North Carolina Newspapers

£_; = -_' ■ ■ - ■ . === . — —E NOT MffN $2.00 A YEAR IN Asg ^ANgE VOLPMiL Anhebofo, North Cwofo*, HWrwlay, May 7, 1825 2 UMBER It -s - — Carolina Power & Light Line man Killed By High Volt age Wire. • A. L. Lemon, aged about 35 years, high tension equipment man ip the employment of the Carolina Power • and Light Company, was killed ins tantly Tuesday afternoon at fl:45 o’clock when he came in contact with a power wire carrying 2300 voltage current while working on the power line near the office of the Randolph Chair Company, in Asheboro. Lemon, whose residence is Sanford, Route 1, was a married man, having a wife and one small child. The body was pre : pared for burial at the Fox undertak ing establishment and taken to his . home yesterday. N Lemon travels from place to place for the power company doing special repair work on high tension wires. He had' been in Asheboro several times before on this kind of work for a few days only. He came to town Monday1 for the job in which he • was engaged in when killed. While not known here, linemen who have • worked with him speak highly of the character of the riian and of his ability as a workman. Millions For Strawberries Twelve hundred cars is the estimat ed size of the strawberry crop of North Carolina this year. Warsaw and Chadboum are the two chief cen ters of strawberry, production and shipment in the eastern part of the State. This is the third year straw berries have been shipped to northern markets from this section. Prices are good and the crop is bringing prosper ity to a section hard hit in recent years by the boll weevil. Large Tile Plant Plans have been perfected for the establishment at Sanford of a $200, f # 000 hollow tile plant. This is the sec ond plant in the Sanford section in the past sixty days, the other having £ „. been erected at Gulf. The output of the new plant will be about 150 tons of tile per day. There is much clay in and around Asheboro' suitable for the manufac ture of hollow tile and an industry of this kind in this county should be a paying proposition as it is in Lee t .» county. ' . - »»■ ■afrfci -.-atsua Tax Listers Must Get Complete Farm Census Tax listing in North Carolina this year will be on the most comprehen sive scale yet undertaken in this state, under a new law which requires a complete farm census in addition to usual listing of real estate, personal property and poll for taxation. ' Listing is started Tuesday and will continue for two months or as long as it becomes necessary to follow out instructions ih getting the complete farm census. - Taking of the farm census will re quire listers in every township and city to exact from farmers prac tically all the information he knows concerning the ownership and opera tion of his farm. He must show how many acres owned, number of ten ants, if any, amount of land tilled by owner and tenants, acres untilled, open, wooded and pasture land, num ber of acres planted in cotton, to bacco, corn, wheat and grain for sale or use as feed, clover and other forms of hay, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, berries, melons. Each far mer must alsogjve the amount of commercial fertilizer used in 1924, number of breeding sows, laying hens Farmer, last mm Wlbpww>t RHPHI__Sunday, the occa sion being the 82nd hirthday of Mr. A. H. Keans., who is a very active _for hia age. A sumptuous dinner waa served from the well filled bask ets which the Chests had brought with - - has eight children, Asheboro; City; Mrs, .'V; 1 them, Mr/1 Mrs. ■ *• W* Mrs. W. S Mn. Burkhead. Durham, of Lee ■I World’s Eye» Now On Hindenburg / Election of Marshal von Him denburg to the presidency of Germany by an overwhelming vote, has brought forth varied opinions of its effects from leaders of all nations. That the eyes of all nations will watch closely for months to come, is, conceded. This new picture of the agad war leader was taken two weeks ago. He is now 79. : f' ■ ** * Successful Students Get 7th Grade Diplomas! County Superintendent Mailing Dip lomas To 67 Students Who Passed County Examination. j County superintendent of public in struction T. Fletcher Bufla is this week mailing out diplomas to the 67 rural school students of the county who passed the county seventh grade > examination which was held April 3rd. One hundred and thirty-four children in the rural schools took the examina tion. . This does not include those en rolled in the grades of the high schools of the county, but of the rural public schools only. Following is the list of the success ful students who will receive their diplomas this week: Worthville: Wesley Harrell, Kath leen W«rd. Edith Giles and Maud Picket. Millboro: Joyce Julian, Boyd Hayes, Joe Julian, Bertha Julian and Bessie Baldwin. Sophia: Paul Penn, John Brown,' Alberta Coltrane and Dora Robbins. Gray’s Chapel:^ Edith Lineberry, Edna Houth, Edna Sheron and Kath leen Pugh. ~ Providence: Martha J. Teague. Cedar Square: Esther Coltrane, Kathleen Davis, Mae Spencer, Cora Fields and Clara Stout. Trogdon: Janie Davis. _ Mount Olivet: Nonna Brqwn, Edith Maness and Bertha Bray. Kildee: Paul Ward and Lucy York. Staley: Eugenia Pike, Annie May Cooper, Ruth Craven, Emmett Smith, Hazel Smith, Solomon Siler, Arthur York, Mozelle Frazier and Frances Fox. Central Falls: Alice York, Jessie Saunaers, Mae Davis, Paul Bruton and North York. Union Grove: Faye Macon. Coleridge: James Ward, Lela Smith, Vera Mu-ley and James Brooks. Cedar Falls: Annie Bray. Welch: Beulah Strider and Eli Cal licutt. Shiloh: Wilma Eunice Stout and Norva Allen. Parks Cross Roads: Edgar Stubbs, Isaac Andrew, Bascom Burgess and Lena Caviness. Pierce: Robert Hughes, Susie Ken nedy, Raide Hughes and Velna Loflin. Poplar Ridge: Fincher Wall and Grace Skeen. Tabernacle: Baxter Younts, Ernest Snyder, Sirona Kindley and Mattie Pierce. BAPTIST NEWS LETTER Pastor and family were out to din ner last Sunday' in the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hammer. .The revival services at Central Falls in which the writer assisted pastor Clark closed on Sunday night. The meeting was in most respects success ful. Seven were added to the church.. The writer will probably be out of town next wed: attending the South ern Baptist Convention in Memphis, Mr. and Mrs. P. R, Buck united with our church Sunday at the morn ing services. Mr. Buck is manager of the A. & P. Store. We are happy to have this young couple come into our fellowsnin. Mother's Day will be dwarved in our church Sunday morning. Special attention will be given to all mothers who attend. A cordial invitation is here given to all and special ar rangement will be made to asust mothers to get to church. Morning subject: "Mary, The Moth V* * B.* mayor to succeed Mr. W. T. Bryant, C. t Brookshire was th® only mem ber of the old board of aldermen elected The other members of the board elected were J. F. Booth, E. E. HIGHWAY COMMISSION -GETS BIDS ON ROUTE 70 No Contracts Let, But Bids Are Received On Number of Projects. The State Highway Commission Monday received bids for twenty pro posed road projects in the State. Con tractors submitted in all 125 bids, and the total of the figures named by the lowest bidders amounted to about $3,-. 500,000. No contracts were let, but the following are the lowest bids on pro jects of most interest to our readers: Project 581. Randolph county, 11.78 miles of grading between Asheboro and Seagrove. Low bid for the road way was made by J. A. Marrow, of Clarksville, Va., at $54,439. Low bid for bridges by Kirker and Yount at $12,923.40. Project 564. Moore county, 9.24 miles of grading and sand asphalt topping on route 50 between Pinehurst and Aberdeen, low bid R. G. Lassiter, of Raleigh, at $168,211. Project 565. Moore county, 6.07 miles of, grading and sand asphalt on route 70 between Southern Pines and Lakeview, low bid by Highway Engi neering and Construction Company, of State of Delaware, at $122,172. uthorized By Board of Education For June 16th—'To Prepare Ex pense Budget. The county board of education held its regular monthly meeting in the office of the county superintendent of public instruction Monday with all members of the hoard present. A 'number of people from various parts 'of the county interested in school mat ters appeared before the board. Upon petition of a number of citi zens of the Seagrove school district, the board recommended and the coun ty commissioners authorized a special tax election to be held in June 16th Tor the purpose of providing money to supplement the funds in that district for the erection of a new school build ing. 1 , A delegation of citizens from 'Provi dence township came before the board and requested that a location for the new proposed school building in that distriot be selected before the special tax election to be held on the 19th of this month. The board decided that it would locate the proposed site be fore the, date for the election. Mr. J. T. Weaver, one of the com mittee for the Trinity high school, placed his resignation before the board, and Horace Ragan, of Arch dale, was appointed to fill Mr. Wea ver’s unexpired term. In conformity with the new law re lating to making out school budget for the year, the board asked that the 'county commissioners appoint a mem ber of its body to meet with the, board of education on Thursday, May 8th, Tor this purpose. T. H. Horaaday was the member selected by the commis sioners. The colored school patrons of Trin ity and Liberty districts came before 'the board and requested that the same tax rate be placed on their property as on white property to supplement the fund for a longer school term. This matter was deferred until a la ter date when the local tax rate for the various districts will be recom mended to the county commissioners. Patrons from the Rocky Mountain school came before the board and re quested an additional school room and Special School Tax Election At Seagrove H. A. Moffitt, formerly of the Mof for many years a resident «f High Point engaged in the textile manu elected mayor of his city over ti» present incumbent John W» Hedricg hy a large majority. v * Dr. Lambeth Haa An Assistant Rev. W. A. McKee, of North Tax well, Va., has been appointed assist ant to Rev. Dr. W. A. Lambeth, pastor of the Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal church,> Wash ington, D. C. Dr. Lambeth is a son of CM. and Mrs. P. S. Lambeth, of Porch Rock' »outh Ashe y Sept. 1. Grading was.bdpjfk. Monday prepar atory to the conatnption of the build ings of the new Cjwence Chair Com pany to be located on the lot on South Fayetteville Street4 between J. W. Burkhead and F)red Phillips’ resi dences. The plant Will be built on the rear portion of theMot which has a frontage of 275 on South Fay etteville Street* i gepth of 400 feet and a frontage op the Norfolk-South ern railway of 400 feet. Clyde Wood has charge of the&onstruction of the two buildings the plant, which are to be completed and ready for operation by September 1st. The buildings witKbe of frame and sheet iron construjtifon, one will be 60 feet by 150 feet ana the other 60 feet by 100 feet. Oak “porch rockers w ill be the product mams by the plant to the extent of 10 cats a day. The shop will employ forty-.Jhen on. the inside and will engage fl»- service of 200 people on the odwdde in bottoming chairs. ' ■ifW The plant is owned by Messrs. C. C. and E. D. Cranf#d. Luther Sykes, now assistant superintendent of the. Cranford Chair Company, will be: superintendent of the new plant. T.; S. Burkhead, now in the office of the Cranford Chair Company, will be in charge M the office of the Clarence Chair Company. C. C. Cranford will be president and E. D. Cranford sec retary and treasurer. Chairs of the pattern to be made at the new plant are now being made at the Cranford Chair Company along with a line of maple products. How ever, the demand for the product has been so great that the present factory is unable to meet the demand. After the erection of the new plant the Cranford Chair Company will special ize in a higher grade maple line of chairs than is being made at present. fhe capacity of the Cranford com >any ip now 40 dozen chairs a day, he capacity of the plant having been ioubled withfii the past three years. About half of the machinery for die new plant is already at hand and ;he rest will'be bought shortly. New nachinery and equipment will also be nstalled in the Cranford Chair Com pany for the production of the higher grade maple. WILL CUNNINGHAM DIED IN ASHEBORO SATURDAY Was Stricken Suddenly Friday Night—Unable To Find Trace of Relatives. A negro man apparently about for I ty years of age, known locally as Will Cunningham, died about noon Satur day from the effects of an illness I with which he was stricken suddenly I Friday night while standing in Major Williams’ yard in the colored resi dential section in East Asheboro. Clin ningham died in the little one-room cottage in which he was staying alone Without having regained conscious ness. Physicians have not diagnosed his case and whether-he died from an epileptic fit, heart trouble, or some other cause is not known. Cunningham came to Asheboro a j short while ago from Albemarle to work for the Foster Construction Company which is engaged in street work in Asheboro. It was understood 'at the time that his home was in Monroe. However, inquiry by the Fox undertaking establishment to which the body was brought to be prepared fpr burial fails to reveal that he has 'any relatives in either Albemarle or Monroe. The only effects the negro had were the clothing he wore^ a razor, and a few personal articlefc"A. letter in his pocket from some person signing herself as “Annie”, was writ ten at Badin on April 18th and car ried the intelligence that the writer Nvas leaving Badin the next day. No body at Badin seems to know the 'negro. ' , The body had not been claimed yes terday. Southern Took Off Effectire Last Su Night Tra Effective last Sunday t discontinued on the Hig dleman, Asheboro and 1 way. Train No. 148 Asheboro at 6:10 a^aj., Point at fi:46 a. m., ai 143, which arrives hath ip. m. are the trains Mail clerk, Ferguson work in trains No. 14S Asheboro at ahout 9:80 134^ leaving Asheboro t ration Commission sevt is, but the de handed oro cit le mat e the J. 0. FORRESTER OF RAMSEUR IS DEAD Died Monday Nifeht In Hospital —Funeral Yesterday at Ram seur M. J5. Church. James 0. Forrester, aged 59 years, prominent fanugr of Columbia town ship, this couryty, died Monday night about 10:30 /o'clock following treat ment and operation for abdominal abscess, at /Memorial hospital, Ashe boro, wher^ he was brought Wednes day of last week. Mr. Forrester had been in 01 health since last Christmas and had been confined to his room at his home near Ramseur for some time prior to his being brought to the hos pital for treatment. ■^Deceased is survived by his widow; fwo sons, Joe Forrester, of Greens boro; Lane Forrester, of Ramseur; and three daughters, Mrs. Hugh York, of Ramseur, Route 2; Mrs. M. C. Auman, of Seagrove, Route 1; and Miss Lucile Forrester, of Ram seur. His oldest son, W. 0. Forrester, was a member of Co. K, 120th Infan try, and was killed in action in France in 1918. Funeral services were held at the Ramseur M. E. church yesterday iftemoon, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Scott, assisted by Rev. Brindle, >f Liberty, and Rev. J. E. Woosley. rhe unusually large number of people n attendance at the services attested he high esteem in which Mr. For ester was held in his community. Mr. Forrester was born and reared n Chatham county. He went to Ram leur about 1888 a poor young man, >ut with a determination to succeed, le opened a jewelry shop, did barber cork and later engaged in the furn ture and undertaking business under he firm name J. O. Forrester and Company, and did a good "business for ■ears. He was a town official for a lumber of years and assisted in lay ng out the corporate limits of Ram eur. He was always interested in very forward' looking movement in Lis town and community. In recent years he retired from ac ive business life and while retaining n interest in a number of business nterprises in Ramseur, devoted his ime and attention to his farm near he town. He was a most successful armer and was ever interested in he betterment of farm conditions. He ras for years a faithful member of he Ramseur M. E. church and was or a number of years a steward in iIb church. He was also a member of he Masonic fraternity. Mr. Forrester was twice married. His first marriage was to Miss Fan nie Lane, a daughter of the late Jack Lane. To this union five children were bom, four of whom survive. After the death of his first wife he was married in 1904 to Mrs. Nancy John son and to this union one child was bom, who survives. Mothers’ Day At Bailey’s Grove Mothers’ Day services Will be held at Bailey’s Grove Congregational church next Sunday. An interesting program. has been arranged and will be given at the Sunday school hour by the children. At 11 o’clock the sermon will be delivered by the pas tor, Rev. R. Y. Putman. FUNERAL OF REV. I. A. WHITE HELD AT TRINITY FRIDAY Died in Raleigh Last Week—Was Well Known In Randolph County . As Traveling Minister. ' Rev. I. A. \yhite, well known in Randolph county, who died in Raleigh last week, was brought here for bur ial. Mr. White was for a number of years a traveling preacher of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was a brother of the late J. J. White and David White, who died here not long ago. lie has one sister surviving, Mrs. Bob White, of Glenola. Webb Meredith is building a nice bungalow on North Majp. Mr. Mere dith is engaging in the training of dogs. Mrs. Ballance and sister, Mrs. Car penter, are spending some time in Greensboro with relatives. Richard Johnson and Sam Winslow, who left here some time ago for a pleasure trip to the “Lone Star” State, have continued their trip and are now in Mexico. Mrs. Lee Royals has been indispos ed for the past several days and we nn~M her from her place of business. Mrs. Shaw, of Highland farm, vis ited her daughter, Mrs. Wyatt, in Thomasville, last week. A large crowd attended the burial of Rev. I. A. White Friday. Among those from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Gurney Frasier, of Guilford Col lege; Bob White, of Glenola; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ingram, of High Point; and Miss Bertie White and Logan White. ; of County Health Officer 24 Contagious Diseases Coop Head Sues J Jf IWOCAtTCB 1 I , Aaron Sapiro, originator of the i Farmers’ Co-operative Marketing plan, has filed suit for $1,000,000, against Henry Ford’s Dearborn In ; dependent denying that he is in “a I conspiracy of bankers who seek to Control the food markets of the world.”' Town Election Passes In A Quiet Manner A few more than seventy votes were cast in the town election Tuesday. There was no opposition to the ticket nominated at the citizens’ meeting held in the court house Tuesday night of last week, and little interest was taken in the election. D. B. McCrary is the new mayor, succeeding J. A. York; and the town commissioners elected Tuesday are S. W. Presnell, George T. Murdock, Everett Walton, Wiley Ward and C. M. Hayworth. Walton and Hayworth were members of the retiring board. Behavior of the Department of Justiee Is a Disgrace The behavior of the Department of Justice toward Senator Wheeler of Montana is a disgrace to any free people, the Wheeler’defense commit tee announced in Washington Monday. The committee added: “Having failed in the West, the ‘Ohio gang* whose influence still in fects the National Capital, are con spiring to ‘get’ the young Western Senator. They have the stage set to try him for ‘conspiracy’ in Washing ton, the stronghold of his political and personal enemies.” APPROPRIATIONS MAY BE REDUCED Estimates Show Receipts Short $500,000 of Appropriations —May Be Reduced. Appropriations for the various State departments and agencies of the state for the year beginning July 1, 1925, may be cut a little over 7 per cent. This is the information that Governor A W. McLean in his Capacity as Director of the Budget has advised the heads of these depart ments and agencies. The reason for t.hja.notice on the part of the Govern or re that there is a prospective defi cit between the appropriations and revenue of $738,338 for 1925-26 and $1,228,866 for 1926-27. The Governor Iwill on May 15th make a final check 'for revenue estimates and will advise the department heads so that they may have the information in mind !when they make out budgets for their institutions on June 1st. An act by the last General Assemb ly gave the Governor as Director of the Budget to make such reductions 'in appropriations for the various State institutions as may be necessary to make expenditures balance with revenue. As shown by the tabulated state tnents the total appropriations for the fiscal year 1925-26 were fixed at $12, 983,678 and the revenue and other in come tor same year was estimated at $12,245,340, which, if correct, creates a prospective debit balance for the year, of $738,338. The total appropriations for the fiscal year 1926-27 were fixed at $13, 374,206 and revenue and income were estimated at $12,245,340, leaving a prospective debit balance for the year, of $1,128,866. Begin Listing Taxes The tax listers for the townships of the county were in Asheboro Monday to get blanks for the purpose of list ing taxes which began Tuesday. Be TWO MEN IORED IN AUTO ACCIDENT Ford Skeeter Turns Over Sun day and Sends Two Men To Hospital. Dal Phillips, of West End, High Point, and Earl Hogan, of Troy, are in the Memorial hospital, Asheboro, as a result of injuries received late Sunday afternoon when the Ford skeeter in which they and another man were riding turned over at the railway crossing about a mile north of Ulah. They were driving towards , Asheboro at the time the accident occurred. Phillips and Hogan wjere immediately brought to the hospital where they are under treatment. Their companion was carried else where, he suffering only a few minor i injuries. j Phillips, who is about 45 years of age, sustained a fractured skulL : While his condition is as well as could be expected considering the nature of i }ps injury, he is not yet out of danger and will be confined < to the hospital for several days more. Hogan suf fered a sprained back and hip and will be out of the hospital in a few days. ATTENTION, JUNIORS Every member of Asheboro Council is requested to be present at the reg ular meeting of the council next Tues day night, as there is important work to be done. Randolph Camp No. 1646 U. C. V. There will be * meeting of the ;camp in the M. El- church, Asheboro, N. C., Saturday, May 9, at 10:30 A. M. Memorial Day program will be fol lowed by a lunch served by the Daughters. A full attendance is de sired. A. C. RUSH, Commander, P. H. MORRIS, Secretary. MRS. E. WORTHINGTON DIED FRIDAY AT HOME SOPHIA, R. 1 Mrs. Eliza Worthington died May 1st, 1925, aged 73‘years, 11 months and 4 days. The funeral services were held at Old Union church of which she was a member. Rev. Penn, of Sophia, conducted the services. The remains were laid to rest in the qhurch cemetery following the funer al Saturday. The many beautiful floral offerings attested the high es teem in which she was held by her neighbors. •it' Miss Exie Lamar gave a delightful tacky party at her home on Sophia. Route 1, Saturday night. About fifty guests were present. A number of games were played. Music was fur nished by W. A. Johnson and others. Prize winners for the tackiest were Miss Millie Farlow, of Sophia, and Mr. Wade Davis, of High Point, Route 3. Everyone seemed to enjoy the occasion to the utmost. SHADY GROVE NEWS Misses Velna and Cozy Williams, of Greensboro, spent the week-end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams. Memorial services will be held at Shady Grove church May 17th. Mr. J. W. Ward and family spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. G. M. York and family. Mad Dog Bites Eleven Eleven children were bitten last Thursday in Greensboro by a mad dog which belonged to city sanitary offi cer, I. E. Dempsey. This was the second dog that has gone mad in Greensboro recently. HP Baptists Raise $800,000 The Baptists of North Carolina have raised for the objects included in their program for missions, educa tion and social service from May 1, 1924, to May 1, 1925, $769,238.80. This does not include the amount sent to the Thpmasville Orphanage since January 1, of this year, nor does it include several other amounts sent for Baptist work outside of the State, all of which would make the total over $800,000. liberty High School Finals Begin Sunday The closing exercises of the high school will begin next Si May 10th, with the annual ment sermon which will be by Rev. L. W. Gerringer, pastor of the Asheboro M. P. now pastor of Calvary church, boro. The service will be liberty M. P. church. A _ selected from the choirs of ' churches in town will for the occasion.