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- v , Asheboro, N. C., Thursday, July 8, 1926
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NUMBER 27
SCHOOL MATTERS
GET ATTENTION
Board of Education Had Busy
Day Tuesday—Name School
For CoL Balfour.
The county board of education
meeting in the office of the county
superintendent of schools in the court
house in Asheboro Tuesday accepted
a deed from John T. Brittain for the
lot for Balfour school which will be
built on Route 70, two and one-half
miles north of Asheboro, as provided
in a recent special tax election carried
in that district. The board in naming
the proposed school had in mind the
memory of Colonel Andrew Balfour,
loyal patriot during Revolutionary
times and who met his death at the
hands of David Fanning, noted Tory
leader of this section.
Other important business coming
before the board was as follows:
A delegation from Holly Springs
district came before the board and
asked for all high school pupils to bo
transported from Holly Springs, Cole
ridge and Shiloh districts to Ramseur
high school. The final decision on this
matter was postponed until a later
meeting.
A tax levy of fifteen cents in Marl
boro district for the purpose of ex
tending the school term and carrying
high school pupils to Randleman was
asked not to be levied, as a longer
term was not desired by ninety per
cent of the patrons and that they do i
not want to pay the tuition for high !
school pupils going to Randleman high |
school. A petition was presented ask- j
ing for this tax not to be levied. No !
action was taken at this meeting, but
it will be disposed of at the regular
meeting of the board in August.
The matter of transporting Kildee
and Marley’s school district pupils
was not acted upon for the reason
that more information was desired.
This will be attended to at a later
meeting of the board when more in
formation and data on the roads and
number of pupils to be transported
is furnished.
G. P. Kivett, one of the committee
men for White’s Chapel, resigned and
Charlie Coble was appointed in his
place.
A request was made of the board of
education to transfer Cedar Grove
district, Liberty township, to Liberty
high school. The Board agreed to do
this provided a majority of the pa
trons would sign the petition for the
tMjuftp £a» oq*«year. The Board al
so agreed that at the end of one year
if the people were not satisfied with
the transfer to Liberty high school,
they would reinstate the school and
continue to operate as they have been
doing in the past. The house at Ce
dar Grove will need a good deal of
repairing if school is continued there.
By transferring to Liberty it will
eliminate one teacher, thereby, saving
the expense of one teacher for six
months and also expense for impairing
the house.
It was ordered that the County
Superintendent and Mr. W. L. Ward
arrange for securing an additional
plot of land joining the Worthville
school lot for school purposes.
A petition was presented the Board
signed by patrons of the Farmer
high school asking for the removal of
J. H. Kearns and T. W. Bingham as
committeemen. The action on this
petition was postponed until some
future meeting.
The matter of Brower and West
Bend territory lying on the outside
of the town of Asheboro being trans
ferred to the Asheboro city school dis
trict was discussed, and a proposition
was made which will be presented to
the town board and also to the pa
trons of the outside for joint adop
tion. If, this proposition is agreed to
and adopted it will allow these terri
tories to send to Asheboro for a period
of nine months.
The board, after considerable dis
cussion, made an order to the effect
that all high school and lower grade
pupils, where desired, shall be admit
ted to the high schools of the county
for a term of six months free of tu
ition, except in special chartered dis
tricts. This in compliance with Sec
tion 1, Article 1, of the Public School
Law of North Carolina, that for the
additional two months or three as the
case may be that a nominal rate of
three dollars per child per month shall
be charged for high school pupils, and
Commissioner Cox Takes Look Over Rt. 75
It develops that no actual contract
was let for construction work on
Highway No. 76 from Aaheboro to
the Davidson county line at the meet
ing of the State Highway Commission
last week. Low bids were posted and
the J. F. Mulligan Company was lo**
bidder for the road building project,
' while J, S. Bowers was low bidder on
ny IM3 IBV VUUttJ •
J. Elwood Cox, of High Point/dis
the bridges. The
deferred until the
beginning Tuesday,
Chairman Frank Page of
way Commission. Contract
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From A Mother's Viewpoint ,
Ggjro
Warranted pride shines these days in the eyes of Mrs>Byrd,
who but yester-year was a young Virginia mother with hopes for
her two stalwart boys, Harry and Dick. She has just returned home
from the East where!1 she witnessed the nation bestow gTeat honors—
on Dick—the younger son, who is Lieut-Coqpnander R. E. Byrd, the
first to fly orer the North Pole—carrying the Stars and Stripes ahead
of all nations. ^Brother Harry helped in the welcome home, leaving
his desk as Governor of Virginia long enough,, to join in. Can you
imagine this mother’s pride as she saw her two boys riding down
Broadway while thousands cheered the hero of the North 7.
MOSER SPEAKS
. ATRANDLEMAN
Covered Many Points of Inter
est In Fourth of July Speech
Last Saturday.
On Saturday morning, July 3, the
people of Randleman had the great
pleasure of hearing Mr. I. C. Moser,
of Asheboro.
The Jr. O. U. A. M. was asked to
furnish a speaker for the occasion and
were very fortunate in securing Mr.
Moser.
The address was very much enjoyed
and was a very impressive one. Mr.
| Moser spoke of the patriotism which
had been displayed by the Jr. O. U. A.
M. He stated that he was not an ac
tive member. We feel like saying
' that even though he is not an active
member, he is an “active speaker”,
alive from head to foot and “full O’
pep.
i There were many points of great
i interest in the wonderfully delivered
address. He related past history
speaking of that occasion th». ride of
Paul Revere. When things of inter
est like these are brought to refresh
•our minds we should remember that
the people back in those days were
exercising patriotism by fighting for
this country in which we live. Why
can’t we to-day appreciate more and
more the brave acts of those days and
do all we can to uplift humanity more
and more the longer we live?
Mr. Moser called to our attention
the fact that last 4th of July we had
with us Mr. Luren Mendenhall but
had since gone to his reward and the
' audience was asked to bow their
i heads for a moment in reverence to
I Mr. Mendenhall.
After the address was delivered, Mr.
Moser received many warm hand
shakes and congratulations,
j We hope to have Mr. Moser with us
1 again as we feel sure of getting some
thing well worth while when we hear
I him.—Reporter.
two dollars per child per month for
grade children. It is also ordered
that children going from short term
schools to long term schools must
meet the entrance requirements laid
down by the county board of educa
tion and the local school authorities.
L. F. Ross, Chairman of Hhe Board;
of Education, and the County Super- j
intendent of Schools were authorized
to make such arrangements for trans
•portation of pupils for the year 1926
27 as will be to the best interest of
all patrons and children effected. If
any patrons in the county where
trucks are operated have any sugges
tion to make as to t$sck, which will
serve their community better than at
the present, the board would like to
have these suggestions. In some
cases it is possible ihat routes should
be changed and adjustment made that
will be more satisfactory. The board
is also authorized to purchase any
additional trucks if needed.
is the possibility of further highway
improvement in this section.
The letting of the-bridge over the
Yadkin river will probably be let this
week, although there is some doubt
expressed over it. Engineers of va
rious contracting firms have surveyed
the proposed site and a number of
contractors are ready to make bids on
the project. Indefinite delay in let
ting the contract for this bridge would
mean that stretches of the highway
, bridge, contracts
let last week, would
_ " the traveling pub
lic. Mr. Cox is quoted as saying that
the proposed bridge will cost 1176,000.
list this section of the Stpte
Route,Tr
ty
rill,
MRS. WINCEY A.
CAGLE IS DEAD
End Came Last Thursday at
Home of Mrs. Hasty Follow
ing 3 Years 111 Health.
Mrs. Wincey A. Cagle, aged 67
years, died at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. W. U. Hasty, in Asheboro,
; last Thursday morning about 8
1 o’clock following ill health for about
three years and confinement to her
bed for three months. Mrs. Cagle
was for a number of years a member
of the Methodist church and was a
highly esteemed Christian woman,
well known throughout the county.
She was the widow of J. C. Cagle, who
died four years ago. She had lived
on Asheboro, Star Route, until about
two years ago when she moved to
Asheboro.
The funeral was held at Union
Grove church Friday afternoon at 2
o’clock by Rev. C. G. Smith, of Ashe
boro, Rev. John Allred, pastor of the
church, and by a minister from
Greensboro. Interment was made in
the church cemetery.'
Mrs. Cagle is survived by six sons,
E. E. Cagle, Asheboro; M. S. Cagle,
Asheboro, Star Route; Frank Cagle,
Roanoke Rapids; Clyde Cagle, Ashe
boro; Hugh Cagle, Asheboro, Route 1;
Fred Cagle, Asheboro; four daugh
ters, Mrs. O. H. Moffitt, Aberdeen,
Route 1; Mrs. R. H. Holland, Fre
mont, Route 2; Mrs. J. R. Auman,
Ether; Mrs. W. U. Hasty, Asheboro;
three brothers, James Craven, near
Sanford; John Craven, Bennett; and
E. F. Craven, Greensboro; three sis
ters, Mrs. John Richardson, Greens
boro; Mrs. J. R. Gilbert, Siler Cityf
and Mrs. Will Underwood, Greensboro.
MRS. EMMA CAGLE, AGED
56, DIED MONDAY, JULY 5
Mrs. Emma Cagle, aged 56 years,
wife of Raleigh Cagle, died Monday
morning at 6 o’clock at her home in
Asheboro. Besides her husband, she
is survived by one brother, Ben
Brown, who lives in the West, and one
sister, Mrs. Callie Lineberry, of Ben
nett. She was a member of the Chris
tian , church for a number of years
and was a highly regarded woman.
Funeral was conducted at Pleasant
Ridge church, near Ramseur, Tuesday
at IQ o’clock by Rev. John Allred, and
interment made in the church ceme
tery.
COUNTY BOARD GIVES I
ATTENTION TO ROADS
Only Three Members Present,
The Chairman and One Other
Being Absent.
The board of county commissioners
met in the court house in Asheboro
Tuesday with only H. S. Ragan, S. C.
Frazier and John Yow present. Mr.
Ragan acted as chairman of the meet
ing in the absence of Mr. Stanton.
It was ordered by the board that
A. C. Pickett be paid a balance of
$85.05 on the road leading from Route
62 by Bethany church to Mr. Pickett’s
place, according to a previous order
made by the commissioners in 1924.
The county, according to the com
missioners, will topsoil a mile and a
half of the road leading from the tJw
harrie river into Asheboro.
John E. Bridges was put in charge
of repair work on the road leading
from Brown’s cross roads to Coleridge
and $150 was appropriated as payroll.
By order of the board, Bud Routh,
of Randleman, will get the services
for two days of the county, tractor in
doing some repair work on a road in
Randleman township.
Sheriff J. F. Cranford was instruct
ed to trade in the old county Ford car
for a new car this week.
Revival Meeting
MRS. BYRD DIES
AT AGE OF 82 YRS.
End Came From Paralysis Fol
lowing Illness of Three Weeks
—Funeral Today.
After an illness of three weeks fol
lowing a’ fall in which she sustained
i a broken collar bone, Mrs. Hartwell
• Byrd, aged 82 years, died at her home
near Fanner at 11:30 o’clock Tuesday
night fhom paralysis. The end was
not unexpected.
Mrs. Byrd had been long a consis
tent member of the M. P. church and
was a consecrated Christian woman,
greatly loved and most highly respect
ed by her friends, neighbors and ac
quaintances, which she numbered by
the hundreds. She was most kind and
considerate and all her life had been
deeply interested in the welfare of
those about her.
She leaves, besides her husband, six
children, Mrs. J. H. Smith, of Kemps
Mills; Mr. E. C. Byrd, of Ramseur,
R. F. D.; Mrs. W. C. Spivey, of Cam
eron; Mrs. Herbert Tysor, of Erect;
Mrs. C. A. Hayworth, of Ashebora;
and Mr. E. E, Byrd, of near Farmer.
Another son, Alex Byrd, died about
two years ago.
The funeral will be held this morn
ing at 11 o’clock at Holly Springs
church by Rev. G. W. Clay, of Far
mer, assisted by Rev. W. R. Cox, of
Greensboro, and Mr. William Cox, of
Ramseur. Interment will be made in
the church cemetery. The pallbearers
will be grandsons of the deceased,
while the flowers will be borne by her
granddaughters.
Old Hickory Cafe Bought
By C. A. Tise, Of Clemmons
C. A. Tise, of Clemmons, has bought
the Old Hickory Cafe from E. G.
Morris and J. A. Holder, who ac
quired the business several days ago.
Mr. Bill Tise, of Miami, Florida,
brother of the new owner, is in charge
of the cafe and will be for some time.
Mr. Tise advises that the cafe will
be renovated entirely inside and ad
ditional equipment purchased and in
stalled. The name of the cafe will
be changed also.
Recommends M. F. Skeen, of
Farmer, for Commissioner
To the Asheboro Courier: .
I hereby submit the name of M. F.
Skeen, of Faimer, N. C., as county
commissionelflp*Mr. Skeen is an ex
cellent man; has been successful in
business and I feel sure would man
age the county’s affairs successful. I
therefore indorse and recommend him
as county commissioner to the Demo
crats of Randolph county.
— A Voter.
?ARTICULAR ATTENTION
PAID SCHOOL EXHIBITS
Suggested That Students Inter
ested Get In Touch With
Fair Committee.
The Randolph County Fair Associa
tion has made a liberal apportionment
if space for the exhibit of the schools
of the county in connection with
which will be shown the handiwork of
the individual students of the county
schools.
Particular attention and care will
be given to this class of exhibits, and
it is urged upon the students of the
county that now, during the vacation
period, they prepare their exhibits,
mechanical, artistical, etc., with view
to maintenance of a competative spir
it in striving for the prizes offered,
which are shown in detail in the
premium list published and being dis
tributed by the Fair Association.
It is expected that the schools and
the students will make more numerous
and more skilfully executed exhibits
than have been heretofore shown at
our fairs.
It is suggested that all schools and
students interested in this matter to
the extent that an exhibit is desired,
communicate with the Randolph Coun
ty Fair Association, and their de
sires will be referred to Mrs. I. C.
Moser and Mrs. Hal M. Worth, who
will have charge of these exhibits.
M. E. CHURCH MATTERS
(W. H. Willis)
Mrs. Mary J. Lowe and Mrs. Myr
tle Register joined our church Sun
day.
The writer conducted the funeral of
Emmia Cagle, at Pleasant Ridge,
Tuesday.
The pastor is to enjoy a chicken
feast to be served by Mr. J. 0. Red
ding’s class at Mineral Springs Thurs
day.
The parsonage garden furnished
corn for dinner on Saturday, last.
The church lawn has been graded
and sown in grass recently.
Rev. N. L. Seabolt, of Lumber
ton, and Rev. G. W. Clay, of Fanner,
spent Monday afternoon at the par
sonage-croquet honors were about
even.
An alphabetical church directory
will be printed before conference, for
r-ssOTjrar Methodist
« our
Sunday morning,
11 be opened for the
Children’s
Chapel on
sing at 11
y is invited
BEGIN DRILLING
ARTESIAN WELLS
_
In Preparation For Installation
of Waterworks and Sewerage
In Liberty.
Mr. R. C. Reitzel, mayor of the
town of Liberty, was a business visi
tor in Aslieboro Tuesday. Mr. Reit
zel advises that work was started the
morning of his visit to Asheboro on
the drilling of the artesian wells
which will furnish the water supply
for the water and sewerage system
which will be installed in his town.
Two of these wells will be drilled and
a tank with a capacity of 250,000 gal
lons of water will be built to hold the
supply for the town.
Bids are being asked now for the
installation of the system throughout
the town. Bonds have already been
issued for the work and there only re
mains the contracts for the installa
tion of the system before actual op
erations will be started in giving the
people of Liberty all the modem con
veniences of a reaL city.
State President of P. O. S. A.
Speaks Before Local Lodge
The Patriotis Order Sons of Amer
ica in meeting Thursday night of last
week in the lodge hall had with it H.
H. Koonts, State president of the or
der, who made a most interesting and
instructive address. There was pres
ent also a number of visitors from
High Point. Degrees were conferred
upon Rev. B. E. Morris, W. H. Grimes
and Dan McMasters. Refreshments
were served at the close of the meet
ing.
Dr. G. H. Sumner To Become
Health Officer For Surry
Effective July 15th, Dr. G. H. Sum
ner, of Asheboro, will become health
officer for Surry county, the ap
pointment having been received by Dr.
Sumner several weeks ago. Dr. Sum
ner has been in Asheboro in the prac
tice of profession for the past few
years and has built up a good prac
tice in the county. He has also been
associated with Dr. C. A. Hayworth
at the Memorial hospital. He is a
native of Franldinville, this county.
DAVE ISLEY INJURED
WHEN STRUCK BY CAR
Dave Isley, colored, is in the Mem
orial hospital, Asheboro, unconscious,
as the result of injuries sustained
Sunday night when hit by an automo
bile driven by Ralph Humble, young
son of Mr. J. B. Humble, of Asheboro.
The accident occurred on East Salis
bury street in the eastern part of
town and in the colored residential
section. Few details of the accident
are obtainable, but it is understood
that Isley was standing on the road or
street at the time the accident oc
curred. He was brought to the hos
pital immediately for treatment. His
condition, however, shows no improve
ment and he is probably fatally hurt.
Asheboro Township Sunday
School Convention, 24th
The Asheboro Township Sunday
school convention will be held the
fourth Sunday in July at West Bend
M. E. Church. All churches will
please take notice and elect and send
delegates.
Union Township Sunday
School Convention, July 11
Union Township Sunday school con
vention will be held Sunday, July 11th,
at Pisgah M. E. church. Revs. P. D.
Buck and R. Y. Putnam will be among
the speakers.
WALTER PARKS, Pres.,
MISS ROSA MERRITT, Sec.
MRS. EMILY J. STOUT
FOUND DEAD IN BED
Died Some Time During Sunday
Night—Widow of Calvin j
Stout, of Near Ramseur.
Mrs. Emily J. Stout, widow of Cal
vin Stout, was found dead in bed
Monday morning at the home of her
son, J. C. Stout, near Ramseur. She
had retired Sunday night in her us
ual good health and when seen at
1 o’clock during the night by her son
she was feeling well. However, when
called Monday morning she failed to
respond and investigation disclosed
that she had died during the night.
She leaves three sons, j, C. and W.
C. Stout, of near Ramseur, and J. W.
Stout, of Ramseur.
Funeral was held Tuesday after
noon at 2 o’clock at Hobb’s Cross
Roads church by Rev. Thomas Green
and interment made in the church
cemetery.
New Bus Schedule For
Asheboro To Greensboro Line
i Coincident with the purchase of the
Royal Blue line operating between
Asheboro and Greensboro, and an
nounced in The Courier last week, Mr.
L. L. Whitaker of the Greensboro
Fayetteville line, has announced a
new schedule of service, which ap
pears in another column of this issue.
Five trips each day are made between
the two cities. Two daily are made
to Fayetteville.
A Great American
At Same Time Temperature Was
Normal, According To The
Weather Observer.
Thomas A.
wizard and great
ventor, from a most recent photo
taken at his East Orange, N. J.
laboratories where so many years
have been devoted to tireless ex
periments.
JUNE RAINFALL
BELOW AVERAGE
Those who argue that the weather
is much hotter or not so hot as it used
to be will have some difficulty in
proving their contention for accord
ing to the official report of Rev. J. E.
Pritchard, the temperature for the
month of June was perfectly normal
when compared with a twenty years
average. The mean temperature for
the month was 73.8. The highest
temperature for the month and for the
year so far was 98 on June 12, while
the lowest was 50 on the 5th and 6tfy,
The greatest daily range of the tem
perature was 33 on the 3rd and 8th.
But while the temperature was
normal there was a shortage of rain
fall. The rainfall for the month
amounted to 3.63 inches compared to;
a normal for this section of 4.41. The
greatest rainfall for any twenty four
hour period was 0.76 inches on the
19th. There were 14 clear days, 10
partly cloudy and 6 cloudy.
Funeral Was Held Sunday
For Mrs. Martha J. Elder.
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha J.
Elder, wife of J. H. Elder, of Trinity,
who died Saturday morning, were
held at the Vernon Methodist Protest
ant church at 2 o’clock Sunday after
noon by Rev. W. R. Harris, of Trin
ity, and Rev. J. E. Woosley, of
Greensboro. A large number of rela
tives and friends gathered to pay last
respects.
The pallbearers were George Hill,
Charles Hill, Ruffin Lloyd, Delos El
der, James Elder and Clifton Elder.
Flowerbearers were Mrs. Edward
White, Mrs. William Farlow, Misses
Mary Davis, Pearle Davis, Verna Sav
age, Annie Belle Marsh, Ruth Hill and
Rada Gray.
Frank Auman Constructing
A Lumber Plant At Trinity
Mr. Frank Auman,, lumber dealer
of Seagrove, has under construction a
lumber manufacturing plant at Trin
ity. It is understood that Mr. Auman
plans specifically to place his finished
product on the High Point market,
and, of course, wherever there is a
demand for it.
There has been a great deal of
satisfaction expressed among the cit
izens of the county who know of the
project over the fact that Mr. Auman
is building his plant in Randolph
county rather than going into High
Point itself.
CHILDREN’S DAY
The Children’^ Day Service which
was called off at New Salem church
on account of rain, Sunday, June 27th,
will be held next Sunday evening,
July 11th. An interesting program
has been arranged.
Short Paragraphs For The Busy Reader
Twelve hundred concerns were char
tered during the fiscal year ending
June 30th to do business in North
Carolina, according to figures given
out by the Secretary of State.
Governor McLean has appointed
Walter E. Moore judge of the Super
ior court in the 20th judicial district
to succeed-Judge T. D. Bryson, who
•several weeks ago.
1 carriers of the State in
at Sanford the first of the
sravvCd T» V. Howell, of Peach
land, president of the association for
the coining year and selected Raleigh
as the meeting place for next year.
air* Monday and Mon
hottest of the year,
l
ther
RANDOLPH G.O.P.
NAMESm TICKET
Present Administration Gets
Little Praise—Johnson J.
Hayes Delivers Speech.
Randolph county Republicans con
vened in convention in the courthouse
in Asheboro last Saturday morning1 at
11 o’clock and in ha monious session,
marked with little or no enthusiasm, |
nominated a county ticket, endorsed a
set of resolutions drawn uy by a com
mittee, and heard a speech by John- §
son J. Hayes, of Wilkesboro, Repub- 'i
lican candidate for United States Sen
ator against Senator Overman.
The convention was called to order
at 11 o’clock by Chairman C. N. Cox
and Wiley Ward called to the chair to
act as chairman of the meeting. R. E.
Johnson, of Asheboro, and S. C. Fra
zier, of Liberty, were the secretaire!"
The first act was to name a resolution
committee, to draw up a set of resolu
tions to be presented to the conven
tion. J. S. Lewis was chairman of
this committee and other member*
were J. F. Hughes, Cephas Bowman,
A. J. Brower and J. P. Collett. W. F.
Redding, Jr., was nominated for sec
retary to the county executive com
mittee after R. E. Johnson had de
clined.
I he resolutions adopted briefly
endorsed the present county adminis
tration, only one sentence being: used
for this purpose, the Coolidge admin
istration was lauded and the increased
taxes under State Democratic adminis- .
tration were deplored. The administra
tion of the State school system was
deplored and the election laws of the
State, including the absentee voters
law, were condemned. A budget sys
tem for the county was recommended. ’
The election of county board of educa
tion and superintendent of public in
struction was recommended, while the
gerrymandering of the State senator
ial and Congressional districts was
condemned.
The following ticket was named fol
lowing Hayes’ speech in the after
noon: General Assembly, Ralph Ou
Srhith; Clerk of the Superior Court,
Frank M. Wright; Register of Deeds,
H. F. Allred, of Franklinville; Coron
er, Dr. A. M. Bulla; Surveyor, S. M.
Barnes; County Commissioners, W. L.
Ward, Asheboro; O. C. Marsh, Ran
dleman; Tom Farlow, Back Creek
township; J. Ed Spence, of Coleridge;
and J. P. Collett, of Trinity. J. F.
Cranford was renominated for sheriff.
Johnson J. Hayes in his speech, the
opening gun of his'Campaign for the
United States Senate, jumped on the
administration of the State depart
ment of education, declaring for a
State-wide school tax, instead of local
county taxes, and the election of coun
ty boards of education and county
superintendents by the people. Ha
also championed the Australian Bal
lott for the State, endorsed the higil
Republican protective tariff, and laud
ed the administration of President
Coolidge. He blamed the failure for
farm relief at the recent session of
Congress on Southern Democratic
Senators, save Senator Simmons, for
getting in the meanwhile to tell his
audience that the present Senate is
Republican and that the Republicans
themselves with the aid of the Presi
dent had defeated any effort to re
lieve the farmers.
All precincts of the county were
represented except Level Cross, the
home of the present chairman of the
board of county commissioners, who,
himself, was not present. J. F.
Hughes was the only representative
seen from Tabernacle township, one of *
the banner Republican townships in
the county.
Winburn Andrews Celebrates
His Ninety-Fourth Birthday
A few relatives and friends of Mr.
Winburn Andrews gathered at his
home near Caraway yesterday to cel
ebrate his 94th birthday. Mr. An
drews is probably the oldest man in
Randolph county and one of the few
surviving Confederate veterans in the
county. He is in good health and is
most aotive for a man of his age and
a remarkable old gentleamn. A
sumptuous dinner was served on the
lawn. Among those present was Mr.
P. H. Morris, of Asheboro, also a
veteran of the Confederacy and a life
long friend of Mr. Andrews. ?
D. B. Gaskill, president of the
Bank of Whitakers which failed some
months ago, was tried on charges of
forgery and embezzlement and sen
tenced Tuesday to serve 18 months in
the penitentiary.
Investigations into the finances of
the Anti-Saloon League discloses that
the Rockefellers, John D. and his son.