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Aaheboro, North Carolina, Thursday, November 12, 1925
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NUMBER 44
M. P. CONFERENCE
COMESTOANEND
Sessions at High Point Closed at
Noon Monday With Reading:
of Appointments.
The Methodist Protestant Confer
ence which had been in session in
High Point since Wednesday of last
week closed Monday noon with the
reading of appointments of ministers
to the various churches in the confer
ence. Greensboro was selected as the
place for the next meeting.
Following are the assignments:
Alamance, J. A. Burgess; Albe
marle, to be supplied; Anderson,
r. G. Koone, supply; Asheboro, J. E.
Pritchard; Asheville, C. W. Bates.
Bess Chapel, E. A. Bingham; Bes
semer City, W. L. Carson; Burling
4 ton, S. W. Taylor.
' Caroleen, L. S. Helms; Charlotte,
H. P. Surratt;. Chase City, J. H.
Trollinger; Chatham, J. H. Bowman;
» Cleveland, J. D. Morris; Concord, H.
F. Fogleman; Connelly Springs, J. R.
Guertner, supply; Cornelius, C. E.
Phillips; Creswell, R. L. Hitchox.
Davidson, C. E. Ridge; Democrat,
M. C. Henderson, supply; Denton,
Glenn Madison, and J. Elwood Car
roll; Draper, J. S. Riddle.
Enfield, R. C. Stubbins.
Fair View, C. G. Isley; Fallston, J.
M. Morgan; Flat Rock, J. B. Trogdon;
Forsyth, George L. Curry; Fountain
Place, G. H. Hendry; Friendship, A.
Ridge.
Gibsonville, G. H. Hendry; Glen
Raven, T. A. Williams; Graham, D.
R. Williams/ Granville, W. F. Ken
nett; Greensboro, Calvary, L. W. Ger
ringer; Grace, S. K. Sparr, supply,
and L. C. Little, associate pastor; St.
Paul, J. H. Moton; West End, E. L.
Ballard.
Greenville, H. L. Powell; Guilford,
0. C. Loy, Jr.
Halifax, C. L. Spencer; Haw River,
W. D. Reed; Henderson, R. A. Hunter;
High Point, English Street, W. M.
Pike; First church, George R. Brown;
Lebanon, J. R. Hutton; Welch Mem
orial, T. E. Pierce. .
Kemersville, F. R. Low.
Lexington, H. G. Betha; Lincolnton,
W. L. Carson; Littleton, J. B. O'Bry
ant.
Mebane, T. M. Johnson; Mecklen
burg, Robert Short; Melton’s Grove,
to be supplied; Midland, J. D. Cran
ford; Mocksville, J. T. Sisk; Mount
Hermon, W. F. Ashbura; Mt. Pleas
R. Troaler.
Orange, B. M. WillBStas:
Pagelahd, C. E. Phillips; Pinnacle,
A. L. Hunter; Pleasant Grove, George
L. Reynolds; Porter, to be supplied.
Randjeman, J. W. Hulin; Randolph,
A. O. Lindley; Reidsvillfe, J. D. Wil
liams; Richland, C. H. Hill; Roberta,
N. Brittain* Rockingham, J/H. Trol
linger.
Saxaphaw, H. L. Isley; Shelby,
L. S. Helms; Siler City, Ferry L.
Gibbs;, South Davidson, M. I. Crutch
field; Spring Church, A. D. Shelton.
Tabernacle, Edward Suits; Toluca,
J. M. Morgan; Thomasville, First
church, J. L. Trollinger, Community,
O. B. Williams, Dwight L. Fetus, di
rector of religious education and as
sistant to the pastor.
Union Grove, W. T. Totten.
Vance, M. P. Chambliss.
Weaverville, W. H. Neese; West
Forsyth, C. H. Whitaker; West Thom
asville, W. M. Loy; Whitakers, F. W.
Paschal; Why Not, D. I. Garner;
Winston-Salem, to be supplied.
Yarboro, R. G^ Koons, supply.
Rosenenath, to be supplied.
South Winston, to be supplied.
Left without appointment at his
request, G. W. Holmes.
(Continued on Page 4.)
CONCRETE SHOULDERS ARE
BEING POURED ON SALISBURY
Paving is being done this Week on
Salisbury Street from Old Main to
North Fayetteville. This work in
cludes the laying-of 6-foot shoulders
on each side of the hard surface laid
down by the State highway commis
sion and’ when completed vjjll make
this street a standard 30-foot width.
The work was held up for some time
on account of lack of water. Prepa
rations are also being made to lay
the sidewalks on each side of the
street.' This portion of Salisbury
Street is a part of Route 75.
Photographer Left
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Photos
WILL SHIP A CAR
OF TURKEYS 16TH
Shipment Under Direction of
' Millsaps and State Bureau
of Markets.
In his regular department in this
issue of the Courier county agent E.
S. Millsaps, Jr., gives notice of the
proposed shipment of a car load of
turkeys from the county next Monday,
November 16th. The car will be lo
cated on the railway sidetracks in
Asheboro and will be here all day.
Those who have turkeys which they
intend to bring for the car should
come early in order that the car may
be loaded with the least possible de
lay since the car will be here one day
only. And should all those Who have
signified their intention of bringing
turkeys for the cooperative sale come
out there yill be more than a car
load and many farmers might be dis
appointed should they wait until the
last minute to bring their turkeys to
the car.
The price which Mr. Millsaps has
been able to obtain is 28 cents a pound.
This will be paid at the car door.
While the price may not be as large
as some may have expected, Mr. Mill
saps and the State Bureau of Mar
kets are satisfied that the price is
good because of the large number of
turkeys in the country this year. In
fact, they were only able to obtain
a price this good until they assured the
buyer that the car would be loaded to
capacity with exceptionally fine birds.
Thirty cents a pound in some instan
ces might be obtained for turkeys by
peddling them from door to door, but
this method of selling takes time and
this kind of sale can’t be made until
a few days before Thanksgiving or
Christmas. jAt that time there is us
ually a congestion on the local mar
kets and turkeys are hard tp dispose
of at any price.
Two car loads of chickens have been
sold in this county on the cooperative
plan and the farmers of the county
are familiar with this method of
marketing. It is, therefore, antici
pated that there will be no difficulty
experienced in loading a car of tur
keys,
FARMER SCHOOL TO PRESENT
“THE PRIVATE SECRETARY”
The members of the Farmer high
school are planning to give a play
early in December, called “The Pri
vate Secretary.” This play is to be
given for the benefit of the school.
Farmer school gave the play, “My
Irish Hose,” soon after opening of
the school which was outstanding
among the home talent plays of this
sedtion. There is some especially
fine talent in the Fanner community
and thpir plays are always enjoyed.
Missionary Society Had
Program at M. E. Church
Sunday night at the M. E. church
the Womans Missionary Society of
which Mrs. J. W. Hadley is president
had charge of the services at the M.
E. church in Asheboro. First, Bible
prayers by five girls, recitations by
Catherine Cranford, Edna Gaddis and
Betsey Luck. Mrs. Underwood read
an interesting paper on what the Mis
sionary Society has done; Mrs. Moser
on Sue Bennet school and Mrs. O. L.
Presnell on Carolina Institute in
Korea. Another interesting part of
the program was a song by Mrs. Mc
Mahan and Miss Morris.
ANNUAL FLOWER '
SHOW TOMORROW
All flowers Should Be in by 10
O’clock at the Court House
Says Committee.
The annual chrysanthemum show,
which has for many years been given
under the auspices of the Womans
Club, will be held in the court house
tomorrow, opening at 12 o'clock.
The refreshment committee has
announced that it will begin serving
at twelve o'clock and will continue
serving throughout the afternoon and
evening. The ways and means com
mittee has asked not only club mem
bers but anyone interested in the
school to contribute toward the bp
zaar booth, proceeds of which will go
to the school. A part of the proceeds
will be used for paying for a very fine
encyclopedia recently purchased for
the school library. ^ ;
The flower committee requests that
nil flowers be in by ten o'clock Fri
day morning in order that the judges
may decide upon them. Everybody is
cm
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Fur Flies in Mitchell Trial
Top photo shows Col. William E. Mitchell and men defending
him in Court Martial trial. Left to right, Col. H. A. White, Military
Attorney, Col. Mitchell; Rep. Reid, Attorney; and Judge F. G. Plain,
associate counsel. •
Lower photo shows army officers leading prosecution. Col.
Sherman Moreland, Judge Advocate General of U. S. Army and
Lieut. Col. Joseph I. McMullin, his. assistant, who seek to muzzle the
fiery exponent of free speech.
NEW M. P. PREACHER
IS NATIVE OF RANDOLPH
Is the Son of Late Frank Pritch
ard and Was Born and Rear
ed Here.
Rev. J. E. Pritchard, who was born
and reared near Asheboro, has been
assigned to fill the pastorate of the
local Methodist Protestant church.
Mr. Pritchard is the son of the late
Frank Pritchard. His early aspir
ations were for the ministerial field
and when but a boy around his fath
er’s fireside he planned to become a
minister of the gospel. His early ed
ucation in the Gold Hill public school
and in the Asheboro school were step
ping stones to his final ministerial
educational career at Westminster
Theological Seminary.
Since his graduation from Western
Maryland College and Westminster
Theological Seminary he has served
some of the best pastorates in his
denomination in the State. For the
past five years Mr. Pritchard has been
pastor of the Methodist Protestant
church at Henderson. His congrega- j
tion at Henderson urged his returfi
but Mr. Pritchard felt that his time |
could be better spent in a new field
of labor.
Mr. Pritchard and his wife came
to Asheboro after the adjournment of J
conference and arranged to move here
next week. They were guests of
their sister, Mrs. J. M. Burrow, on
Asheboro, Star Route, while in this
section. The local church is fortunate j
in securing Rev. and Mrs. Pritchard
and the community is also fortunate
in having them as citizens.
MACHINE RULE BY CEPHAS
BOWMAN AND RICHARDSON
It is claimed by some that Postmas
ter U. C. Richardson and Deputy Fed
eral Tax Collector Cephas Bowman
are trying to usurp the leadership of
the Republican party in Randolph
county. It is stated that these ttoo
are making an attempt to purify the
party in the county.
It is reported that Bowman at the
instance of Richardson has written a
letter to the Republican precinct com
mitteemen in all townships of the
county asking them to get up a peti
tion asking for the removal of L.
Byrd from the office of county road
supervisor. A copy of the petition
ready for the names of the signers is
said to have been enclosed with the
letter of request. It is stated that
Richardson says the party will go to
the bad if Byrd is retained in his
present official capacity.
On the other hand, Mr. Byrd, it is
understood, does not take well to the
movement started to oust him from
his job. Friends of Byrd claim, it is
said, that the party stock began going
down when Richardson was appointed
Postpiaster at A^heboro. It is under
stood, however, that the letter sent
to the precinct committeemen takes
the position that Byrd is the unpopu
lar man and that he is making his
party unpopular,'and that the people
of the county want him removed.
ANOTHER STRIKE
For the second time in a few months
the employes of the Full Fashion
losiery mill, at Durham, have struck,
rhe first strike lasted six weeks,
management is now replacing
“ strikers with ,, non-union
1 anticipate that the mill
1 to operate full time
. „ -— of leg work
D. N. WELBORN DIES
AT HOME IN HIGH POINT
Was Native of This County,
Having Been Born and Rear
ed in Trinity Township.
Mr. D. N. Welbom, one of High
Point’s pioneer furniture men, died
Monday following a stroke of paraly
sis which he suffered six months ago.
Mr. Welborn was 49 years of age. He
was bora and reared at Trinity, in
this county.
He is survived by his widow and the
following children: Allen Burton,
Elizabeth Snow', Nancy, David N., Jr.,
Raymond Ellis and Joseph A. Wel
bom; by four brothers, Robert, Chas.,
John and Jake Welborn; and by two
sisters, Mrs. Eugene Marsh and Mrs,
Onslow Marsh, of Trinity.
“Mr. Welborn was - $%iexnber -of the
Wesley Memorial’ Methodist Episco
pal church, of High Point, and also
of High Point lodge No. 1155, Benev
olent and Protective Order of Elks.
The funeral services were conducted
at his home on Parkway, in High
Point, yesterday, interment following
in the city cemetery.
WAR MOTHERS ENTERTAIN
WORLD WAR VETERANS
The War Mothers entertained the
World War veterans at the Old Hick
ory Cafe last night. This organization
has adopted the custom of serving din
ner to the veterans each armistice day
and it is much appreciated. More
than eighty-five soldiers registered, a
number exceeding that of any previous
year.
Dr. I. T. Mann, of High Point,
formerly State Commander of the
American Legion, made an address
stirring the hearts of those whose
services are commended and appre
ciated by all loyal Americans.
The War Mothers greeted the war
veterans and assured them of their
interest not only upon the celebration
of Armistice day but throughout the
days and years. Messrs. Reid Han
nah and Eugene Chisholm known 'to
all Company K. men as famous cooks,
left no stones unturned in sustaining
their reputation when bidden by the
War Mothers “to do their best”. Fol
lowing is the menu: Baked turkey,
dressing, cranberry sauce, creamed po
tatoes, English peas, candied yams,
hearts of celery, pickles, brick cream,
aiftl cake.
The high school orchestra furnished
music throughout the evening.
PINCHOT SAYS BLAIR
AND HAYNES TO BLAME
Federal Permits to Dealers Rea'
son For Pennsylvania’s
Wetness.
Governor Gifford Pinehot of Penn
sylvania, in an address before the
Anti-Saloon League at Chicago Sun
day, said that leakage of bootleg
alcohol in Philadelphia through the
granting of permits to lawbreakers
by the Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue has created his State’s most
perplexing problem. He charged
that these permits were granted by
the federal commissioner over pro
tests of the State authorities. He put
the blame on Commissioners Haynes
and Blair.
He stated that 53 of the 61 federal
permittees in Pennaylvaia were
known to be lawbreakers. He laid the
cause for the present disrespect for
the prohibition law at the doors of
the conspicuous political leaders at
Washington.
There are 26 o^en Saloons in Phil
adelphia, to the Governor.
There are 88 breweries in the State
operating under federal permit. The
64 that had been operated under State
permit have long since been closed.
Hie 88 can’t he closed on account of
the protection they get from the fed
eral grosrament. The government
has refused to cancel these permits
MRS. CALLICOTT
DIED THURSDAY
Funeral Held at Hew Hope
Church Saturday—Aged 84
Years.
Mrs. Mary Roberta Presnell Calli
cott, widow of the late A. S. Callicott,
died at her home in Asheboro Thurs
day, November 5th, at the age of
about 48 years, following an illness of
several months.
She is survived by five children, two
daughters, Mrs. E. H. Nance and Miss
Exie Callicott; three sons, Glenn Cal
licott, of High Point and Elmer and
Bruce Callicott, of Asheboro; two
sisters, ^Irs. W. M. Coble and Mrs.
William Cox, of near New Hope
church, in Union township; and three
brothers, Messrs. Ernest Presnell, of
High Point, W. E. Presnell, of Dan
ville, Va., and George H. Presnell, of
the Newr Hope community.
Mrs. Callicott was a daughter of
the late Branson and Sallie Presnell,
tif Union township. Following her
marriage to Mr. Augustus S. Callicott
she lived for a while in Union town
ship and later at Seagrove and at the
time of her husband’s death they were
residing at Hemp. Following Mr. Cal
licott’s death she and her family
moved to Asheboro and had been here
about three years prior to her death.
In early childhood she joined the
New Hope Methodist Protestant
church and was an interested and ac
tive member. Since moving to Ashe
boro, she transferred her membership
to the local church and has proved her
self a loyal member.
Mrs. Callicott was a great lover of
flowers and it was fitting that she
should be laid to rest beneath a mound
of them.
Funeral services were, conducted at
New Hope church Saturday afternoon
by Rev. J. W. flulin, a former.pastor
of the deceased. A large number of
relatives and friends gathered to pay
their last tribute of respect. The pall
bearers were Bennie Coble, B. G. Con
ner, Dewey Buie, Earl Cox, Walter E.
Dooley and A. R. Crowell. The flow
ers were borne by Misses Lucile Wil
liams, Villie Styers, Nettie Coble,
Beatrice Lowdermilk, Ultra Lowder
milk, Pearl Sykes, Donzie Bean, Agnes
Nance, Edith McDowell, Hester Cox,
Ua Presnell, Molene Presnell, Carrie
Stallings, Pauline Elliott, Esther Ross
Claire Presnell and Pauline Styers.
MISS CASSIE MAY HOGAN IS
BRIDE OF MR. CICERO SKEEN
, Miss Cassie May Hogan and Mr.
Cicero Skeen were quietly married at
the home of the officiating justice,
Mr. J. A. Neighbors, November 5th.
The bride is a young woman with
many personal charms, while her
husband, who is a son of Mr. Cicero
Skeen, of Asheboro, is a promising
young man.
miss ruby McDonald is
BRIDE OF MR. PEARL COBI^
Miss Ruby McDonald, of Worthville,
and Mr. Pearl Coble, of Concord, were
married Saturday evening, November
7th, at the home of J. A. Neigbors,
the officiating justice of the peace.
The only attendants were Mr. Glenn
McDonald and Mis? Mabel Lineberry,
of Worthville. After the ceremony
the young couple left immediately for
Concord where Mr. Coble holds a re
sponsible position. The bride is. the
attracth \ daughter of Mr. Joseph Mc
Donald, of Worthville, while thfe
groom is the son of Wesley Coble.
Three Abandoned Babies
The finding by C. B.' Thrift, of
Raleigh, of a new-born dead infant on
his doorstep Sunday morning brings
the total of babies found in that
city within the week up to three. One
was found the Sunday previous by the
side of the railroad tracks in the city
which had been apparently thrown
from the window of a moving train.
Still another dead infant was found
last week in the . brick yard at the
State Prison farm. No clues have
been obtained as to the identity of
the babies or their parents.
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Joe Bulla is in Memorial Hospital
is a result of falling: on a pieee of
vindow glass while playing ball. He
ind some other boys were playing ball
ind Joe fell on the glass which was
(ticking up from the ground and cut
us leg, severing two arteries. He
; a great deal of blood but big
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time to re
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Pioneer Newspaper Man Dead
W. K. Jacobson, aged 83 years, for
more than 35 years editor and owner
of the Washington Progress, died
Nov. 7th, from a disease from which
he had been suffering for years. He
was in 1907 representative from his
county in the legislature and took an
active interest in politics and church
work.
MASTER BICKETT PREVOST
SUFFERS BROKEN LIMB
While crossing the street near his
father’s grocery store, Master Bickett
Prevost was hit by a Carolina Light
and Power company truck and his leg
■was broken. According to reports the
little fellow was running down the side
walk by B. C. Moore’s store and as he
got to the Cross street he fell and the
rear wheel of the truck ran ovep the
boy’s leg. Mr. Bob Cameron was
driving the truck. He is improving at
Memorial Hospital.
IMPROVEMENT IN
WATERSHORTAGE
Recent Rain Starts Branches to j
Flowing—Get Five Cars From
High Point Daily.
Asheboro’s water situation is show- j
ing some improvement due to the;
recent rain. The past rain started !
the branches which supply the ponds I
to running with the result that the '
ponds already increased by the rains j
of ten days ago are filling up. Should
the present rate of increase in the
ponds continue and there should fall
another rain within the next week or
ten days it would probably be possi
ble to discontinue water shipments
from High Point.
As it is, the water shipments from
High Point have been cut in half.
Now from five to seven cars of water
are arriving daily whereas not many
days ago the rate of supply was from
twelve to fifteen cars daily.
The people of the town are con
tinuing to cooperate with the author
ities in the conservation of water.
This splendid cooperation on the part
of the people has been of great help
to the authorities in supplying the
actual needs of the town. It is urged
that this conservation of water be
kept up until the shortage is allevia
ted.
BAPTIST NEWS LETTER
The Asheboro District meeting of
the W. M. U. of the Piedmont Asso
ciation was held with the Asheboro
Baptist church Tuesday of this week.
The principal speakers were Miss Mil
lie Patterson and Mesdames Mason,
Hunter and Matthews, all of Greens
boro. The following churches were
represented: Asheboro, Franklinville,
Liberty and Ramseur.
Our Training-Class has on roll 22.
We are studying the book, Building A
Standard Sunday School. Good inter
est is being shown in each recitation.
Mr. Arthur Peterson and pastor car
ried four children to the Kenedy
Home last week. The Kenedy Home
is a part of the Thomasville Orphan
age and is near Kinston, N. C. The
children were Mrs. Green’s of Central
Falls.
The pastor will be out of town next
week attending the Baptist State Con
vention in Charlotte. The following
have been elected as messengers from
our church: Brethren Arthur Peterson,
W. A. Gregory, E. S. Millsaps, C. W.
Scott and G. H. King.
Subjects for next Sunday: Morning,
“Jesus, The Prince of Peace”. Evening,
“ ‘Ruff’ Necks and No Remedy.”
Mrs. Laura Nixon Coval Is
Visiting Relatives in State
Mrs. Laura Nixon Coval, who was
the daughter of the late Dr. Nixon,
of seven miles west of Asheboro, has
arrived in High Point for an indefi
nite stay. Mrs. Coval lives in India
napolis, Ind., but has been spending
her winters in Florida for several
years. She visited friends in and
around Asheboro last spring as she
was returning to her Indiana home
and noted wonderful progress in her
native county and State. Mrs. Coval
will probably visit in Asheboro before
going to Florida.
Card of Thanks
We wish to extend our thanks for
the kindnesses shown us during the
sickness and death of our dear mother
and sister, Mrs. A. S. Callicott.
Her Children, Sisters and Brothers
newTof week
TOLD IN BRIEF
Happenings of Interest. In Vari
ous Parts of the State and
Nation for Busy Reader.
Judge Oliver H. Allen, aged seventy
five years, one of the best known ju
rists in the State, is undergoing treat
ment in a Kinston hospital.
Efforts are being made to reorgan
ize the Bank of Hamlet, at Hamlet,
which closed its doors several days
ago, or to organize a new bank.
The town of Wilson has probably
the lowest tax rate of any city or
town in the State, the rate being 58
cents on the $100'' valuation. The
county tax rate is $1.50.
M. J. Hulsey, of Hillsboro county,
Florida, has bought 3,096 acres of
land in the neighborhood of Hanging
Rock, in Western North Carolina, for
a consideration of $47,500.
The Book-Cadillac hotel, of Detroit,
has taken out insurance in the amount
of one billion dollars to insure the
lives of each one of its guests while
registered at the hotel and for 48
hours afterwards. The policy pays
$5000 for loss of life and $2500 for
loss of limb. This is the first hotel
to adopt this unique plan.
Thirty-seven men are being tried
in Buncombe county superior court,
at Asheville, this week on charge of
an alleged mob attack on the county
jail September 19th in an effort to
lynch a negro charged with the rape
of a white woman.
Aubrey Bohannon, young white man
of High Point, sustained a fractured
skull Tuesday when struck over the
head with a stick said to have been in
DEATH CLAIMS
HENRY T. BRAY
Died in Hospital Friday—Was
Long Prominent Citizen of
This County.
Henry Thomas Bray, aged 74 years,
3 months and 24 days, of Ramseur,
R. F. D. 1, died Friday, Novemoer 6,
in Dr. Wilkerson’s hospital, at Randle
man, following an illness of three or
four months duration from amte
Bright’s disease. He had been m
failing health for some time but unt3
ten days prior to his death his con
dition was not considered serious.
Mr. Bray was bom in Randolph
county July 11, 1851. He was a re
tired farmer and merchant, being very
prominent in religious, fraternal and
civic activities. He was a member of
the Deep River Masonic lodge and
was a justice of the peace in Cole- .
ridge township. Mr. Bray was s
member of the Shiloh Christian church
having joined that church when only
a boy.
In addition to his widow, he is sur
vived by four sons, A. H. Bray, of
Hemp; R. W. Bray, of Ramseur; L.
C. Bray, of Greensboro; and Dr. E. P.
Bray, of Hanover, Va.; one daughter.
Mrs. T. F. Caveness, of Wichita Falls,
Texas; 32 grandchildren and eleven
great grandchildren.
The funeral services were conducted
at Shiloh Christian church Sunday
afternoon at 2 o’clock by Rev. C. E. •
Gerringer. Pallbearers were selected
from the members of the Masonic
fraternity which attended in a body
from Deep River lodge. The funerad
was largely attended attesting the
high esteem in which the deceased
was held by the people of the com
munity.
SEAGROVE NEWS
Rev. C. L. Spencer, of Enfield, ant
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Spencer, of Steed*,
Route 1, spent Sunday at Mr. O. DL
Lawrence’s.
Among those spending Saturday
and Sunday out of town were Mr. A.
E. Poston and Misses Lillie O’Quimw
Mary Tysor and Maude Lee Spoon.
There will be services at the Christ
ian church Wednesday evening, Nov.
18, at 7:30, preaching and installation
service to install the new pastor, Rev.
J. C. Cummings, of Hemp. Dr. G. Ol
Lankford, of Burlington, will have
charge of the service. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
Mr. Manley Jordan has returned
from a few weeks’ stay in Texas and
has bought the store house of Me.
Jasper Auman.
POWER COMPANY MAKES
REDUCTION IN ITS RATES
Corporation Commission Orders
the Reduction Effective With
November Readings.
The Carolina Power and light
Company and the Yadkin River Power
Company have reduced rates for elec
tric current that will mean a saving
of $130,000 for the entire system. The
new schedules recently prepared by
the corporation commission will g»
into effect in the November readings.
The rates' under the new schedule will
be lower than they were 18 years ago.
Following is the schedule which af
fects the rate in Asheboro, Liberty,
Ramseur, Franklinville, Staley, Bon
lee, Cameron, Carthage, Troy, Star,
Pittsboro, and a number of other
towns in this section:
“For those situations now being
served on the company’s so-called
standard lighting rate schedules, the
commission has ordered a reduction of
1 1-2 cents per KWH in the first block
of both commercial and residential
schedules, reducing the rate for this
block from 11 1-2 to 10 cents, also a
reduction of 1-2 cent per KWH in the
second block of the commercial
schedule, the schedules otherwise re
maining the same. All customers
served under such standard schedule*
will be benefitted by this reduction."
Cotton Forecast
Methodist Protestants
Opposed to Evolution
The United States Department of
Agriculture forecasts a production of
15,800,000 bales of cotton this year.
North Carolina’s estimated production
is 1,080,000 bales.
Methodist Protestant conference
w uivu closed its sessions at High Point
last Monday went on record as being;
opposed to the teaching of evolutk*
in the schools of the State. A resoh*
tion to this effect was drawn up
presented to the conference and it i
adopted.
Reports during the progress of the
conference disclosed a remarkable
growth of membership in the 23S
churches of the denomination in tin
State during the past year. Various
successful revivals have been conduct
ed resulting in an increase in member
ship and a revival of a number
churches. Much improvement along;
other lines was also shown by the im
ports read at the conference.
Greensboro raised
Tuesday for the
stadium in
soldier dead of