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■P Ti the courier Two Sections 16 Pages First Section ' ■•Mv h > filiiiniiiniiiiiiniinmiinininiinniHiimimuHHimiiimMi. "”8 THE COURIER Two Sections 16 Pages First Section m lltlttlltlllUill ISSUED WEEKLY VOLUME L PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN ■ Asheboro, North Carolina, Thtarsday, December 3, 1925 $2.00 A Yl R IN ADVANCE NUMBER 48 c*E£MS/W* fered School Children. : The State Tuberculosis Association has had Red Creed Christmas seals on sale since Thanksgiving. The campaign in Asheboro begins Mon day, Dec. 7th. This year the state chairman is expecting Randolph to lead in the sale of deals as it has in many other movements. The Health and Welfare Department of the Wo man’s Club is taking the lead in this sale and feel sure not only every member of the club will cooperate, but every business House and every citizen of the town. Especially it is urged that children be'encouraged to buy a few seal's of their own, as the fund is not only for those suffering from tuberculosis, but under nour ished children and for the prevention of the “white plague”. Twenty-five cents of every dollar stays in Ran dolph county while 75 cents goes ^to ward the state WpTk. Prize Offered to School Children The State Association offers a prize of a book “Health Training In School” which will be given to the room at school selling the largest number of seals, and to the child sell ing the largest number of seals a prize of $2.50 in cash will be given. To earn this cash prize the sales must amount to as much as $12.00. This contest will begin Monday, Dec. 7th and end Dec. 12th. Seals may be obtained from Hattie Burkhead for the colored people and from Mrs. Hal W. Walker, Seal Sale Chairman. M. P. CHURCH The new paator has been received vary cordially by the congregation and the prospect is favorable for a suc cessful year. Large congregations have' greeted the new pastor both morning and evening the two Sun days that he has been here. At eleven o’clock next Sunday the sacrament of the lord’s Supper will he administered.. As this is the first communion service of the new pastor ate it is earnestly desired that a large congregation be preffent. At this eleven o’clock service next Sunday an opportunity will be given for people to unite with the church. The pastor will be glad to talk with , . - dte with the r if the membership is i The senior choir lias been furnishing some excellent special music for the morning services and the junior choir has been giving a good account of its self at the evening services. l«t the good work go on. BAPTIST NEWS LETTER Dr. Walter N. Johnson, secretary of the Steward League of Baptist Min isters, is giving us each evening of this week at 7:30 o’clock, a very in spiring series of lectures on Chris tian Stewardship. He will be with us through Friday night. Those who heard him go away saying, “we have never heard it on this wise before.’’ Indeed, Dr. Johnson is a modern ex ponent of original Christianity. He is a thinker of thinkers and a true prophet of his day. His message is all inclusive of the Christian life and activity. The relative position of per sonality and things is so clearly seen in his messages that the least of us can well understand. When Christian stewardship permeates all Christen dom there will be no problem of empty pews, church debts and even evolution. Our thanksgiving offering for the Thomasville Orphanage amounted to more than forty dollars. Thanks to the donors. The Randolph District B. Y. P. U. will meet next'Sunday afternoon, 3 o’clock, Ramseur Baptist church. The local B. Y. P. U. of Aaheboro church will repeat the playlet given at Lib erty the first Sunday in Nov. Rev. E. N. Gardner, pastor of the Thomas vflle Orphanage Baptist church will deliver the address. The pastor will occupy the pulpit Sunday morning and evening. Morn ing subject: “The Possession of Hie Righteous”; evening subject: “The SiORLENDO.PUGH DIGS AT RAMSGUR *■ Illness Death Fellows' Short From Pneunrotfla—Funeral Held Wednesday. Ramseur, Dec. 1^—The community was saddened when it learned yes terday afternoon that Mr. S. Orlendo Pugh had succumbed to a sudden at tack of pleurisy-pneumonia. He had been confined to his room only three or four days, having taken cold early last week and working until Wednes day last. Mr. Pugh’s death is a great ldss to us. He was a useful man as well as a consecrated Christian. He was a faithful husband and a most loving father and good citizen. He believed in and stood for the best interests of the community and always for what he thought was right. He was an excellent carpenter and brick layer. He had recently completed a handsome bungalow on his lot in Ramseur. Several years ago Mr. Pugh pro fessed faith in Christ and joined the’ Christian church at Pleasant Cross, later moving his membership to Ram Methodist church, which he seur served consistently always doing all he could cheerfully and efficiently. He will be greatly missed in church work. Mr. Pugh was a member of the Jun ior Order, which had charge of the funeral service. A Wife, who was Miss Mary Belle Burrow, and a baby are left besides several brothers and sisters, and his father, Mr. Will Pugh, of Franklin ville. The funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock by Rev. J. W. Hoyle, pastor of the de ceased. Moderation League Champions Light Wines and Beer For U. S. A new organization, called the Mod eration League, has been formed to :hampion light wines and beer. This league recently made a survey of irunkenness in the United States since prohibition. Its findings are lot flattering to the Volstead act. Among the names of the directors >f the organization one finds the names of Elihu Root, Kermit Roose velt, W. C. Retfpeld, former Secretary nf Commerce; the president of the Metropolitan life Insurance Company; Henry Holt, New Yoric publisher; the president of the board of trustees of Columbia University; the president of the NeW York bar association; and lozens of others. Wayne B. Wheeler, head of the An ti-Saloon League, says it is a Cana iian “wet” organization and is being financed by the “wets.” Others say it is an organization like that suggest ed by its name, an organization of moderates who do not believe in ex tremes in prohibition. Take your :hoice. Attempt at Holdup Fails An attempt to hold up C. W. Lye •ly, of Rowan county, on the high vay three miles south of Lexington Sunday night failed when Mr. Lyerly, nstead of stopping his car when the ;hree men with drawn pistols stepped >ut in front of him, fed more gas, running over and knocking one of ;he men down and scattering the »ther two. No trace has been found >f the injured man. Monroe Issues Bonds Monrde has issued and *,old 1200,000 in bonds for water, light and sewer improvement. The American Trust Company, at Char lotte, was the successful bidder out of 20 after the bonds. JOHNSON SPEAKS ON STEWARDSHIP Is Delivering Series of Lectures at Baptist Church—Las); Lec ture Tomorrow Night. Johnson, D. D., secretary of the Steward League of Baptist Min isters, an organisation now working in six States with plans to cover all the Southern States, with headquar ters at Mars Hill, has been in Ashe boro this week speaking each night at the Baptist church. He will con clude his series of lectures Friday niDi% Johnson is a specialist in Christian stewardship, having studied the subject for over 25. years. He has been secretary of Missions in two dif t States and pastor in many His invitations and engage for the next few weeks are in Virginia. South Ckro Louiaiana, ' ring —~r~r Uncle Sam's Giant of the Air This Barling Bomber is' the world’s biggest airplane.; Required two and one-half years to build, cost ing $400,000. As soon as Lieut. John A. MacReady finishes experimental flight tests it will be stored at UcCook Field, Dayton, Ohio. B. Y. P. U. TO MEET AT RAMSEUR SUNDAY, 6TH County President Outlines the | Program—Rev. E. N. Card- j ner To Speak. The regular monthly meeting of the Randolph county district of the Piedmont associated B. Y. P. U. will be Held at the Ramseur Baptist church next Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. The following program will be car ried out: 3:00 P. M. Beginning on time. Song and Praise. 3:10. Roll call and reports handed in by union. 3.20. Reports of committees and discussions. 3:30. Miscellaneous business. 3:55. Song, by congregation. 3:40. Playlet, by Asheboro union. 3:50. Solo, hy Mrs. Witchards. 3:55. Address, by Rev. E. N. Gard ner, of Thomasville. 4:15. Presentation of Banner. This program will be interesting and full of pep all the way through. We can make it shorter by all being ready* to respond when called on. Anyway, we will not consume more than one and one-quarter hours. Let’s all go. P. D. BUCK, President HEARN'S FAMILY GATHER AT HOME OF MRS. DURHAM Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Durham cele brated Thanksgiving by<f inviting members of their families to dine with them at their home at Siler City. Mrs. Durham is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Kearns, of Concord township, this county. An old time turkey dinner was served and was much enjoyed by the following rela tives: Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Kearns and family, Mr Charles Kearns and fam ily, Mr. Lee Kearns and family, Mrs. J. W. Birkhead and two daughters, Pauline and Minnie Lee, Mr. Harris Birkhead and family, of Asheboro, Mr. and Mrs. David Parson, of Eller be, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Durham and family, of Middleburg. Mr. Durham is a son of the host and hostess. He is principal of the Middlehurg high school. Opposes Capital Punishment Judge Henry A. Grady is opposed to capital punishment, according to a statement at . Oxford last Saturday. “Capital punishment,” sard Grady, “is a relic of barbarism and I would like to see it abolished in North Carolina.” Judge Meekins Warns Not To Shoot At Bootleggers Federal Judge Isaac M. Meekins, holding court at Raleigh, Monday, told federal officers that they must stop shooting at persons suspected of violating the prohibition laws. He told the officers that it is a violation of the law to shoot at them when they flee and a dangerous thing to shoot in the air to frighten them. He said that when officers shoot to stop fleeing suspects the man shot at has a right to suspect that he is being attacked and he can fight back. Judge Meekins also discountenances the practice federal officers have of persuading others to violate the law in order to make out a case. MAIL EARLY APPEAL IS ISSUED BY P. M. GENERAL Public is Asked to Co-operate so that Postal Employes, Too, May Enjoy Christmas at Their Firesides. The annual Christmas appeal to ‘mail early” was issued Sunday by Postmaster General New. The people rf the United States, he said, have i their power to adjust the enor ' oliday burden of clerks and so that they, too, may enjoy - Christinas is in store for fustfwewillonlyriop^ will be )e holiday HENRY M. COX DIED LAST WEEK, AGED 73 Was Born and Reared in Holly Springs Section pf County— Lived in Greensboro. Following several weeks illness Mr. Henry M. Cox died at the home of his son, V. R. Cox, in Greensboro last week at the age of 73 years. Mr. Cox was bom and reared near Holly Springs. He resided there until the death of his wife three years ago when he went to Greensboro to make his home with his son. He is sur vived by the following sons and daughters: M. C., W. H. and V. R. Cox and Miss Bessie Cox, all of Greensboro, Mr. O. G. Cox, of Thom asville, Mrs. I. O. Hamilton, at Ashe boro, Mrs. D. N. Hamilton, at High Point. Also, 2 step children: Mr. J. R. Siler, of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. B. B. Bunton, of Greensboro. He is also survived by twenty-three grandchil dren. Unafraid of death he assured his children he was going, crossing to the great beyond, where there is rest and peace. SINGING AT MT. VERNON POSTPONED TO DEC. 6TH The all day singing which was to have been held at^Mt. Vernon church last Sunday was until next Sunday, December sixth. This was done on account of some members of the cla'ss having another engagement. Everyone is cordially invited to at tend the all day singing at Mt. Vera on Sunday. “MAIL EARLY” LS ADVICE OF P. M No Mail Will Be Pat In Boxes on Christmas Day and Windows Will Not Be Opened. pointment to sender or addressee. GALE SWEEPS OVER FLORIDA EAST COAST Carried Death and Destruction In Its Wake—Deluge Hits City of Miami. The rough winter which many scientists have predicted seems to have begun in parts of the country. Tuesday morph*? the east coast of Florida suffered the worst gale in 36 years. A 62-mile gale accompani ed by a rainstorm swept the coast towns causing a loss of four lives and injuries to scores while, millions of dollars worth of property was de stroyed. Fire broke out in places and fanned by the gale caused enormous loss. The day before Miami was drench ed with a fourteen-inch rainfall which Ailed its streets several inches deep in water. The city was without lights and power during the day. So deep was the water in the streets that the people donned their bathing suits for street wear. About noon the water receded from the sidewalks. GRAY’S CHAPEL SCHOOL TO BEGIN NETT MONDAY MORNING County superintendent of public in struction T. Fletcher Bulla is author ity for the announcement that the school at Gray’s Chapel will begin next Monday*morning, the school building having been completed to the point that it is ready for class rlr to Kptrin Six teachers will direct the work of this consolidated school this year. They are; Prof'B. A. Barrihger and Misses Bertine Shepard, Inez Van For the benefit of the patrons of the Asheboro postoffice, Postmaster U. C. Richardson has requested The Courier to publish the following state ment with reference to the delivery of mail on Christmas day: According to instructions issued by the Post Office Department incoming mail received on Christmas day will not be worked until the following day. In other words no mail will be put in boxes on Christmas day. Out going dispatches will be taken care of. Windows will not be open at any time during day. You are urged to do your Christmas mailing early in order that this enormous mail may be handled efficiently and without dissa REUNION OF BARKER FAMILY THANKSGIVING Held at Home of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon E. Barker, on Ashe ( boro, Route 1. A reunion of the Barker family was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon E. Barker, Asheboro, Route 1, Thanksgiving day. More than six ty members of the family were pres ent, a number of them coming .from Guilford and surrounding counties. Mr. Anderson Barker who was elected secretary of the .organization read a history of the family which dated back to 1200. William Barker bought the first tract of land recorded in this county from William Penn in Penn sylvania. Nathan Barker, eighty-three years of age and the oldest member of the family in this section, was not able to be present at the reunion. He resides in the Holly Springs section. Ezra Barker, the oldest member of the family is ninety years old and lives in Indiana. The family reunion next year will be held in September at the home place of Thomas Hinshaw near Holly Springs. • Stephen Cox, of Westfield, Indiana, was the only invited guest. He is a friend of the family in this county and is closely associated with mem bers of the family in Indiana. He was called to Asheboro, Route 1, on ac count of the death of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Simeon Cox. Get More Power Power curtailment of the Southern Power Company has been reduced from one-half days a week to one day a week. Improvement in the flow of water in the rivers caused by the re cent rains is the reason for lifting the ban. The ban was put on about the middle of August and before many days after the first announce ment of one day’s curtailment it was increased to two days a week. Not many days ago a half day was taken off and now a whole day. Gales and Tidal Waves Tidal waves sweeping in during a terrific storm off the Italian coast last Friday devastated an entire town and caused property damage to the extent of thousands of dollars and killed and drowned scores of people. A furious gale" at the same time off the Spanish and French coasts cost the lives of several people and consid erable damage to property. There ! was snow in Spain and in parts of France where snow is rare. RAY CLARK HAS ARM BROKEN BY GUNSHOT Ray Clark, Asheboro young man, is in Memorial hospital suffering from a broken arm as the result of the acci dental discharge of a shotgun Friday afternoon of last week in the hands of Walter Betts. The entire load pene trated Clark’s arm just below the el bow, breaking one of the bones in the arm and shooting the large muscle in two. Clark and Betts had gone to the John Skeen place about three miles west of town on a hunting trip Friday afternoon. Betts was in the act of loading his gun when it was accident ally discharged. He had put a shell in the gun and was closing the breech when the plunger hung, hitting the cap and discharging it. Clark, it is stated, was in the act of reaching for the gun at the time and the muzlle was only a few inches from his arm. MR. W. P. ROYSTER OPENS A PRESSING CLUB IN TROY P. Royster, who has owned and operated a cleaning and pressing club in Asheboro for several years, has moved his plant to Troy where he has opened up for business. Mr. Royster is optimistic over the pros pects of his new field. He leaves Asheboro much to the regret of his many friends who extend best wishes for'* his success. < The German Reichstag, which is similar to our Congress and the Eng lish Parliament, has voted to join the League of Nations and Germany will SUPERIOR COURT BEGINS MONDAY Two Weeks Term—Criminal Docket Has More Than 130 Cases—Judge Lane. Randolph county Superior court for the trial of cases both on the criminal and civil dockets will convene in the court house at Asheboro next Monday, December 7th, with Judge Henry P. Lane presiding. More than 130 cases are on the criminal docket for disposal during the first week of court. This docket, while heavy, is not as large as usual due to the large number of cases dis posed of at the two week’s special term held several weeks ago. Solicitor Zeb Long, of Statesville, will prose cute the criminal docket. There are a number of civil cases calendered for the second week of court. The civil calendar appears on another page of this issue of this newspaper. The list of jurors for the two weeks of court was published in a previous issue of The Courier. BOARD OF EDUCATION TO MEET MONDAY AFTERNOON County superintendent of public instruction T. Fletcher Bulla has re quested announcement made fiiat the regular December meeting of the county board of education will be held Monday afternoon, December 7th, beginning at 1:30 o’clock, instead of Monday morning. Those who have business to transact before the board are requested to bear this in mind. STATE NOT SO PROUD OF THIS DISTINCTION North Carolina took lead in num ber of deaths from automobile acci dents last week with eight and 28 in juries. Florida was a close second with 7 deaths and 33 injuries. There were 56 injuries in Georgia and three deaths. Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana reported no deaths. The total number of deaths report ed was 33 and 212 injuries against 36 deaths for the week before and 170 injuries. Mr. T. J. Finch Erects a s Mausoleum at Hopewell Mr. T. J. Finch, of Trinity, is hav ing erected on his burial plot in the cemetery at Hopewell church, Trin ity township, a mausoleum for his family. The mausoleum is to be of hammered granite lined with marble. The foundation is already down and it is expected that the mausoleum will be finished by Christmas. It will cost about $10,000. The caskets of his two sons, both killed by trains, will be exhumed and placed in the mausoleum when com pleted. MISS NELL CHANDLER IS BRIDE OF MR. B. H. YOKLEY Miss Nell Chandler was married to Mr. B. H. Yokley at the home of jus tice of the peace Mendenhall, near j Thomasville, last Saturday. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T, j Chandler, of Albemarle. She is a ' charming and attractive young wo man. For the past six months she has been stenographer in attorney C N. Cox’s office and during this time she has made many friends in Ashe boro. The groom is a promising young business man of Thomasville and holds a responsible position with the Thomasville Chair Company. He is the son of Mrs. Edward Yokley Mrs. Yokley will remain in Asheborc for some time, but later the young couple will reside in Thomasville. RED STAR GARAGE : IS BURGLARIZED Entered Monday Night and Au to Accessories Taken to Val ue More Than $1,000. The Red Star Filling Station on the corner of Salisbury and North Fay etteville streets was entered Monday night by thieves who took goods val ued at more than a thousand dollars Among the stolen articles were BE tires, three dozen tubes, a number oi motor meters, horns and other auto mobile accessories. Entrance to the building was effected by the breaking of a glass in the side of the garage. A Studebaker was used in taking away the stolen property, but in driv ing away one of the tires was burst on the new curbing which is being placed on Salisbury street. The thieves abandoned their car and took Mr. Francis White’s car which was parked in front of Mr. Blaylock’s residence on Sunset ave nue. This car, too, was abandoned at New Salem and a State highway car was used and later abandoned. No arrests have been made and very little of the stolen property has been recovered. ». Charles A. G. Thomas : Charles A. G. Thomas, pio neer Baptist minister, past grand chaplain of the Junior order for the United States, and a former pastor at Asheboro, died at his home in Rocky Mount Monday, following a decline in health for the past sev was taken to after BIG1WTMENT HOLIDAY GOODS Merchants of the County Ate Prepared to Take Care of Large Volume of Buying. The merchants of the county are beginning to advertise their Christ mas offerings. Their stocks of mer chandise this year are large and have been carefully selected in order t* get the best for the most economical price. Never has there been a more varied assortment of holiday goods in the stores of the county and seldom have prices been better. The Randolph county merchant* have made a study of the wants, needs and desires ,of the people of the county, therefore the suggestions they make as to Christmas Gifts will be most timely. You can save lot of time and money by perusing the advertisements of these Randolph county merchants carefully. Perhaps you have been worried about the kind of 'present you will give to your mother, father, wife, son, daughter, husband, sweetheart or friend. Your problems will be easily solved if you will but read The Con ner. Then, too, you can look over the advertisements, select the things yon want to buy for all those to whom you intend sending presents, add op the total, and know exactly what yon can do with your Christmas money. The merchant who advertises in The Courier for your business really wants you to trade with him, and it is safe to say that such merchants will do all within their power to aid you in making this the most pleasant Christmas you’ve ever enjoyed. It is only three weeks from Friday till Christmas Day, so there is no time to lose in doing your Christmas shopping. SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE AT PISGAH NEXT SUNDAY A Sunday school institute for Union township will be held at Pisgah M. K. church on Sunday, December 6th, be ginning at 2 o’clock p. in. All the Sunday schools of the town ship and surrounding territory are urged to send representatives. Es pecially are the officers and teachers of the various schools of the township expected to be present. Also, the schools are requested tn send their choirs that some good mn sic may be rendered. Come bring your friends and enjoy the afternoon. E. A. SHAW, Vice-Pres. MISS ROSA MERRITT, See. Rob Two Stores at Bonier Burglars entered and robbed the Langdon Drug Store and Dunlap Waddell Hardware Company, at Bon lee, early Monday morning. Entrance to the hardware store was effected by the smashing of a panel in a rear door and the drug store was entered in a similar manner. Goods taken from both stores totaled more than $1000 in value. Miss Eva Parks Married A marriage of interest occurred Wednesday evening of last week at the home of the officiating justice* J. S. Ridge, when Miss Eva Parks, of Seagrove, Route 2, was married to Mr. Oakley Ingold, of Asheboro, Route 1. They will reside in Ashe boro and are at Mrs. Z. S. Rush’s temporarily. SCHOOL PUPILS FORM TWO LITERARY SOCIETIES Girls Name Their Society for Mrs. E.. E. Moffitt—Bovs’ Society Not Yet Named, During the fall term of the Ashe boro high school both girls and boys of the institution have organized lit erary societies which are doing good work. The young people are taking much interest in the weekly programs ; of debating, declaiming, reciting, mu j sic, and other features. I The young ladies have named their | society the Elvira Moffitt Literary Society in honor of Mrs. E. E. Mof fitt, formerly of Asheboro, now of Richmond, Virginia. Mrs. Moffitt is well known in Ashe boro, having lived in this'town for many years. She is a daughter of Governor Worth, the one governor of our state who has hailed from Ashe boro and Randolph. Mrs. Moffitt is a brilliant-minded daughter of her illustrious father. She is, also, a kiy al daughter of North Carolina, Ran dolph county, and Asheboro, visitiiig her native heath when opportunity of fers. In spite of her eighty-six yean, she is still remarkably active and keenly interested in the doings of this town, county and state. With the facts before them, the high school girls decided that it was better to name their society in honor of this living, active native of mar town than to bestow on their iza^ion the name of some lo character who never saw Asb At the present, Miss Pauline Burk head is president‘of the i Frances Moore, Miss Helen Bennett, ing the earlier weeks Miss Ellen Presnell Miss Mis Mrs of the