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THE COURIER in Both News mm Circulation ISSUED WEEKLY VOLUME L PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN ■ ■ ■ ■ I 1 pP- w* ■ 1 *88?* ■ % ■ 1 I ■ H 1 I ■ 1 1 •»»» THE COURIER Advertising Columns Bring Results $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE NUMBER 3« Three Randolph ConntyMen Died Last Week From Injuries Received in Accidents Jesse W. Copeland, Nath* *f Ramseur, Died Saturday In Sanford Hospital. W.C. JONES DIED FRIDAY Cioerofl. Thomas, Native of Ramseur, Accidentally Killed Friday. Accidents took a heavy toll of life last week unusual in the history of the couijky. Seldom, if ever, has She county sustained such a loss in so short a time. Last Friday the county was shocked to hear of the accidental death of W. C. Jones, resident of Franklinville and for years a prom inent citfeen of the county. On the same dps, Cicero H. Thomas, former resident of Ramseur, met death in .a railway ^accident near Greensboro. The next day news came of the death of Jesse W. Copeland, of Greensboro, in a Sanford hospital, where he was undergoing .treatment for injuries sus tained in an automobile accident about twoiweeks previous. Copeland, although for several years a resident of Greensboro, was a Randolph coun ty man, a .native of Ramseur. W. C. Jones Wesley .C. Jones was fatally in jured late Fr»iay afternoon white op erating a stump puller on Route 76, near the Thomas livery stables, at Franklinville. He was having tinflaer removed and» stumps pulled prepara tory to (building a garage. The cable to the atump^.puller becoming kinked, Mr. Jones was endeavoring to re lease the trip : catCh so as to release the cable when. ,a crowbar caught in the gear and was hurled with such force against' the right side of his head that it crushed his stall. Mr. Jones was immediately taken to Mem orial hospital, 'Asheboro, where his wound was found 'to be fatal and he . quietly passed away at 8 o’clock with out having regained consciousness. Mr. Jones was a son of the late Mount and Mary Jones and was horn Dec. IS, 1886. He -professed religion -early in life and joined the Frsriklin ville M. E. Church Of which he was a true and faithful member. He took much interest in Church and Sunday school work, serving in the capacity , of superintendent Of the Sunday school and also as a teacher. He was also a valued member Of the board -of stewards of His church. His counsel -in this capacity was always sought and heeded by his fellow workers. He had been Cor many years a member A. *G»>"A ■ • ffliecTtheMghest offices Within the gift of these orders. At the time of 'his death he was -master of the local “Masonic Lodge. In the lodge as well as in public and private life he had in mind continually the lifting o“f his fel low man to higher -and nobler things in life. He was a public spirited citizen, al ways interested In the civic life of "his oommunity and county. He was "head of the Jones wayon and repair shop, the FranklmVille Motor Com pany, -and a director "in the Bank of Franklinville. He was held in high esteem 'by his friends and acquaint ances and by his business associates. He is survived by his aged mother, his widow and six children, Mrs. I. M. Allred, Jr., L. M. Jones, Vf. I. Jenes, and Misses Olivia and Lillian Jones; one brother, Charlie Jones, of fteids ville; two sisters, Mrs. J. W. Kiric man, of near Melanchton church; and Mrs. Dora Cross, of Asheboro. ("Continued on page 8) BAPTISTS HELD ANNIVERSARY SERVICE LAST SUNDAY and loyalty and spirit of cooperation •which has been manifested during the past year. Remarks were made by different members *i the church expressing ap preciation of Mr. Morris’ faithful leadership during the first year of his pastorate and pledging their co operation for the futqre. A splendid musical program was rendered which was greatly enjoyed. Mr. Morris has endeared himself not only to the members of the church of which he is leader but also to the people of the town and community as well, who wish for him even greater success in the years to come than GOVERNOR PARDONS CAPTAIN GREEN, OF A ft T. COLLEGE Governor McLean last Saturday granted full pardon to Captain W. W. Green, negro officer and former mili tary instructor at A. A T. College, Greensboro. Green was convicted at the March, 1923, term of Davidson county Superior court on a charge of assault with attempt to commit rape and sentenced to serve seven years in the penitentiary. Hundreds of leading citisens of Davidson county, including ten of the jurors, appealed to the Sunday, September 6th, marked the •close of Rev. B. E. Morris’ first ^year as pastor of 'the Asheboro Bap tist church. A very fitting anniver sary service was held on Sunday morning with remarks from both pastor and congregation. The pastor gave a summary of the work that had been accomplished during the year, complimenting the members of the church upon their faithfulness Fair Edition The Courier’s annual fair edition will be published next week. Thrangh cooperation of our illus trated service, we have been able to secure some very attractive cuts for illustrating advertisements. We Shall have also some interest ing articles with reference to the 'fairrand fairs jn general which will 'be of unusual interest to our read ers. It will be of advantage to our ■advertisers to reserve space in this edition as early as possible in or t der toy get the best mechanical ser vice .as well as good position. _ House Burned 'News'reaches Asheboro that the two-story dwelling house occupied by Ben Crowell in Concord township was destroy*! by fire last Friday. Nothing was saved, from the flames which or iginated,lat is supposed, 'rom a de fective flue, or a spark on the roof. ONLY 12 DAYS TO THE COUNTY FAIR rime to Think of Exhibits—List of Department Superintend ents For The Fair. Randolph -county fair will open Sept. "22nd and will extend to and including the\26th. This means that the beginning Of the fair is but i twelve days away and it is time to begin thinking of and making ar rangements for the exhibits which you intend to bring this year. The dry weather has seriously affected the crops in all sections of the county, "but it 'is the request Of the fair asso ciation that you-bring the best you have. The following-are the department superintendents: Farm products, XT. Redding and E. S. Millsaps, "Jr.; Horticulture, J. M. Brown; Live Stock, Charlie Kearns and E. C. Byrd; Swine,*E. C. Byrd and R. W. Fuller} Sheep, A. C. Cox and*W. J. IMacon; Poultry, Walter DaVis, Fred Allred and E. L. Slack; Home Economies,’ Mrs. J. L. Overman and Mrs, W. C. York; School, Mrs. Hal Worth and Mrs. 'Chas Redding; Art, Mrs. a. rY. Underwood, and Mrs. hire. C. A. "Hayworth, Mrs. J. K. Wood aad Mrs. J. W. Banner; Curio and Relies, W. ®. Poole; ’Fancy Work, Mrs. G. L. Millikan, Mrs.F. G. New som and Mrs. C. JB. Griffin;.Randolph Bench Show, A. O. Ferree; Athletic contest, Saturday, school day, Fred A. Fiequet and D. C. Holt; Colored De partment, J. E. Brower anti Myrtle Waddell. AMERICAN LEGION ELECTS HENRY L. STEVENS, JB. The American Legion, department of North Carolina, in annual conven tion at Fayetteville the first of the .week, elected Henry L. Stevens, Jr,, ,of Warsaw, state commander on the third ballot over Col. Jdbn Hall Man ning, of Raleigh, and Captain I. JB. Williams, of Dana, the other contest ants. Dan B. King, of Sanford, was elected one of the vice commanders, Stevens succeeds Major Wade H. Phil lips, .commander of the Legion the j past year. The incoming and the re ! tiring commander* were elected dele | gates to the national convention in j Omaha and one delegate was elected from each district. i The woman’s auxiliary , of the Le gion elected Annie Lee, of Monroe, I president, and Mrs. John T. Lowe, of Lexington vice president. POUR CONCRETE SOUTH OF TOWN Find Water Supply and Change Mixture So Work Can Be Carried Out At Once. Ziegler brothers, contractors, have begun to pour concrete on Route No. 70 south of AsheboraTt was announc ed last week that worl# would prob ably be held up on account of lack of water, but the contractors have run j a pipe line from the MeGrew mine, which is believed will furnish enough water necessary for the work. In or der to use less water the contractors obtained permission from the state. highway commission to use ealcium j chloride in their mixture. Not only is less water required in the mixture, bat the concrete does not have fb be sprinkled after it is poured. Pouring of the concrete was begun near the McDowell place and is pro gressing towards town. It is the hope of the contractors to complete this short stretch in time for the fair and . to also grade up the road from the; McDowell .place to the fair .grounds • so that it may be used by fair traffic. { When this is completed it is stated that the contractors will move their j force over to Route 75 and begin pour- j ing concrete on that project while the fair is in progress. The department of agriculture an nounces that 660,000 farms in the country have radios -against 866,000 j last year. Grief and Joy A coincident -carrying a moral, was the suspending of “Babe” - Ruth from baseball and a line of $5/100 for failure to observe train ing rules—the same week in which Detroit citizens staged a great cele bration for Ty Cobb, marking his 20 years there—the greatest play er the game has iCver produced. Presents and cash amounting to $10,000 were showered upon him. CLAN ROSS GATHERS-IN | GUILFORD CO. TODAY j One of Largest Families In State ; —A Short Sketch ®f The Family A call has teen Issued fttr a meet i ing of the Ross family at '‘Pleasant ; Garden today. It is thought that, as J j there is snch a large-number of Rosses throughout North Carolina, Clan Ross J may develop into one <of the largest ! Scotch organizations in the State. Mr. R. R. Ross, of Asheboro, and family will attend. Mr. Ross was the son of Dr. Levan Gilmer Ross and a grandson of Levan Ross who settled near Pleasant Garden, Guilford Coun ty, in 1800. Levan Ross was a de scendant of the Ross Clan of Scotland. | He was a recognized leader in public affairs in the early development of ; Gpilford county. .'Mr- |L- R. Ro*s has : lived in Randolph county since early manhood. For many years he was Sheriff of the county. He has always taken an active interest in the up-1 building of the county and state. He i has been indisposed for a few days ; but has been greatly interested in the organizing of his clan. The United States census of 1790 lists Reuben and Henry Ross and: Reuben Ross the second, as heads I of the Guilford county branch of the family. This report shows that in , Mecklenburg, George, William, Jo-1 seph and Francis Ross were the heads : of the Ross family, with James Ross j a bachelor and the owner of a single slave. Anson county, embracing at that time what is now Montgomery j' and Stanly, had as its heads of the |! Ross family, Andrew Ross, first and i second, John Ross of Wake county and Ann Ross of Warren are also listed, j as heads of their respective branches of the Ross family. Most of the Rosses are Presby- ‘ tefians and Methodists, although quite ' a few who came from Pennsylvania in ’ 1760 were Moravians and Lutherans. Aside from the history made for j the Ross family by Betsey when she made the first national flag, and George when he signed the declara- : tion of independence, a Guilford j: county- Ross, in 1840, hitched four j J fancy stallions to a log cabin in the : campaign of “Tippecanoe and Tyler, too.” and drove the outfit from Lex- j' ington to Hillsboro. i CONVICT CLOTHING BEING MADE AT STATE PRISON George Ross Pou, superintendent of the State Prison, has issued a letter to the chairmen of the boards «of coun ty commissioners In the State in ah effort to secure orders for clothing for counyt convicts, which is now be ing manufactured in the prison, his Is the second industry to be estab lished at the State Prison. The first was the weaving of chair backs and bottoms. The prisoners do work of this nature for plants in all parts of { the State, including those at Ashe boro. Another industry which will soon be established in the prison will be the making of concrete culverts, which is expected to save the state highway commission from forty . to fifty thousand dollars a year. :-v | EDGAR NEWS J. D. Farlow is attending court at Asheboro this week. * Miss Blanche Davis, of_ Wilmington, Del., arrived Friday night at the home of her uncle, N. E. Davis, for a visit to relatives 'here. H. W. Robbins has accepted a posi tion at High Point George Farlow, son of the late John Farlow, at High Point died of tuber culosis, and was buried at Marlboro last Sunday evening. ■ j Walter Davis, who has been away working in other states arrived Mon a visit to his parents, Mr. and is not very well at COMMUNITY FAIRS BEGIN J IN COUNTY NEXT WEEK Thfw Community Fairs Next Week—Flint Hill Has Been Canceled. ;Community fairs in the county be gin next week, starting with the fair j at Seagrove Wednesday, the 16th. -j Holly Springs fair will be held the following day, Thursday, September 17th,' and Farmer fair, Friday, Sep tember 18th. The Flint Hill community fair was canceled owing to several reasons, the illness of the president of the fair and j the lack of sufficient exhibits owing to the prolonged drought. A good program has been arranged for the three community fairs in ad dition to the exhibits. Picnic dinneT will be served on the grounds at each of the fairs. Those who come are in vited ‘.to bring a well filled basket. Music will be furnished by a local string band. The Shiloh string band will play at the Holly Springs fair. The county demonstration agent has arranged to have a man promin ent in the agricultural interests of the State present at each community fair. These fairs will be w£tl worth attending this year. While the .drought has effected the quality of products to be exhibited, there will he many features of general interest to be brought out for the entertainment and instruction of those who attend. WOMAN’S CLUB WILL ENTERTAIN TEACHERS Honoring the teaehers of the i\she horo •graded school, the Woman’s Club w entertaining in the school auditor ium Friday night, September 11th, at 8 o’clock. All parents who hare children in the school are cordially invited to be present. There will be an interesting pro gram, anti this being the only enter tainment of the year of this kind, we hope every parent will make it pos sible to attend. SEN D THE COURIER A number of’hoys and girta in the county have gone to the various col leges in this arid .adjoining states. Send than a letter from home each I week by putting their name an The Courier’s subscription list. Yov may forget to write, there may be dozens of things that will prevent you jfrom writing them the happenings from home, but Tie Courier never fails to reach them once *»ch -week as regu lar as the weeks come. You can said them The Courier the duration of the school term for $1.00, This is cheaper.than you can mail them yoar copyWter you hare read it. Don’t let them miss a single “letter from home”. Let us put them on the subscription list today before you for get it. FIRE DESTROYS i RICHLAND MILL i Started From Gasoline Engine— Was One of the Oldest Mills In The County. Richland Roller Mill, owned by J. iE. and F. P. Stout and D. E. Bean, ! situated on Richland Creek in Cole ridge township eight miles south of Ramseur, burned to the ground yes- , j terday about noon after catching on 1 fire from a gasoline tractor used in | operating the mill during the present | dry weather, Water in the' creek was | so low it was impossible to obtain i water with which to fight the flames and the mill was a total loss. A large amount of grain was also burned. There was no insurance. j j The mill building was three stories ; in height and of frame construction. It was built in the Civil War period by the late Hugh T. Moffitt and for years was known as Moffitt’s Mill. It was one of the oldest mills in the county. It was operated for years as . a burr mill. Alfred Brower - bought the mill from the Moffitt family and operated it for several years. He sold the mill to C. J. Cox, at that time j of Asheboro, but now a resident of Greensboro, who operated it for a number of years. Mr. Cox sold the | mill to Dr. R. L. Caveness, of Cole- j ’ ridge. Mr. Caveness converted the mill into a roller mill and operated it for several years. He sold the mill to C. M. Hayworth and Dan Thorn burg and Mr. Hayworth operated the mill until July 1909 when he sold his, interest to Mr. Thornburg. Later Mr. Thornburg sold the mill to Messrs. Stout and Bean. The mill had been in operation al most continuously since its construct ion, serving a largq territory. In late years it marketed a large amount of flour and feed in this section besided grinding for custom. It was operated by water power at times when the creek furnished sufficient water and a gasoline tractor was used as auxil iary power. MONDAY LITTLE SON OF MR. WORH GARNER *"TO' Edwin Garner, the son of Mr. Worth Gamer, of New; Hope township, died* at the home of i his parents Monday from meningi tis. His illness had extended over a period of two weeks. Besides the grief stricken parents four sisters and brothers survive. The funeral f Rev. G. W. ; at 4 o’clock. | nding the! Mrs. J. P. Edward GRADED SCHOOL OPENED MONDAY Enrollment First Day Was 64B— Organizing For Year of Suc cessful School Work. Asheboro graded schools opened for the fall term Tuesday with an enroll ment uf 640. The enrollment increas ed yesterday and is expected to in crease each day during this week. The full corps of teachers was present. Orv account of the hot weather no chapel exercises were held at the opening nor were any held yesterday. The -pupils were marched into their respective rooms by grades and each teacher began immediately to organ ize their classes for the first term’s -work. Superintendent McMahan and his corps of assistants are optimistic over the outlook for a most successful year’s work. The school is fortunate in having an experienced teaching staff and maey of the teachers have taught in the Asheboro schools last year and several years before, and are, therefore, familiar with the sys tem carried ant in the local school un der the supervision of the superin tendent. Already the football squad under Prof. Boone, -who iis directing the ath letic activities ef the school, is at work. Practice was begun the first day of school and will continue all along. The latter part of the week will see some real activity among the aspirants for berths on the. regular team. The first game of the season will be played one day during the fair, probably with some team from a high school in the county. A lot of new equipment has been purchased for the team. The colored school of the town opened Tuesday also with an enroll ment of 214, with the number increas ing yesterday and today. Prospects of the colored school for the year are bright. CLARENCE CHAIR CO. MADE FIRST CHAIR LAST MONDAY Employs Force of Thirty and Will In crease This Number of Employes —Makes Porch Rockers. The plant of the new Clarence Chair Company, on South Fayetteville Street, Asheboro, made its first porch rocker last Monday. When operating at full capacity the plant will have a capacity of ten carloads a week. A force of 30 men is now employed at the plant and it is the intention of the management to increase this number gradually as expansion of business de mands. Messrs. C. C. and E. D. Cran ford are the owners' of the plant and Iffr. E. S. Burkhead has charge of the office. The buildings of the new chair com pany were put up in record time and the machinery installed as fast as it came from the factories. The plant is well-equipped with the most modern woodworking machinery and is com plete in every detail. Steam power is being used- It is just another addition to the fast developing industry of the town and will furnish employment for more people and thereby help the entire town and county from an eco nomic standpoint. UNITED STATES LEADS IN GASOLINE CONSUMPTION Production in This Country In creases Nine Fold in Past Ten Years. . Gasoline consumption is far more extensive in the United States than anywhere else in the world. A com merce department survey made public recently showed per capita consump tion in this country to have reached 69.3 gallons a year, while England was second with an average of 11.6 gallons. One year’s consumption in China would not keep automobiles in the United States running eight hours. To supply the demand, American production of gasoline was increased from 1,600,000,000 gallons in 1914 to nine billon gallons in 1924. The United States accounted for 79 per cent of the world’s total consumption last year while at the same time exporting $160,000,000 worth of the commodity. The commerce department also an nounced that in June the United States produced 360,657 passenger automobiles and 36,096 automobile trucks, compared with 214,332 and 28,117 respectively in June last year. HEIRS OF MARK HOPKINS ESTATE START PROCEEDINGS _ i The 65 heirs of the Mark Hopkins estate have started suit in the Cali fornia courts to recover the property. No estimate has been made of the actual value of the property, but it is supposed to run into the millions. There are a number of heirs of the estate in this and adjoining1 coun ties, who are interested in the suit. Full details concerning the claims of the heirs and a sketch of the life of Mark Hopkins have apeared in pre vious issues of the Courier. • Forecast 13,740,000 Bales The department of agriculture Tues day forecasted a cotton crop of 13, 740,000 bales, about the sam^ size of last year's crop, but a quarter of a million bales less than the govern ment’s forecast two weeks ago. Guilford College will be onen for registration of new students Friday, September 15th. A freshman class of 140 is expected. MRS. JAMES S. FL».REE PASSED AWAY FRIDAY . j Was 60 Years of Age—Funeral Held at Brower’s Last Sun day—Highly Esteemed. Mrs. Civil Harrelsom Ferree, widow of the late James S. Feme, died at High Point hospital after several j weeks’ treatment and finally an oper-! ation, last Friday. Mrs. Ferree was, born and reared in South Carolina, j She was married about thirty-five. years ago and was the mother of the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Hugh Brown, of Asheboro; Mjp. Mabel Hinshaw, of Randleman; and Messrs. Ernest and Gurney Ferree, of Asheboro; Marvin and Stanton Ferree, High Point; Eugene Ferree, of South America; and James Ferree, of the State of Washington. Mrs. Ferree was sixty years of age. She was a thoroughgoing, unpreten tious, lovely woman whose many ad mirable qualities will linger in the memory of her children, relatives and friends. The funeral service was conducted Sunday morning at Brower’s at elev en o’clock, after which her body was laid to rest by her husband who had preceded her to the great beyond more than twenty years ago. The many floral offerings and the large number attending the funeral and burial services attested the high es teem in which Mrs. Ferree was held. CHAIR COMPANY ERECTS BUILDING Piedmont Chair Company Builds j New Brick Plant To Replace Old Building. The Piedmont Chair Company has ! under construction a two-story, brick i machine room, the main building being 60 feet by i20 feet. A sawmill annex and a boiler room are also under con struction. The building is of the latest type mill construction and when fin ished will be the most complete chair factory building in town and one of the best of its size in the State. Upon completion of the building the machinery from the old machinery building, which is of frame and iron clad construction, will be moved over into the new building along with some new machinery which has been pur chased. The old building .will be tom down to make room for the lumber yard. The mill is closed down now for the reason that in order to make room for the new structure it was necessary to tear down the boiler room of the old buildinjr. It is planned to begin operations in the new building just as early as it can be finished and the machinery installed. The Piedmont Chair Company, with W. C. Page secretary and treasurer, makes a cane bottom chair and has a capacity of 600 a day. With the com pletion of the new plant it is planned to put on a new pattern or two in ad dition to the pattern now made. A little additional help will have to be employed. This is not the first improvement j the company hap made in its plant, j Last year the old storage warehouse was tom down and a brick warehouse built in its place. HOLD CALL MEETING OF INSURANCE ASSOCIATION Mr. S. S. Cox, president of the Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance As sociation, called a meeting last Mon day of the executive committee and other officers in Asheboro for the purpose of considering some impor tant matters pertaining to the asso ciation. Mr. Cox said that the losses by fire in the county this year was the greatest in the history of the associa tion and asked that each member use all precautions possible against fire' as man is the greatest safeguard against fire. NEW MAIL ROUTE IS IN OPER ATION _ Three Automobiles Required To Carry The Mail on First Trip Last Monday. I Asheboro’s new mail route, twice daily from High Point, began last Monday. The mail truck, driven by Earl White, of Glenola, arrives at Asheboro at 10 a. m. and at 4 p. m. and leaves within ten minutes of ar rival. It leaves High Point at 8:30 a, m. and 2 p. m. and arrives at High Point at 11:40 a. m. and 5:40 p. m. The truck carries mail for the post offices along the route, namely, JJan dleman, Spero and Archdale. Mail for Trinity is put off in closed pouches at Archdale and is carried to and from the Trinity office. General satisfaction is expressed by the people of- the town and county over the new route. It was a mail service badly needed by the county. Since the establishment of the route no mail is handled on the Southern train operating between High Point and Ashebofo. The volume of mail was so large the first trip Monday that Mr. White had to use three trucks. He went to the High Point postoffice with a new Dodge truck expecting to carry all the mail in this one truck. He later returned home after his touring car and after loading it found several bags over and Postmaster York of High Point had to come to his assistance with another car in order to carry all ONE WEEK TERM SUPERIOR COURT Judge Oglesby, Presiding, Make* Able Charge To Jury—Num ber Cases Tried. Randolph Superior court for the trial of criminal cases only convened in the courthouse at Asheboro last Monday morning, with Judge John M. Oglesby, of Concord, recently appoint ed judge in this district to succeed the late Judge B. F. Long, presiding, and Solicitor Zeb V. Long prosecuting the docket. Court will continue through out the week. One of the largest crowds ever at tending a session of court in this county was present Monday morning to hear the charge delivered by Judge Oglesby to the grand jury, and it is conceded to be one of the best ever delivered in this county. His charge was clear, clean-cut and comprehen sive and left no doubt in the minds of his hearers as to his position in re gard to maintaining law and order at all times and at all places.. Judge Oglesby's Charge After explaining to the members of the grand jury their duties and tha process to be followed-in their delib erations, he discusses infractions of the law, the causes for these infrac tions and the remedy. He pointed out that the large number of cases on the criminal docket in this county fog this term of court, more than 2S0, did not indicate that Randolph was a lawless county and one that had lost j respect of the law. Only a small per | cent of the population of Ranolph | county and the State Comprises the lawless element, yet this small per cent is a burden on the taxpayers of the county as well as upon its general | welfare. He classed the people in general in ; to two main divisions, the righteous l and the unrighteous, the former rep I resenting the large majority who had ! respect for law and constituted au thority, and the latter, the smaller part* representing the lawless ele ment. One of the big reasons for congested dockets, according to Judge Oglesby, is due to lack of respect for law in the home, church and school. Teach ers and ministers, said the judge, should take more of their time to teaching and preaching this respect of law and less time discussing some thing about which they know littiew evolution. In calling the attention of the grand jury to violations of the law ttftnfc should be looked after, he mentioned the compulsory school attendance law greatest laws ever put on the statute books of North Carolina. Every school child in North Carolina should have the right of an education and those who .violate this law should be dealt with in order that th^ child may not be deprived of education. (Continued on page 4) RAIN BRINGS SLIGHT RELIEF FROM DROUGHT Showers in Parts of This County Monday Night—Rain in Other Sections. Rain Monday brought some relief from the long drought in some of the parching areas of the Carolinas and Georgia while rairjs were general over Texas. Rain fell Monday night over a considerable area west of Ashe boro while South around Michfield there was a good rain extending over a small area. Some other parts of the county had light showers, but not enough to bring any real relief. Several areas in South Carolina • were visited by rain. Sunday was set aside in South Carolina to pray for rain. Points in North Carolina visited by rain include ' Charlotte, Gastonia, Maiden, Rowan county, Wadesborot, parts of Anson county and a section of Catawba county. Laurinburg was visited by a severe electric storm which put the town’s lighting system out of commission. Only in Texas and in parts of Geor gia were the rains heavy enough to make any real break in the drought. Showers in other sections brightened up the land and toned up the morale of the people. However, most of the people are hopeful that the showers of Monday are only the forerunners of heavier rains to come later in the week. and characterized it as one of Farm* School Opens Farmer high school opened for the | fall term Monday with an enrollmes [ of 240. Of this number 74 were er rolled in the high school department SHOULD MAKE PROVISION FOR AIRPLANE LANDINGS Anticipating the rapid air travel in the South, Governor Mc Lean thinks North Carolina should make early provision for setting aside suitable areas for establishing landinr fields for airplanes. In a statement in this regard n Monday he sets out no definite for the creation of these lai fields, but suggests that It is a ter that should claim the attenti the«people of the State and i should be done either by ■' state; action. The Govern United States world in air S mm '" South ouick