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■■■: -r r' t the courier Leads ill Both News sad Circulation *■ -vj ISSUED WEEKLY ■ U--> .JP ■'V- , 1 „„ .VOLUME U *• i rr^B*8iirg=±==== .— ■ — PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN - H-iiekiAiiii-a AAebW^ H. 6, Thursday, August 5, 1»26 OURIE B ig Columns Results $2.00 A YEAR H ADVANCE s^of Greensboro’s " is and one of North Carolina's iblest surgeons, died at his home in Greensboro Sunday morning following a stroke of w| heart Wednesday night of last week. His death was not unexpected. Dr. JiOftg was born at Long’s Mills, Kafidetyh county, on January 10, 1859, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Wesley Long, and was at the time of his death a few months over 67 years of age. Dr. Lonfe‘grew to young manhood far Randolph, and in a community in which his father was one of the leading phys ician!. It was only natural, there fore, that he should follow in the footsteps of his father and study medicine. After being educated in the schools of his community, both pfcftflc and private, he entered Van derbilt University, Nashville, Tennes see, where he received his degree. In 1924 he received the degree of master of surgery from the University of Manitoba, Canada. Began Practice In Randleman After graduating at Vanderbilt and receiving his license to practice medi cine,' Dr. Long returned to his home county and opened an office fat Ran dleman. lie remained there a few years and then went to Richmond, where he served as professor of dis eases of women and children in the Medical College of Virginia. Since leaving there be has been a professor emeritus of the institution. From Richmond Dr. Long went to Salisbury where he became associated with T>r. Jqfrn W. Whitehead, a noted physician. In 1908, he located in Greensboro. Dr. Long’s practice grew so rapidly and knowledge of his skill as a surgeon spread so rapidly that it was only a matter of fame until he was forced to have a hospital of his own. He was one of the promoters of the original hospital in Greensboro. After the foundation of St. Leo’s hos pital he was connected with it and be _XI. _ OllMTAATl flf that came the outstanding institution. In 1917 he Wesley Lo _ modest way, ued to grow i portions that it was those ease*, where ® -.... , , needed back of a delicate touch in operation, It was Dr. Long who was among those invariably summoned, and it was not long before this fa mous southern surgeon was invited ttO conduct clinics at the celebrated hos pital of the renowned Mayo brothers, at Rochester, Minn. There he was re garded as one of the foremost sur geons of the country. * Despite his age and the demands upon his services by the people of North Carolina, when the United States declared war on Germany, he deemed if his duty to help his country. He was instrumental in organizing base hospital 65, which saw service at Brest, France, and in which many Randolph county boys served. Fol lowing the close of the war, Dr. Long actively identified himself with the * American Legion and retuiped to his private practice. Had the Personal Touch Dr. Long was popular wnerever known. Hie sterling qualities as a roan and sincere Christian gentleman won him a place in the hearts of those who came in contact with him. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church from boyhood and was ever active in Christian work. Dr. Long, despite the fact that he was a very busy man, always found time to mingle with his friends and ever had time to give to the care of his patients that personal touch which is ever needed to retain life. He was a member of the Guilford County Medi cal Soetctf, past-president of the Southern Surgical Association and a charter tftember of the American Institute of Surgeons. Married m 1885 In 1885, Dr. Long married Miss Mary Elisabeth" Woolen, of Randle num, who survives him. Four chil dren were born to this union, three pf whom are living. They are Wyeth W. Long and Mrs. Charles Benbow, Jr., of Greensboro, and Mrs. August few York.. AH were at m death came. is one of two children, C. J.COX IN Death Came Last Night From Heart Attack—Had Long Been Prominent. Clarkson J. Cox, aged 68 ytars, native of Randolph county, but for the past ten years resident of Greens boro, died at his home at 11:15 o'clock last night from a heart attack fol lowing an illness of only a few days. He had long been prominently iden tified with the textile and lumber manufacturing industries in Rand olph county. Mr. Cox was bom in the Holly Springs neighborhood of Randolph county sixty-three years ago last May, a son of the late Nathaniel and Lydia Cox. He was a nephew of Jer emiah Cox, who died at his home in Greensboro several months ago. Prior to moving to Asheboro 35 or 40 years ago, Mr. Cox was in business with his father at the home place in this county. He came to Asheboro and was associated with the Asheboro Wood and Iron Works and later opened a lumber business in Ether which he managed from his Asheboro office. He sold out his Ether plant and opened the Cox Lumber Company in Ashe boro and a branch plant in Ellerbe. He continued to operate these plants until about ten years ago when he bought the cotton mills at Central Falls. Mr. Cox later sold the mill at Cen tral to the Pennsylvania -Textile Mills, Inc., the7 present owners. Before selling this plant, however, he moved to Greensboro and left the actual man agement of the business to his son, Irvin Cox. Mr. Cox then developed a hydro-electric plant near Central Falls, which he sold about two years ago to the North Caroina Public Utilities Company. , He was twice married, his first wife being Miss Spencer, and to this union was bom a son, Mr. Irvin Cox, of Lakeland, Fla., who survives and who had long been associated with his father in business. Mr. Cox's spcond wife was Miss Vida Millikan, daughter of D. W. Mil likan, of Randolph county. Seven children bom to this union are living. They are Wistar, Richard, Clarence and Leo Cox, all of Greensboro; Mrs. It. C. Lewallen, of Asheboro; Mrs. George S. Abbott, of Salem, N. J.; and Mrs. D. M. Harrell and Miss Margaret Cox, both of Greensboro. m^e'at^the'^muJ^newBpa^r was put on the press. . Rainfall Daring Month of July Much Above Normal According to the monthly report of Rev. J. E. Pritchard, the weather ob server for this section, the rainfall for the month of July was consider ably above normal, the^ amount this year being 7.61 inches compared with a twenty-years average fpr this sec tion of 5.99 inches. But while the previous montl^was above the average we are still short for the first seven months of the year 2.25 inches, the amount having fallen being 28 as .compared to an average for the seven months of 30.25 inches. The temper ature for the morfth was approximate ly normal. The highest temperature for the month was 101 on the 22nd and the lowest was 54 on the 15th of the month. LIABLE TO ARREST IF YOU LACK STATE LICENSE TAG Revenue Commisioner Doughton ad vises that the time limit for securing State license tags for automobiles was up yesterday and those Who do not have their tags are liable to ar rest. Liberal extensions have ' been granted all in obtaining- licenses, thrnks the commissioner, and all who made applications before July 1st and during the ten-day extension should have their plates by this time. In extreme cases,' however, where reasonable effort has beep made to obtain license and the automobile owner has adequate proof and has not gotten his car number, he will be pro tected and will.not be liable to the penalty ordinarily imposed. JOHN RANDOLPH WALTON, 69, DIES FROM HEART ATTACK Dropped Dead Yesterday Evening While Sitting oh Porch At Hia . Home In Randleman. John Randolph Walton,* aged 69, died suddenly yesterday evening at 6 o’clock from a heart attack while sit ting in a swing On the porch of his home at Randleman. Mr. Walton had afcjrJi ‘s* surprise to his rela , He was born at • dolph county, and tf went to Randh -s ago during all of v ♦ Dry Reign Short . ..... In office only 10 months as “Drj Chief” of California and Nevada and mentioned as successor to Gen. Andrews as National Chief, Col. Ned U. Green, (above) faces trial on ten counts charged with em bezzlement of Federal property,— seized liquor he admits he served to his guests. PRECINCT MEETINGS The Democratic voter? of the various precincts in Randolph coun ty have been called by Chairman I. C. Moser of the Democratic exe cutive committee to meet at their respective polling places next Sat urday afternoon, August 7th, at 3 o'clock for the purpose of selecting delegates to the county convention to be held in Asheboro on the 14th and to select township tickets. It is important that every Democratic voter attend these primaries, 'and express his will as to choice of can didates. MONTHLY MEETING OF BOARD OF EDUCATION Order Made To Provide Trucks In Several Districts—Deed For Providence Accepted. The county board of education held Its regular monthly hneeting in the office of the superintendent of schools Monday and transacted the routine business of the schools. A deed for 3 3-10 acres of land comprising a part of the Providence consolidated school site was accepted from Robert U. Neece and wife. This is in addition to the 1 3-10 acres which the school board already owned of the site. The county superintendent was giv en authority to work out a plan for transporting the children from Mar ley’s and Kildee school districts to Staley and Ramseur, the plan to meet the approval of the majority of the patrons in these districts. Application was made by a number of patrons to put on a school truck in Cedar Grove district, liberty town ship, to which the board agreed pro vided enough of the patrons made pe tition for this service inasmuch as the district is entitled to two teach ers and now has only one. It was agreed by the board that a truck would be put "On in the Holly Springs district to transport children to Ramseur school with the under standing that Holly Springs is to have one less teacher next school term. The board agreed to furnish a small donation for the erection of a school building for the colored race at Sandy Creek, in Liberty township. The local tax levy iji Marlboro special district was ordered left at 15 cents on the one hundred dollars valuation, petition for its removal having been denied by the board. The board ordered the placing of a truck in the Mlchfield district to transport school children to Seagrove consolidated school. The following school committees were appointed: Coleridge, R. L. Cav eness, C. L. Shields and W. B. Moff itt; Providence special tax district, W. W. Hockett, Balfour Pugh, P. E. White and O. T. Macon. Can You Solve This Relationship? Children were bom to two sisters in the Bame house near Statesville recently, the fathers being father and son respectively. The first, a dau ghter, was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Speece and three hours later a son was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Speece. Genealogy experts are won dering what the relationship between the two children really is. MRS. FI4ORENCE LOFLIN IS DEAD AT AGE OF 55 YRS. rence tjoflin, age 55 years , died at the home of her . I M. Pounds in Cedar 29th. Mrs. Loflin had health for about a year. Franklinville Baptist Church Tuesday __17th, and Will Continue Through X Wednesday—Banner For Attendance. The annuai/pinvention of the Ran dolph County Sunday School Associa tion will be h«M in the Baptist church at Franklinvffi* on Tuesday and Wed nesday, Augupt' 17th and 18th, next. This convention will be for all Sun day school workers of all denomina tions in the edttnty and it is anticipat ed that delegates and visitors will be present from every Sunday school in Randolph. Tfc* citizens of Franklin ville will entertain the delegates in their homes and on Wednesday noon will serve a picnic dinner on the Bap tist church lawn. A pennant will be presented to the Sunday school having in the con vention the largest number of rep resentatives sixteen years of age and over, according to the miles traveled. Records will be kept at each session of the convention. The pennant will be presented at the close of the session Wednesday afternoon. Mr. E. C. Williamson, of Liberty, is president of the county association, while Miss Hope Hubbard, of Farmer, is the secretary and treasurer, and Miss Lollie Jones, of Asheboro, her assistant. Regional vice presidents are Miss Dora Redding and Messrs. A. L. Briles, W. L. Ward and O. D. Law rence. Following is the program to be ren dered: Tuesday Afternoon, August 17 2:30. Devotional, Rev. W. A. Elam. 2:45. Welcome, J. H. Fentress; Re sponse, E. C. Williamson. 3:00. Adults in the Sunday School; ANNUAL FAMILY REUNION IS HELD Members of Wood and Kearns Families Met at Courthouse Sunday—Elect Officers. The annual reunion of the Kearns and Wood families was held in the courthouse in Asheboro last Sunday with a large number of the members of the families an taeirftiends pres the meeting.'''l^o^ring^theT*invoca tion and scripture reading by Rev. B. E. Morris, pastor of the Asheboro Baptist church, Congressman William C. Hammer made a short talk. Mrs. Underwood was re-elected president of the reunion, 'Mrs. Robert Kearns, of High Point, secretary and Mr. Lee M. Kearns, of Asheboro, vice presi dent. Picnic dinner was served in the courthouse. The oldest person present for the reunion and one of the most interest ing characters of the families was Mrs. Susan Kearns, who will be 90 years of age her next birthday. She is the daughter of Col. Casper Smith, of Davidson county,jvho was drowned in the Yadkin river when Mrs. Kearns was only two years old. She is the widow of Rev. I. P. Kearns, Metho dist minister, who died several years ago in Alabama. Since the death of her husband, Mrs. Kearns has made her home with her only child, Robert Kearns, of High Point. Mrs. Kearns is active for a person her age and is in full possession of all her faculties. JUNIOR ORDER DISTRICT MEET IN HIGH POINT, 7TH [g Desired That Large Number Attend From Local Lodge— Delegates To State Meet. The district meeting of the Junior )rder United American Mechanics vill be held in High Point Saturday tftemoon, the session beginning at !:30 o’clock with district deputy, J. ). Hughes, presiding. Every one of he 166 members of the Asheboro :ouncil is urged by Mr. J. H. Kivett, t. S., to attend this meeting. A lov ng cup will be presented the council laving the largest attendance at the neeting and Mr. Kivett and other nembers of the local council want to iring it to*Asheboro. Refreshments rill be served at the district meeting. The State council of the Junior Or ler will meet in Sauford beginning !:30 o’clock in the afternoon of Au rust 17th. Delegate^ from the Ashe »ro council to the f. A. Bunch and hile A. R. Lowe le alternates. _meeting are M. Hayworth, O. E. Rich are Ing of the at Guil ig with Caro of the was Rev. of the recently Asheboro Hobbs, i Miss Flora Davis, Associate Superin* , tendent North Carolina Sunday School Association. 3:90. Song. Record of attendance. 8:40. Young People and their Work, Miss Daisy Magee, Raleigh, Children’s Division Superintendent North Caro lina Sunday School Association. ' 4:10. Announcements. 4:15. Adjourn. Tuesday Night, August 17 8:00. Song Service. 8:15. Devotional, Rev. J. W. Hoyle, Jr. 8:30. Teaching the Child, Miss Daisy Magee. 9:00 Song. ! 9:05. The Use of the Story in Teach I ing, Miss Flora Davis. 9:35. Appointment of Committees. Record of attendance. Adjourn. Wednesday Morning, August 18 10:00. Devotional, Rev. J. M. Allred. 10:15. Putting it Across, Miss Daisy Magee. 10:46. Business Session. Report of County and Township Officers. Record of attendance. 11:05. The Home and Sunday School Working Together, Rev. R. M. Andrews, President High Point Col lege. 11:35. Song. 11:40. Our Common Task, Miss Flora Davis. 12:10. Offering for Support of County and State Sunday School As sociations. 12:25. Announcements. Adjourn. CLINIC BEGINS TUESDAY, AUG. 11 To Be Held At Asheboro School Building and Will Last Through 13th. Beginning at 7:30 o’clock *on the morning of Tuesday, August 11th, the State Board of Health will conduct a tonsil and adenoid clinic in Asheboro. •The clinic will continue through Fri day, the 13th. John D. Wright, spec Tn6 city BCfivHJI Dflli vlrxi g Will DC (converted into a temporary hospital. The state’s equipment which consists of cots, linen, electrical appliances, etc., will be used. The number of cases in each coun ty that can be treated is limited, so applications are being listed as re ceived. The cost of the operation is $12.50. No charge will be made in needy cases. Number of Liberty Voters Endorse Talbert For Register We, the undersigned voters of Lib erty township,‘recommend and en dorse M. F. Talbert, of New Hope township, for the Democratic nomina tion for the office of Register of Deeds for Randolph county. Mr. Talbert is competent, a hard worker, a loyal Democrat, and we as citizens of this community feel that he is worthy of serious consideration. B. M. BROWER, M. J. REITZEL, p. v. McPherson, j. c. kirkman, T. F. ASHBURN, C. P. SMITH, JR. A. E. DARK. Gets $500 Damages of poison. M. P. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS For Sunday, August 8 9:45 A. M. Sunday school, W. L. Ward, Supt. 11:00 A. M. Preaching by the pas tor, Rev. J. E. Pritchard. 7:15 P. M. Christian Endeavor. At the evening hour this congrega tion will unite with the other congre gations of the town in a union ser vice on the lawn of the Presbyterian church., . DEMOCRATIC VOTER MAKES SOME RECOMMENDATIONS Many good men have been mention ed as possible selections for the vari ous county offices. The Democratic party haB much good material to fill the offices of the county. Among these I would like to mention Mr. J. R. Clark, of Franklinville, for county commissioner. Mr. Cark is an able D. J. Lamb, Thomasville citizen, has been awarded $500 judgment against the Thomasville bottling plant operated by J. W. Boyles in a suit in Davidson county superior court in which Lamb alleged he was made ill by drinking a bottle of soft drink put up by the defendant plant. He claims to have suffered impaired eyesight as a result of the illness. He charged that the drink contained some kind >Tex*« Bride-to-Be r Dan Cupid knocks out Tex Rick ard with blow to heart, will be the news headlines shortly after Sept. 11th, when the premiere fight pre motor will wed Miss Maxine Hodges of New York City, shown here in photo.. j COUNTY CONVENTION The Democratic county conven tion for Randolph county has been called by Chairman I. C. Moser to meet in the courthouse in Asheboro on Saturday, August 14th, at 1 o’clock in the afternoon. At this convention a county ticket will be nominated to be presented to the voters at the November election. Col. Albert L. Cox, of Raleigh, will make the speech on the occasion. JURORS DRAWN FOR SEPT. TERM OF COURT Convenes In Asheboro First Monday in Sept. With Judge McElroy Presiding. The board of county commissioners in regular session drew the names of the following jurors to serve during the September term of Criminal court beginning Sept. 6th, 1926, with Judge P. A. McElroy presiding: Asheboro: J,.,W.,Burkhead, N. 0. Willard, W. L. Cranford, W. E. Luck. Back Creek: Joseph Culler, A E. Pritchard. ; Cedar Grove; A. C, Rich, J. D. ridge: J. H. Joyce, A. V. Fes mire, J. E. Spence, W. J. Barker. Columbia: C. H. Lineberry, J. T. Kivett, John Hicks. Franklinville: S. E. Nelson, T. L. Glasgow, Joe H. York, H. D. Smith, J. T. Hayes, W. E. Rollins, J. W. Rich. Level Cross: C. W. Smith, E. Os borne, R. N. Sumner, J. E. Hockett, Roddy Fields, K. G. Coltrane, W. F. Causey. Liberty :J. B. Butler. New Market: J. C. Spencer, C. A. Farlow. Providence: W. H. Allred, J. T. Ruth. Randleman: J. R. Richardson, C. W. Hudson. Richland: A. C. Harris, Oscar Wil liams, W. H. Gamer, J. M. King. Trinity: J. T. Weaver. Union: H L. Bean. MRS. LEWALLEN WRITES OF UNUSUAL EXPERIENCE Her Home in Florida Blown off Foundation by Recent Storm —Family Not Injured. Okeechobee, Fla., Aug. 1, 1926. Mr. Editor: On the morning of July 7th I left Asheboro for Okeechobee, Fla. We made the trip in about 21 hours with out a minute’s trouble. We arrived in Okeechobee early on the morning of the 9th after a very pleasant trip in which we found the roads in fine shape. We had wired Mr. Lewallen we were coming when about fifty miles from Okeechobee and he met us up the road, and there was surely a happy bunch of children. We found Okeechobee a very nice city, which we all like very much. We camped with Mr. Lewallen in one of his little knocked-down houses that had been shipped from Asheboro about two weeks and found it very com fortable. On Monday, the ,26th, we were able to get a nice 6-room cottage. On Thursday, the 27th, at 4 o’clock in the afternoon, the little house we moved from was blown in the air about 20 feet and dashed to pieces by the great storm which swept the Flor ida east coast. The house we moved in was blown off the foundation and was set flat on the ground, part of the roOf being blown away also. This was the greatest experience the chil dren had ever had in their lives and they stood it bravely. Thousands of dollars worth of damage was done in Okeechobee by the storm. T —Mrs. W. G. Lewallen. Funeral Foe Mrs. Nixon - ^ COUNTY BOARD HOLDS MEETING Will Provide Money For ing Consolidated Schools— Road Matters. The board of commissioners for the county met in regular session in the courthouse in Asheboro Monday to transact the business of toe county* Ail members of the board were pres ent. The next meeting of toe com missioners will be held on August 20. An order was made requiring ex sheriff A. Carl Cox to file final re port of the uncollected taxes during his administration in order that an audit can be made for final settle ment. It was ordered that this be done in ample time for report to be made at the commissioners’ meeting the first Monday in September. It was ordered by the commission ers that the road supervisor look after topsoiling the road from Asheboro to the Caraway bridge. The road supervisor was instructed to get timber for a bridge to be built by Richland township citizens over Meadow branch and to make the fills when the abutments are completed. 3 I. Stutts was appointed to oversee toe work. A m The supervisor was instructed to begin at once machine work on the road from Five Points by way of A. C. English’s and Rufus Coltrane’s to intersection with road leading from the Gray Collett place. The road supervisor was instructed also to begin at once the topsoiling of the Parks road. John B. Humble, S. W. Presnell and J. B. Ward were appointed as com mittee to assess damages, if any, to the land of A. L. Ridge on account of the removal of top soil. Another com mittee composed of W. R. Neece, P. E. White and 0. T. Macon was ap pointed to look after a similar matter on the land of Mrs. Barker. The Interstate Construction Com pany was authorized to begin work on the Lassiter Mill road after comple tion of road work in Level Cross township. G. Elwood Stanton was selected as delegate to the annual convention of the county commissioners of North Carolina and the clerk to the board authorized to send check for the an nual dues. The- commissioners instructed clerk to renew the $50,00< —.«- - _.... m. - eowanig qge m&gmt izth. . The road supervisor was instructed to go over a road at the W. N. Mere dith place and report at the next maid ing of the board. It was ordered by the commission ers that the Interstate Construction Company upon completion of the Trinity-Hopewell road construct a road from Osborne’s old lane from the Coletrane Mill road across the lands of J. A. Holder, G. Elwood Stanton, Geo. Lamb, T. T. Adams, and others to a point at intersection with the Walker Mill road. The county board of education was notified that money will be available for the construction of the Randle man, Bailey’s Grove and Providence school buildings as the work progress es and as the board of education calls for the money. will begin the same day. The public is extended a cordial invitation. Close Bank at East Spencer The Peoples Bank of East Spencer has been closed as a precaution by the corporation commission. The rea son given was that the bank was “in a safe and unsound condition to transact its business.” It is estimated that depositors will lose approxi mately $8,500. Play At Shepherd School House "Deacon Dubbs”, a comedy in three acts, will be given at Shepherd school house Saturday evening, August 7th. Admission, Children, 25 cents, adults, 85 cents. The proceeds will be used for the benfit of Mt. Shepherd M. E. church. PRECINCT MEETINGS TO BE HELD SATURDAY, 7TH £ --- Much Interest in County Politics and Large Number Expected Pursuant to call chairman I. C. Moa voters of Randolph at the various-poll MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR DR. WALTER P. LAWRENCE Announcement has been made of a memorial service for Dr. Walter P. Lawrence, of Elon College, who died a few weeks ago, to be held at New Center church the fourth Sunday in August, beginning at 11 o’clock a. m. The.series of meetings at this church