ISSUED WEEKLY
VOLUME LI
THE COURIER
PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN
liWboro, N. C, Thursday, March 18, 1926
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Governor McLean Lauds Randolph
As County of Enduring Qualities
Spoke at Chamber ofComiwee
Banquet Friday Night As
Guest of C. C. Cranford.
MR. R. R. ROSS PAYS A
TRIBUTE TO CRANFORD
Dining Room Taxed to Capacity
as Asheboro’s Chamber of
C. Members Gather.
The more than 130 members of
Asheboro’s chamber of commerce to
gether with a number of invited
guests from all parts of the State
gathered in the dining room of the
Ashlyn hotel at 8 o’clock last Friday
night at a banquet given by Mr. C. C.
Cranford. The spacious dining hall
of the hotel was taxed to. capacity
with what was perhaps the most rep
resentative gathering of Asheboro
business men ever assembled in Ashe
boro. Governor A. W. McLean de
livered the principal address.
Dr. E. L. Moffitt, owner of the
Asheboro Wheelbarrow Company,
was toastmaster. He discussed the
purpose of the chamber of commerce,
which is to serve both Asheboro and
the county at large. He called at
tention to the fact that the town had
doubled its population in the past fif
teen years and told of some of the
things that had brought about this
growth. Dr. Moffitt was followed by
Mayor D. B. McCrary, who presented
Governor McLean in a most happy
manner.
Governor Lauds Randolph
The governor declared that he was
enthused by the gathering; that such
an assemblage of business men in
spired him. It was one of the finest
omens that could be observed in North
Carolina—a spirit of unanimity on
the part of all classes. He could see
no evidence of politics, but the finest
of the citisenship was represented in
the meeting—preachers, doctors, law
yers, old men and young. It was the
proper start for the chamber of com
merce.
' The governor lauded Randolph as
one of the state’s great counties, with
an enduring quality of citisenship,
that of morality and religion. Co-op
eration, he declared, was the prin
ciple on which great things are ac
complished. Big achievements cannot
accomplished alone but when a
■ unity co-operates then will the
it* l» seen, and these thin;
around the banquet table.
The governor said his desire to
see the state go forward had led him'
to lay aside his personal interests
for the time being. He pleaded for
the co-operation of the people, be
cause, he said, he could not do the
great things he desired to do as gov
ernor unless he had the backing. He
needed support of the people, “not
only loyal but forgiving and sym
pathetic,” he declared.
The governor’s office, he said, was
perhaps the most difficult place in
the state to fill, and he doubted
whether any man would take it if he
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Officers Are Eeleeted For
Randolph County Fair Assn.
• At a meeting of the board of direc
tors of the Randolph County Fair As
sociation Monday afternoon, A. I.
Ferree was elected president; J. D.
Ross, first vice president; A B. Beas
ley, of Randleman, second vice presi
dent; M. G. Edwards, secretary and
manager; and E. S. Millsaps, Jr., as
sistant secretary and manager.' James
Neely was elected treasurer.
•Minstrel Show at Gray’s Chapel Next
| Saturday Night
■ On next Saturday night a minstrel
■tow will be given at Gray’s Chapel
auditorium by the scholars of the
■cal school. The show will consist
of songs, Jokes and instrumental mu
sic. .The public is cordially invited
and may expect a laugh from start
to finish. Admission 16c, 80e.
MISS PETTY WANTS
COUNTY LIBRARY HERE
idss Annie Petty, of the State li
brary Commission, was in Aaheboro
the first of the week. Miss Petty is
much interested in the establishment
of a;county library in Aaheboro and
has from time to time urged the cit
izens of Aaheboro and throughout
the county to take steps toward it.
Miss Petty went over the county In a
library truck last summer and found
many of the people in the rural sec
tions interested in books, 'numerous
says applicata
tinned showii
in reading.
Mjsa Petty
FARMERS’ UNION WILL
QUIZ ALL CANDIDATES
Prepare 35 Questions Which
Those Who Seek Office Will
Be Asked To Answer.
—
1 Representatives of the North Caro
lina Farmers’ Union and the State
Federation of Labor, meeting in
Greensboro last Monday afternoon,
adopted a questionnaire to be sub
mitted to every candidate for public
office in the State.
Those preparing the questionnaire
are members of the executive commit
tees of the two organizations, and
they covered with their quiz a wide
range from the Australian ballot to
a query concerning American partic
ipation in the World Court.
They ask for an opinion on the de
sirability of the abolition of interstate
and all taxation by means of a bank
ing system owned and operated by the
Federal government "for service to
all the people alike, rather than a
banking system for private profit.”
Further, they ask the candidates
whether they favor a law prohibiting
the employment of women in indus
try at night; whether they are in
favor of spending any more money
on the governor’s mansion; concern
ing a constitutional amendment in
creasing wage of legislators to |500
per session and 3200 per special ses
sion.
The farmer-labor people want to,
know if candidates are in favor of
taxing the debt on land and also the\
land mortgaged to secure the debt.
There is a total of 85 questions. |
The‘first copies of the questionnaire
will be sent to Senator Lee Overman
of Salisbury and R. R. Reynolds of
Asheville, who has announced for the
Senator’s seat.
Answers are expected from all can
didates. Uuless a candidate does ans
wer, they say, it will be taken that
he doesn’t want to tell where he
stands and the Farmers’ Union people
and the union labor people will draw
their own conclusions when they go
to vote.
M. P. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
9:45 A. M. Sunday school, W. L.
Ward, Supt.
11:00 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. Preach
ing by the pastor.
^ &45 *\ M-S«upr and Intermediate
Christian Endeavor.
Again, notice is given that on
April 4 the revival services will begin.
On April 5 Rev. R. A. Banter, of Hen
derson, will come to do the preaching.
Beginning with next week prayer
meetings will be held in the homes in
preparation for the meeting.
THANK OFFERING SERVICE AT
WHY NOT M. P. CHURCH, 28TH
The Clyde Aumxn Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist Protestant
church at Why Not will hold a Thank
Offering service March 28th, at 2:30
P. M. Mrs. W. C. Hammer will
speak on Mission Work in Japan, Chi
na and India, after which a mission
ary pageant, “The Song They Sang”,
will be presented by the young ladies
of the AsheboTo Methodist Protestant
church, under the supervision of Miss
Esther Ross. There are several mem
bers of the society who reside else
where and a special invitation is ex
tended to them to attend the service.
MRS. LINEBERRY
DIED TUESDAY
Protestant church
evening, Mar. 25, at 7:80
H!1 be addressed by Kev.
lith, D. D. Of Baltimore,
r the General Board of
le'a Work of the Metho
nt church; Rev. Lawrence
Greensboro, Pres, of the
rag People’s Work of the
rence; and Rev. A. G.
, President of the N. C.
Sod Comes Following Stroke of
Paralysis—Funeral Today
At Mt. Iiebanon.
At the age of seventy-five years,
Mrs. Martha Lineberry died from
paralysis Tuesday night at twelve
o’clock. Mm. Lraebenry was one of
Randleman’s most conscientious and
itial women, always deeming
pleasure to render service to
those in distress, sickness and sor
row. Her days were happiest when
they were busiest and her life was
an inspiration and a joy to those
whose good fortune it was *»
her.
Sh
berry,
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs.
,C. L. Brookshire and Miss Mamie
lineberry, of Randleman; and one
890, L. W. Lineberry, of Ervin, Tenn.
The funeral service will be con
ducted from Mt. Lebanon church of
which the deceased was a faithful
member at 2 P. M. today, Revs. W. H.
Neece and/ S. W. Barber officiating.
M. P. YOUNG PEOPLE TO * __
HOLD IMPORTANT MEET
Fashion, usually so frivolous b»
hot dictates, takas a now turn by
creating this practical sport hat of
draped rrcsgrala ribbon In brown,
with a narrow rod band as it’s only
trimming One of tho practical fea
tures" this hat is that it can bs
•rush'-* —tthout damage
R. F. TEAGtJE DIES
AT DAUGHTER’S HOME
R. F. Teague, aged 80, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. J. L.
Crouse, near Pomona, Thursday night
of last week following an illness last
ing a year. He was a member of
Tabernacle Methodist church from
which the funeral service was con
ducted Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock. ,
Mr. Teague is survived by his wife,
and eight children. The children
are: Mrs. Crouse, Mrs. W. C. Teague,
of Siler City; Mrs. W. S. GaUimore,
of Guilford county; J. C. Teague, of
Randolph county; J. B. Teague, of
Pleasant Garden; R. C., C. J. and C.
C. Teague, all of Greensboro; a half
sister, Mrs. R. R. Ross, of Asheboro;
four half-brothers, Rev. T. F. Mc
Culloch, and E. A. McCulloch, all of
Greensboro, and C. E. McCulloch, of
Wilmington. Thirty-nine grandchil
dren, and one great grandchild also
survive.
Democratic State Convention
To Be In Raleigh In April
Democratic county conventions in
NOrth Carolma will be held April 24th
and precinct committee meetings will
be held April 17th, according to de
cision reached last week at a meeting
of the Democratic state executive
committee held in Raleigh last week.
The Democratic state convention will
be held in Raleigh April 9tb.
Records Show Randolph
Has Number of Convictions
During the year from July, 1923, to
July, 1924, according to figures com
piled by tiie University News Bulle
tin, there were in the Superior court
of Randolph county 5.07 convictions
per 1,000 inhabitants. Of this number
71 per cent paid fines or were sen
tenced to the roads or penitentiary,
while the remaining 29 per cent re
ceived suspended sentences. In re
spect of number of convictions per
1,000 inhabitants, Randolph ranked'
80th among the 100 counties .of the
State.
Washington county made the most
creditable showing among all the
counties, having during that year onl;
.60 convictions per 1,000 inhabitants,
and therefore had presumably less
number of cases on the docket than
the other counties.
Funeral Far Mrs. Sard Wright
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah
Wright, who died at her heme five
miles\west of Liberty 3darch 14th,
were conducted from Bjvettis church
Monday afternoon by her pastor, Rev.
Edwards. She was 64 yean old and
widow of John Wright. She had been
a member of Kivett’s church for many
yean and was a faithful Christian
woman.
MRS. MATILDA JONES
DIED IN HIGH POINT
Mrs. Matilda Jones, aged 79 years,
died Monday night at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. S. L. Yates, is High
Point, following ill health for the
past year. Mrs. Jones was born in
Randolph county May 4, 1846, and
had lived in this county until the death
of her husband a year ago when she
moved to High Point. Funeral services
were held at Tabernacle church yes
terday and interment made in the
church cemetery.
Surviving are two sons, H. H. Jones,
of Washington, D. C., and A. L. Jones,
ofePhoenix, Arizona; and one daugh
ter Mrs. Lydia Yates, of High Point.
FAT
BANQU
SON
IJCCESS
Interesting Addresses Heard By
Those Enjoying Affair At
Local ML P. Church.
The Father and Son banquet at the
Methodist Protestant church on Tues
I day evening of this week was a very
, enjoyable affair and was considered
a success in every sense of the word.
Notwithstanding the fact that several
‘ who had accepted the invitation to be
present were sick and not able to
come, yet there were ninety one per
sons gathered around the tables in
the social room of the church. An
elegant supper was served by the
women of the church and every body
had a good time. Rev. J. E. Pritch
ard, the pastor aeted as toastmaster.
Special music was rendered by the
The principal ad
were delivered
le and Rev. L.
Greensboro. Mr. Lit
faet that the tragedy
the fact that the
about their
men's qu;
dresses of the
by Rev. La’
W. Gerringer
tie stressed tt
of this age is
boys know so
“Dads". He
to spend much
and the boys
Rev. Mr.
with the fathers
with their boys
in their fath
er stressed the
point that the biggest business a man
can engage in is to brfag up his boy
so that he will be an honor to the
father and the state.
St impromptu addresses were
made by Mr. R.; R. Ross, Mr. J. W.
Wolff, and Mr.iW. L. Ward. Mr.
Ross is one of jthe original thirteen
members, of thej church. He spoke
on the opportunities of service in a
long life and of the leal joy derived
from helping others. Mr. Ross’ joy
was unbounded,; having his sons and
grandsons, and !the many other men
and their sons present. He concluded
his remarks wim a beautiful poem on
The Shortness of Life. Mr. Ross
learned this po m in his youth and it
seemed to com* to him on this occas
ion, for the fin t time in many years.
The meeting ws s concluded with pray
er by Rev. Rolsrt Lloyd. Mr. W. L.
Ward won reco tuition for having the
largest number of boys present, hav
ing five of his own and one borrowed
one with him.
Average Age of Inmates of
State Prison is 25 Years
Ninety-six persons committed to
the State prison darisK, January and
February for, 21 ra&uets of crime
included 28 youths under 21 years of
age, thirty-six between the ages of
21 and 30, seventeen between the
ages of 30 and 40, seven between 40
and 60, six between 50 and 60 and
two 60 years old. Oi the 1400 in the
State prison seventy-five per cent are
under 30 years of age. The average
age for the entire prison population
is 25 years.
FUNERAL FRIDAY
FOR E. E. ROUTH
Died Yesterday Morning From
Complication of Diseases—
Operated Mill.
Mr. Ernest E. Routh died at his
home four miles west of Asheboro
yesterday pnorning after an illness of
three weeks from influenza, pneu
monia and Brights disease. Until he
was stricken with his final illness Mr.
Routh had been unusually strong and
well. He was one of twelve children,
being the son of the late LaFayette
Routh of the Gray’s Chapel section.
He married Miss Annie Lineberry, a
daughter of Scott and Martha line
berry, of Millboro, Route 1, to this
union there are the following chil
dren: Roselle, Wayne, Edith and J. C.
In addition to the widow and children
his mother and the following brothers
and sisters survive: Messrs. M. M.
Routh, and O. E. Routh, Asheboro,
Route 2; Clarence Routh, Bennett;
Clyde and T. E. Routh, Millboro,
Route 1; and M. O. Routh, Randle
man; Mesdames L. D. Luther, High
Point; M. M. Kirkman, Randleman;
B. H. Lineberry, Millboro, Route 1}
L: A. Pugh, Greensboro.
Mr. Routh had lived at Randleman
for a number of years until last fall
when he purchased his brother’s rol
ler mill, at Asheboro, Route 2, and has
since that time operated it. He was
an honest conscientious, straight for
ward man, always desirous of serv
ing Ids fellowman. The funeral ser
vice will be conducted at Gray’s
Chapel at 2 P. M. Friday..
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GEORGE H. BEAN DIES
AT HOME ON STAR RT.
Funeral Held Yesterday After
noon At Rode Springs Church
—Wm 60 Tm Old.
George H. Been, aged about 60
yean, died at his homo on Asheboro,
Star Route, Monday afternoon fol
Success at Home ^
Ten years on bit city news*
papers, last of which were as taaa
aging editor, convinced (his pub
lisher, A. A. Hoopingaroer of
Dover, Ohio, that success in the
email town held ae great rewards
as in the city. So he retamed to
Dover, bought the local paper and
in five short years apt it across as
successfully, that the bigger field
heard and called again. He is the
new ediitor and publisher of The
Americans Press, New York. • He
expects to retain his Ohio proper
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LIBERTY WOMAN DIED
IN GREENSBORO 15TH
Mrs. W. A. Ferguson, aged 43, of
Liberty, died Monday afternoon in a
Greensboro hospital. She was before
her marriage Miss Zilphia Cook, of
Surry county. While she had lived at
Liberty only a short while she had
made many friends who mourn her
departure. She was a member of the
Christian church at Spray and was a
devout Christian woman.
The body was taken to her old
home and the funeral conducted at
Pine Ridge Christian church yester
day afternoon by her pastor, Rev. G.
W. Fields.
Sues The Railroad Company
For The Death of His Son
The North Carolina Railroad Com
pany is being sued for $40,000 by H.
L. Lomax, of this county,' and J. R.
Harrison, of Thomasville, administra
tors on the estate of Charles Lomax,
who whs killed May 20th at Landis in
a crossing accident while on highway
to b« married to a Rowan county wo
man. The suit has been started in
Davidson county Superior court.
Edgar Monroe Brady, Aged
15, Dies In Local Hospital
Edgar Monroe Brady, aged 15, died
Thursday morning in the Memorial
hospital, Asheboro, following a seri
ous operation. Funeral services were
conducted at Pleasant Grove Chris
tian church Friday afternoon by Rev.
D. R. Moffitt and interment was made
in the church cemetery. Surviving
are his mother, Mrs. Nepsy Brady
Hardin; stepfather, Ed Hardin; one
half brother, Walter, and two half
sisters, Virginia and Margery, all of
Bennett.
M. E. CHURCH MATTERS
Of the 137 white churches in Ran
dolph county, 72 are Methodist of
four branches; 40 of these are
churches of our denomination.
With some of his friends the writ
er sat down to a sumptuous birthday
dinner Saturday at Bro. Harris Rich’s.
This was his 64th birthday.
About 75 young Methodists from
Guilford attended the district league
meeting at our church on the 11th.
Brother Zeb Rush has recently, tak
en a position in Rochester, N. Y.
The Asheboro church has members
residing in the following states: Two
in New York, one in Pennsylvania,
two in Ohio, two in Illinois two in
District of Columbia, one in Nebras
ka, two in South Carolina, two in
Florida, one in New Jersey, and one
in Michigan.
The pastor preaches at both ljours
Sunday and invites the public. The
topics probably will be: “A Satin
Filled Boy” “A Spirit-Filled Church.”
AMERICAN LEGION TO
MEET SATURDAY NIGHT
A meeting of the Dixon post of the
American Legion will be held in the
club rooms on the second floor of the
Standard Drug Company building
next Saturday night beginning at 8
o’clock. Every ex-service man of the
county is invited to attend this meet
ing. Those who have joined the le
gion post at Asheboro win get their
membership cards at this meeting.
Refreshments will be served and
many matters of importance to for
mer soldiers will be discussed.
This meeting will be held in place
of tbs one scheduled for Saturday
night of last week which could not
be held on account of the bad weather.
LITTLE HHS MUFFETT
WEDDING IS POSTPONED
On account of so much illness from
influenza and severe colds the en
tertainment ‘Tittle Miss Muffett and
Jack Horner Wedding” wffll be post
poned from Thursday evening’ of this,
week to Tuesday evening at next
week. The little folks are much in
terested in this performance and their
teachers, parents and friends share
their disappointment, but dill lode
forward to the entertainment next
•■week. »
COURT CONVENED
MONDAY MORNING
Judge Thomas J. Shaw Presid
ing—Civil Court This Week
and Next.
Randolph county superior court for
the trial of cases on the civil docket
convened in the court house in Ashe
boro Monday morning with Judge
Thomas J. Shaw, of Greensboro, pre
siding in place of Judge T. D. Bry
son, of Bryson City, who is holding
court this week in Guilford county.
Judge Shaw will also be here next
week. Judge Shaw has many friends
in Asheboro, having married Miss
Mary Woolen, who was bom and
reared in Asheboro.
Next week’s court'will be taken up
with the trial of cases on the civil
docket also, while the last week will
be for the trial of criminal cases.
The following actions have been
tried:
Maade Evins vs Claude Evins, is
sues answered in favor of the plain
tiff.
Mary EL Steele, et al vs J. P. De
viney, et al, plaintiff allowed 60 days
in which to supply papers and the
defendants granted 30 days in which
to answer.
W. T. Strickland et al vs Rev.
Laura Kearns, et al, issues answered
in favor of the plaintiff.
E. C. Lineberry vs J. H. Hackett
and T. R. Hackett, issues answered in
favor of the defendants.
H. C. Petty vs A. J. Luck, trial
yesterday afternoon as The Courier
was put on the press.
Most Enjoyable Song Service
Held At The M. P. Church
One of the most enjoyable services
held at the local M. P. church in a
long time was held last Sunday even
ing and it was known as an Evening
of Music. The service consisted of
solos, quartetts, a violin solo and sev
eral old hymns which the congrega
tion had not heard in a long time.
There was very general praise of the
service by the large congregation.
Value of School Property
In County Half Million
According to figures given out by
the State superintendent of public in
struction, Randolph county ranks
53rd among the 106 counties of the
State in-the value of its white school
property per child enrolled and 29th
in the value of colored school houses.
The figures for the school year 1924
25 show that Randolph county’s white
school property had a valuation of
$425,000. There were 86 school
houses, making the average value of
each house $4,942, or an average val
ue per child enrolled of $73.87.
There were 19 colored school
houses, valued at $21,000, an aver
age value per house of $1,105, and
$22.29 per child enrolled.
The total value of all white school
property in the State in 1924-25 was
$63,434,665.
Infant of Mr. and Mrs. Sizemore Dead
Zola Marie Sizemore, aged 17
montlls, infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. G. Sizemore, died at the
home of her parents in Liberty last
Sunday. Funeral and interment were
held at Coble’s church, in Guilford
county, Monday afternoon.
SIX INCHES OF
SNOW SATURDAY
Big Snow Was Followed by Low
Temperatures That Night—^
Unusual For March.
last Saturday amounted to 6 inches
and as it was driven by a fierce wind
it drifted much deeper than that in
places. 1 V;'
Hie average rainfall for March is
4.28 inches and according to the of
ficial record there has already be^u
for the first half of March 8.18 inches.
North Carolina Leads In
Number Accidental Deaths
While the Southern States last
week yielded up the smallest number
of deaths from accidents in many
months, North Carolina topped the
States in the number of deaths with
6 and 19 persons injured. Georgia
had the largest number of persons
injured, the total being 66.
The number of deaths hi the 11
Southern States was 84 while 284
The deepest snow of the winter
and the coldest weather of this year
descended on this vicinity last Sat
urday and Saturday night.
Early Saturday morning a slow
rain suddenly turned to snow and the
temperature started down grade un
til some time in the night it regis
tered ten degrees above zero. While
there are no records for Asheboro
dating back of this winter yet it is
certain that this wa» one of the cold
J est spells of weather for this late in
j March ever experienced here. At Ra
' leigh Saturday night the temperature
was 15.9 which broke all records for
Raleigh for this late in March, since
the Weather Bureau was established
there in 1888. The snow fall here
MRS. TALLEY DIES
AT AGE OF 36 YRS.
End Came While In High Point
Hospital for Appendicitis
Operation.
Mrs. Bess Farmer Talley, of Ran
dleman, died in the High Point hos
pital Tuesday night at 11 o’clock fal
lowing and illness from influenza and
appendicitis. Mrs. Talley contracted
influenza after which an attack of
appendicitis came on. She was taken
to the High Point hospital Saturdays
undergoing an operation Sunday
morning and gradually growing weak
er until the end came.
Mrs. Talley was a most estimable
woman, possessing many admirable
traits of character. She was the
daughter of the late Clarence and
Donnie Hayes Farmer and a niece of
E. P. fiayes, with whom she lived af
ter the death of her parents. She wan
married to Mr. Frank Talley, of Ban
dleman, more than fifteen year* age
and to this onion there ard five
daughters, who am Eugenia, Mildred.
Dorothy, Frances and Ruth, the lat
ter having become two years of ago
the day her mother was taken to the
hospital. Another singular coinci
dence is that Mrs. Talley’s 86th birth
day falls on the same date as that up
on which her body will be laid in its
final resting place.
The funeral service will be conduct
ed at St. Paul M. E. church, in Ran
dleman, by Rev. Barbee, after which
burial will follow in the church cense
tery.
THE EIGHTH DISTRICT
LEADS IN “MOONSHINE"
The eighth district, comprising
North and South Carolina ani
Georgia, according to federal prohibi
tion agents, makes more moonshine
liquor than all the other 45 statea
together. Bootleggers in this dis
trict, however, according to than
agents, are comparatively honaft.
They concoct various and sundry po
tions of vegetables, an occasional Ut
of grain, throw in some concentrate*
lye and make mash which eventually
reaches the flat white bottle and goes
direct to the consumer with no de
ceitful pretense of having come from
across the sea.
Though the eighth district makes
the most contrabrand liquor, these
federal agents say that the norther*
states consume the most of dm for
bidden spirit*? <*These drinker*,- how
ever, do not get liquor as good as that
made in the south. Any old kind ol
whiskey, agents say, is colored, brand
ed with fancy brands and sold as im
ported liquor to these drinkers north
of the Mason and Dixon line. *
Walter C. Davis, Native ol
Randolph, Dies in High Point
Walter C. Davis, aged 66 years, died
at his home in High Point Saturday
morning following ill health for more
than two years. Mr. Davis was bom
in Randolph county June 7, 1859, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Alson Davis. He
moved to High Point in 1900. Hie
wife died Feb. 25th, this year.
Surviving are seven children, three
boys and four girls: W. A. Davis,
member of the High Point city coun
cil; McKinley Davis, of High Point;
George H. Davis, of Thomasville;
Mrs. Bertha Church, of Trinity; Mrs.
H. A. Shipman, Mrs. J. Vernon Se
chrest, and Mrs. Robert B. Whiter
all of High Point; and two grand
sons, Henry and Paul Davis, both of
High Point; one sister, Mrs. Maggie
Bonkemeyer, of Greensboro; twe
brothers, M. L. Davis, of Jamestown,
and Milton Davis, of High Point
Carload of Pigs Shipped
From Denton Last Week
A car containing 100 pigs was
shipped to Richmond, Va., Monday
from Denton by C. A. Sheffield, of
Davidson county. Hie shipment was
made cooperatively by a number of
Davidson county farmers in order to
obtain the best price for their hogs.
Cooperative shipments of poultry have
been made several times from David
son county and also from many other
counties in the state, including Rand
olph, but this is the first cooperative
shipment of swine to be made from
either Randolph or Davidson.
Mrs. Will Allen Dies At
Home Near Kemp’s Mill
Mrs. Will Allen, aged 58, died eft
her home near Kemps Mill, at $itt
yesterday morning. For some time
Mrs. Allen had been in poor health
but her condition was not consider*
ed serious until Tuesday evening
when she was taken very ill, dying
early yesterday morning. She was •