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Aaheboro, North Carolina, Tharsday, August 13, 1925
NUMBER 32
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State Superintendent or ruDiic m
rtruetk* for the school year ending
The school census discloses that
there are in the county, rural districts
7 906 white school chfldrep between
the ages of 6 and 21. Use school
census of the colored pupils reveals
that there are io the rural districts
1, 164 between the ages of « and 21.
In the four city schools there are
2 331. school children between the ages
of 6 and 21, divided as follows among
The total enrollment in th
white schools of the county it
or about 80 per 6ent of the nui
rariSvjSjS;
and colored of 6895. The to
rollment for the four city sdu
terns is'2,168, or 90 per cent
censui. The high school enr
In these four city schools is 46.
the high school enrollment in
ral schools is 801, or a total
enrolled in the high schools (
county is 106, 86 for whites and 19
for colored. Five of these houses are
brick and the others are of frame
construction. The total number of
classrooms in the county in both
white and colored rural schools is 214.
There are 69 one-room school houses
in the county, of which 44 aw for
white children.
During t** year four new school
buildings wdre constructed, four for
whites and one for colored. The cost
of the four built for White children
totaled 4192,000 and for the ootored
children 4800, One eld school hofase
was repaired during the year at a
cost of 4&OO.09, , ■ v , ., .
' In the rural
then are 48 1
schools and 2 1
two colored «
libraries
Maries have 3,960 volumes, o>
K> were added during the yes
Number of Teacher* to Sc
There are In the tounty 6
acher schools for white child
tfor c^omichildren. There
two-teacher rural schools in -the
county, « three-teacher, and 9 more
^MW> Schools
There art in the county one five
teacher consolidated school, 2 sbc
• teacher, 1 seven-teacher, and 8 hav
ing more than seven teachers. Ten
schools were consolidated during the
year, y ;
• , . '■** Transportation
. Sixteen’trucks are used by the
county to transport school children to
end from school. These trucks aver
• 3ged transporting 448 pupils at a cost
of between five and six cents a mile
■ per pupil. The dally average mileage
Effective September 1st the people
of Ramseur will have to pay increased
rates for the use of telephones. The
increase is only fifty cents per phone
a rnontll, but this added to the pres
ent rate makes the monthly rental
look a little high. At least, tins is
the way it looked to the mayor of the
town add the board of commissioners
who filed a petition in protest to the
application made by the telephone
company fi>r an increase in rdtes.
The hearing was held May 27th.* -
Last Thursday the Corporation Com
mission handed down its decision
which contains in part these para-’
graph?: <\ ,
“Ordered, that Randolph Telephone
company be and it. is hereby author
ized and empowered to increase its
rates for telephone effective iSeptem
ber'l in conformity with the fallow
ing tables of rates:
“Business telephones per month $3.
“Residence telephones, single
phones, per month 12.
“Residence phones, party lines, two
phones or more per month, each
phone fl.75.
“Rural lines per month, each phone,
BO^cents.” ... '
Ascribes Long life to Whiskey
Nathan Douchy, of Darien, Conn.,
in celebrating his 91st birthday last
Sunday, declared that he attributed
his long life to the use of whiskey
and tobacco, both of which he ardently
‘ tpions. The local woman’s Chris
tian temperance union doubts, Dou
chy’s recipe for longevity and wants
to appoint a committee of physicians
to inquire into the causes of his
reaching the age of 91.
ItBV. PAUL KENNETT PREACHED
SERMON HERE SUNDAY
ennett, a member of
the faculty of the High Point College,
preached an excellent sermon in the
Methodist Protestant church in Ashe
boro Sunday meaning. He used the
first chapter of Genesis as his Scrip
ture lesson and as a text, “Whom
say ye, that 1 am?” He enumerated
Johns’ activities and spoke especially
of his splendid urisetfish spirit. The
force
which will be held early in November.
Mrs. Kennett and her daughter'accom
panied Mr. Ksnnett to Asheboro.
Mrs. Kennett is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Kelly Trogdon, pf Liberty.
GIRLS FRIGHTENED BY AN
UNKNOWN NIGHT PROWLER
Some person unknown as to name
or color entered g bedroom at tie
home of Svan PntaneU In West Ashe
boro Sunday night about budmght
and badly frightened Mr. PresneH’s
daughter and a visiting young woman
who was also occupying the room.
Mian Presnell was awakened when
grasped roughly by the intruder and
in the scuffle which followed sus
tained several braises and her cloth
ing was practically torn off.- Her
assailant fled through the open wind
ow but not until the entire household
had been arohsed by the noise. No
clue as to the identity of the prowler
has been obtained.
The revival service which is in
ingress in the building used former
ev. Cfurl Gaddy is preaching some
ithusiastievand helpful Bible ser
ons and Mr. Waters, musical direc
r, « splendidly training^ the choir.
Sunday afternoon. Mr. Gaddy held
.» #6rvice for
which was ini
the, large qon|
hour -Mrs. Gad
of the town. B
was “Jewish
CLARK WELBORN
VISITS COUNTY
Left 25 Years Ago and Settled
In Kansas^Is Successful
Fafmer.
—Mr. R. Clark Welbora, who left
Randolph county 21 years ago and
settled in Lawrence, Kane., was in
Asheboro last week on his way to see
his brother-in-law, J. B. Voncannon, of
West End, and Forest V. Voncannon,
of Pinehurst, and sister-in-law, Mrs.
Oglesby, of West End.
Mr. Welbom is a very successful
firmer of his State, having 170 acres
of land near Lawrence on the Kansas
River; He has in cultivation 140
acres, thirty-five of which is in Irish
potatoes on which he will realize from
200 to 250 bushels per acre. The
total crop will reach about twelve car
loads. These potatoes will be sold in
cadets to buyers and the price usual
ly ranges from $1.80 to $2.00 per
bushel. His last year’s potato crop
was larger, the average yield being
from ISO to 400 bushels per acre and
the crop reaching 18 carloads.
In addition to his large potato crop,
Mr. Welbom has 60 acres in com
.which will average this year about 50
bushels per acre. Crops in his State
are good this year and farmers are
anticipating large yields. •
Mr. Welbom has been married
twice, his first wife being Miss Mary
Voncannon, of Oak Grove, New Hope
township, this county. His second
wife was, before her marriage, Miss
Clyde Rulla, daughter of the late
Alfred M. Bulla, of this county. Mr.
Welbom has four sons who are grad
uates of Methodist University, in
Kansas. Another .will graduate next
year. One of his sons is a professor
in the University of Wisconsin.
A singing was held at Mt. yemon
church, this county, Sunday ip honor
of Mr. Welbom. One of the largest
crowds in the history of the church
was present on this occasion.
Among other Randolph county citi
zens who left f;he county and settled
in Kansas years ago are Messrs. Rob
ert Laughlin and Elroy Parker. Mr.
Laughlin, who formerly lived in Tab
ernacle township, moved to Kansas
and settled at Lawrence, engaging in
farming and the real estate business.
He has since retired and still makes
his home at Lawrence.
Elroy Parker, native of Gilead,
Tabernacle township, left for Kansas
abopt *5 years ego, settling l» Uw
Ledwell cff this county. He is one of
the large fanners of the State* being
the owner of three large farms. Mr.
Parker married a daughter of Mr. O.
C. Gordon, of Eudora, Kansas. Mr.
Gordon is an uncle of the late Dr. J.
R. Gordon, of Jamestown, Guilford
county, and .was known as one of thf
“Cuttle Kings.”
ASHEBORO yiSITED BY AN
ELECTRICAL STORM TUESDAY
Strike* Severs! TrSee lit Town And
Burns Barn 4rt Aaheboro, Route
Number 1.
Asheboro was visited by a severe
rain storm accompanied by hail and
wind Tuesday afternoon. Lightning
struck trees in various parts of town
and in some places broke branches off
of trees. The hail lasted only a few
minutes and although the stones were
large no damage of any consequence
- * c. <*
ble, on Asheboro, Route 1, was struck
by lightning and set on fire. It was
burned to the ground with the loss of
" ----- contents with the exception
which was saved,
was more or less local.
Some of the communities of the coun
ty reporting no rain at all Tuesday
BAPtl
ST NEWS LETTER
The pastor has just returned from
conducting a series of revival services |
at New Hope church, Earl, N. C.
This church is a rural congregation,,
having more than if our hundred com
municants. The'Sunday School is
standardized, having a well trained
corps of teachers. Our revival sei>
vices were attended by good crowds.
The morning services had from two
huataW to three hundred people in
attendance, while the night services
attended by five or six hundred
Bro. Abernathy, with whom
>r was associated, has a pro
field and he to doing a great
class mfet in the pastor’s
for a business
effected plans
Frazier, the regular
who to how studying in
Ms revival services,
enfe#
Gastonia.
ras aeugraea
A.
Lincoln T. |■fbiifc, the Ameri
can who finnpM) and went with
Amsndsen in the airplane dash
for tfee North Pole, is back in the
U. S. He say« they will try again"
—using an airship instead at
planes.
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Chance
Trip
Pan or woman in
In win a free trip
(nation’s capital,
hoars to pleasant
wt period. There
r in the county
etic person cannot
with all expenses
Courier for partic
before Christmas
e who don’t mind
( will make this
1 at the Courier’s
: as well be one of
work during
is not a comn
where some «
easily win thii
paid. Write ’
ulars. Some
a number of
a little extra
trip to Washi
expense. You ;
the number.
There are
trip. Those wl
the trip regai
how* many ei
aons on the
will be given
how few or
ybody should
s your chance
and under
dty slip. Np
>f the county
eaual chance
sin out. There
forget it and let us tell you how you
can see the capital with all expenses
paid. ,
MRS. LUCY CAUDLE WALTZ
PIES IN WASHINGTON STATE
Was Oldest Daughter of The Late
Henry Caudle—Has Relatives
Living in Randolph,
Mrs. Lucy Isabella Caudle Waltz,
wife of Ensign F. F. Waltz, died in
Bremerton, Washington, this week
Mrs. Minnie Caudle, mother of Mrs.
Waltz, and Mrs. R. S. Ferree, of
Asheboro, were notified of her death,
but none of the particulars were
given. Mrs. Waltz was the oldest
daughter of the late Henry Caudle,
who for many years was associated
with the Courier. She was married in
Norfolk a number of years ago to
Ensign F. F. Walt* of the United
States Navy. He has been transferred
to Naval stations in different parts
of the country, the latest station be
ing Bremerton, Washington.
Deceased was a bright happy
young woman who was interested in
the progress of Randolph county and
her nativTstate. She is survived by
Mr husband and four-year-old son,
sr mother, who for the past _ few
onths has been
alia, on Ashebo
sters, Mrs “
>ro, Mrs.
oint; and
f Miami, ‘
Mrs. J. C.
Route 2; two
, of Ashe
of High
R.
M
:es -at ■ - 1
-nine yrs,
widow of the
to died ^lM
y last Saturday
ero, Rt 1. Mrs
a. the Friends
ft of which she
id conscientious
LARGE NUMBER OF
AUTO ACCIDENTS
Figures Show Piedmont Section
of State Has Largest Number
of Accidents.
So Startling are the figures on the
•number of automobile accidents and
fatalities resulting therefrom in the
country at large sometimes the people
of our own State lose sight of the
ever-increasing number of accidents
and fatalities in North Carolina. The
figures compiled by the maintenance
department of the state highway com
mission covering the first six months
of 1925 bring some startling revela
tions of the number of accidents on
the highways of our State.
These figures show that there were
497 accidents during the first six
months of the year on State highways
in which 54 persons were hilled and
469 injured. The fifth district, com
posed of a number of counties in the
Piedmont section of the State and in
cluding Randolph, led the list with
119 accidents, 17 fatalities and 95
injuries.
Speeding leads the list as the cause
of accidents and intoxicated drivers
and carelessness tie for second place.
Causes of accidents are divided as
follows: speeding, 13; intoxicated dri
vers, 7; cars parked on highways, 5;
faulty cars, 2; blinding lights, 3; ped
estrians walking on highways, 3;
skidding on wet highway, 6; causes
unknown, 2. Almost half of the acci
dents occurred on straight roads,
while 11 occurred at grade crossings.
From the above figures it would
appear that motor car drivers in
North Carolina still have something
to learn. There are those who do not
yet know that gasoline and alcohol
will not mix and that one cannot take
a nap while driving along the road.
THE CRANFORD INDUSTRIES
DEFEATS RAGAN 4 TO 0
In one of the best played games of
the season on the local diamond,
Cranford Industries of the Tri-Coun
ty League defeated Ragan Knitting
Mill Saturday by a score of 4 to 0 in
the first game of the last half of the
league schedule. Thu Asheboro team
played airtight ball behind Redding,
who was master of the situation
through the nine innings of the game.,
Sears for Ragan Knitting Mill pitch
ed good ball but had fagged support.
The first half of the Tri-County
season warden by TbomartiMe Chair
Cofnpany, the second half having be
gun Saturday. Following is the sched
ule for the games to be played the last
half by the Cranford Industries:
Aug. 16, Tomlinson Chair Company,
at High Point.
Aug. 22, Thomasville Chair Co., pt
Asheboro. ' ,
Aug. 29, Erlanger, at Lexington.
Sept 6, Amazon, at Asheboro.
Winningham Reunion
The annual Winningham family
reunion which was held in Burlington
Sunday, August 2nd, was largely at
tended. A number of Randolph coun
ty people attended. It has been cus
tomary for the reunion to be held in
Randolph county but due to the fact
that so many of the family are living
in Burlington and that section it was
decided at the meeting last year to
hold it at Burlington this year.
Revival at Neighbors Grove Church
The annual revival meeting at
Neighbors Grove Wesleyan Methodist
church will begin next Sunday, Aug
ust 16th, at 11 o’clock and continue,
through J3unday, August 30th. >
Rev. T. L. Hill and wife of Colfax,
will help us in this meeting. An invi
tation is given to all to attend these
services, come and worship with us.
Services will be held each night at
7:45 o’clock. Three services will be
held each Sunday, at 11 a. / m., 2:30
p. fn. and 7:45 p. m.
R. T. PUTNAM," Pastor.
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friends
h sur
e
Mrs. J. H. Scott left for Durham
Saturday on a visit to relatives and
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Berme Well
Ramseur, visited relatives
day and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Bullard, of
Greensboro, are visiting in town.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Auman visited
Auman’s mother at Ether Sun
BENNETT NEWS LETTER
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to Wilmington and W rights vine
Beach last week on a pleasure trip.
Mrs. Ed S. Phillips visited her
grandmother, Mrs. Haywd|# Brooks,
at Bush Greek last
Mrs. L. E. Peace, of Thomasville,
is visiting her son, J. R. Peace.
“ ‘ with the merchants is
they seem well pleased
Crops are looking
showers. However,
their corn for
,has damaged
REV. W. C. KENNETT DIED
AT GREENSBORO MONDAY
Was For More Than 50 Years
Minister in Methodist Pro
testant Church.
Rev. W. C. Kennett, aged 90, who
for more than 50 years was a minister
in the Methodist Protestant church,
died unexpectedly in Greensboro Mon
day night at his home. Although the
end came as a surprise, it was known
that he had been in failing health for
several months.
Mr. Kennett was well known over
North Carolina, having served a
large number of churches in the state.
He had retired several years before
his death and prior to his moving to
Greensboro lived in Liberty. Mr. Ken
nett was well and favorably known in
Randolph county, having served many
of the pastorate. He was familiarly
known as “Uncle Billie” Kennett. He
was truly one of the old circuit rider
type and his passing reduces the al
ready thin line of men who have done
a wosk, excelled by none.
He is survived by his second wife,
who was Miss Mary Coe, three sons,
G. R. Kennett, of Greensboro, J. E.
Kennett, of Chapel Hill, and W. R.
Kennett, of Richmond,' Va.jp two
daughters, Mrs. W. E. Blair, of
Greensboro and Mrs. Howard Flem
ming, of Middleburg. ,
The funeral service was conducted
at Tabernacle church yesterday morn
ing at eleven o’clock, Rev. W. F.
Ashbnrn, a friend of years standing.
Hie was assisted in the service by Or.
A. G. Dixon, Rev. L. W. Gerringer,
and Rev. J. A. Burgess. A large
crowd attended the service, a number
from Aabeboro being among the
crowd. •
W. D. LAUGHLIN WAS A
NATIVE OF RANDOLPH
William Dayton Laughlin, who
died Friday afternoon at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. R. C. A1 ridge, 513
South Main Street, High Point, was a
native of this county, having been
born in Randolph March 24th, 1863, a
son of Seth Wade and Lovenia Blair
Laughlin. He was at one time jailer
for Randolph county.
Deceased is survived by the widow,
who prior to marriage was Miss Eliz
abeth Farlow; by si* Children, four
sons and two daughters, Carl L.,
Preston I. F., both of High Point,
Mead Blair, of Salisbury, P., who is
in the U. S. veteran’s hospital, Au
gusta, Ga., Mrs. R. C. Alridge, of High
Point, and Mrs, Kercaude, Of Wash
ington, D, C.
He is also survived by seven grand
children; and by two brothers and
two sisters, Preston S. Laughlin, of
Iowa Falls, la., Seth W. Laughlin and
Mrs. Retta L. Marsh, of Greensboro
and W. M. Hinshaw, of Randleman.
Funeral services were conducted at
Marlboro church Saturday afternoon
at 3 o’clock and interment made in the
church cemetery.
Mr. Walter H. Parks Purchases The
Methodist Protestant Parsonage
Mr. Walter H. Parks, of Pisgah,
has purchased the Methodist Protes
tant parsonage. He is removing the
wreckage caused by fire a few weeks
ago, preparatory to erecting a mod
em home. Mr. Parks has moved his
family to Asheboro. For a number of
years he has been going to Darien,
Georgia, where he has grown cabbage
and other plants for market. Mr.
and Mrs. Parks have many friends in
Asheboro who will welcome them as
citizens of the town.
WESTERN FARMERS NOT
PLEASED WITH TARIFF
Are Displeased in General With
Republican Administration - -
1926 a Democratic Year.
The West wilt be the great battle
ground for an increase in the Demo
cratic membership in the House and
Senate in the opinion ef William A
Oldfield, chairmen of the Democratic
congressional committee. With this
in mind he will begin next Monday a
month’s tour of twelve Western
States in the interest of the coming
congressional elections.
Chairman Oldfield’s tour fa« in ad
vance of the 1926 election is for the
purpose of perfecting the party or
ganisations for the big fight to come.
Democrats all over the country and
especially in the West are waking up
to the fact that 1926 will be a Demo
cratic year. Reports from the West
ern States to Chairman Oldfield indi
cate that the Western Democrats ore
waking up and are getting their plans
in shape to put up a winning fight in
1926. • , ;
“They tell me," said Mr. Oldfield m
farmers are disgusted with the
ministration, with its protective ti
which protects only the rich, with its
unfdWOwlpKn^™^*
Mr. Allred Gives Some Food
Thought—Tax Is For Main- :
tenance Only.
To the Voters of Asheboro Township
outside the City Limits:
For fear the voters in the territory,
which is to hold a local tax election
on August 25, do not clearly under- •
stand the proposition, I wish to maka
a statement and set forth the condi
tions as I understand them. Ai I
understand it the Asheboro City
School Board has made a rule that
all children living on the outside of
the incorporated limits of the town
of Asheboro will not be permitted to
attend school in Asheboro unless n
tax is voted to help maintain the
school for a term of nine months. For
several years the town has let the pro
pie on the outside attend school in
Asheboro free of tuition. They say
they can not afford to do this any
longer, as it requires more teachers
when these on the outside attend,
there being something like 250 or 300
children from the otirtside who attend
school for a term of six months.
The citizens who live in the incor
porate limits of Asheboro pay a school
tax of $1.07. They pay 46 cents comi
ty tax, 60 cents town tax mid 12 cents
interest on school bonds.
The school Board asked us to vote
a fifty cent tax levy to operate the
schools for a term of nine m
the election is favorable to
levy this will permit all the
in Asheboro township to attend
for a period of nine months
paying tuition.
Furthermore, the County Board
Education has agreed to transport
children in all the districts to ' ‘
boro if it is desired on the part
patrons.
This levy will _
tenance of the school and not
paying any of the bond
for the
for the
by the town of Asheboro.
will be collected by the
County and turned over to the treas
urer of the City School.
It is not my purpose to
to vote for
want people to fairly
it means before they vote. It last
means that unless we vote to "
tax of fifty cents on the
i building. This
buiiiiing will fce taken <
School and we will
•Browers, West Bend, Gold
pero. If we vote for a fifty
5vy on a $100.00 valuation, __ „r
hildren of the parents in the terti
ary outside the incorporate limits of
isheboro living in Asheboro township
rill be admitted to the Asheboro
traded School and High School free
f tuition and transportation will be
umished by the County Board of Ed
cation wherever and as mech as is
necessary.
CHAS. W. ALLRED.
Unconscious SB Result of Fall
Harry Braddon, believed to be from
ew Jersey, was severely injured and
nocked unconscious Sunday after
>on when he failed to make a curve
; a railroad crossing at Julian and.,
(s motorcycle turned over. His skull
fractured but if no complications set
i he is expected to recover, say phys
:ians at St. Leo’s hospital, Greros
oro, where he is being treated. Ae
jrding to eye witnesses, Braddon \
taking at least 00 miles an hour'
se accident occurred.
Registers for 194ft
Dr. John Wesley Long, of
boro, Monday registered his grandson,
Charles D. Benbow III, aged 10, for
the 1934 class at Duke University. Not
many days ago the two-year-oM
nephew of Robert Lansing, former
secretary of State, was registered for
of 1940 at Duke.
iEWS IN-BRIEF
... v. Cray, young white m
Greensboro but a natfcie of Ric
Va., is held without bond on
of having attempted criminal
on Miss Mary C. Brad*
A St. Leo’s hospital, Gh
assault is alleged to J
late last Monday nigh
“Uncle Joe" Cannoi
of the House of Rer
native of Guilford e
tut Sunday Joined
church at