■rr wRvqpg&i xf-'Mzper" %*£>■ ■ t-.*■■-.... t THE COURIER Ltaft i> Both Newt ud escalation mm..."■■‘"."■■I I 1 — 0 THE COURIER Advertising Columns Bring Results m ISSUED W 5TdIT? p: PLES, NOT MEN 1 *2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE VOLUME L ,: vT m • * T ft ' _ $&■ . ¥'?) ' ■ ..-«.■—• m i, Thursday, October 1, T925 Asheboro, North w NUMBER 39 Town Forced To Run Pipe Line ’ From McGrew Mine—Should Economize In Use Water. The watfer situation in Asheboro, for several wee1ts tn a serious con dition, has reached an acute stage. The town has been forced to run a two-inch pipe line from the McGrew mine south of town to bring water to the city filter'in order to supple ment the supply afforded by the city pond. The well at the Acme Hosiery Mill has alreacfr been put in use. The old town well ¥e put to work proba bly todaji or tomorrow. >. Water from t)ie new city pond is so low that it is not being used. The old pond is in service, but the water is getting gradually lower each day. Unless there is .same rain m the next few days of some censequenee ^he people of the town will have to be come still more saving in the water used. _ ■ The greater number of the citizens of the town have responded to the town’s call for a saying of,the water supply. As a result, the Consumption of water ha# been cut downjme third. However, still further economy in the use of water must be practiced if the water -supply is to be conserved for actual needs. It is stated that the factories will probably be closed down this after noon in older to assist in conserving the water supply. * Road Work Progresses At Satisfactory Rate Ziegler Brothers, having charge of the hardsurfacing of parts of high ways 70 and 75, are progressing at a rapid rate with the work. A large part of the stretches pf these two routes included in the contract was laid pri or to the fair. While the fair was in progress Salisbury Street from North Fayetteville to Old Main was finished and a large part of the road from the end of the asphalt on Salisbury west to the intersection of 76 with the Central Falls road was completed. The force is now at work on route 7Q in that stretch of road from Uncle Joe’s filling station to the fair grounds. Work is going (prward on Saute 76 between Asheboro and Ramseur also as well as on 70 'south towards Sea gaove. The traveling public in naturally ' being inconvenienced while this work P* oh the two-1 the contractors have prepared satis factory detours where, they can he made and in this way distance between points is only! slightly increased. SOLICITOR ZEB V. LONG ASKS , for some INJTBMATION Two letters placed on Solicitor Zeb V. Long’s desk during the last term of court in Asheboro were mis placed and the solicitor has been un able to locate them. He asks that the writers of the letters duplicate them and mail to him at Statesville. Here is his request: ‘During the busy hours of Ashe boro court two letters were handed me and I placed them in my desk in my room at the court house, but in making some changes about the room the letters were misplaced before I tind opportunity to read them. I will be glad toHaave the writers duplicate these letters that I may answer same. ZEB V. LONG.” and night. . The Central Falls mill is on full time. ' i The mills at Bandleman are oper ating five days in the week with the expectation 'of going on full time shortly. The mills at Franklinville are op erating on full time. TWO LOCAL BOYS WILL7BE IN HIGH POINT GAME SATURDAY ‘two local boys, students at High Point College, will be in the lineup next Saturday afternoon at Welch Field, High Point, when the college last Saturday de iy a score of 6 to 2. High Ptoipt College COTTON MILLS FEEL A REVIVAL IN BUSINESS —- _ ; . The various cotton wills of the county, having been on part time for' quite a while and some of them shut doyvn for long periods, are feeling a revival of business at this time. While some are not operating on full time, their expectations are to do so at an early date. , • The Leward cotton mill at Worth ville, which has been on part time for some time, is now operating day FAIR WAS ED SUCCESS Exhibits Par Beyond Expecta tions—Farmer Wins 1st Place In Community Exhibits. The lUndolph County Fair which closed .Saturday night was generally conceded to be a success. White no formal statement from the Fair asso ciation officers has been made public as to the financial outcome^ the fact that checks, were given.for the prizes on the closing day of the fair gave the impression that “all was well’'. The exhibits from first to last were far above the expectation-of the Ma jority of visitors present, and the field crops were surprisingly fine. Not only were these products better than had even been hoped for after the prolonged drought, but they were dis played with suchyiaste and to such splendid advantage, that if they were fewer in quantity, it Was not notice able. Randolph is proud of her prog ress in live stock. During the past three years Mr. E. S. Millsaps, coun ty demonstrator, has stressed the ad vantage of purebred cattle and hogs, and the fruits of his efforts were duly seen at these exhibit buildings. Pure bred chickpns and dogs were also there and in large numbers. The poul try building was crowded with fine birds. Tlie three community fairs bringing their exhibits cannot be praised too highly* Each .of these was a miniature fair with products of all Randolph’s bounty, and even relics were not forgotten in each of these. The blue ribbon went to Farmer, the second prize to Holly Springs and the third to Seagrove. v In the educational department' the only thing lacking was adequate space to display the many interesting things made by the children of the County. An interesting feature of this depart ment were the historical sketches of the county, the prizes being won by Virginia Henry, aged 13, who won first prize, and Tom Presnell, who won second prize. Not to be forgotten was the mid way with Wests shows famishing var ied entertainment. Interesting in this section was Lester Turner, of Liberty, aged 22 years,who is traveling with this company as “The Frog Boy”. This is his second season, with the show mid he is earning money in this manne^ to attend a business college.1 He was bora and reared near Liberty and is pleased to tell the story of how he was a normal baby until he was spite of his deformity and now aspires to college. His “stunts” are well worth the price of admission and more. He is indeed an artist in his line. It has been under extreme difficul ties that the officers of the Associa tion have labored this year on account 0(f the construction work and the erec tkm of new buildings, but the county now has a location which will be ade quate for the Fair for many years, and if finances were low this year, there is no reason why another will not show a marked success. Things were well arranged and well planned. The park ing and driving system would ha\e done credit to a much larger place. Let’s start now and get ready to make our fair in 1926 the largest and bqst in North Carolina. .Lin City more quickly and will give them better connection than they have been getting in the past when calls had to go through Greensboro. TRINITY NEWS Mrs. Snider, mother of Mrs. Lee, Royals, spent the week end with haf at her home on North Main. Mr. and Mrs. Will Boone, of At lanta, Ga., visited relatives in Trinity last Saturday. Mrs. Boqne was, before her marriage, Miss Lyda Thompson, of Thomasville. . Mrs. Mary Hogan, of High Foint, visited on Johnson Street last Satur day. Mrs. Hogan is waking arrange ments to move to Florida. Mrs. Lee Rice, of Thomasville, and her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Swaim, vis itde in Trinity Saturday. ") Mrs. D. C. Johnson with Elisabeth and Dougan Clark were in town a short time Saturday. » . Mrs. F. H. Wood, of Salisbury, is in to*bt again at her bungalow on School Avenue. Rev. and Mrs. Woosley *er® in town recently. Mr. Woosley was asked to assist inj^he burial services of Guy Cook, who was brought her® for bur Miss Eleanor Craven has left for school *t Lakeland, Florida. Ml.» Kezzie Lohr has gone to Duke Telephone Lino Improvements Furnish a Better Service Improvements on the telephone line from Asheboro to Ramseur were com pleted about a week ago. The line runs by way of Cedar Falls through Franklinville and Ramseur and con nects with the Siler City telephone system about four miles this side of the town. j This line, it is stated, will enable subscribers in Asheboro to reach Siler I Al»TPC v " The young people’s service Sunday evening in charge of Miss Nannie Bul la, was enjoyable and well attended. Mrs. W. H. Moring and Mrs. D. M. Weatherly made short talks. Pastor Clay spjfent Monday after noon at the parsonage. Ask him about the croquet score. Our women’s booth at the fair ground netted about $200 on the or gan fund. The sermon topics for Sunday are: 11:00 a. m.—“The World in. tl)e Church.” * 7:30 p. m.—“Wheat and Tares”— illustrated. Superintendent of Public Welfare Randolph has taken her place of honor with the 55 counties that have an all time Superintendent of Wel fare. At a joint meeting of the Board of Education, Mr. R. M. Garngr, of Liberty, was elected. His election has been approved by the county welfare board and by the State board and he will at once enter upon his duties. The success of his work depends in a large measure upon the sympathetic co-operation of the people of the county. That Randolph’s moral and spiritual tone keep pace with her ma terial progress, let the Superintendent of Charities and Public Welfare re» ceive our very heartiest support, i Mr., Gamer will be in hfs office on the second floor of the coftrt house Monday and Wednesday mornings and all day Saturday. miss may McAlister, chm., • . County Board of Welfare. Birthday Dinner __ / On Sunday, September 27th, one hundred and fifty relatives and friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Tant to celebrate their birthdays, Mr. Tant being 70 years, and Mrs. Tant 67 years of age. After a few-.very appropriate Re marks by Mrs. C. T. Luck a sumptu ous dinner was served in the grove. Then an enjoyable social hour ;was spent with relatives and- neighbors. All said adieus wishing Mr. and Mis. Tant many more happy birthdays. Women Insist That The Wilson Stamp Be Issued Women behind the movement for the. issuing of a memorial stamp car rying the likeness of the late Presi etjnt Wilson are giving the Postmaster (Jeneral something to think about. The women ■ are insistent that the stamp be issued before Christmas. The Postmaster General stirred up a racket when he advised the Wilson Memorial Foundation that it was too doon to issue ft series of stamps with the likeness of the world war Presi dent. It is Stated from tbe Postmaster General’s office that the Harding stamp was issued on account of MRS. MARTHA MINERV* SKEEN DIED SATURDAY Fnneral Services Held Sunday at Salem Church—Was Widow of Late J. C. Skeen. "Mrs. Martha Minerva Skeen, widow j of the late J. €. Skeen who died July i 18, 1909 at the age of 79 years from I injuries received in a fall from a stack of straw, died suddenly from a heart attack Saturday at the home of her son, T. H. Skeen, at Biscoe. She had been suffering from attacks of heart failure for the past year. Had Mrs. Skeen lived until next November 5th she would have been eighty years of age. Funeral services were conducted at Salem church last Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the presence of a large gathering of relatives and friends by Rev. £. T. Barber, of Denton, pastor of 'the deceased. MrsJ Skeen was the daughter of the jlate Nelson Kearns and Rositta Thompson Kearns. Her .father was in the Confederate army and was killed j in the fighting around Petersburg.] Mrs. Skaen for some time after her husband’s death in 1909 lived at the Skaen home place three miles from Jackson Hill just over the Randolph county line in Davidson county. She later moved to Denton and six weeks ago went to Biscoe to make her home. She was long a member of the M. K. church at Desaton and was very active in church work. She was a splendid type of Christian woman, always hav tog the interests of her friends and relatives ill mind, patient and cheer ful. She leaves the following children: Newton O. Skeen, a R. F. D. carrier, of Palmetto, Ga.; Mrs*. Temperance Burkhead, wife of John Burkhead, of near Palmetto, Ga.; W. Hr Skeen, of New Hope township, this county; W. S. Skeen, of Asheboro; and T. H. Skeen, of Biscoe. One son, Cleveland, a twin brother of T. H. Skeen, and one daughter, Jane Alice, wife of the late W. J. Miller, of Asheboro, have preceded her to the grave. FRED.G. PAGE TO MANAGE RANDOLPH MOTOR €0. This Is Seventh Ford Agency in The Page Chain—Mr. Page Will Move Family Here. The Randolph Motor Company is announcing this week its succession to the business of the Asheboro Motor Car Company, the Ford agency in Asheboro. The new firm will be un 'tier die general management of Mr. Fred C. Page, of Aberdeen, who will move his family to the Sams’ house on Sunset Avenue next week, The Randolph Motor Company is the seventh of the Page chain of Ford agencies. Others ar«T -at Aberdeen, Rockingham, Hamlet, , Laurinburg, Lumberton and Raeford. The central office of these agencies is at Aber deen. The local agency will have the advantage of the ten years of exper ience of the Pages in the Ford agency business. Affiliated as it is with the ,chain of sales agencies, garages and service stations, it will have the ad vantage of experienced automobile men and Will be prepared iiL.an unus ual way to take care! of'the sales of Ford products in the county and sur rounding territory as well as to give efficient Ford service. , The Ford agency in Asheboro un der the management of G. W. Hay worth .^enjoyed an enviable place among the business concerns of the town and county. It is expeeted that the new management will continue the progressive policies of •• the former owners. Baptist Sunday School Starts Another Contest This Contest Will Be In Form Of Air Trip Around The World—Will Start Next Sunday. •, _ A few months ago great interest was displayed by members of the Baptist Sunday School when they were taken on an imaginary trip from Florida to New York. This trip was supposed-to have been made by auto mobile over the splendid roads of our country. Beginning next Sunday. October 4, another* contest will be launched in. this Sunday School; the trip this time feeing an airship flight around the world, making^ stops at six of the mission points of the Southern Bap tists. Each airship will carry the members of one Sunday school .class. The class making the highest average, based on points given for Certain work done by the memhers -of the class, will be declared the winner in that week’s race from one hussion< point to the next, and will be awarded a beautiful banner which has been purchased for this purpose and will be allowed to hold it until the next Sunday, or un til another class maxes a higher av erage. • The purpose of the campaigh is to bring the rating of the Sunday school up Uo the A-l Standard, the contest being of such a nature as to be a great aid in bringing this about. Since next Sunday is also annual promotion day in this Sunday school all members ire especially urged to be present, and sill others, of our town mm in school, out of and day vited to The M.E. CONFERENCE WEEK OF OCT. 14TH Many Changes Expected in Pre siding Eiders and Pastors— To Vote on Unification. Many changes are expected among the 11 presiding elders of the West ern North Carolina Methodist Epis copal Conference which meets at Statesville the week of October 14th, as seven of the eleven are completing their four years of consecutive ser vice in their districts. The ‘Methodist law calls for a change in both pastors and presiding eldere at least every four years, and as a matter of fact, appointments are made every year. The seven presiding elders have thus completed their quadrenniums. In some instances a pastor is returned the fifth year, but that is very rare and rests entirely with the bishop. Those who are completing their four years of consecutive service as leaders of districts are: Rev. W. A. Newell, Wuiston-Salem district; Rev. W. F. Wonrole, Greens boro district; Rev. J. B. Craven, Char lotte district; Rev. Z. Paris, Marion district; Rev. J. H. West* Mount Airy district; Rev. T. F. Marr, Salisbury district; Rev. D. M. Litaker, States ville district. Completing his third year on the Asheville district is Rev. H. C. Sprink le. Completing the first yeaT are, Rev. Seymour Taylor on the North Wilkesbor'o district, and Rev. P. W. Tucker, on the Waynesville district Rev. C. S. Kirkpatrick, on the Shelby district, is completin there. The work of the is considered of great impdfrtance. They are superintendents of their districts, in charge of the work for the 20 to 25 pastorates and some of those pastorates haVe two or three churches under them. In addition te being responsible for the business af fairs of the district they are also ex pected to be spiritual leaders and har monizers. , . g his second year presiding elders Another matter of great importance to come -before the conference for a vote will be that of unification of the ’ Northern and Southern churches, sep- , arated since 1844. A plan of unifica tion has been devised by a joint com mittee of the two churches and an nual conferences have been voting on the question, as they meet, for a year now. The northern conferences are voting in practically every instance for the plan, while the southern ones ih most cases are defeating it. It ie indicated that the vote at the Western North Carolina conference will be reached after a hard contest, as opinion is divided. Laymen, who^ are delegates to the conference, will" have a part in the voting and it is said'that laymen are more in fav^r of the plan of unification than' the preachers, as a rule. However, many . ministers are very strongly in favor . of it. Where there is opposition it is' * to “the plan of unification” rather than to “unification itself,” and there V is care taken to emphasize" that dis tirifction. CAN INTERPRET PRISON * FOR' SOME INFORMATION Surplus Shown On Accrual Basis and Deficit on Cash Plan— Governor's Statement. The report made by the auditors delving into the finances of the State Prison shows a deficit or surplus, whichever way it is desired to look at the figures. Operating on a cash basis the prison has a deficit of $288,054.52, while operating on an accrual basis as had" been the custom until the inau guration of governor McLean, there is a surplus of $38,476.80. Governor McLean issued a state ment with reference to the prison upon making the report of the audit public. According to the Governor, only six state prisons in the country are self supporting and these are in states where special work can be pro vided for the prisoners. The great ■ trouble .with the North Carolina State Prison is the inability of the manage ment to obtain work for the prison ers. Out of a total of 1,366 prisoners only 869 are- engaged in producing revenue for the prison. Aged Couple Married Mrs. Susan Ward, of Randleman, R. F. D., and Mr. John L. Sullivan, of Greensboro, were married in the of fice of the register of deeds in Ashe boro last Saturday, Rev. W. H. Wil lis officiating. The bride is 67 years -of age while the groom is 70, and this is the third matrimonal venture for each of the contracting, parties. SEAGROVE NEWS Mif and Mrs. Ambrose Lowdermilk and Miss Leta Auman, of Hemp, spent Sunday with relatives here. , Mr. A. E. Poston spent the week-end at his home in High Point. Several of the Seagrove people at tended the Randolph county fair, at Asheboro, last week. Miss Maude Lee Spoon spent the past week-end with her mother, Mrs. M. C. Spoon, at Asheboro., Mr. and Mrs. R. K. karris are leaving this week for Charlotte whew they will,visit their son.