NOT MEN
NUMBER*
BE HELP SAT. AUG. 7TH
Full County Ticket Will Be Nam
ed by Delegates Sent To Con
vention by Townships.
Pursuant to call issued by Chair
man I. C. Moser, the Democrats of
Randolph county will gather in con
vention in the court house ih Ashe
boro at 1 o’clock in the afternoon of
Saturday, August 14th. On Saturday,
August 7th, at 3 o’clock in the after
noon, one week prior to the county
convention, the Democrats of the coun
ty are called to meet at the various
precinct polling places for the pur
pose of naming delegates to the coun
ty meet.
At the convention oft the 14th a full
county ticket will be nominated by the
old convention plan, the State-wide
primary as applicable to nominees for
county offices having been abolished
for this county.
Under the Democratic plan of or
ganization each precinct is entitled to
one vote in the convention for every
25 votes or major fractional part
thereof cast in the preceding general
election for Governor of North Caro
lina. This means that the voting
strength of the convention on the 14th
will be 219.
Following will be the convention
voting strength of the 29 precincts in.
me county: ,
North Asheboro, 12; South Ashe
boro, 12; East Asheboro, 7; West
Asheboro, l<h Back Creek, 7, Brower,
4; Cedar Grove, 6; Cedar Falls, 4;
Concord, 6; Central Falls, 5; Cole
ridge, 14; Franklinville, 10; Grant,
4; North liberty, 11; South liberty,
5; Level Cross, 3; New Hope, 9; New
Market, 0; Providence, 7; Pleasant
Grove, 3; Richland, 11; East Ram
seur, 10; West Ramserur, 7; E. Ran
dleman, 10; W. Randleman, 8; Staley,
4; Tabernacle, 5; Trinity, 13; Union, 6.
Reports from various part* of the
eotinty indicate that the convention
will be largely attended and the pre
cinct meetings are expected to attract
a large number of Democratic voters.
Few „ candidates lave announced
themselves for the various county of
| between 5
to three for sheriff, two for register
of deeds and one for county surveyor.
Official CsH
By order of the Democratic execu
tive committee of Randolph county,
ic plan of organization, 1 hereby call
a Democratic convention 'for Ran
dolph county, to be held in the court
house In Asheboro, North Carolina, at
1 o’clock, P. M., on Saturday the 14th
day of August, 1926, at which time
and place there will be nominated hy
said' convention a Democratic candi
date for the House of Representatives
of the General Assembly of North
Carolina. Such other matters win he
considered hy said convention as may
properly come before it for attention.
- By virtue of the authority mention
ed above 1 hereby call precinct con
ventions to he held at the various
polling places in the different pre
cincts in Randolph county, said con
ventions to he held , at 3 o’clock P. M.
on Saturday, the 7th day of August,
1926. At said precinct conventions
delegates will be elected to attend
said county convention and such other
matters will be considered as may
properly eome before said conventions.
fids the 17th day^July.^lfgg.
Chairman Randolph County
i Committee
Funeral aervieee for Martha Vir
ginia MoClintock, 21 months of age,
daughter and only child of Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. McClintocK, who died m
the home of its grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. T. Q. Coble, one mile north 6f
Julian, Sunday night, were conducted
Monday afternoon from Bethlehem
Methodist church by Rev. A. R. Bell.
Mr. and Mrs. McClintock were vis
iting their parents when the little girt
was taken ill ten days ago, and from
the time she was first stricken her
condition would not permit their re
turning the their home at Climax.
She is survived by her parents and
grandparents and several uncles and
The Old Dominion Box Plant,, of
Lynchburg, Va., wilt probably open
its branch plant in Asheboro as soon
as the necessary changes can be made
in the building which it will occupy
and the machinery installed. The
building to be used for the business
will be a part of the Home Building
and Material Company’s large brick
warehouse on Salisbury street.
Mr. Dillard, representing the com
pany, was in town a few days ago
and made arrangements to start his
plant by the first of October. How
ever, since his return to the home of
fice, he has advised local people'that
he will start operations in Asheboro
as soon as the building can be made
ready and the machinery installed. The
plant will make all kinds of paste
board boxes, specializing, it is under
stood, in boxes for hosiery.
Penn Caveness Drives Car
Across Continent On Visit
Driving an automobile across the !
continent from California to the State
of North Carolina is no little under-'
taking in these days of high-powered j
and rapid transportation. But this
is what Penn Caveness did when he
made up his mind to visit relatives at
Coleridge, Randolph county, after an
absence of eight years during which
time he has sailed the seven seas in
the American merchant marine. The
car in which he made the long trip
was a Chevrolet,
Mr. Caveness is a son of the late
Dr. A. H. Caveness and is a brother
of Claude Caveness, of Coleridge,, and
"Lynn Caveness, of State College, Ra
leigh. He will remain in the county
for several days before returning.
FAMILY REUNION HELD AT
HOME OF MR. AND MRS. BOGGS
A family minion was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Boggs,
at Cedar Falls, Sunday. All the chil
dren ipa^fpjB^children of Mr. and
Mrs. BoggsT together with a number
of other motives and friends, were
present. An exeellrait dinner was
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Lineberry and
children and Mr. and Mrs. W.
B. Lineberry and children, all of
Staley; Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hobson
and son, Bernard, Mr. and Mrs. A: R.
Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Weisner
and children and Mrs. Sallie Hare
and daughter, Elisabeth, all of
Greensboro.
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A. Whit Cranford Is In An
Auto. Wreck At High Point
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A. Whit Cranford, formerly of
Asheboro, but for some time auto
mobile salesman in High Point, is un
der bond charged with assault with
deadly weapon as a result of an au
tomobile accident in High Point ’one
day last week. A. J. Rickel, driver
of the car which Cranford is alleged
to have struck with his automobile,
was seriously injured. According to
witnesses of the accident, Cranford
was driving at a rather high-rate of
speed. .
BIG WHEAT CROP
INTO COUNTY
Several Farmer* Report Large
Yields—Watson Brings In
Large Truck Load. v
Reports from the various parts of
the county indicate the wheat crop
this year is one of the beet in the
history of the county. Several large
crops have been reported and many
good yields per - acre. Mr. Klwood
Stanton, of Level Cross, has reported
an average yield of 33 bushels per
acre, which is considered unusually
good. Some individual acres on his
farin and on some others in the coun
ty have been higher.
C. R. Thompson, over in Concord
township, had a crop of more than
2,000 bushels of grain on Us farm.
M. C. Rush, in Cedar Grove, raised
800 bushels. Both these farmers had
good acreage averages. ,i;
A large part of the wheat grown in
the county is shipped to points out
side, although mills in the ooeoBtjp**
a large number of bushels of grain.
To date 16 cars of wheat have been
snipped from Laoeny uy aaniora ana
1 to Statesville and ThomasviRe.
The largest single ljiad to have
brought into Ai
ad hauled in. tg
of Farmer, h
•oro at the ti
months ago.
taled 244 I
tdard weight
!wl weighed
Scene in Not Jersey
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I<i Navy Arsenal Blew Up »
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For ft radius of 25 miles wreck and ruin Wat
eanMd by Are at the navylOO acre arsenal at Lake
pad tow
im following the terrific two day bombardn
_...__jtrk, N. J. More than 80 llrea are known los
ie^camera-man risked hi* life for this photo-while big. shells were still burst
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HEAT RECORDS
BEING SMASHED
Hottest Since 1917 In This Lo
cality and Since 1887 In Ra
leigh—50 People Succumb.
All heat records of the year were
smashed in North Carolina yesterday.
In Raleigh .the mercury climbed to
108 the hottest since 1887. The day
before the thermometer registered
102. hi Greensboro yesterday, the
mercury climbed to 102 and was prob
ably at this figure in Ranodlph coun
ty. Rockingham has had for the past
three days a temperature ranging
from 106 to 108. All records for 44
years were broken in Lumberton yes
terday when the mercury climbed to
108.
There have been isolated instances
of strokes from heat reported from
parts of the State, but no deaths have
been recorded. The Death toll, how
ever, from all over the'country is in
the neighborhood of a half hundred.
In many parts of the country all heat
records have been broken. The heat
wave has followed not sectional lines,
but is general throughout the coun
try, reaching its intensity, perhaps, in
the Eastern states.
HERE IS A SHORTER
HIGHWAY TO TROY
A route from Aaheboro to Troy
about which not many people know
ygmstox-zcsi
wherb a turn to the right is made
and a county highway traveled from
UlaH down by Pisgah, the old Troy
route, and a turn to the right at
Pisgah, following a new county road
to the Montgomery county line. Here
connection is made with one of Mont
gomery county’s highways at Bandy’s
store and a direct route to Troy may
be followed. This route is somewhat
shorter than the present road traveled
from Asheboro to Troy and is all the
way, with few minor exceptions, a
gobd road. The distance between the
two county seats over this road is
not much, if any, over thirty miles.
Wading Pool For Children »
The Woman’s Club of Asheborp
with the assistance of some of the pub
lic spirited citizens of the town has
had built in the $ity park located on
Park street a wading pool for chil
dren. The pool is completed and may
be enjoyed by the little folks. The
park was cleaned up several months
ago and has since been kept in good
condition. It ip a pleasant place to
which the children may be taken for
recreation.
ROUTE NO. 70 HAS-BEEN
HARD SURFACED TO ULAH
Satisfactory progress continues to
be made on the hardsurfacing of
Route 70 from the county home to
Seagrove. The concrete on this route
has been poured to Ulah and the
road has been opened to the public
from Asheboro to the three-mile
braneh. It will not be many days be
fore the route will be opened a longer
distance, and soon the hard surfaced
route |hay be traveled to Ulah.
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At His Home In Back Creek
Sidney Hughes, aged 64 years,
farmer, died at his home in Back
Creek township, Randolph county,
last Thursday following an illness
from pellagra. The funeral was con
ducted),at Giles Chapel Saturday by
Rev. S. M. Penn and the body laid to
lest ip the church cemetery.
He is survived by his widow and
wo of whom are Tom and
s, ef the Back Creek
and one ^married daugh
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AGED WOMAN ILL
News reaches Asheboro that
Mrs. Sibby Overman, aged 101, who
resides six miles from Liberty, is
critically ill. Mrs. Overman np
until the time she became ill a few
week ago was very active phys
ically and mentally. She helped in
tasks about the home of her daugh
ter and granddaughter and re
quired no aid in walking. Until a'
few years ago she had worn no
clothing except that which was
homespun.
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CLARA MAE RUSH
DIED SATURDAY
Had Long Been III—Funeral
Held At Mt. Shepherd Church
Sunday Afternoon.
Misd Clara "Mae Rush, aged 24 years
and 13 days, daughter of A. S. and
Cora J. Rush, died at the home of her
parents in the Caraway section of the !
county Saturday, July 17th. Death '
followed a lingering illness. Miss
Rush professed faith in Christ in ear
ly childhood and . joined the Mt. Shep
hard M. E. chnrch to which Bhe was
ever faithfoL She lived a faithful'
Christian life which won for her
numbers of frjends.
In addition to her parents she is
survived by five sisters, Mrs. O. P.
Walker and Mima* Lula, Virginia,
Mabel andmjw&am, all of Car
away, and three brothers, Amos, Carl
and Neely. ■">
The funeral service was held at
Mt. Shepherd church Sunday after
noon by her pastor, Rev. G. W. Clay,
and interment of the body was made
in the chnrch cemetery. A large num
ber of people attended the service.
COUNTY TO SEND
200 TORALEIGH
For State Fanners’ and Farm.
Women’s Convention Next
Week-—To Go In Trucks.
County farm agent E. S. Millsaps,
Jr., reports that he has assurance of
more than 200 farmers and farmers’
wives in Randolph county who will
attend the State convention for farm
ers and their wives at Raleigh next
week. The trip will be made in
trucks, the county board of education
having loaned the school trucks of
the county to Mr. Millsaps for the
purpose of conveying the farmers to
Raleigh. Fifteen struck loads have
been made up and this does not-take
into consideration the number that
will make the trip in their own cars.
Mr. Millsaps stiftes that the entire
cost of the trip should not amount to
more than $3.50 for each person. This
amount will cover the actual neces
sary expenses. Meals will be fur
nished at the State College dining hall
for 25 cents per meal. Rooms may
be had in the college dormitories
without cost. Each person making
the trip should provide himself with
bed sheets, towel, soap and comb as
these will not be* furnished by the
college.
Last of Custei
in man d Dead
Daniel A.
to have been the
who claimed'
survivor of the
died
Monday. He
order from
way
COURT MOVES
ALONGJLOWLY
Few Cases Are Disposed of Dae
To Length of Trials—Two
Divorced Granted.
Randolph Superior court for the
trial of cases on the civil docket which
convened Monday morning with Judge
McElroy presiding is moving along
slowly, only a few cases having been
disposed of due to the length of the
trials. Two divorces have been grant
ed, one of which was Ida Brown from
Clarence Brown and another Martha
J. Smith from J. R. Smith.
G. E. Carter suing A. Oscar Royals
was awarded a judgment of $427.04
with interest from April 1, 1920.
W. T. Lomax suing Brant Davis
over some alleged past due mortga
ges lost out as to the mortgage on a
mule, but was able to prove his con
tention as to possession of an auto
mobile. *He was given a judgment of
$550 with interest from date.
Sarah Cheek suing Jesse Cheek for
rents and promised support was given
a-judgment of $100.
The action, J. F. Allred and wife
against Ossie P. Brower, administra
tor, was comuromised.
— Thj greater part of yesterday was
taken up in an action involving a
dispute over a boundary line and this
case will consume the greater part of
today. The case is entitled J. D. Mc
masters vs J. F. McMasters.
Evangelistic Club To Assist
In Meetings At Wesley Stand
The Asheboro Evangelistic Club
will assist Rev. J. F. Burkhead in a
series of meetings at John Wesley
stahd, on the highway from the old
county home to Randleman, beginning
Sunday,- August 1st. Twn services
will be held the first day by the gang,
one at 2:30 and another at 7:45. Dur
ing the rest of .the week the gang
will assist in one service daily only
and this at 7:45 p. m. On Sunday,
August 8th, two services will be held
at the same hours as on the first Sun
day. There are four gangs compris
ing the Evangelistic Club and these
will alternate in conducting the ser
vices.
CARAWAY, ROUTE 1, NEWS
Play Postponed on Account of Death
of Misa. Rush.
Mias Pearle Gamer, of Liberty,
spent last week with the Misses Rob
bins. *
Mrs. Julius Kearns is ill at her
home in this community.
Miss Jesse Kearns, of High Point,
is at home with her parents for a
while.
Mrs. J. M. Cameron returned last
week after visiting her sister, Mrs.
Gordean, in Richmond.
Miss Moleta Morgan, of Asheboro,
visited several of her old friends
around Mt. Shepherd last week.
The play, “Deacon Dubbs,” which
was to have been given last Saturday
night at Shepherd school house will be
given next Saturday night, July 24.
The play was called in on account of
the -death of Miss Mae Rush which
occurred Saturday at 12:30 o’clock.
The proceeds of the play wefe to have
been for the church and Miss Rush
was a member of the church and
Sunday school, so that’s why it was
called in. However, we hope for a
large attendance next Saturday night.
✓ KEARNS-WOOD REUNION
There will be a reunion, of the
Kearns-Wood family at Asheboro the
first Sunday in August, which is
August 1st Ail relatives of both
families are cordially invited to be
present. , .
Tobacco Warehouse
Iuuk ^ India EtrlT «)A
rPPS *** Wvwap no
irva as a convenience to the 1
rowers, stimulate the growl
i a wirgmri the countv. and hi
► the business of the county,
TAX RATE FIXED
AT $1F0R YEAR
CoMmimfoners Are Sold To
Have Decided wf the Old Rate
—Must Continue To Borrow
A meeting of the board of county
commissioners was held in the court
house Monday presumably for the pur
pose of fixing the tax rate for the
year 1926. Although yesterday after
noon there were no entries on the
official records in the office of the
register of deeds relative to the meet
ing, it is understood that the rate was
fixed at $1.00 on the $100 valuation,
the same rate as last year.
Should this be the case, it would ap
pear that no provision has been made
for a sinking fund for the $500,000
in bonds which the commissioners is
sued in February, 1925, or for the
other bonds issued since that time, in
cluding the $50,000 sold not many
weeks ago. This $50,000 in bonds
was issued and the notation on the
official record so states for school
purposes, that is for building consol
idated school houses at King Tut, Sea
grove, Randleman and Providence.
Contract has been let for only one
of these buildings and that is at
Seagrove. The entire cost of the Sea
grove building will be nothing in the
neighborhood of $50,000. Just why
$50,000 should have been borrowed
for schools when .only one building
is under contract is something of
which the general public is ignorant
and has not been informed.
If the tax rate has been fixed at
$1.00 as is the understanding, the
county commissioners seem to have
chosen to continue to borrow money
to meet expenses and to issue new
bonds to pay off the old when they
fall due.
Boy Scouts in Camp
About 70 of the Boy Scouts from
Thomasville, Lexington, High Point
and Asheboro are in camp at Camp
Uwharrie in Guilford county.
John Connor Seriously Hurt
When His Car Is Sideswiped
John Connor, brick mason, who lives
just north of Asheboro on Route 70,
was seriously injured Saturday night
when his per was sideswiped by a
car driven by it'yoting man by the
name of Cheek. According to best
information available, Connor was
sitting in his car parked by the side
of the road on Route 70 just south
of his house and was engaged in con
venation #ith another penon when
his car was hit by the Cheek car and
turned over two or three times.
Connor sustained severe cuts about
the face and head and bruises on the
body. Internal injuries are also fear
fd- He is under treatment in his
home wher^he was carried after the
accident and is expected to recover.
Entertain* For Miss Julian
Saturday evening from 6 to 8
o clpclc, Mrs. W. Frank Brown enter
tained at her home at Pleasant Gar
den in honor of Miss Joyce Julian, of
Millboro. The home was attractively
decorated in the flowers of the sea
son. Various games and contests
were enjoyed.
The Davidson county Sunday school
convention will be held at Arcadia
Methodist church Tuesday and Wed
nesday, August 3 and 4.
PAUL WAGER IS
MAKEVGSURVEY
Studying County Government
As Part of His Work in Re
search for U. N. C.
Mr. Paul Wager, research assistant,
Institute for Research in Science,
University of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill, is in Asheboro and will be here
for a matter of approximately ten
days gathering data about the county
government. After the completion of
his wofk in the county, he will most
likely publish -his findings in the
University News Letter and prob
ably in other publications.
His study of county affairs in
Randolph is a part of a series of
investigation of county government
and management which are being
conducted under the direction of the
institute at Chapel Hill and collected
under the title, “County Government
in North Carolina.” Mr. Wager re
cently prepared a series of articles
for the Southern Ruralist dealing
with county government and these
articles attracted attention through
out the country.
Mr. Wager married Miss Lassiter,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Las
siter, of Mechanic, and is, therefore,
a stranger to Randolph county
lie although he is not a native of
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State Presents
Show Extreme
Defense Contradicts.
The trial of Nevin C. Cranford,
native of Randolph, but for several
years superintendent of the Stanly
couaty chain gang until it was abol
ished a year or so ago, on charges of
killing two negro convicts is still ia
progress in Stanly Superior court la
session in Albemarle since the first
of last week. The State concluded its
testimony Monday after having put
witness after witness on the stand for
the past five or six days to substan
tiate its charges. Cranford is charg
ed specifically with the murder of two
negroes, but during the progress of
the trial the death of two other pris
oners was laid to his alleged brutality.
If all the dvidence is true, Cran
ford would seem to have rivaled tho
famous Higgenbothem, Florida con
vice boss, who more than, a year ago
was tried and given a prison sentence
for killing or causing the dea& of a
prisoner.
But the defense began Tuesday the
introduction of testimony tending to
refute the charges of the State. That
Cranford was harsh with his charges
and a hard taskmaster, the defense
does not deny, but does deny that he
committed murder outright or caused
the death of any prisoner un<jer his
care. Stanly county citizens contend
that he had the riff-raff to deal with*
and he used stern methods at the job,
but on the other hand no man ever
built more roads for the county and
better roads.
As rebuttal of the charges of kill
ing or causing the death of prisoners
by beating, the defense has introduced
physicians to testify that these al
leged murdered men died from natural
causes. Undertakers are there to
swear that no scars were found on ■
bodies of men alleged to have died
from being beaten to death.
Out of the maze of evidence, the
jury must decide. Days have been
consumed in presenting it and all of
the evidence will not be in before the
latter part of this week. What the
defense will spring in the closing days
of the trial is not known, but the
Cranford adherents, if newspaper re
ports are true include a large num
ber of the citizens of Stanly, say
that before the evidence all goes te
the jury, the defendant will base
been cleared of any misconduct g
the occasional use of the lash.
No trial in
ed more attention ia
Cranford case. In fact,
in the Statj almost reaches that 'i
was attached to the famous Pi
trial over in Davidson and the
trial in Rockingham,
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Cole
Church Well
Surprise Birthday Party
Many of the relatives and friends of
Miss Daisy Moffitt met at her home
on Ramseur, Route 1, last Saturday
evening, July 17, at 8 o’clock and sur
prised her with a party.
Miss Mary Dixon, of Greensboro,
furnished music. Many outdoor games
were played, after which ice cream
was served on the lawn. Miss Moffitt
received many nice and useful
ents.
Those from a distance were Mr. Vir
gil Beane and Mr. and Mrs. Cart
Moffitt, of High Point; Misses Bertha,
Alene, Anabel and Mary Di^on, Paul
ine Moffitt, Vera Moffitt, Mrs. Lura
Dixon, Mr. Charles Monroe, Mr. Char
lie Smith and Master George William
Dixon, all of Greensboro.
Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Pritchard, Joe
Ross, Jr. and Thomas Redding are in
High Point this week. Mr. Pritchard
is attending the Pastors’ Summer
Conference and the others are attend
ing the Young People’s Summer Con
ference of the N. C. Conference. Mm.
Pritchard is one of the instructors in
the Young People’s Conference. Mr.
Pritchard will return in time for his
regular services next Sunday.
CAMP MEETING AT JOHN
WESLEY STAND JULY SOTH
The 23rd annual camp meeting at
John Wesley stand will begin July
30th and will last for ten days.
J. A. Rheinhart, of King’s
has be$n engaged to assist the
Rev. J. F. Burkhead, in the
The meeting will be held on a
within a beautiful oak grove on
highway from the old county
leading to Randleman. “Unde” *
ter thrift will do the cooking <
the meeting.
Under
UM miles, of which"
hard surface. This n
Dec. 81, 1926, there «
mately 8,600 miles of
highway within the
Tarheelia. The State