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Asheboro, North Carolina, Thorday, July 2, 1925
NUMBER ftt
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Plans Are Complete For Great Fourth
of July Celebration In Asheboro
The Program Begins With Big
Street Parade and Lasts
Throughout The Day.
STREET DANCE AT NIGHT
City Firemen Ready For Annual
Contest—Program of The
. Exercises.
The Fourth of July committee
makes the announcement that plans
are complete for the celebration to be
held in Asheboro Saturday. The com
plete program of the exercises of the
day was published in The Courier
last week and no changes have been
made in the nature and -hour of the
events. The celebration begins with
a street parade Saturday morning and
runs through a course of interesting
events and contests until late in the
evening when a street dance will be
the closing feature.
The city firemen are ready for their
annual contest, many beautiful floats
h*Ae been entered for the parade, and
numbers have- signified their intention
of entering the contests to be held.
An added attraction which the fire
men have secured is the Firemen’s
circus, which is being held under a
large canvas tent. Wholesome and
clean entertainment is assured by the
committee in charge of the celebra
tion.
The Program
Following is the program of events
for the celebration to be held in Ashe
boro Saturday:
8:30 a. m.—Depot and South Fay
etteville streets will be cleared of au- !
tomobiles from the Red Star Service
Station to the high school building
and no parking will be permitted on
these streets between the points des-;
ignated during the day. !
10:00 a. m.—Parade.
11:30 a. m.—Automobile race on j
Fayetteville street between three lo
cal ladies driving standard make cars.
12:00.—Dinner. Special dinners will
be served by hotels and restaurants.
1:15 p. m.—Automobile style show
on Depot Street. A prize will be
awarded to the young lady who drives
a car in the most graceful manner.
Contest open to any young lady in the
county.
2:00 p. m.—Athletic contests will
be held on Depot Street.
3:00. . p. m.r-Annual Firemen’s
4:00 p.’m.—Baseball game between,
Asheboro and Durham Hosiery Mills.
8:30 p. m.—Street dance:
Forsyth County Will Send
Three Negroes To Chair
Forsyth county superior court last j
week convicted three murderers and {
sentenced all of them to die in the
electric chair. All three were negroes
charged with robbery and murder of
white men.
Two negroes, Dawkins and Key,
were convicted of the murder last
year of J. H. Vaughn, a merchant.
The third negro, Jones, was convicted
of the murder of Ross King, young
white man in a hold-up.
A fourth negro sentenced to die last
week was one by the name of Ballard,
who was convicted of the murder of
a deputy sheriff who went to his home
to place him under arrest
LAND SALE A SUCCESS
The auction sale of lots at
mont Park, just north of the corpor
ate limits of Asheboro, last Saturday
was attended by a very large crowd
and the bidding was most of the time
spirited. Quite a number of the lots
were sold, a large part of them for
h. homesites. Alvin Johnson was the
I S, winner of the Ford car which was
given away.
OLD UNION CHURCH GIVES
EXAMPLE OF CO-OPERATION
When This Church Wants Money For
Improvements The Congregation
Geti Out and Makes It.
The congregation of Old Union
church in the Randleman charge is
giving the churches of the county as
well as the people a splendid lesson in
co-operation. Mrs. L. •; Phillips, of
Asheboro attended a Children’s
Day service at the church last Sun
day and brings back with her the
news of this spirit of co-operation on
the part of the church congregation
and membership.
The church needs some money along
for repairs and furnishings. Its con
gregation has adopted the method of
working for these needed improve
ments by
near the
to
and
field
given
Installing machinery
IN NEW CHAIR FACTORY
Expect To Be Ready For Opera
tion By August 15th—Ca
pacity 10 Carloads Week.
Thfe buildings of the new Clarence
Chair Company, located on South
Fayetteville Street in Asheboro, will
be completed this week. Already
gome of the machinery has been in
stalled. The first solid carload qjf ma
chinery for the plant arrived Tues
day and installation has begum It is
planned to have the factory in opera
tion by August 15th. Steam jpower
will be used. » •.
The new plant will make .porch
rockers and will have capacity of ten
carloads a week. Messrs, C. C, and
E. D. Cranford are the owners Ilf. the
new plant. Mr. E. S. Burkhead, now
with the Cranford Chair Company,
will have charge of the office.
State Institutions Will Have
To Pay Their Own Way
Governor McLean announced last
week following a meeting of the
Council of State that a preliminary
report showed that some of the State
institutions had exceeded their appro
priation during the past biennial pe
riod and that others had not spent
their entire appropriation. The two
types of institutions would about bal
ance each other, he said. He stated
that the State Auditor would have
the definite figures yesterday and
at that time the Council of State
would decide whether to pay the sev
eral institution deficits out of the
general fund or require the institu
tions to repay them out of their ap
propriations for the next biennium.
Flapper Grandmother Pleases
The “Flapper Grandmother”, a
musical comedy in three acts, was
given in the graded school auditorium
before a large audience Tuesday night
by the Philathea class of the M. E.
church Sunday School, under the di
rection of Miss Viola Towler of the
Wayne P. Sewell Company, of At
lanta, Ga. Miss Ethel Johnson was
the piano accompanist. The play was
the
Randleman Will Hold
Celebration on Fourth
Randleman will celebrate the
Fourth of July and at the same time
rejoice over the completion and open
ing of the concrete bridge on Route
70 over Deep River. It is expected
that the bridge will be open for traf
fic Saturday.
Randleman’s Fourth will have all
the necessary parades and speakings
and music to make a real celebration.
A number of speakers have been ob
tained for the oceasion and brass
bands will furnish the music. There
will also be races, contests, and other
features that will interest all who
come to the celebration. -
Teams From Asheboro, Lexing
ton, Thomasville and High
Point—Game Saturday.
A Tri-county Industrial baseball
league was organized for Asheboro,
High Point, Thomasville and Lexing
ton at a meeting of representatives of
the four towns held in High Point
last week. Messrs. E. D. S tee re, Carl
Steed and E. S. Burkhead were the
Asheboro representatives at the meet
ing.
J. H. Rowland, of High Point, was
elected president of the league, A. T.
Hartley, secretary and treasurer, and
C. C. Cranford and Horace Ragan,
vice presidents. .
The league will be a six team af
fair. These teams an the Cranford
Industries, ef Asheboro; Ragan Knit
ting Mill, Thomasville; Durham Hos
iery Mills, High Point; Tomlinson
Chair Company, High Point; and
Thomasville Chair Company, Thomas
ville.
Only one game a week will be
played and this will be on Saturday
afternoon. Spaulding rules will gov
ern the play. Each team will be re
quired to furnish ‘an umpire who is
not in the employ of the mill repre
sented by the team. The schedule
will open next Saturday, July 4th. The
Asheboro team will play the Durham
Hosiery Mill at High Point in the
morning and in the afternoon the two
teams will play in Asheboro. These
an erected to be ,«wd gamee.
TRI-COUNTY BALL
LEAGUE FORMED
The Market Today! ^
minute livestock Daazket, reports
from horseback at theCCbfeago
stock yards daily—1&£0 (6 1 o’
clock. His raport peas pat threqghl
WHT. -TQna ls sente w atock
tnemundrMort at three years ago.
Nine Negroes Lynched
First Half Of 1925
According to figures compiled by
the Bureau of Research of Tuskegee
Institute, there were 9 lynchings in
the United States during the first six
months of 1925. In 1924 there were
only 5 lynchings during the first six
months of the year. For the same
period in 1923, there were 15 lynch
ings, and in 1922, 30.
All of the persons lynched were
negroes. The offenses charged were:
murder, 4; rape, 2; attacking woman,
1; attacking child, 2.
The States in which lynchings oc
curred and the. number in each State
Mism; Arkansas.J-iJElAiida,
and Virginia, 1.
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Sayings Banks of Country
Show Increased Deposits
The report of the federal reserve
board shows that June 1st, this year,
there was deposited in the savings
departments of the 800 banks in the
country $7,829,130,000, an increase of
mere than a half billion dollars over
the same date last year.
In the Richmond district, including
Virginia and the Carolina?, the sav
ings deposits June 1st totaled $347,
000, or an increase of about $38,000
over a year ago.
PRICE OF COMMODITIES
IS ON UPWARD TREND
Business Slacks Up Over Coun
try, But Commodities Going
Higher Each Day.
In spite of the. flood of propaganda
sent out from Washington that busi
ness is pieking up over the country
and is good in almost every part of
the country, an analysis of the trading
in the financial markets last week re
vealed thpt business is far from good.
There is a corresponding dullness in
business which has characterized it
for the past several weeks. Most of |
the current buying is of the hand-to
mouth order.
The. price of commodities continues
to mount upward. Price of bonds con
tinues to get lower. Government se
curities, however, are bringing a bet
ter price. Rail shipments are normal
in parts of the country, but show a
tendency to slacken pace in the South.
Crops in spite of the unfavorable
weather in many parts of the country
are in fair condition.
NORTH CAROLINA MAKES
A GOOD TAX SHOWING
During the fiscal year ending 4une
30th, North Carolina paid into the
Federal treasury more than $160,000,
000. Of this $140,000,000 represented
tobacco taxes. Taxes were collected!
in North Carolina at one-twelfth of
the average cost of collection over the
country.
In the number of individual income
tax returns the increase in North
Carolina was 17 per cent over last
year, while all over the country the
average increase was only 18 per
cent The total increase of individ
ual returns in North Carolina was 35
per cent against 23 per cent over
the United States. The average in
crease in the tax on individual in
comes in the State was 11 per cent,
while the country as a whole showed
an 18 per cent decrease. Of the
strictly Southern States, Texas alone
has more individual income than
North Carolina.
Convention At
- Best Ever Held
Schools—El
SUNDAY SCB
REPORTS
MAKE
PROGRESS
ley’s Grove
Township
Officers.
e attendance
er years and
by represen
ts schools was
Probably the best -Sunday school
convention Asheboro township has
ever had was held at; Bailey’s Grove
Sunday* June 28th.
was better than in
the interest manifest
tatives from the va;
gratifying. There are nine Sunday
schools in this township and eight of
these were represented at the con
vention, all giving f splendid reports
of the work beipg done, in the Sunday
schools.
The program showed thoughtful
consideration on the |fert of the pres
ident as to just woi
esting and helpful
number of splendid
phases of Sunday
made by local peopli
being Miss Esther
Smith, Rev. S. M. Pern, J. W. Wolff,
Rev. C. L. Gregory and P. D Buck.
The songs rendered »y the M. P.
quartet of Asheborp were attractive
features of the program.
The officers elected for next year
are: president, F. RL< Wright; vice
president, L. L. Whttaker; secretary
and treasurer, Miss Jislie Scott; as
sistant secretary and ftreasurer, Miss
Bertha Presnell; cl
superintendent,
young people’s di
ent, Miss Ruth Had!
be most inter
the schools. A
Iks on various
ol work were
among them
>ss, Mrs. C. G.
Makes Gift
ren's division
M. Worth;
m superintend
and adult di
vision superintendent,; J. W. Wolff.
Negroes
B. N. Duke, of NefffYork, has given
$15,000 to the Nort&Jfcarolina Ortho
pedic hospital at Gasfcmia for the es
tablishment of a ward for crippled
negro children. The Commissioner of
public welfare statesf that the gift
will build and equipA ward of ten
beds and maintain it until the next
session of the general assembly when
it will be necessary, td ask only for
continuance of maintenance.
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Land Sale At Troy
Attractive homesitps in what is
known as Smithernian Park at Troy,
one of the progressive towns of the
State, will be sold.art public auction
to the highest bidder next Saturday
afternoon, July 4th, .beginning at 1:00
o’clock. Dr. Frank A-Hailey, of High
Point, is the atictionwK
Grist Makes Report
On Cause of Disaster
In a report made public Tuesday,
commissioner of labor and printing
Frank D. Grist assigns as the cause
of the mine disaster at Coal Glen
May 27th, “a blow out shot, possibly
defective powder, and carelessness in
not properly placing the shot or
blast”.
The report contains data showing
that out of the 53 killed, 52 were
Americans and 1 a German. Thirty
eight were married and 79 children
were made fatherless. It was in this
explosion that two Randolph county
men were killed.
Hoop Rollers At Ramseur
The Clifford Jennings Hoop Rollers
concert will be given at Ramseur, Sat
urday night, July 11th, for the benefit
of the graded school. The public is
invited.
Estimate Peach Crop
The Bureau of Markets estimates
the North Carolina peach crop, ex
cepting the crop in the Mount Airy
section, at 2,163 cars. Seventy-nine
cars have already been shipped from
the peach section. Elberta peaches
will probably lead in North Carolina
with more than 800 cars.
Fund Is Cut By Budget Coni'
mission—May Ask For Wel
fare Officer.
Randolph county’s part of the
of the Mothers’ Aid Fund, distributed
by the State, for the coming year will
be $896A2, or |32.98 pen month. This
fund was considerably larger last
year, but owing to various cuts made
by the budget commission, the fund
has been reduced to $28,509 in the
State, and Randolph county’s part is
proportionately lower than last year.
The last cut made by the budget
commission was five per cent, which
brought the State fund from $80,000
down to $28,600.
The board of county commissionere
contribute a like amoi
fund, whi^h will make t!
able for the current yea
The fund is distribute
direction of T. Fletcher
superintendent of school
officer, under the supei
board of commissioners
ence of a whole time w;
ler the
jcounty
welfare
of the
he abs
officer.
it in the
a whole
ted that
RANDLEMAN SELLS
OLD POWER PLANT
By Vote of People Accept N. C.
Public Service Company’s
Offer to Furnish Power.
Randleman will be supplied in the
future with electric lights and power
by the North Carolina Public Service
Company. This company is now mak
ing plans to make the necessary con
nections to put power into Randleman
from a point near Crystal Falls on
Deep River about six miles from Ran
dleman. Current will be generated
at the Cox hydro-electric plant at
this point and transmitted to Randle
man.
Randleman has in the past few
months considered many propositions
for a new standard light and power
service. The Carolina Power and
Light Company, it is stated, made
propositions to the town’s governing
body to buy out the municipal plant.
On April 20th the authorities decided
to submit the North Carolina Public
Service Company’s proposition to a
vote of the people. This company
proposed to buy the old municipal
power plant and lighting system,
make all the necessary changes and
improvements and bring the service
up to standard. On June 23rd the
election was held and 189 of the 217
registered voted to accept the propos
al.
Plenty current will be available at
all times for present purposes and it
is stated by the officials of the com
pany that in the future should the
development of the town demand it,
additional power will be put into the
town. Randleman has in the past
been put to much inconvenience on
account of unsatisfactory power and
lighting service.
Have Had Good Revival
At Randleman Recently
Rev. Benjamin F. Clark, pastor of
the Randleman Baptist church, and
Rev. M. I. Harris, Baptist minister of
Hickory, were in Asheboro a short
while Tuesday. They have been con
ducting a series of revival meetings
at the Baptist church in Randleman,
having begun the services Sunday,
June 21st. The revival was expected
to come to a close yesterday after
noon or today. There has been much
interest manifested in the meeting and
the attendance l^s been excellent,
Mr. Harris was a class mate-' of
Rev. B. E. Morris, pastor of the Ashe
boro Baptist church, and speaks very
complimentary of Asheboro’s pastor.
BLALOCK AND WHITE
BUY ASHEBORO BAKERY
Will Continue To Make Bread
Products That Have Popular
ized The Bakery.
Mr. V. W. Blalock, of Lexington,
and Mr. J. C. White, of Worthville,
have purchased the Asheboro Bakery
from Mr. Hasty and have assumed
charge of operations. Mr. Blalock is
an experienced bakery man, having
had ten years or more experience in
the bakery business. He has been re
cently connected for some time with
a bakery in Lexington. He is mar
ried and expects to move his family
here soon. Mr. White is a brother
of Mr. J. F. White, Jr., owner of the
Capitol Theatre and a son of Mr. J.
F. White, chairman of the county
board of commissioners.
The Asheboro Bakery was establish
ed about four years ago by Mr. Hasty.
It has put out excellent bakery prod
ucts and has enjoyed a good business
since its beginning. Although pro
ducing practically all the products put
on the market by a first class bakery,
the specialty has been “Table Pride”
bread. The new management will
continue to specialize jn this estab
lished brand of bread, and at the
same time will not neglect the other
products.
NO SMALL TASK FACES »
JUDICIAL CONFERENCE
Chief Justice Divides Confer
ence Into Sections—To Meet
Again In December.
Chief Justice Stacy gave the judic
ial conference which met in Raleigh
last Thursday a good start in his
opening address when he told the as
| sembled lawyers and jurists that “the
1 real strength and power of the courts
must rest ultimately upon the faith
and confidence of the people”, and
that “no institution yet ever devised
can sustain its authority over a free
and thoughtful people unless it merit
their respect and confidence.”
The chief justice went to the heart
of the trouble when he spoke of the
courts as being “hampered by the
restriction of certain statutes which
at times seem to tangle justice in the
net of form.”
The task before the judicial confer
ence is no small one. It went on rec
ord as favoring a more strict control
i over court calendars by superior Court
! judges. It was also suggested at the
conference that the time limit of at
torneys’ argument be fixed so as to
take up less of the courts’ time.
QUAKE DOES DAMAGE TO
EXTENT OF MILLIONS
Practically Demolishes Business
District,of Santa Barbara,
Cal.—Nine Dead.
A series of earthquakes rocking and
swaying the business center of Santa
Barbara, California, a city of 30,000
people, early Monday left the business
district a mass of debris and ruins.
The shocks began at 6:44 o’clock in
the morning and continued at various
intervals during the day. Thirty peo
ple were injured and nine were killed
outright. Conservative estimates of
the property damage reach $15,000,
000, while others place the damage at
a still higher figure. The water sup
ply dam burst during the quake and
flooded the entire east side of the
city.
Large brick and stone business
buildings on the main streets of the
town were demolished and numbers of
residences were badly damaged.
The city through its clearing house
association has issued an appeal to the
nation for a $2,000,000 earthquake
fund and to the banks and clearing
houses of the country for a $20,000,
000 loan reconstruction fund.
The American Red Cross and the
American Army and Navy relief
forces immediately moved to carry on
relief work in'the stricken area.
Experts are divided in their opin
ions as to the cause of the earthquake.
Among the causes assigned are ocean
leakage, accumulated strain' on the
earth’s crust, volcanic disturbances,
and the sinking of the ocean bed.
They are also divided on the question
of whether the earthquake at Santa
Barbara is related to the earthquakes
which have been occurring in Montana
during the past few weeks.
METHODIST MATTERS (M. E.)
(By W. H. Willis)
We administer the sacrament of the
Lord’s supper, next Sunday.
We cordially welcome Miss Eliza
beth Isley, formerly of Burlington, to
membership in our church.
The writer attended the Asheboro
township Sunday school convention at
Bailey’s Grove Sunday.
The pastor made a visit to an aged
and esteemed member, Mrs. C. J.
Clark, at the home of T. J. Finch,
near Thomasville, on Monday.
The pastor/s two week’s stay at
Duke University was pleasant and
profitable. He preached twice, made
pastoral calls upon his Raleigh mem
bers, recited 36 lessons, earned cred
its in three courses, enjoyed the rare
fellowship of nearly 300 Methodist
ministers, heard some great addresses
and sermons and caused the people
who play croquet to “set up and take
notice”. ,
During my absence some fairies vis
ited the parsonage, and gave some
deft touches here and there—Heavy
weight fairies somebody says.
Other Randolph ministers who at
tended the pastor’s school were, Rev.
W. L. Scott, Rev. G. W. Clay, Rev. W.
R. Harris and Rev. J. Howell.
An increased congregation greeted
the pastor, to his great delight, Sun
day morning. On next Sunday he
proposes to discuss these topics:
11 A. M. Thomas Didymus,
Doubter.
8 P. M. A Rich Beggar.
“Nab” Armfield remembered his
pastor by sending him a card from
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Reverses Brummitt.
highway commission were in
CAN STILL MAKE
LOANS FOR ROADS
Supreme Court Declares County
Loans To State Are Valid—
- Counties may still make loans to the
State Highway Commission for the
construction of highways, according
to a decision rendered last week by
the North Carolina Supreme Court.
The court’s decision reversed the opin
ion of Attorney General Dennis G.
Brummitt, who gave county loans a
set-back several weeks ago by ruling
that county loans for road purposes
to the
valid.
Already 46 counties have made
loans to the highway commission to
taling more than ten million dollars.
The majority of these advances are in
the forms of loans that are to be paid
back to the counties .out of subsequent
bond issues. Randolph is one of the
counties having made loans to the
highway commission. The amount of
the loan when fully paid in to the
commission will be $185,000 and is for
the completion of highway 76 from
Asheboro to the Chatham county line
on which work is already going for
ward.
Since the Supreme Court has held
the loans valid and there will be a
1 number of other counties to advance
money on terms similar to advances
already made, it will be interesting to
watch the next General Assembly.
Counties already having made loans to
the commission have 63 votes in the
General -Assembly. By the time the
next Legislature convenes there will
be other counties in similar position
to swell the number of votes. These
counties will be interested in the size
issues for good roads
be
re
D. MATT THOMPSON
DIED TUESDAY P.M.
Was Native of This County—
Had Been For Years Promi
nent Educator in State.
Prof. D. Matt Thompson, who be
fore his injury in a motor car acci
dent in 1920, had been for thirty
years superintendent of the States
ville schools and a leading North
Carolina educator, died Tuesday af
ternoon in the State Hospital, Mor
ganton, where he had been under
treatment for some time. Pune rat
services were conducted at Broad
Street Methodist church, Statesville,
Wednesday afternoon by the pastor
and interment was made in Oakwood
cemetery. The active pallbearers
were members of the Statesville grad
ed school board.
Professor Thompson was a native;
of this county and was 80 years of
age. He has a brother, Adam Thomp
son, who lives in the eastern part of
the county. One son, Professor Hol
land Thompson, of New York, wide
ly known editor and author, about
whose life The Courier printed a
sketch in its issue of February 17th,
survives. His two other sons, who
were prominent in the affairs of the
State, as well as Mrs. Thompson, died
several years ago. She was before
her marriage a Miss Rice, daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rices,
of this county, and a sister of Mrs.
John T. Lowe, of Cedar Grove town
ship.
Before going to Statesville to as
sume superintendency of the graded
school when it was first established,
Prof. Thompson taught at Denver, in
Lincoln county. He served continu
ously at Statesville until some time in
1920 when he suffered an injury te
Iris head in an automobile accident
He was treated in several hospitals,
but never fully recovered.
ROBEY SURRATT IS HURT
IN A RECENT ACCIDENT
Has Haad Crushed When Barrel
of Oil Falls On It—Injury
Will Be Permanent.
Last week Robey Surratt. 47 year*
old, a son of the late Beverly Surratt
of the Piney Grove section of thus
county, a substantial hard working
fanner, sustained a painful and
permanent injury to his left hand in
an accident while moving a tractor
threshing machine from one farm to
another in the community between
Denton and Farmer. The crew of the
threshing machine outfit, in which
Surratt owns half interest and wiflfc
which he and his partner are thresh
ing wheat this season, was using the
tractor as motor power for hauling a
large drum filled with gasoline.
Mr. Surratt was sitting on the rear
of the tractor platform when the
tractor tilted throwing the gasoline
drum against him and knocking htei
off the machine on the ground. The
heavy iron drum fell on his left hand,
mashing the entire hand almost to
shreds.
Surratt was placed in an automobile
and taken to a hospital in High Point
where the necessary medical attention
was given. It is thought that the
hand will be saved, but it will be
badly disfigured. He is still in the
hospital.
BAPTIST NEWS LETTER
T
f
Rev. M. I. Harris, of Hickory, made
a brief call at the pastor’s home Tues
day. He is assisting pastor Clark in
a series of meeting at Randleman.
Mr. H. S. Edwards, our Sunday
school superintendent, is moving this
week to Sanford. In his going our
Sunday school and church sustain &
great loss. We herewith extend to
him our many thanks for his service
for and with us and we wish for him
and his congenial family all good
things in their new environment.
Many thanks to the True Blue and
Agoga classes and the South Circle
of the Ladies Aid for the watch, chain
and ring. Mrs. Morris wishes to ex
tend to the Board of Deacons and the
North Circle of the Ladies Aid her
many thanks for the beautiful and
serviceable set of silverware. This
is to say we are grateful to every one
who participated in these gifts which
cause us to reconsecrate our lives te
the task of making our church worthy
of its name. “We’ll all work together
in all kinds of weather , and see what
can be done.”
Pastor’s subjects for Sunday: Morn
ing, “Sleeping On Guard;” evening,
“The Mule.” The Memorial service
will be observed at the morning wor
ship.
GOVERNOR SMITH ASSAILS
COOUDGE ECONOMY CLAIM,
In a speech Monday before the con
ference of Governors now being held
at Poland Springs, Maine, Governor
A1 Smith, of New York, assailed
President Coolidge’s claim to prog
ress made in paralleled retrench
ments in the cost in the federal gov
ernment. The governor said federal
expenditures had been reduced be
cause the war had ended. He said
that false and deceiving propaganda
was causing the average man te be
lieve that the federal government
was practising strict and seveje