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Randolph County's Agricultural and Industrial Fair, September '2 to 26, Inclusive THE COURIER Leadfe in Both News and Circulation THE COURIER e. lifimiinniinHiiiiniiuMiiiniiiimi^niininiiiiHMiimiiiiHiniiwi THE COURIER Advertising Columns Bring Results ....[ ISSUED WEEKLY PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE r VOLUME L Asheboro, North Carolina, Thursday, September 17, 1925 NUMBER 37 NEXT TUESDAY IS FAIROPENINGMY Buildings Are Ready For Exhib it—Expected to Be Larger and Better Than Last. Randolph county’s fifth annual fair will open next Tuesday morning, Sep tember 22nd, and will continue through and including Saturday, Sep tember 26. The largest crowd ever in attendance at a county fair in this section of flie State is expected at the fair this year. While it is not antici pated that the display of agricultural products will be as good as in previous years on account of the drought, it is Expected that many other departments of the fair will be larger and the ex hibits of better quality than formerly. New buildings have been construct ed on the new fair grounds south of town and carpenters are this week putting the finishing touches on the construction work. Ample space has been provided for the display of ex hibits in every department of the fair. Buildings have been constructed of the latest model for fair purposes and so planned that exhibits may be better arranged than at previous coun ty fairs. Grounds around the buildings are ample to take care of any size crowd that may fill the fair grouhds at any time during the fair. A ladies rest room has been provided by the management and the Home Building and Material Company has construct ed a small bungalow on the grounds for the same purpose. The various department superin tendents have been working for some time in an effort to make the ex hibits in their departments larger, more interesting and instructive than ever before in the history Of the fair. Those in close touch with the situa tion predict that their efforts will bear fruit at the fair. The construction work on Route 70 is not expected to interfere with vis itors getting to and from the fair grounds. The construction force has completed the road from the end of the hard surface on South Fayette ville Street to Uncle Joes’ Filling Station, about half way from town to the fair grounds. This will be ready for use next week and the road from the filling station to the fair grounds will be graded up for traffic. The road force is now pouring concrete to the fair entrance in time for use by fair traffic. RANDLEMAN-GREENSBORO HIGHWAY OPENED TODAY Hard Surface Road Now All Way From Asheboro To Greens boro-Welcome Opening. That part of Route 30 from Randle man to Greensboro was opened for traffic early this morning. All soil and debris have been reiboved from that portion of the rtoed recently com pleted doing away with the'bad detour just north of Randleman and throwing the road open to traffic over hard sur face all the way from Asheboro into Greensboro. With the exception of two short stretches in and near Randle man the mad has been open to the publie for some time. People of the county and especially the citizens of Randleman add those living .along the route north of the town will welcome the opening of the road. Due to delays of one kind or another construction was held up on parts of this road from time to time and the people deprived of the use of those parts of the road that were com pleted early. Seat records that have stood for the past 25 years were broken in Raleigh last Saturday when the thermometer climbed abo^e the ninety mark for the 55th day during the summer. In 1900 the thermometer registered above the 90 degree mark for 54 days. ML E. CHURCH MATTERS (By W. H. Willis) The following have gone out of our church or Sunday school to attend school or college: John Redding, Wil liam Underwood, Joe Parrish, Henry Armfield, Charles McCrary, Siebert Lynch, Worth Parks, Harold" Moore, Wallace Moore, John Hadley, Hal Johnson, Clarence Cranford, JTheron Willis, Jack Cranford, Walter Ham mond, Harris.Coffin- Virginia Red ding, Virginia Barker, James McCain, LeOn Cranford, Henrietta Underwood, Etta Reid Wood, Elisabeth Bulla,. Mabel Ingram, Frances Shelton, Lin nie Burkhead, Gertrude Ferree, Mar guerite York, Ethel Johnson, Lizzie Parks. Total 29. The following of our members are teaching here: W. H. McMahan, S. C, Boone, Mrs. Bessie Rice, Ruth Hadley, Frances Barker, Donnie Lee Loflin, Donni Mot ris, V eWooc APPROVE PLANS FOR WHITE WAY Carolina Power Company Will Have White Way Installed By First of January. A representative of the Carolina Power Company’s office in Raleigh met-with the town board of commis sioners Tuesday night of this week in regard to the proposed white way for Asheboro. The board apprdved the plans in general submitted by the power company, and the details in regard to the placing of the lights will be worked out by the street com mittee in the near future. The system will not be complete at the outset, but is so arranged that additions can be made from time to time as necessary and the finances of the town will per-/ mit. Ornamental steel posts with con crete bases will be set on Fayetteville Street from Salisbury Street to Academy Street and Depot Street from Church to Fayetteville and probably one block on Worth Street. The power company agrees* to set ex tra poles an these streets Without cost to the town, the town paying for what poles and lights that may actual ly be put in use at this time. The poles and brackets to be used a*e manufactared on special order and it will be the first of January before they can be obtained. The poles and brackets will be like those that are now being used in the whitd way dis trict of Asheville. ORGANIZATION OF ROSS REUNION IS PERFECTED The organization of the Ross fam ily was perfected last Thursday at the reunion which was held at Pleasant Garden Methodist ehureh. There were more than one hundred and fifty members of the various branches of the family present. Interesting ac counts of the family were read by Mr. R. R, Ross, of Asheboro, and George Ross, of Jackson Springs. Mr. L. D. Mendenhall, who is a connection, was present and delivered an inspiring ad dress. Miss Esther Ross, of Ashe boro, was elected historian and J. D. Ross first vice- president. * ANNUAL REUNION OF HOOVERS LAST SUNDAY W*mover family whs held last Sunday at the home of Latta Hoover, not far from the Joe Hoover old homestead which was burned several years ago, in Tabernacle township. Heretofore the reunions have been held at Mrs. John Plummer’s 'in Davidson county, Mrs. Plummer being a daughter of the late Joe Hoover, the most prom inent ancestor of the Hoovers in this section of the State. The reunion was .attended by a large number of people, relatives and mem bers of the family and a nuniber of visitors. Rev. Proffitt offered prayer and made a short taCCk. JL. C. Phillips and W. C. Hammer, of Asheboro, also made short talks. 'Dinner was spread at noon and was greatly en joyed by the people present. In the afternoon there was xnnsic and sing ing, greatly to the delight .of those who attended the reunion. R. X. Lambeth la Accidant R. I*. Xambeth, of Greendboro, for merly a resident of Thomasrille, was knocked unconscious and badly cut and braised Sunday near Sedgefield on the High Point-Greensboro road when the Franklin automobile in which he was riding was struck by a car driven by J. P. Hurdle, of Winston Salem, accompanied by bis family. Hurdle and members of his family were slightly injured. Lambegh was carried to a Greensboro hospital by R. R. Ragan, of High Point, who pass ed a few minutes after th Celebrates 59th Birthday *A number of relatives and friends of Mr. O. D. Bean gathered at his home at Allreds last Sunday to cele brate his fifty-ninth birthday. A short interesting talk was made by W. L. Comelison, after which a sumptu ous dinner was served from a table which had been arranged' on the lawn. All of Mr. Bean’s children, except J. W. Bean, of Spencer, were present, as follows: Mrs. Hadley Auman, of Steeds; Mr. J. O. Bean, of Steeds; Mrs. H. .C. Cole, of Clinton; Mrs. Ju nie Farlow, of Seagrove; Mrs. Hilton Cota, of Lilesville; Mrs. Ima ’King, of Seagrove; and Messrs. 15! Wetmr n“" GOOD PROGRESS iG CONCRETE ON 70 been Concrete of the the to contractor concrete on Rome before last, have le progress, from the end Fayetteville Station the fair Wreck of the Shenandoah ' I Above, a nose, view of the ill-fated Shenandoah, in the field where it fell near Ava, Ohio. This picture wps taken after Souvenir hunters had almost stripped the craft. Only a gteat mass of twisted steel remains of America’s “Queen of the Air.’’ Below—fourteen bodies of those who died in the .crash. COTTON CROP IMPROVES IN RANDOLPH COUNTY Report Shows Condition of Crop Has Increased 15 Points In Two Weeks. The condition of the cotton crop in Randolph county was on September 1st 84 per cent of normal as compared with 69 per cent on August 16th, an [ improvement of 15 points during the ! last two weeks of August, according to the Government crop report. The condition of the crop in the State was 68 per cent Qf normal on September 1st as compared with 75 per cent on August 16th, a decline of 7 points in two weeks. At the same time the condition of the crop in the country as a whole decreased from 62 per cent on August 16th to 56.2 per cent on September 1st. The yield per acre as indicated based on September 1st condition in the State is 248 pounds and for the country is 141.5 pounds. The condition of the crop in David son county jumped from 65 per cent of normal August 16th to 74 per cent on September 1st. In Montgomery it increased from 71 to 73. MR. ZELL BROWN KILLS A LARGE HAWK TUESDAY Mr. Zell Brown, of Asheboro, Route 1, was fortunate in saving some young turkeys Tuesday morning when he discovered a large hawk attacking his fowls. He hurried to the house got his gun and shot the hawk, and measurement showed 51 inches from tip to lip. • „ £ V't mu-.. m , J A 1A „ „ oi Hemp, and Alton HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS Ashebore High School Football Squad Begins Practice. high school football team began practice this week under direction of Coach Boone. Only a few |of last year’s players are back in ‘ school this year. Among those of last year’s squad out for practice are: G. Phillips, Miller, McDaniels, Hamlet Armfield and Rush. Several good pros pects are: Bedding, Johnson, Lem mons, Routh Cox, C. Phillips and Lewallen. Owing to so much new ma terial, the positions have not been as signed. MENDENHALL SUFFERS STROKE OF PARALYSIS Following a stroke of paralysis at his home in Greensboro Sunday, Mr. L. D. Mendenhall is in St. Leo’s hos pital in a most serious condition. His condition just before the Courier goes to press is reported unchanged. Mr. Mendenhall’s many friends in this county will regret to learn of his illness. Mr. Mendenhall was bom at Rand leraan, where he lived for many years, taking an active part in the affairs of the county. He lived in Asheboro for some time while traveling for the Old Buck Guano Company. He is prominent in the affairs of the Junior Order in the State and is always in demand at public exercises of the order as a speaker. Many Randolph county people will recall his speech at the home coming exercises at St. Paul's church, Randleman, a few Sun days ago in which he paid -wonderful tributes to departed members of the churth. ’ • • * ' PAGE INTERESTS BUY ASHEBORO MOTOR CO. Took Charge of the Local Com pany Yesterday—Hayworths Owned it for 14 Years. The Asheboro Motor Company, local agents for Ford and Lincoln automo biles and Fordson tractors, has been deen, the n,ew management having taken over the company yesterday. Mr. F. C. Page, a brother of the pur chaser, has been in Asheboro for the past several days assisting in taking inventory and hanging details of the transfer. He willTj^Mt^ff manage the local agency. The Asheboro Motor Company, under the management for several years of the late S. L. Hayworth and since his death by G. W. Hayworth, has had a successful business exper ience of fourteen years. It has grown to be one of the largest agencies in this section of the State, employing a large shop force and several sales men to market and give service on the cars handled. It is housed in a modem brick garage on North Fay etteville Street. The building was recently remodeled on the inside and an addition built. The sale of the bus iness does not include tire building, which still remains in the hands of the Hayworths. Henry A. Page, Jr., the new owner, is a most successful business man. In addition to his other large and varied business enterprises he has seven or eight Ford agencies in the Sandhills section of the State. Teachers for Gray’s Chapel Sunday j The following named teachers have been selected for Gray’s Chapel con solidated school: Rev. B. A. Barringer, principal; and as assistants Misses Mabel Wright, Mary Wade Bulla, Inez VanWerry, Sallie Caudle, Linda Williams and Bextine Shepherd. RAIN FOLLOWS Uood Rains In Many Parts State—Local Thunder! ers In Randfdnh. Following prayers offers in accordance with a proclamation is sued Saturday by Governor A. W. Mc Lean, showers fell in this county and in various parts of the State Sundny afternoon and night. Rain has fallen in all parts of this county and in other sections of the State since Sun day. Indications are that the drought has been broken. Although there has not been enough rain in many places to thoroughly wet the ground, the showers are affording relief and the peqple are hopeful that the rain will become general and in such quantity that streams will be revived and the ground sufficiently wet to be plowed. There are places in the county and in the State that the rains have done lit tle more than lay the dust. Governor McLean in a proclama tion issued Saturday asked the people of No^th Carolina to pray for rain Sunday and. it appears that his proc lamation was generally observed in the churches. He asked that the day be observed as one of humility and prayer, with prayer “in closet and in the public assemblies of worship,” by ers “until the drought is broken and sufficient rain is %ent to relieve the Ww~ ~ _ " ___ ' Caro asked proc in JUDGE HOKE DIED. SUDDENLYSUNDAY Had Served on Supreme Court Bench 20 Years—Former Chief Justice. Former Chief Justice William A. Hoke of the North Carolina supreme court died in a Raleigh hospital last Sunday morning from the effects of heart trouble. The former chief jus tice, who was in his 74th year, was lying in bed at the time of his death and had been conversing with a nurse. He turned over as if to sleep and died instantly. Juge Hoke had entered the hospital September 2nd for a minor operation, which, according to the physicians, had no relation to his death. The body lay in state in the rotunda of the capitol Monday and was taken' to Lincolnton Tuesday where funeral services were held at noon. The former chief justice had served on the supreme court since 1904 and was appointed chief justice in the spring of 1924 when Chief Jus tice Walter Clark died. On March 16, last, he resigned oh account of ill health and W. P. Stacy became chief1 justice. Only recently Judge Hoke had been called on by Governor McLean to hpid a special term of court in Rich mond county for the trial of W. B. Cole for the killing of W. W. Ormond. Mr. Hoke could not accept on account of failing health. William A. Hoke was bom at Lin colnton, N. C., on October 25, 1851, the son of Colonel John Franklin and Catherine Wilson Alexander Hoke. He was educated , in the private schools | and studied law under Chief Justice Richmond Pearson at Richmond Hill, Ijl. G. After being admitted to the bar in 1872 he practiced law at Lincoln torf and Shelby for a number of years. In 1889 he was elected to the lower house of the legislature and in 1891 was elected superior court judge. He served in this capacity until 1904 when he was elected associate justice of the supreme court. Mr. Hoke was a member of the so ciety of the Cincinnati and a LL. D. of the University of North Carolina. He was an Episcopalian. In December 1897 he married Miss Mary McBee, •of Lincolnton. BAPTIST NEWS LETTER The writer has recently been at Bis eoe assisting Rev. Richard L. West in an evangelistic campaign. The meeting closed Wednesday night of last week with good results. Some 40 professions of faith were made, the church was greatly revived and up to the close ■ of the services 23 persons were added to the church. Pastor West is very much beloved by his own peo ple and all those residing in and about Biscoe. It was good to be with .him and his constituency for a series of meetings. The pastor will be assist j ing Bro. West at Star next week ayd the week following. Our Sunday school will probably ■put on a campaign during the month of October to increase its attendance and efficiency. The campaign will be on the basis of an aeroplane flight around the world, visiting the chief missionary fields. Plans now being made will be announced later. "The first of the present pastorate ended the first Sunday in September. Thirty some persons were added to the church during the year and the amount of $6,627.90 was paid into the different churqh treasuries. This is an average gift of $39 to the member. Thanks to. Him who guided in the Way. The pastor will occupy the pulpit Sunday morning. The Subject for the morning service will be: “First Things First.” The evening service will be, given over for a pageant. The pageant is given under the auspices of the W. M. S. of our church. No admission charges. The public is invited. A free will offering will be taken for State Missions at the close of the services. Strangers and. visitors have a cordial welcome to all our services. Come and worship with us. Can’t Enforce Prohibition Director of Public Safety Butler, of Philadelphia, after laboring for up wards of two years, says he is through and does not see how he can enforce prohibition in the Quaker City. Li quor arrests have increased, according to Butler, but convictions have been fewer. The conditions in Philadelphia are similar to those in other large cities along the Atlantic seaboard. O. E. ROUTH SELLS HIS MILL ON BACK CREEK Mr. 0. E. Routh has sold his roller mill on Bade Creek, west of Asheboro, to his brother, E. E. Routh, of Randle man, who took charge Tuesday. Mr. Routh has purchased the Routh Roller Mill, at Bennett, from his cousin, R. A. Routh, and will move there this week to operate the mill. Both 0. E. Routh and hia brother, E. E. Routh, are experienced mill men. Gaddy At Aberdeen A news item from Aberdeei News and Observer Tuesday that. Rev. Carl E. Gaddy, who recently conducted a revival at Randlenfian and later at Asheboro, is holding a revival at that place, The services are ex pected to continue for three weeks. *'• New Champion IAMTOc*ircg i This nineteen year old school boy, Fedel La Barba of Los An* ’ geles, startled the flstic world by I winning ithe flyweight champion- 1 ship from Frankie Genaro of New York, in a decision bout. W. A. INGRAM DIES IN AN AUGUSTA HOSPITAL Native of This County, Having Been Born and Reared At Trinity. Funeral services were held at Trin ity last Saturday for W. A. Ingram, who died in a hospital at Augusta, Ga., Wednesday of last week. Mr. In gram h%i been engaged in the real estate business in Miami, Fla., but had recently entered a hospital at Au gusta for treatment, where his death followed a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Ingram was well known in Ran dolph and Guilford counties, .having been born and reared at Trinity. He had lived at Trinity until a few years ago when he move to Florida. He is survived by his brother, Fred P. In gram, of High Point; his widow and two sons. Mr. Ingram was a grandson of the late Micajah Lewis, of Concord town ship, Randolph county, and was a nephew of N. W. Newby, formerly of Farmer, but now of Mt. Gilead. Red Light On Street Calls Policeman A new signal device and one which Will be of much service has been in stalled at the corner of B. C. Moore’s store, Fayetteville and Depot streets. The signal is a red light which'will be a notice that a policeman is wanted. Hie telephone company will turn on the light signifying a policeman is wanted* FREE DENTAL CLINIC To the Parents of Randolph County: Dr. D. Y. Adams, representative of the State Department of Health, will be in Randolph comity holding a free dental clinic for all school children from six years old to thirteen, inclus ive. It is not possible for Dr. Adams to go to all the school houses in the county for this would take too much of his time traveling and setting up his instrument, therefore a few main places and time has bean designated for him to conduct the clinic. This is free to all children of the ages above mentioned anywhere in the county. Paretfts having children with defective teeth should make arrangement with Dr. Adams to treat their children. He will also give each parent and child valuable information about the care of the teeth, and how to present them. This is an opportunity which does not come to the children of the county often, and we should appre ciate it enoreh to cooperate with Dr. Adams and help make this clinic a success. All teachers should advise the parents to have their children’s teeth treated. Below is name of place and time, where Dr. Adams can be found. I Liberty, September 21st to Septem ber 30th. , Randleman, October 1st to October 10th. 29th to Novem November 5th to No Trinity, October 12th to 21st. Farmer, October 22nd to 28th. Seagrove, October ber 4th. Gray’s Chapel, vember 11th. Coleridge, November vember 18th. Asheboro, November vember 30th. T. FLETCHER_, County Superintendent. DR. J. VANCE McGPUGAN MAY RUN FOR GOVERNOR News comes from Fayetteville thaV Dr. J. Vance McGougan, prominent [ physician of -that city, may consider entering the race for Governor of North Carolina in 1928. Dr. McGoU-| gan’s name had been mentioned often J in connectioh with the Governorship, and, while he is not saying anything I himself, his friends have become very active in his behalf. He is a past president of the North Carolina Medi cal society, one of the State's foremost surgeons, and a major in the medical department of the North Carolina National Guard* TOWN HAS THREE FIRES IN 2 DAYS Four Alarms Sent In, One Folse —Power House Catches on Fire Tuesday. Asheboro had four fire alarms Mon day and Tuesday, which established a record for the town in number. The total damage, however, was smalL The first alarm about 6:30 Monday evening came when the door in the boiler room of the Cranford Chair Company caught on fire from live coals in ashes piled near the door. This blaze was extinguished before any serious damage was done. At 8:30 o’clock an alarm was sent in when the bells of the sprinkler system of the Cranford Chair Com pany began ringing. It developed, however, that the hells were set in motion by air entering the sprinkler system. The third alarm Monday was turn ed in about 10:30 at night. This time ' fire was discovered in the room of the Royal Pressing Club over N. P. Cox'* 1 store in the old postoffice building; The fire originated from an electrie iron which had been left with the cur ! rent turned on. The fire was extin Iguished before any serious damage Iwas done. Tuesday about 2:30 o’clock during a thunder storm the old power house and contents eaught fire from electri city running into the building from wires leading into the building, light ning having either struck the build ing or near it. Considerable damage was done to the building which Is owned by the town.. This loss is cov ered by insurance. The switchboard inside the building and much of the electrical apparatus formerly used by the town and noVT the property of the Carolina Pow,er Company was damag ed or destroyed. Firemen were handi capped in fighting this blaze on ac count of the danger from high volt 'age wires. No water could be turned 1 on until the power was cut off all over town. When the rewiring of the town i» 1 complete it is the intention of the | power company to divide the town in to sections and so arrange the wiring that the current may be cut off in any section without affecting the power in other parts of the town. | -,-j PLAN FOB CO-OPERATIVE PASTORIAL VISITING In order that all white families in the city may receive pastoral atten tion,, the six pastors have divided the 'city into as many districts and have ; agreed to care for the same as follows: I 1. They mutually understand that each is to visit all families of his own denomination wherever found, as for ; merly. 2. In his own district, each will [visit, if desired, all families not iden tified with the other five denomina tions—i. e., those who might be neg lected. i 3. In addition to this, each pastor may visit the other districts, where, and as often, as he pleases. | The districts and assignments are as follows, each district containing about 110 houses. ! No. 1. North Asheboro. W. H. Willis—North of West Salisbury to city limit. Not including Fayetteville from Salisbury to Miller. No. 2. East Asheboro. C. C* Smith—East ©f North Fayetteville toJ city limits, including Worth, and por tions of Fayetteville, Salisbury, Old Main, and N. Church. | No. 3. North West Asheboro. V. B. Stanly—Angle between Sunset and Park north and west to city limits. No. 4. Central Asheboro—B. E. Morris. Park Street, between Sun set and Frazier, East to city limit, in cluding Frazier, Academy, and parts of Old Main, Waynman, Church, North Fayetteville and Greystone. No. 5. South-West Asheboro. C. L. Gregory—Angle between Park and Sunset West to city limit. No. 6. South Asheboro. H. F. Fogleman—Angle between fhe rail road and Kivett St. South and East to city limits. W. H. WILLIS, Pres. Pastor’s Association. PETITION TOWN BOARD TO WIDEN SALISBURY A petition has been filed with town board of commissioners asking for the widening of Salisbury Street from Fayetteville to Old Main streets to 30 feet. The state highway com mission has let contract for the con straction of an 18-foot highway along this street, it being a part of Route 75. The pouring of concrete will be started in a few days. Those signing the petition want to build six-foot shoulders on each side of the 18*foot concrete highway. The street com mittee of the towh board will take the matter up with Ziegler Brothers, who have contract for the paving on 7tf and 75 in order to ascertain what kind of contract may be hed for the work. MORE AUTOS RECOl IN AUGUST The automobile Department of recovery of
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