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THE COURfBR Lett* in Both New* and ISSUED WEEKLY PRINCIPLES, k0T MEN THE COURIER Advertising Columns Bring Results 0wm ; ‘ M i\ YEAR IN ADVANCE ,*heboro, North Carolina, Thursday, Jane 4, 1925 flunuiai 22 Commencement Exercises of Asheboro Graded Schools Came ToClose Last Night Hon. E. D. Broadhurst Delivered Commencement Address To Large Audience. DIPLOMAS AWABPED TO 26 Large Number Get 7th Grade Certificates—Rev. B. E. Mor ris Preached Sermon. With the exception of the senior play, “Seventeen”, which win be pre sented Friday night, the commence ment exercises of the Asheboro grad ed schools earns to a dose last night with exercises before a large crowd which packed the school auditorium to capacity. The senior class num bered twenty-six and one received a certificate, making a total of twenty seven. Hon. E. D. Broadhurst, of Greensboro, delivered the address. He delivered a most splendid address which held the attention of the large audience and which, was highly com plimented. Superintendent McMahan in a few brief remarks in behalf of the board of education and the teaching force expressed hearty appreciation of the co-operation of -the patrons through out the year. The following program was render G(i! Song, “America”, by the congrega tion. Prayer, Rev. W. H. Willis, pastor of the Asheboro Methodist church. Introduction of the speaker by Mr. H. M. Robins and the address by Mr. Broadhurst. Piano solo, by Miss Henrietta Un derwood? Presentation of certificates and diplomas, by Mr. D. M. Weatherly. Chorus, “The Last Good Bye”, by the senior dads. Diplomas were awarded to the fol lowing graduates: Virginia .Grace Burrows, Sarah Elizabeth Bulla, Carrie Vandelia Cranford, Lucy Leigh Davis, Frances Elizabeth DeMarcus, Annie Lesley Feme, Mabel Maria Ingram, Nellie Gray Moore, Hon Frances Phillips, Leta Estelle PresneU,' Ada Florence Shaw, Lois Elizabeth Smith, Frances Lee'Shelton, Fannie Belle Tyson, Henrietta G. Underwood. James R. Cox, Troy Randall Gaddis, John Theodore Humble, Walter Whit field Hammond, Siebert Arthur Lynch, Eugene Emory Lewallen, Hardie Al Bi Early rich, Theron Weaver Willis. A certificate was awarded Lee Hughes. Seventh grade certificates were awarded to thirty-eight students, who have completed the course of study and will be advanced to the 8th grade in high school. Those receiving these certificates were: Lena Andrews, Betsy Armfleld, Thomas Bowman, Joseph Berry, Do cia Beck, George Burkhead, James Brooks, Helena Briles, Edith Brown, Hal Burrow, Ariey Cox, Bessie Cagle, Raymond Crotts, Vernon Demarcus, Beatrice Davidson, Cleron Elliott, Jade Hasty, Margaret Hammond, Vir ginia Henry, Pauline Hinshaw. Thelma Hinshaw, Hazel Hughes, Nancy Hunsucker, Ultra Lowdermilk, Madonna Moore, E. L. Moffitt, Jr„ Stanton Presnell, Emma Rice, Edith Rich, Arthur Ross, Jr., Elizabeth Ross, Jessie Smith, Vance Sykes, Ed gar Thomas, Eugene Tysdn, Dorothy Whitaker, Samuel West.tf'em Way. Tuesday evening,-June 2nd, class day exercises were held. An inter esting program was rendered to a large crowd. Following is the pro gram rendered: „ Greeting aong, by the class- rr , President’s words of welcome, by Elizabeth Bulla. Class pedigree, by Jarpes Cox. Statistician’s report, Walter Ham mond. - Class poem, by Theron Wadis. Class will, by Bpn Phillips. Song, “Alma-Mater”, by the class. Foretelling the future, by Siebert Lynch. r- C Presentation of gifts, by Wallace Moore. THOMAS RILEY MARSHALL DIED SUDDENLY MONDAY Was Vice President for Eight Years Under Administration of President Wilson. Thomas Riley Marshall, Vice Presi dent of the United States for eight momentous years of its history, fol lowed his chief, Woodrow Wilson, in death' Monday when he succumbed to an attack of heart disease. Death came while he was sitting propped up in his bed in his room in the New Willard Hotel, in Washington, read ing the Bible and calmly smoking a cigar. w ~~ Mr. Marshall was born in North Manchester; Wabash county, Indiana, March 14, 1854, of Virginia stock. While a successful lawyer, he never courted national prominence until it was thrust upon him in 1908 by his nomination and election to the Gov ernorship of his State, and again in 1912 and 1916 when he was nominated and elected to the Vice Presidency under President Wilson. He was the j only Vice President in the history of the country to succeed himself in of fice with the exception of John C. Calhoun. Possessed with a wealth of sympa- j thy for his fellow man, Mr. Marshall had a quaint and subtle sense of hu mor. He was a great reader and a great Bible student. He was a Presby terian and a thirty-third degree Ma son. . FIKE PRACTICALLY DESTROYED M. P. PABSONAGE LATE FRIDAY Fire originating from some cause unknown in the second story of the; M. P. Parsonage on South Fayette ville street Friday night about 10 o’clock practically destroyed the build- j ing and the furniture stored in the; upstairs rooms belonging to Mr. and j Mrs. Bbb Cameron. Through quick' work on the part of those who dis covered the fire arid a few early ar rivals at the scene the furniture be longing to Rev. H. F. Fogleman, pas tor of the Asheboro M. P. church, who lived in the building, was saved. Mr. Fogleman was not at home at the. time of the fire. When first discovered the blaze was breaking oui of the roof of the house j at a point above the dining room. The flames spread .quickly and it was with difficulty that they were brought under control. The fire company was j on the job immediately and did some j excellent work in preventing the, spread of the flames and the complete destruction of the residence. Just what caused the fire is not| khown. Mr. Fogleman, who is un- j married, does no cooking in the house j and so far as is known there had been no fire in .the house for some time. R. Y. P* U. Meeting All young people are invited to at tend the B. Y. P. U. at the Baptist church next Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock. The following program wilt be rendered: ' Scripturp lesson, by Miss Ida Clark. Parts i and 2, Roy Berry; part 3, Miss Gladys Phillips; part 4, Miss Lillian Brown; part 5, Mrs. Calvin Frwyer; part 6, E. C. Gamer. i ——— Slack Month For Licenses May was a slack month for mar riage licenses, only the 'unlucky num ber thirteen having been issued dur ing the month by the Register of Deeds for Randolph. April was a good month with thirty, or an aver age bf one a day. WILL LET GRAY’S To Build Modem 8-Room School Building In Gray’s Chapel School District. Bids will be received Tuesday, June 23rd, for the construction of the new consolidated school building: at Gray’s Chapel. This was the decision reached Monday at a conference between mem bers of the board of education and the board of county commissioners. The building will be constructed in Mr cordance with plans an specifications laid down by the State board of educa tion. It will be an eight room strict I Paul Henderson, second ass’t. Post-Master General, who is re signing to manage the new air transport line, capitalized '•'Tor $10,000,000 and which will' im mediately establish an overnight service between Chicago and New York—carrying both freight and passengers. ! NEGRO ASSAULTS WALTER STALEY _ Gets in Argument With Staley And Uses Knife Inflicting Serious Wounds. Ed Brown, negro, apparently about thirty years of age, is in the county jail without privilege of bond pending the outcome of knife wounds which he inflicted early Tuesday morning on Walter Staley, prominent farmer who lives about three miles northeast of Liberty. Mr. Staley and the ne gro, who works for him> were in a dispute at the farm over the working of a mule when the assault was made. Staley had a gentle mule which he wanted hitched to the rake so that one of the girls could rake some hay. The negro insisted on plowing the mule. During the dispute the negro first drew a pistol on Mr. Staley, but was unable to use it. He then drew a knife cutting Mr. Staley about the neck and face, making a deep gash about three inches long on one side of his neck and barely missing the jugular vein. The negro fled to the home of an other negro-*»ot far from the Staley home and later into the woods. A posse of about fifty citizens, who had gathered after the alarm was given and the nature of the assault learned, pursued the negro and caught him in the woods. The sheriff, who had been notified, arrived shortly after the ne gro was apprehended and brought him to jail.. Brown is originally from the Red Springs section of Robeson county.. He has been employed by Mr. Staley on his large farm near Liberty for some time. This, it is understood, is the first instance there has been any trouble with the negro. “Seventeen” Booth Tarkington’s “Seventeen” will be presented by the senior class of the Aflheboro graded school' In thp schdol auditorium next Friday night, the date having been changed from tonight as previously announced, play consists of four acts and has cast of fourteen characters. The play is unusually good and its presentation is being eagerly looked forward to by the people of the town. The admis sion fee will be 60 cents and 36 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. Tickets have been on sale several days and may still foe had. Each ticket calls for a particular seat and it is more practical to purchase seats for the play before Friday night. HELD MEETING RELATIVE TO SCHOOLS FRIDAY NMiHT A meeting was held in wu.. house Friday night attended by the members of the Ashebdro graded school board and a number of citizens of Asheboro township living outside of the corporate limits of the town to discuss school matters. During the past year a number of school chil dren from outside the town limits tave been attending school at Ashe being hauled to school in trucks. ' six-months term expires it y for the parents of these pay tuition in — nine months. m vnship he made-a school that the bdt the Fri rHOMAS HINSHAW, AGED 93, DIED LAST WEEK Was Long A'Prominent Citizen In The Holly Springs Section of This County. Thomas Hinshaw, aped £»S years, 8 mqnths and 25 days, died at his home in the Hc'ly Springs section, on Ram aeur, Route 1, Thursday after an ill r.e§ la.'-tu'g three days. The funeral services, were held at Holly Springs Kiehds church, of which he was long a loyal member,.Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock and interment made in the' church cemetery. He is survived b one daughter, Mrs. Althea J. Byrd; and two sons, Amos S. Hinshaw and Lewis' J. Hin shaw, all of whom live in the Holly Springs section on the old Hinshaw land grant; one brother, Amos Hin shaw, whp lives in Indiana; seventeen grandchildren, of whom C. O. Byrd, of Asheboro, is one; and twelve great grandchildren. Mr. Hinshaw’s wife, who, before her marriage, was Miss Mary Barker, died about two years ago. Mr. Hinshaw was born in the Hol ly Springs neighborhood and lived there practically all of his life with the exception of a few years while he was a young man prior to the Civil War he lived in Indiana a few years clerking in a store and doing farm work. He returned to the old home place, however, and was married to Mary Barker. Mr. Hinshaw was a successful farmer and merchant and was always interested in the welfare of his community and county. He wa3 a stockholder in the old Staley cotton mill, at Staley, and for several years managed the mill. REVIVAL SERVICES BEGIN AT BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY On Sunday morning, June 7, at 11 ’a. m. a series of meetings will begin in the Asheboro Baptist church. Rev. B. E. Morris, pastor of the local church, will do the preaching. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Lynch, of Buie’s Creek, will direct the music. Mr. and Mrs. Lynch h*ve had much ex perience along this line and are es pecially* recommended for this place. Below is a list of subjects to be used by the pastor during these meetings; 1. Revival Motives. 2. The Wise Christian, 3. God'S Visitation and Call. 4. Does God Hear Prayer. . 5. Christ’s Magnetism. 6. Spiritual Preparedness. 7. A Living Seal in Hell. 8. Sowing and Reaping. 9. Interceding with an Angry God. 10. The Great Day of tfis Wrath. 11. The Blinding, Binding and Grinding Power of Sin. 12. A Demonized Man. 13. , The Unpardonable Sin. 14. How to Be Saved from Sin and Death. 15. Hfhven, or the Approaching Rest. All people in the town and com munity are ‘especially invited to at Planning Big Fourth July Celebration Here Asheboro is planning the biggest celebration of its history for the com ing Fourth of July. A large number of interesting events and contests are being worked out and will be an nounced as soon as the arranging of the program can be completed. Plan now to spend the Fourth in Ashe boro. Watch the papers and circular announcements for further informa tion. A grand time for everybody is guaranteed. Don’t forget Asheboro and the Fourth of July. Candor Shipping Peaches Ten or twelve carloads of Mayflow er peaches have been shipped , from Candor. These peaches, not generally prized for their flavor, were unusually good this year and brought as mach as $6.00 a crate on the New York and Philadelphia markets. The Redbird peaches, which are much larger than the Mayflower, and of better flavor, are now being shipped from Candor. Three or four carloads of dewberries have also been shipped from the Can dor section. ,7 ., | . ■ . i»;i i CANDOR IN READINESS FOR A BANNER PEACH SEASON ■ Candor is expecting a banner peach season, according to tba Troy Mont gomerian. Everything is in readiness for -the opening of the season. Scores of carloads of baskets; and crates are arriving. A working organization has been perfected. Tba shipment of the fruit is expected to be in full swing this week. C The big carload >h)mnts will not begin before July lOt^These,ship ments are expected to lb the biggest in the history of the peach section. TWO RANDOLPH MEN LOSE LIVES In Carolina Mine Disaster Last Week in Chatham County— 53 Are Killed. Working incessantly for 77 hours since three explosions deep in the bowels of the earth Wednesday morn- j ing of last week entombed 53 miners in the mine of .the Carolina Coal Com- j pany, at Coal Glen, in Chatham coun-1 ty, the rescue crews, composed of vol- j unteers from the Cumnock mine, the j United States Government, Kentucky, Alabama, and other places, Saturday took the last of the 53 dead bodies from the flooded mine. Three gas - explosions from a cause not yet de termined early Wednesday caused the i worst disaster in the history of North Carolina. Of the men killed in the mine two were from Randolph county. They were Elmer Hayes, aged about 30 years, a grandson of James Hayes, who lives near Erect; and David J. Wilson, aged 31 years, a son of H. T. Wilson, of Seagrove, Route 1. Hen ry G. Hall, of Troy, a member of Company K, 120th infantry, during the World War, was another of the victims. His brother probably would have been numbered among the dead had he not quit the services of the company on Monday proceeding the disaster. Howard Butler, acting superintend- 1 ent of the mine and son of Bion H. : Butler, one of the owners, was the i first to go in the mine. He went : down immediately after the first ex- ' plosion and was in the mine at the i time of the next explosion. He es- < caped alive though seriously injured. All the bodies brought to the sur- ; face were twisted, broken and crush ed, furnishing evidence of the terrific nature of the explosions. The Red Cross, American Legion, American Auxiliary and others as sisted in the work around the mine. Workers had to be fed and the wid ows and orphans of the dead miners had to bt taken care of. The Sanford American Legion and the Auxiliary immediately got on the job and their heroic work*is one of the many bright spots in the story of the rescue work. Governor McLean sent the Adjutant General to the scene of the disaster to keep in touch with the situation. Forty widows and 95 orphans were left by the disaster. Governor McLean Saturday issued a proclamation to the people of North Carolina to raise by voluntary contri bution $35,000 to be used for the re lief of the widows and orphans. He named J. Cunningham, of the Bank ing Loan and Trust Company, as treasurer of the fund and all contri butions may be sent direct to him. For the convenience of our subscribers who wish to donate to the fund, con tributions may be sent to The Courier to be forwarded to Mr. Cunningham. Mr. D. B. Teague, formerly superin tendent of the Asheboro schools, but now of Sanford, is a member of the advisory board in charge of the di rection of the allocation of the funds. * Birthday Celebration A number of relatives and friends gathered at the home of A. L. Hill at Farmer to celebrate Mr. Milton Hill’s 71st birthday last Sunday. A sumptuous dinner was served from the well-filled baskets which the guests had brought with them. Mr. Hill has eight children all of whom, except one, were present. Among the guests were Rev. C. H. Hill, of Asheboro, R. F. D.; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Luther, of Pipe, Mr. J. F. Loflin and family, of Star; Mr. anji Mrs. H. H. Smith, of Mebane; Mr. Ed Hill, of Denton; and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brown, of Asheboro. ■ North Carolina Strawberries Although Florida and other points South ship strawberries into New York City earlier than North Caro lina shippers, it is not until the sea son starts in North Carolina that the bgrries arrives in^he metropolis in sufficient quantity to make the price accessible to the average man. When North Carolina ships, forty and fifty carloads a day arrive in the city. The shipment to the New York market from this state is about over, t' It is expected that by the end of the sea son 1,000 carloads of berries will have been shipped from North Carolina in to New York,City. This State" furpished New York with about half of its strawberries. Maryland, Florida, Virginia, and New Jersey §11 together do not ship more than North Carolina. Praises Randolph Co. “There are a lot of fine school iQcUngs going up in every part of te State,” declared John J. Blair, hool building inspector for the bate Board of Education, to a News id Observer" reporter one ,day last has been for the past a trip that has taken lly every part of the DAVID WILSON’S DEATH IS SHOCK TO SEAGROVE Was Killed in Carolina Mine Dis aster—Funeral Held At New Center Friday. The town of Seagrove and sur rounding community was inexpressi >ly shocked last Wednesday evening when the news came over the wire ;hat David Wilson was killed in the nine explosion at Coal Glen mine, lear Sanford. Mr. Wilson had been working in the mine eleven months arior to'the date of the fatal acci lent. It had been only about ten min ites before the explosion before he lad been up out of the ground and had oaded a cart with timber. He had gotten back in the mine with the :art when the explosion occurred and lis body was found crushed in the ;art. The body was sent to the home of lis father, Mr. H. T. Wilson, on Sea ;rove, Route 1, Friday afternoon af ;er it had been brought to the sur face by the rescue parties. Funeral services were held at 3 o’clock Sun iay at New Center church by Rev. Edward Vance Gamer and Rev. H. T. Way, and the body laid to rest by the side of that of his mother. The song service was under the direction of Misses Eula Craven and Mittie John son. One of the largest crowds ever seen in the Seagrove section attended .he funeral. David Jonathan Wilson was the sec >nd son of Mr. H. T. Wilson. At the ;ime of his death he was 31 years, 3 nonths and 25 days old. He was a juiet intelligent young man, greatly •espected by all who knew him. He vas a veteran of the World War and lerved in France. After the war was •ver he enlisted for another year and served with the motor transportation it Camp Lee. Va. COUNTY WILL GET 4 MILES PAVING Elwood Cox Advises That Parts of Routes 70 and 75 Will Be Concreted. Mr. J. Elwood Cox, of High Point, Fifth district higgway commissioner, in a letter to D. B. McCrary, mayor )f Asheboro, advises that contract will be let an an early date for the paving as soon as possible of three miles of Route No. 70 leading south from Asheboro. The paving will begin at the end of the asphalt on South Fayetteville Streen and will extend to ward Ulah and Seagrove for a dist ance of three miles. Another mile of paved road for the county has also been authorized by Mr. Cox, the contract ta be let as soon as possible. This will be on Route 75. The paving will begin at she intersection of North Fayetteville and Salisbury Streets, at the new Methodist church, and will extend to its intersection with Old Main, then from the end of the paving near J. O. Redding’s- on up to the •intersection af the Buffalo Ford and Cedhr Falls roads with Route 75 leading to Ram seur and Franklinville. Nothing was said, however, about vork on Route 75 leading west from Asheboro to Lexington. Davidson Farmer Missing A. C. Jones, aged 26, farmer of near Lexington, graduate of North Carolina State College, and post grad uate student at Ames university, has Seen missing from his home since Sunday and is believed to be suffer ing from amnesia. Mr. Jones is a scientific farmer and is the son of a prominentx Winston-Salem merchant. COUNTY LOANS TO COMMISSION VOID rhis Is The Ruling Of Attorney General Brummitt—Many Counties Made Loans. All Scans by counties to the State Highway Commission to be repaid >ut of subsequent road bond issues ire illegal and void, according to an >pinion rendered Friday by Attorney General Dennis G. Brummitt. Mr. Brummitt rendered his decision fol owing a request by the highway com mission Wednesday of last week for tiis opinion in the matter. Forty-three counties, including Ran iolph, have already advanced $10,608, )94 to the highway commission for lighway construction work, according to figures compiled as of May 30th. A. number of other counties are con sidering loans to the commission. While a few of the loans made to the iommission are roads already built, the larger part of the ten millions represents actual cash which has been loaned with the provision that the money, is to be repaid the counties out >f subsequent bond issues. i*. It is disclosed that among the amounts actually advanced we $7,68Q i>y Randolph county; $51,679 by Guil ford; $£5,000 ‘ ’ “ Scotian5'* 4 AWARD TRINITY j ROADCONTRACT County Board Lets Contract Far Grading to A. A. Russell and Company. The board of commissioners for I Randolph county met in regular ses 1 sion in the court house in Ashebore | Monday with all members present. Practically the entire time and atten tion of the board was taken up in the consideration of road matters. The board will hold another meeting June 18th. Bids for the construction of the road from Trinity to Archdale were opened. Bids were received separately for grading, top soiling and hard surfacing. The bid for grading and the construction of drainage struct ures was let to A. A. Russell and Company, lowest bidders, with the understanding that a contract may be let later for the construction or either a top soil or hard surface read as may appear to the best interests at the county. The subscribers on the three mites of the Mitchfield-Kemp’s MiH load were instructed to go forward with the graveling of the road as per the order of the commissioners at a pre vious meeting. C. E. Brown, 3. A. Brown, M. J. Brown and C. A. Byrd were appointed to have charge of the work Upon petition of the citizens Be ing on the road leading from George Robin’s on the High Point road to Mount Vernon church, the road war declared a public road by the board. Upon petition of a number of cit izens it was ordered that the coed supervisor go over the proposed road in Providence township and malm in spection of the road, reporting ae early as possible to the commission ers. In regard to the road leading from New Salem to Naomi, it was trntered, the county agreeing to work the road leading to the corporate limiti of Randleman, provided the town wfll work the road inside the corporate limits of the town. The commissioners also instructed the road supervisor to lay off the road by the most practiciible rente from the Randolph comity line, north of Liberty, near the bid road bed leading from Kimesville to State Highway No. 60, running north from Liberty. * f j BAPTIST NEWS LETTER The writer enjoyed his trip to fto j Southern Baptist Convention, Mem ; phis, Tenn. In many respects the j Convention was a great meeting for , Southern Baptists. My return trip ; through Kentucky to see old friends ! was as pleasant as the fellowship of the convention itself. Thanks to i everyone who participated in making : this trip possible and enjoyable. The Randolph District R Y. P. XL : Association met with us last Sunday | evening. Franklinville had the best delegation. Much enthusiasm wa* shown over the possibility of organis ing other unions in the district. Mr. W. A. Ruth of High Point gave a very fine address on Soul-winning in the B. Y. P. U. Mr. P. D. Buck of our congregation was elected to succeed Miss Grace Frazier as president of the District Union. Subjects for Sunday: Morning, “Re vival Motives”; Evening, “The Wise Christian.” The revival services beginning Sun day morning will continue for ten days or two weeks. Afternoon ser vice 3 o’clock, night service 8 o'clock. | The public is given a cordial welcome | to attend these services. T. J. Finch Seriously IH The family of T. J. Finch, of Trin ify, was called to his bedside in Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, the first of the week on account of Mr. Finch’s precarious condition. He recently underwent a serious opera tion. Grave doubt as to his recovery is entertained by his friends. . — —« Select Ex-Sheriff McKenzie Ex-Sheriff J. R. McKenzie, of Montgomery county, was last week elected superintendent of the water i department and tax collector for Troy, ! succeeding W.- C. Albright, who re signed to engage in the real estate | business in Florida. Mr. Albright ia : well known in Randolph county, his | parents having lived in Asheboto for many years. Some Big Carp Hurley’s pond, in Montgomery county, says the Montgomerian, has been drained of almost all of its ma ter supply for two or three days, and during that time fishermen have reap ed a good harvest. Carp weighing much as seventeen and three-quart* of a pound have been captured. C boy out in the pond Ashing said a b pound carp knocked him down bef< he succeeded in catching it. RUSH MINE Stout, an old gineer formerly of Penney., for a number of years has 1 ing in North Carolina, i. in South