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^ ii^ --—i ^IHB COURIER Advertising Columns Bring Results | .I L ISSUED WEEKLY VOLUME L Asheboro, North Carolina, Thursday, May 21, 1925 Leads in Jfc $2.00 A YEAR »V»W _ , -.J r lURIER ' % Nears aad g**0"_ tSDVANCE NUMBER 11 Farmers Bring In Chickens To Fill a Car and Forty Coops Extra Co-operative Marketing of Poul try Is a Decided Success In Randolph County. CHICKENS BRING $4,423.21 Chickens Total 17,656 Pounds for Which Farmers are Paid At The Car Door. The first carlot shipment of live poultry to be made from Randolph county under the co-operative plan was made Thursday from Asheboro, when, under the direction of the North Carolina Division of Markets and the county farm agent, a total of 17,656 pounds i.rf live poultry were sold to the E. W. Eller Company, of North Wilkesbom, for $4,423.21. Not satis fied with having filled a car the farm ers of the county brought in enough poultry to fill forty coops in addition. Numbers of farmers, not having time to wait on account of the rush, sold their poultry to local merchants or took it home. It is safe to say that at least enough chickens to fill two cars were brought to Asheboro Thursday. The larger part of the poultry sold consisted of hens, although there were several hundred pounds of roost ers and broilers. In the shipment were 14,854 pounds of hens which brought $3,639.28; 1,251 pounds of roosters bringing $187.61; 1,260 pounds of broilers, $567.00; 22 pounds of turkeys, $75.32; and 3 guineas which sold for 26 cents each, or a to tal of 75 cents. The difference in price brought by the poultry over that which it would bring on the lo cal markets or to hucksters was ap proximately $1,103.84, not counting that paid for turkeys, ducks and guineas for which there is practically no market. Air day long the farmers came, from 7 o’clock in the morning until late in the afternoon, keeping the men at the car working until late in the night. Chickens ami more chick ens in all sorts of crates, sacks, bas kets, and tied by the feet came in cars, wagons, buggies, trucks, and every conceivable mode of conveyance. They were brought by twos and threes and by hundreds, by farmers, house wife, country merchant, and buyers and sellers of chickens and eggs. So great was the rush that each seller was given a number and his chickens were weighed and put in the car whan his turn came. The weigh ing at the car was under the direction of Mr. V. M. Lewis of the agrieuW»*al extension service, E. S. Millsaps, the county agent, and Mr. Warlick, agent for the buyer. Each farmer was giv en a check at the car door for the price of his poultry and these checks were paid by the Bank of Randolph, which consented to handle the finan cial end of the transaction without charge. All day the bankers cashed checks for the farmers, some of whom deposited their money while others took the cash and made purchases from the stores in town, paid taxes, or put the money to some other good use. Many of them carried it home. Mr. V. M. Lewis, livestock market ing specialist of the North Carolina Division of Markets, 0. F. McCrary, district farm extension agent, and county agent E. S. Millsaps, Jr., county farm agent, put over the co operative sale. For many weeks the county agent had been working up the sale, creating sentiment in its favor. It was an experiment in this county. Sales of this nature had been made in many other counties of the state and both buyers and sellers were pleased. Just how successful it would be in Randolph was problem atical. It was decided not to wait until enough farmers had pledged chickens enough to fill a car, but to bring a car to Asheboro and try it out. Just how successful it was is shown'by the large number of farm ers who responded with chickens enough to fill two cars instead of the one. All were well pleased. Every thing went off smoothly in a most business like manner. Buyers and sellers were both patient and consid erate in what was a trying job for all concerned. This Is only the beginning of the co-operative marketing of poultry in Randolph county. The county dem onstrator says that if the farmers want it a car of broilers will be load ed under this plan in Asheboro about the second week in June. There is no doubt that the farmers of the county will be ready to co-operate in the next sale. Such a sale will enable them to sell their surplus broilers at good prices and at the same time re lieve the congestion on the local mar ket, which at beat could not begin to handle the surplus poultry in the county. Some Sidelights On Co-Op Chicken Sale The highest amount received for chickens brought to the co-operative sale last Thursday was $168.75. This went to A. R. Moore, of Liberty, Route 2. The smallest sum paid was 98c. Numbers brought chickens wFich brought from $10 to $20 and some more. The average paid to each of the 275 who sold chickens at the sale was approximately $16.00. | Mr. V. M. Lewis, livestock special ist of the bureau of farm extension, says that there is no reason why Randolph should not ship at . least six carloads of poultry each year. Suppose the county did this. It would mean about $25,000 a year rev enue from chickens. That would be $2,000 a month. Think what $25,000 a year extra would mean to the farmers and busi ness men of the county. And it must be remembered that if more chickens are raised the revenue would mount and there would be the money derived also from the sale of eggs. There remains yet to be heard any complaint of the sale here Thursday. Everybody seems td have been well pleased. Mrs. Campbell, A Sister of Mrs. Causey Cox, Died Recently Mrs. W. T. Campbell, of Siler CSty, who died in Mary Elizabeth hospital in Raleigh, Monday night of last week, following an illness of several weeks, was a sister of Mrs. Causey Cox, of Asheboro. The funeral was conducted Wednesday of last week at Rives Chapel by Rev. J. H. Broom, of Bonlee. Mrs. Campbell, who before her marriage was Miss Sankie Stout, be sides her sister, Mrs. Cox, is survived by her husband, a small daughter, Pauline; her father, L. M. Stout, of Chatham county; three brothers, H. H. Stout, of Goldston; Arthur Stout, of Rives Chapel; and Wade Stout, of Siler City; and three others sisters, Mrs. Rosa Burke, of Sandy Pond; Mrs. S. R. Gilmore and Mrs. E. G. Perry, of Siler City. ANOTHER SERVICE STATION FOR INGRAM AND GARNER Are Building Brick Service Station on grounds on North Fayetteville Street. The new service station will be equipped for battery service and brake lining service. No general repair work will be done. The building which Ingram and Garner are building is one story brick construction fronting 41 feet on North Fayetteville and having a depth of 112 feet. An addition to the north side of the building is 25 feet by 40 feet and will bS rented for other purposes by the owners. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Newsom, of Carthage, Ind., Here Tuesday —Motor Through County. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Newsom, of Car thage, Ind., were in the county Tues day, accompanied by Mrs. George White, of Guilford College, this State, looking up family records and visiting old family homesteads of their ances tors, who left the county early in the 19th century. Mr. Newsom, now about 50 years of age, is the grandson of the late Luke Newsom, who lived with Nathan B. Hill, on the Uwharrie river. Luke Newsom left North Carolina in 1829 and settled in Rush county, Indiana. The grandmother of Sam Newsom, the wife of Luke Newsom, was, be fore her marriage, Cynthia Bulla, daughter of John and Peggy Rollins Bulla, who at one time lived in Ashe boro. Mr. Newsom’s father, who is now about 80 years old, lives with Mr. Neweom in Carthage, Ind. Mrs. Newsom’s grandfather Was Bm Henley, who lived near Hill’s Store, on Uwharrie. Thomas Henley, her father, left the State hi the 19th century and settled on a farm in Ind “while here, the Newsoms and Mrs. White, accompanied by T. Fleteher Bulla, visited the old Thomas Bulla Henry Ingram and Jesse Gamer, Who own and operate the Ingram Fil ling Station on the comer of Worth and Fayetteville Streets, will in about thirty days open another service sta tion in the new brick building under construction opposite the old fair A View of the Car Load of Poultry Loaded in Asheboro Last J hursday I! warn HI From left to right: O. B. McCrary, district agent fa*,; extension work; V. M. Lewis, livestock specialist N. C. Bureau of Markets; J. D. Ross, vice-president and assistant cashier Bank of Randolph; E. S. Millsaps, Jr., county farm agent; Mr. Warlick, representing the buyer. PLACE MACHINES IN HOSIERY MILL Installation of Knitters in Parks Hosiery. Mill, Inc., Now Under Way—Operations June 1st. The new Parks Hosiery Mill, Inc., building, on Church street has been completed and new knitting machines are being installed this week. Instal lation of machines is being carried out at first on the second floor and it is anticipated that these will be ready for operation by June l3t. Other machines and the dye room machinery and equipment will be installed just as fast as the workmen can get to the job. Electric fixtures and wiring and the sprinkler system is also being installed. The mill will be operated entirely by electricity and when all machines are in operation will have a capacity of 300 dozen pairs of hosiery daily. Ladies mercerized hose will be made in the mill, which will einpUy about forty workers. Hugh Parks is the secretary and treasurer of the mill and will have management of the corporation. J. II. -Sams is the superintendent. Memorial Service Day at Mt. Pleasant Memorial services will be held the fifth Sunday in May at Mt. Pleasant Baptist church in Randolph county. The services will continue all day with picnic dinner on the grounds. Among the speakers on the program for that day is J. Q. Seawell, of Si ler City. TRINITY NEWS Mr. Robert Wills, of Savannah, Ga., is visiting his sister, Mrs. George Craven. Mrs. Lewis Welborn and children, of Thomasville, are visiting her. par ents here, Mr. and Mrs. Erie John son. Spurgeon White and wife, of Char ; lotte, were visiting home folks re i cently. We learn Reid Younts has pur chased the Pepper store on North I Main. We are in the midst of the high school commencement this week. Clarence Johnson has accepted a position at Martinsville, Va. Mrs. Snider, mother of Mrs. Lee Royals, is spending some time with her. John White, of Archdale, was in town a few days ago. Dr. Turrentine, president of Greens boro College-for Women, preached to a large audience last Sunday morning at the high school auditorium. Richard Johnson is back from his Mexican travels. i Mrs. D. C. Johnson and daughters, Richie and Elisabeth, of High Point, were down Sunday morning to- hear Dr- Turrentine preach. M. E. CHURCH MATTERS (Rev. W. H. Willis) Will B, Hale, Legion secretary for the Mount Airy district, visited our Epworth League Sunday evening. He was formerly one of the writers par The writer visited the Winston-Sa lem district conference in session at Keraersville Tuesday, On the same day he heard Billie Sunday at Wins ton-Salem. It has been necessary again for Miss Mary Loflin to enter a High. Point hospitaL We greatly * sympa ! in behalf of the superan endowment fund, Sunday, re in subscriptions amounting to at both hours BRINGS BIG LOT CHICKENS TO CO-OPERATIVE SALE Sir. Moore, of Liberty, Route 2, Attracts Attention With His White Leghorns. Among those who brought chickens to the sale here last Thursday was A. R. Moore, of Liberty, Route 2, who together with his father and brothers, conducts a large white leghorn poul try farm. Mr. Moore brought 280 white leghorn cockerels and about 25 old cocks for the sale. These were f"om a flock of approximately 2500 grown chickens and about 3,000 young chickens on their farm. One of the Moore brothers makes a trip each week to the Greensboro mar k:t carrying chickens and eggs. Dur ing last winter their weekly average of eggs sold in Greensboro amounted to about three hundred dozen. The night before he came to the sale, Mr. Moore was so unfortunate as to have one of his brooder houses catch fire from the brooder and burn to the ground. Hfrie than 300 young chickens were bat'/Sed' to" death, only about ten or fifteen escaping. The coops of white leghorns which Mr. Moore brought to the sale cre ated quite a little interest and com ment among the farmers and spec tators at the sale. j Miss Henrietta Underwood Gives Piano Recital at Puke University, was valedictorian cf his class at the local school two years ago. Following is the program of the re cital rendered Friday evening: Rondo in C—Beethoven. Tarantelle—MacDowell. Reading—“House by the side of the Road'—Sam W. Foss. . Invention No. 8—Bach. Harlequinade—Friml, Solfeggietto—C. Ph. E. Bach. Violin—“To a Wild Rose”—Mac dowell. (Played by Miss Margaret Shelton, Accompanied by Miss Under wood. Valcik—Mokvejs. Reading—“The Americans Come”— Elizabeth Wilbur. (An Episode in France, 1918. Hungarian—MacDowell. To Clean Cemetery May 28th The members oT Mt. Pleasant Bap tist church in Randolph and those who have relatives buried in the cem etery there are requested to meet at the church on Thursday, May 28th, and help clean off the cemetery. COOKING DEMONSTRATION The Carolina Power and Light Company’s local store was the scene Monday and Tuesday afternoons at 8 o'clock of cooking demonstrations by Mrs. W. B. Green, home econo mist, of Atlanta, Ga. The demons trations were largely attenjjed by the ladjes of the town. The eooking was done on an electric stove from the company’s stock. Henry Ford Offers Miss Henrietta Underwood, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Underwood, gave a piano recital last Friday even^ ing, May loth, in the graded school auditorium in the presence of rela tives, friends and a few invited guests. Miss Underwood is a student of ITiss Nannie Bulla. Miss Under wood, besides completing the course in music at the graded school, is a member of the senior class and is valedictorian, of the class. Her broth er.'William Underwood, now a student TEIMTY SCHOOL srn .srspis. itirs^fi yrr I OiMite hi-m ? C’osed Tuesday Night With Ex ercises by Senior Class—19 Students Graduate. Trinity consolidated high school commencement came to a close Tues dny evening with class exercises by the senior class, which numbered nineteen. Rev. G. R. Jordan, of Greensboro, delivered the address. The program was unusually well rendered. Following are the names of the mem bers of the graduating class and the parts taken in the program: Salutation, Mayme Cagle; Oration, Jack Bulla; History of the Class. Ni na Bouldin; Motto, Winnie Davis; Flower and Color, Virginia Sedwell; Characteristics, Horace Farlow; Grouch, Kezzie Lohr; Prophecy, Jes sie Crowson; Athletics, Raiford Far low; Class Will, Lucile Steed; Class Poem, Bullah Hassell; Last Will and Testament, Lora Ingram; Class De grees. Albert Leach; Junior Advisor, Braxton Craven: Scrap Bag, Mary Sedwell; Statistics, Lillian Myers; Class Doctor, Genn Payne; Auction eer, Walter Davis; and Valedictory, Lena Lambeth. On Monday . evening the declama tion and recitation contests were held. The deelaimer’s medal was won by Howard Stout, of Randleman, Route 1; and the reciter's medal awarded to Miss Cl eta Welborn, of Trinity, daughter of John Lee Welborn. Those taking part in the contests were Myrtle Wood, Florence Younts, Mary Ellen Bouldin, Annie Swiggett, Han nah White, Beu! all Bouldin, Cleta Welborn, Mildred Johnson, Mildred Payne, Ida Vivian Weaver, Louise Collett, Ruby Welborn, Howard Stout, Ottis Walker and Stanley Blair. The annual sermon was preached Sunday morning by Rev. S. B. Tur rentine, president of Greensboro Col lege. Exercises by the primary grades were held Thursday afternoon of last week, followed Friday evening by ex ercises by the elementary grades. The senior play was given Saturday evening. The Trinity school has closed a most successful year of work, making progress along all lines. The outlook for next year is still more promising. WILL YORK IS INJURED WHEN CAR TURNS OVER Deputy Sheriff Broo Car and Gallon of Put One In . Answering a call Sunday morning about v:aw o’clock from Worthville, deputy sheriff T. A. Brookshire, of Randleman, went to Worthville and together with Jim Ferree, rural po liceman, seized a Ford touring car containing about a gallon of liquor. The car in which four men were rid ing had turned over on the Worth ville-Randleman road just outside of Worthville. Will York, of near Millboro, one of the occupants of the car, suffered lac erations about the face, and was brought to Memorial hospital, Ashe boro, for treatment. None of the other occupants of the car were in jured beyond a few minor scratches. Jesse Lawrtnce, of Central Falls, an other occupant of the wrecked car, was brougth to Asheboro and placed in jail. The car was also brought to Asheboro. > The other two men ran and were not apprehended. The car is said to belong to Rowan Farrington, of High Point. Moves Into New Store Mr. F. E. Byrd this week is mov ing into hie new location in the old postoffice building on the corner of Depot and Northstreets. The building, which waa vacated by the has been remodeled and interior and pre Mr. CARRY ELECTIONS FOR SPECIAL TAX Providence and Gray’s Chapel Districts Voted Special Tax For Schools Tuesday. — The special elections held in Provi dence and Gray’s Chapel school dis tricts for a special tax rate of 25 cts. on the hundred dollars valuation for j the purpose of paying for the dis tricts’ part for the erection of con solidated high school buildings were carried Tuesday by good majorities, j The majority for the special tax in Providence district was 102 votes. The voters also expressed their pref erence as to the location of the build ing in this district. For location at old Providence received 62 votes; Os C. the' at Gray’s Chapel. In the building of consolidated high school buildings under the new agreement between the county com missioners and the board of education, the county agrees to furnish the mon- ; ey for the erection of the building?, the district to repay the county one half of the cost of the building from I the revenue received from the special tax levied for the purpose. Cattle Sale _ A carload consisting of thirty' grade Jersey milk cows is being sold I this morning at .auction to the high-! est bidder at the old fair grounds in Asheboro. These cows were brought here through cooperation of the agri cultural department. They are own ed by Goans and Kennedy, of Knox ville, Tenn., live stock men. All the cattle have been tested for tubercu losis. Commencement Exercises At Eldorado Consolidated School The commencement exercises of the Eldorado consolidated school, in Mont gomery county, were held Tuesday. The Mount Gilead Junior Order pre sented a flag and Bible to the school during the day. G. B. D. Reynolds inade the presentation speech and the flag was accepted on behalf of the school by the principal, Prof. Wade Cranford. The literary address was delivered by Wm. C. Hammer, Esq. An interesting program was carried | out. The Eldorado school is situated in ; a prosperous section of Montgomery county. Crops in the section are in fine shape in spite of the recent un favorable weather. Finch Undergoes Operation At Johns Hopldns Hospital T. J. Finch, of Trinity, underwent a serious operation at Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, last week. Latest reports from the hospital are that Mr. j Finch withstood the operation success- j fully and is recovering nicely. He was accompanied to Baltimore by his son, T. Austin Finch, of Thomasville. | bom’s Cross Roads, 85; and M. 23. . . *Chapel district majority for tax is derstood to be about, lOfTvort^ consolidated building will be loc J. T. DOUGAN DEAD Advertise For Bids The county commissioners have ad vertised in the Greensboro Daily News for bids for the construction of a county highway from Trinity to Archdale. Bids are to be opened to John Thomas Dougan was born in Randolph county, North Carolina, July 31, 1856, and died at his home in Back Creek township May 4, 1925, at 11:30 a. m., aged 68 years, 9 months, and 4 days. He was the youngest of the three children of Williams Allred Dougan by his first wife, who, before her marriage, was Miss Susanna Mil ler. In early manhood Mr. Dougan mar ried Miss Lelia Ann Crowson, who died March 30, 1923. To this union were born two daughters, Florence Gertrude and Edna Pearl, the former a widow of William H. Rush, late of Back Creek township, and the latter the wife of Junius E. Hill, of New Market township, both of whom sur vive him; thirteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, and a sis ter, Mrs. T. NewtonF'arlow, of Taber nacle township; and a half brother, Williams C- Domran. of back Creek township. Mr. Dougan had been in failing health for about two years. He bore his sufferings patiently and seemed to be resigned to his Heavenly Fath er’s will. He was a kind and loving husband and father, and esteemed by his neighbors. Although not affiliat ed with any religious sect, he be lieved in the great truths of Christ ianity, and often attended church ser vices. The entire community feel that they have sustained a great loss. A large congregation attended the funeral which was held at Back Creek Friends church on Tuesday, May 5th, at 2 o’clock, p. m. The services were in charge of Rev, G. W. Clay, of Far mer. At-the close of the services he was laid to rest in the church burying ground beside the resting place of his wife. FINALS BEGIN AT GRADED SCHOOL Exercises Given by Elementary Grades Last Tuesday Night —Ends June 3rd. The commencement exercises of the Asheboro graded schools began Tues day evening -with a program in the auditorium by the departments of public school music and physical edu cation. Three hundred children of the elementary grades took part in the program, together with 70 high school students. The program rendered dem onstrated somewhat the work in these departments in the local school. More than fifteen hundred people were present for the exercises. Every available seat in the auditorium was filled and standing room taken. A number of people went home on ac count of being unable to get seats, while a number of others stood on the outside and witnessed the exer cImw from the windows. The cbWdren clearly demonstrated the splendid training they have been, receiving in the way of physical- edu cation, art and music and civics. The program opnsisted of songs, ryhmie exercises,.drills, and the like, and all were exceptionally well rendered. Many who were present have stated that the exercises were the best of the kind ever held in the auditorium. Superintendent McMahan stated at the beginning of the exercises that the school was trying to give the chil dren the fundamentals in the platoon system of reading, writing, and arith metic in the home rooms and to en rich the course with public school mu sic, physical education, art, civics and history or citizenship, also nature study and geography. The next part of the commencement exercises will be the senior play, “Seventeen”, by Booth Tarklnton, Fri day night, May 29th. All seats in the auditorium will be reserved and the admission fee charged adults' will be 50 cents and 75 cents. Those desiring to see the play must purchase tick ets calling for a particular seat. Sunday morning, May 31st, at 11 o’clock, the bacculaureate sermon wilt be preached in the auditorium by Rev. B. E. Morris, pastor of the Ashe boro Baptist church. Class day exercises will be held Tuesday night, June 2nd, at 8 o’clock. One Wednesday morning, June 3rd, at 10:30 a. m. seventh grade certifi cates will be presented. The exercises will close Wednesday night, June 3rd, with the literary ad dress' by Hon. E. D. Broadhurst, of Greensboro. The teachers and students are working diligently on the program for the finals and this commencement promises to be one of the best ever held in the Asheboro schools. The people of the town are invited to come out for all of the exercises. WILL BUILD LARGE DAM AT GARDNERS IN MOORE To Make One of Largest Lakes In South—May “Extend Moore Central Raliroad. There There Rock and material have been placed for the construction of .a large con crete dam across Rocky river, near Gardners, in Moore county. The lake formed by the construction of the dam will be used, it is stated, for the development of hydro-electric power. Tliis lake will be one of the largest in the South. The dam will be 65 feet high and 806 feet long, creating a lake that will cover 2,200 acres of land and backing water within six miles B of Bennett, located in the lower edge of Chatham county. Ifi this section te be covered by the lake are high hills on either side and will create a depth of water from 40 to 60 feet. The dam will be constructed entirely of con crete, iron and rock. Since the dam- is located between the ends of the Moore Central and <J»« Bonlee and Western, it has given rise to the rumor that the Moore Central will be extended to Bennett to con nect with the B. and W., changing the original survey so as to use the dam as right of way for the road. No statement is forthcoming from the lo-. cal offices of the two railroads in Asheboro as to the plans for the two lines. In Carthage and Bennett and that section generally it has been rumored for some time that the twe roads would eventually be connected. In fact, it has become one of the cherished hopes of that progressive section of the state. Considerable Speculation Over New Duke Buildings - 11 is considerable speculation in Durham as to the site of the new proposed buildings for Duke sity. It is understood that ■_' been prepared which will call erection of the new buildings at i point not far distant from th ent site and that the ‘will be connected with underpass ; and acres, it is i_ chased for the site. ““isaid --