which appear elsewhere in this paper.
Jesse Mann, wH» was driving the car
in which his bffither was riding when
killed furnish**! the evidence on which
Amick was arrested. He states that
the story of the Essex car running
into his car And killihg his brother
and then intojiAimck’s car is fictit
ious, and tfot|jt was A®ick’s car
Aihick was fcrfeafedTirSt. • Leo’s
hospital where he went after the
wreck Sunday suffering from a brok
en arm and injured hip. He says he
did not know who was in the Essex
car which he claims hit his car and
then Mann’s car. He will be given a
hearing tomorrow unless the trial is
postponed.
Denton Lumber Company
Purchases Plant At Hemp
The Denton Lumber Company with
general offices at Asheboro and oper
ating a planing and dressing mill at
Denton on Tuesday purchased the
Hemp Lumber Company’s plant, at
Hemp, from.W. C. Brown and S. G.
Garner. With the purchase is included
the lumber yards and several acres of
land. This plant was originally built
and operated by the Home Building
and Material Company and later sold
to Brown and Garner. The manage
ment of the plant will be handled
from the offices of the Denton Lum
ber Company, at Asheboro.
Randolph Chapter U. D. C. Meeting
Mesdames A. R. Hix and E. H. Mor
ris were joint hostesses to the Ran
dolph Chapter U. D. C. last Thursday
at the home of the latter. Following
the routine of business Mrs. W. A.
Underwood, chairman of the Memor
ial committee, spoke of Mr. Borglum’s
attitude toward the Memorial associa
tion under whose direction the work
at Stone Mountain is being done. Mrs.
J. A. Spence read an article on “When
Sherman Marched Through Georgia”,
and Miss Esther Ross on “The Home
Spun Dress.”
The entire membership of the club
was asked to serve as a membership
committee, and a request made that
each member secure one new mem
ber. The majority of the women and
girls of Randolph county are eligible
to membership and are invited to
join. Blanks may be obtained from
Mrs. W. C. Hammond. Representa
tives will attend the district meeting
in Graham April 23.
Following the program the hostesses
assisted by Ciarabel Morris and
Mrs. E. G. Morris, served a fruit sal
ad course.
Branch of Wilmington Firm
To Locate In Asheboro
The People’s Store Company, of
Wilmington, has ; rented the Allen
building formerly occupied by the
Asheboro Bargain- Bouse, which was
burned out several weeks ago, and
will occupy the store by the first of
April. The company will handle a
line of dry goods, .notions, and ready
to-wear.
The interior of the building since
the fire has been gone over and re
flnished entirely and the burned parts
replaced. A large plate glass front
is being put In by Mr. Allen and show
* for the ac
flrm.
Allen is
APRIL 5TH TO 11TH
IS LIBRARY WEEK
; Set Aside By School Committee
To Secure Books For Graded
School Library.
We feel that every citizen of Ashe
boro is interested in making’ our
school an A-l school. There is only
one draw-back—that of the library.
In order to open the school next
fall classed A-l, we must begin now.
This will enable the present school
faculty to make plans for the coming
fall. They have worked the library
up in splendid shape for additional
books at this time.
The second week of April, from
the 5th to 11th, inclusive, is hereby
named as library week.
We require more than (700) seven
hundred books for the Elementary De
partment and three hundred for the
High School Department.
Through our town papers we are
giving you the privilege of helping
make our school a creditable one.
If you have in your home a book,
in good condition, either the life of a
president, musician, artist, inventor,
discoverer or lives of such; books of
poems, nature, or of animals and
birds for child reading; histories and
fiction of standard authors for young
people, and would donate one or more
to this cause please send to Mr. Mc
Mahan by your children. If you have
no children in the school, we should
like to have you telephone or write
one of the school committee from the
Woman’s Club, and they will be glad
to come for the books. Please write
your name on a slip of paper and
put it in the book or books, so that
we. may know the donor.
Mrs. J. O. Bedding,
Mrs. L. L. Whitaker,
Mrs. C. B. Griffin,
Mrs. Chas. Fox, Chairman,
School Committee.
BAPTIST NEWS LETTER
Our imaginary trip in the Sunday
school will continue until Easter Sun
day. 222 present last Sunday.
The pastor and family with a good
ly number of'our young people were
in Ramseur last Sunday, attending
the initiatory meeting,, of the Ran
dolph District B. Y. P. U. Association.
This organization will mean much for
our young people in the churches of
Randolph county.
The following were received into
our church last fjunday morning; Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Peterson, Mr. and
Mrs. D. H. Jones and son, Arnold. We
heartily welcome these to our fellow
ship.
“The Way Made Plain” will be the
pastor’s subject for next Sunday
morning. The evening service will be
in the hands of the B. Y. P. U. The
public is cordially invited to these
services.
ASHEBORO PEOPLE
PROTEST ACTION
Have Their Day Before Cor
poration Commission—Pro
pose To Buy Road.
Asheboro had its inning before the
Corporation Commission at Raleigh
last Thursday when a number of cit
izens of the town appeared before that
body to protest the granting of the
petition of the Southern Railway
Company to discontinue its trains,
Asheboro one train a day to and from
High Point. The representatives of
the railway company had the facts and
figures to show the commission as
the reason for the request to curtail
the sendee.
Good roads tumishing an outlet
for people traveling in their own cars
or in public passenger automobiles
has taken the larger part of the pas
senger traffic from the railway com
pany and it is not profitable to oper
ate passenger trains if there are no
passengers of any number to haul ex
cept on the early Monday morning
run. Then, too, the railway company
had the figures to show that freight
traffic would not justify the present
schedule.
This hard luck story on the part of
the Southern did not seem to have
much weight with the Asheboro dele
gation however much it may affect
the final decision of the Corporation
Commission. Arthur Ross offered to
lease the line from Asheboro to High
Point and pay the company six per
cent on its taxable value and furnish
bond ij> any reasonable amount to in
demnify the owners if he fell down on
the job. C. C. Cranford proposed to
the officials that if the Southern
couldn’t afford to operate the present j
schedule and furnish service to the j
town the money would be forthcoming !
to purchase the line from its present j
owners. These offers were made after
the delegation had presented Ashe
boro’s side of the argument.
Just what the decision of the Com
mission will be is problematical. The
general impression, howevef, obtains
that in the end the Southern’s petition
will be granted and Asheboro and the
points along the line will be served
by only one train a day on the South
ern. <*• ■: ■>
A CORRECTION
In the Asheboro, Star Route, news
on another page of this paper an
nouncement is made that the enter
at Rock Spring’s school will
advised
BANKS MAKE ATTRACTIVE
OFFER TO PURCHASERS
Will Give $10 In Gold For First
Purchasers of Purebred Bulls
In Certain Townships.
1 A feature of the auction sale of
purebred Guernsey cattle to be held
in Asheboro Friday, April 24th, will
be the offering in exchange for the
scrubbiest scrub bull brought to the
sale a purebred Guernsey bull free
of charge. The conditions of the offer
are that the scrub bull shall be at
least one year old and shall have been
the property of the owner who brings
i him to the sale for a period of at least
1 ninety days next preceding the sale. !
Another rule is that there must be
competition. For instance, if only one
scrub bull is brought to the sale no !
exchange will be made. There must j
be at least two in competition. ;
Three competent judges will be ap
pointed to judge the scrub bulls and it, i
is from their decision that the award |
will be made. The competition will
be open to any and every farmer in
the county.
Another feature of interest in con-,
nection with the campaign to be put
on from the sale of April 24th to
September 1st is the offering of
awards by the various banks to the
first person in certain townships in
the county to buy a purebred bull. The
First National Bank of Asheboro and
the Bank of Randolph jointly offer
$10 in gold to the first person in each
of the following five townships who
are the first to invest in a purafcred
bull: Concord, Cedar Grove, Back
Creek, Grant, and Union. The Wach
ovia Bank and Trust Company, at
High Point, will give $10 in cash to
the first person in Trinity township j
to purchase a purebred bull between
the dates mentioned.
The county farm demonstrator is
trying to get other business men and
banks in various parts of the county '
to make similar offers to include ev- *
ery township in the county and has
every assurance that he will be sue- ■
cessful in his efforts. <
There is a great deal of interest iri
purebred cattle in the county and it
is anticipated that quite a number of :
purebreds will be placed before the ]
campaign is over.
TEXTILE CORPORATION
IS SEEKING A LOCATION
Want To Establish Plant Em
ploying 500 Women In South
—Letter of Inquiry*
The William H. Rankin Company,
a large advertising agency of Chicago,
is seeking a location for a textile
plant to be established by one of its
clients, a successful manufacturer of
nationally advertised goods. If a
suitable location is found the concern
proposes the construction of a plant
that will furnish employment to 400
or 500 women.
The company has written The Cou
rier asking what Asheboro has to
offer as an inducement for the loca- i
tion of the plant in question.
During the past few years large
textile manufacturers in the North
and East have been turning their j
eyes South. A number of plants have !
moved from the North to Southefti lo- !
cations, and others are contemplating
the move. Asheboro would be fortun
ate in securing one or more of these j
factories. Some time ago a northern j
silk concern was looking Asheboro j
over with the view to the establish- j
ment of a branch of its silk factory j
here. It is understood, however, that j
the mill was eventually located lo- j
cated in Virginia.
TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING
IN SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
Meeting Tomorrow Night To
Present Bible and Flag To
Graded School.
Washington Camp No. 41 of the
Patriotic Sons of America will hold
a public meeting in the Asheboro
graded school auditorium Friday
night, March 27, at 8 o’clock. Major ]
Wade H. Phillips, of Lexington, N. C.,!
will deliver an address concerning or- |
ganization and will explain to the j
public what the Patriotic Order Sons j
of America stands for. Major Phil-1
lips is now State Commander of the
American Legion, and has been a
member of the Patriotic Sons of
America for a number of years and
is in a position to deliver a very in
teresting lecture concerning the na
ture of this order.
At this meeting the Patriotic Sons
6? America will present to the Ashe
boro graded school a Bible and flag.
The noted Lexington string band will
furnish music for this occasion. The
public is very cordially invited to be
present at this meeting. Come out
and bring the entire family and learn
something new about the State and
National affairs.
The Patriotic Order Sons of Amer
ica was organized in Philadelphia in
1847 and is now one of the strongest
organizations of its kind in the Unit
ed States. The order has reached a
position of power and influence which
gives a guarantee of its ability to en
dure the changes of time and fortune,
and to shield our Public School Sys
tem from bigoted and illegal influ
ence.
First Emergency Judge
Governor A. W. McLean has ap
ointed John W. Ragland, of Marion,
s an emergency judge. This is the
irst appointment to be made by Gov
mor McLean under the law
I SUIT AGAINST THE
TOWN CONTINUED
_
Johnson Case Came Up Yester
day—Quick Dispatch Made
Of Docket.
The case of most local interest
came up for trial in Superior Court
, in Asheboro yesterday morning1 and
was continued. This was the action
brought by J. L. Johnson against
the town of Asheboro asking for
$50,000 damages for the death of hi*
son, Clarence R. Johnson, who was
killed January 25th, 1923, when he
came in contact with a live wire on
the streets of Asheboro.
Quick dispatch is being made of the
cases on the civil docket and indica
i tions are that court will adjourn some
| tirtie during tomorrow. Criminal court
; begins Monday.
A number of cases on the civil dock
et have been disposed of in Superior
since last Wednesday. The action of
| Mary E. Bums against O. H. Moffitt
j was continued on account of the ill
| ness of the plaintiff.
The suit brought by B. S. Lawrence
for the possession of a sawmill boiler
and engine and for damages incident
to holding of property by Mr. Cheek
| consumed quite a lot of time. The jury
rendered a verdict for Mr. Lawrence,
'giving him immediate possession of
the property in question and award
ing $500 in damages.
M. C. Yow against MeCanless Mo
tor Company was decided in favor of
Mr. Yow, who recovered $25 for dam
ages to the car in question. ~r
The action brought by Isaac J. Kidd,
alias Bud Kidd, by his next friend,
Mrs. Mary J. Kidd, against Madison
E. Brown was ordered nonsuited after
the hearing of the evidence offered by
the plaintiff arid the plaintiff taxed .
with the costs in the action not to ex
ceed $200. i i
G. E. Woodell in his suit against
J. M. King recovered $37.50 and inter
est from May 1st, 1922.
S. J. Mason against J. M. Fields
was dismissed, plaintiff to recover
$85 and interest from Fields and J. IL
Hinshaw, his surety.
William Moody against Louisa
Moody was decided in favor of the
plaintiff, the jury holding that the
lands described in the complaint were
purchased from funds derived from
the sale of lands belonging to plain
tiffs first wife as alleged and that
said lands are being held in trust for
the children of the first wife.
The action brought by J. A. Holder
against A. iS.-Newton over an accourtt
was referred by the court to H. M.
Robbins as referee.
Warren L. Winslow recovered dam
ages in the amount of $1500 in an
action growing out of domestic
troubles,
Asheboro Motor Company Is
Building Addition To Garage
Work has been started on an addi
tion to the Asheboro Motor Compa
ny’s garage on North Fayetteville
street. The addition, which is being
built to the rear of present building,
will be 32 feet in length and 50 feet
wide. It will be two story and of brick
construction. The ground floor will
be used for storage and the upper
story for repair work.
UWHARRIE CIRCUIT
The protracted meeting begins at
Salem next Sunday at 11:00 o’clock,
(the 5th Sunday in March.) We ex
pect to have two services with dinner.
Come and be with us. Rev. C. E. Ridge
of Handy is to do the preaching.
Our meeting at Concord (Farmer)
begins the 1st Sunday in April at
7:30 o’clock and continues through
Easter Sunday. Rev. T. V. Crouse of
Greensboro is to do the preaching.
Let all pray that at each of these
meetings we may have a gracious out
pouring of the Holy Spirit.
GEO. W. CLAY, Pastor.
Celebrates 44th Birthday
A. & Y. Railroad
The Atlantic and
thrown into the
year ago, has, a
ment of Col. J. \
Mrs. Fess Newsome charmingly en
ertained the members of the Needle
Vorker’s club at her attractive home
>n Church street which was artisti
ally arranged for the occasion on
ast Thursday afternoon. Two new
nembers, Mrs. Duke Smith and Mrs.
Valter Presnell, were enrolled at this
neeting. During the afternoon music
rom the Victrola added to the enter
aimnent of the guests. After the
leedles were laid aside the hostess as
listed by Mrs. Duke Smith served * a
lelicious salad course.
A number of relatives and friends
gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Hasty on South Fayetteville
street last Sunday to celebrate Mr.
Hasty’s 44th birthday. A sumptuous
dinner was served the guests. Among
those present were Rev. W. H.
B. C. Scotten, J. W. Moore, and Mi.;
and Mrs. L. D Burkhead, Mrs .
Trotter, Mrs. George Hasty, and M
Alf Wright and daughter, of Randle
man.
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Mrs. Fess Newsome Hostess