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NUMBER 42
McLean To Speak
In Asheboro 28th
Could Not Get Here Saturday
As First Stated—To Speak
' At 7:30 O’clock.
Owing to a change in his itinerary,
Governor A. W. McLean will not be
able to speak in Asheboro next Sat
urday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock as
announced last week. He will speak,)
however, in the court house in Ashe-!
boro Thursday night, October 28th, I
1926, at 7:30 o’clock. This is just
one week from today.
Governor McLean has been greeted
wherever he has been in the State on
his speaking tour with large audienc
es. At Lexington last,Saturday the
court house was filled to overflowing
and hundreds who had gathered to
hear and see the Governor were not
able to get in the building so large
was the crowd.
The Governor’s message is appeal
ing to the average voter. He tells in
simple and convincing terms of the
progress that has been made in the
State during his, administration and
of the savings effected by the budget
system which he put in. operation at
the beginning of his term of office.
When Mr. McLean assumed the du
ties of his office it was freely pre
dicted that he would be a “Business
Governor” and the record he has
made justifies this title.
Every person in the county regard
less of political affiliation is extended
a cordial invitation to come to Ashe
boro next Thursday night at 7:30
o’clock to hear the Governor speak.
Randolph is one of the few counties
of the State that will have the pleas
ure and opportunity of hearing the
Governor during this campaign.
Mrs. James L. Winningham
Wins Prize At Convention
Mrs. James L. Winningham, a
member of the Randolph Chapter U.
D. C., received the prise given for
the best true story of “A Confederate
Christmas” at the U. D. C. convention
held in Fayetteville last vreek
The prise was $10 given by the
James B. Gordon chapter, of Win
ston-Salem. Mrs. Winningham was
bom and reared in Asheboro and has
always retained her membership in
the local chapter. She was the
daughter of the late Stanley Steed,
who lived where the negro school
house now stands. During Mrs. Win
iringham's girlhood the larger part of
the town was around the old court
house which stood near where the
Gulf Filling Station now stands at
the intersection of Salisbury and Old
Main streets. Mr. and Mrs. Winning
ham have resided in Greensboro for
the past thirty-five years until six
years ago when they moved to Thom
asville. The Courier expects to copy
Mrs. Winningham’s story later.
DEEP RIVER (M. E.) CHARGE
The pastor of Deep River charge
was pleasantly surprised on Monday
evening, before leaving for thb an
nual conference at Gastonia on Tues
day. Just after supper his friends at
the Central Hotel, where he had been
boarding during the year, showered
him with neckties, handkerchiefs, etc.
for which he feels grateful. My stay
among the people of Central Hotel
has been very pleasant and this
thoughtfulness on their part is highly
appreciated.
M. P. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
A Splendid Workers Council of our
Sunday school was held at the home
of Miss Bertha Presnell on Monday
evening. Many things were discussed
looking to the betterment of the
school.
The Fourth Quarterly Conference
will be held on Thursday evening of
this week at 7:30 o’clock at the
church.
The new carpet for the church has
come and definite promise has been
given by the company making the
pews that they would be shipped the
first of this week.
George Ross, Jr., of Jackson
Springs, united with out church last
Sunday evening. Opportunity will be
given the next two Sundays for peo
ple to unite with the church. Forty
persons have been received this year.
Sermon subjects for next 'Sunday
are: Morning, Joyful* Christians;
Evening, A Gospel of Comfort. The
public is cordially invited.
MASTER JOHN JOE KIVETT
DIES IN GREENVILLE* S. C.
John Joe Kivett, the five-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kivett, of
Greenville, S. C.f died yesterday.
News of the death of the little boy
was wired to his aunt, Mrs. Fred J.
Phillips. The little fellow bears the
name of his uncle, John Kivett, who
wm killed in France during the
World War.
M. E. Conference
In 37th Session
Gastonia Is Host To Methodist
Preachers—Bishop Mouzon
Is Presiding.
The thirty-seventh annual session
of the Western North Carolina Con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church is in meeting at Gastonia this
week \Hth Bishop Edwin DuBose
Mouzon, of Nashville, Tenn., presid
ing. This is the first time Bishop
Mouzon has presided over a religious
body in this state but his reputation
has preceded him to North Carolina
and he is recognized as one of the
great preachers of the entire denom
ination.
The Western North Carolina Con
ference is one of the largest in the
connection, only the Virginia and
North Georgia having more members.
It was set off from the North Caro
lina conference in the fall of 1890,
and its first session held that year
in Concord. It began with a mem
bership of 56,524 and ISO pastoral
charges. The reports of the preach
ers in charge of the conference held
in Statesville last fall indicate that
during the 36 years of its existence
the membership has increased to
136,302, and pastoral charges to 294.
Last year the conference raised foi
the support of the ministry, presid
ing elders and pastors $566,648; for
missions and benevolences, $197,662;
orphanage, specials, etc., brought the
grand total raised for all purposes
in 1925 to the princely sum of $2,198,
315. The conference owns four edu
cational institutions, • Davenport,
Weaver and Rutherford colleges, and
Jefferson high school. In addition to
these it is joint owner with the North
Carolina conference of Duke univer
sity and Greensboro college. These
institutions own physical equip
ments valued at $11,827,249, with an
endowment of $15,443,404. This does
not take into consideration that, of
new Duke university provided for in
the will of the late James P. Duke.
In 19% the conference owned church
buildings and parsonages worth $11,
416,133.
The conference is divided into 11
presiding elders’ districts with Rev.
J. B. Craven in charge of this, the
Greensboro district. These 11 leaders
of the church will compose the bish
op’s advisory board, known through
out Methodism as the “cabinet.”
These will meet with Bishop Mouzon
to
woakj%
bounds and prepare the appointment
of the preachers for the coming year,
which the bishop will likely read some
time Monday. There are twenty min
isters and one presiding elder who
have served a full qoadreimium in
their present charges. According to
the law of the church a pastor may be
returned for a longer period of time
than four years, but a presiding elder
cannot. Two of the larger churches
which have had their pastors for
four years, it is understeod, are ask
ing that they be returned for an
other year. These are Central, Ashe
ville, where Rev. Ashley Chappell is
pastor, and Wesley Memorial, High
Point, where Rev. E. K. McLarty is
pastor. Rev. W. H. Willis, pastor of
the Asheboro church is among those
who have served four years and he
will move.
On Sunday afternoon a memorial
session will be held. Rev. N. R. Rich
ardson whose tragic death occurred
near Salisbury, will be eulogized. He
served the local pastorate several
years ago and was well and favorably
liked.
Revs. Edens, G. W. Clay and others
serving churches in the county are
also in attendance.
HARRISON HICKS DIES
SUDDENLY IN BISCOE
the body was taken to Raleigh for
burial. v
Surviving are his mother, three sis
ters, Mrs. Reid Garrett, Atlanta, and
Misses Bertha, Minniet and Julia
Hiqks, of Biscoe.
Craven And Dr. Edwards
Winners In Mileage Contest
In the gasoline, mileage contest
conducted last Saturday morning by
the Randolph Motor Company, Ashe
boro, Mf. Peari Craven, at CokiMge,
driving an, open model 1926 Ford
won first place having gotten 49.7
mike from ode gallon of gasoline. In
the closed car class, Dr. M. G. Ed
wards, of Asheboro, driving a 1926
model Ford coupe, won first place
with 84.4 miles. There were nine
cars in the contest, the lowest mileage
gotten by any of the nine was 29.6
miles hr a Ford touring car, 1926
Harrison Hicks, aged 20, died sud
denly at the home of his mother, Mrs.
W. B. Hicks, in Biscoe Monday. The
young man was in early life a victim
of infantile paralysis but in spite of
physical handicap he was mentally
bright and alert and promised to be
one of Biscoe's leading citizens. His
father died several years ago and his
mother had given practically all of
her time and devotion to her son. She
left Sunday afternoon for Atlanta for
a few, days visit to her daughter and
received a message of her son's sud
den death soon after arriving. The
funeral seuvice was conducted and
Immodest ?
Twice daily, pretty Virginia
Allen wears knickers to school at
Jeffersonville, Ind., and each timd
she is sent home.* School author*
Ities claim her dress immodest—
Virginia’s mother plans injunction
are more modest
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Dropped Distance of 40 Feet in
Well and Landed on Tub
Buried Yesterday.
Charles Frye, aged 34, of TJlah,
was killed Tuesday afternoon when he
fell a distance of ijorty feet into the
bottom of a well which he was help
ing dig on the place owned by Mil
lard Dawson, near Ulah. Death was
instantaneous. Frye was ascending
from the well and was in the act of
getting out at the top when, appar
ently fainting, he fell backward into
the well, striking a tub in the bottom
which was being used to draw the dirt
to the surface.
Frye is survived by his widow and
four small children, who are Edna,
Edward, Wayne and Winborn; bis
mother, Mrs. Lundy Frye, of Ashe
bora; four sisters, Mrs. Arlie King, of.
near Seagrove; Mra J. O. Graves,
Randleman; Mrs. Kathleen Gray,
Thotoasville; and Miss Addle Frye,
Asheboro; and three brothers, James
Frye, New Hope township; Gurney
Frye, Asheboro; and'Lee Frye, Ben
nettsville, S. C.
The funeral was conducted at Flag
Springs church of which Mr. Frye
was a member yesterday afternoon at
4 o’clock by Rev. John Hulin, and in
terment made in the church cemetery.
Honor Roll First Month
For Asheboro High School
Hogan, Lewis Pritchard, William
Thomas.
Grade 4 A: Ila Bunting, Ollie Mae
Brown, Emma Gray, Rebecca Hedrick,,
Gladys Humble, Mildred Hurley,
Eleanor McCain, Dorothy Osborne,
Elizabeth Phillips, Ruth Prevost, An
nie Gilbert Ross, Jewel Skeen, Hallie
Thomas, Virginia Williams, Inez
Wright, Howard Allred, Worth An
drews, Thomas. Bulla.
Grade 5 A: Edith Allred, Reba
Clarke, Hilda Cranford, Frances Grif
fin, Eleanor Hammond, Evelyn Har
relson, Martha Kearns, Frances Rob
bins, Helen York, Clyde Burkhead.
7th Grade: Lucy Clyde Ross, Edith
Rich, Eldon Cox, Waldo Cheek.
11th Grade: Jacksie Brooks, Pauline
Steed, Irene Kearns, Beatrice Lowder
milk.
Little Miss Ruth Smith,
Aged 10, Died Monday
Miss Ruth, the tan-year-old daugh
ter'of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Smith
died at the home of her parents near
Central Falls Monday evening follow
ing an illness of about a month from
jaundice. Mr. and Mrs. Smith and
family resided in Asheboro until a
few months ago when they moved but
still have a grocery store in Ashe
boro. Ruth was a member of the
city school and was a most eatim
Following is the honor roll for the
first month of the Asheboro school.
To make the honor roll the student
must make a grade of 90 or above on
each subject and 95 per cent or more
on deportment and attendance.
Grade 1 A: Willie Beane, James
Hutson, Vernon Lethcoe, Amos Ty
singer, Virginia Hutson, Clara Oz
ment.
Grade 2 A: Curtis Jordan, Gene
vieve Smith, Walter Bunch, Wilson
Cranford, Gladys Miller.
Grade 2 B: Edward Allred, Joseph
Cox, James Lowdermilk, Charles
Moore, Bickett Prevost, Lester Way,
Madonna Cagle, Cornelia Hedrick,
Pauline Hogan, Eva Jackson, Caroline
Page, Cleo Pugh, Mary Rollins.
Grade 3 B: Lillie May Goins, Etta
Lee Hogan, Lillian Sykes, Clinton
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Still At Large
Has Succeeded In fiscaning Pur
suers—Revival Meeting At
Science HHL
Farmer, Oct. 18.—The crazed ne
gro, Alex Jones, who tried last week
to kill his wife, is still at large today
day (Monday). In spite of repeated
searches made by the sheriff and his
deputies and by citizens of the com
munity, he has not been located. Some
think he has ‘ left the neighborhood,
and others believe that he is sick or
dead in some out of the way place.
His dog retumed^home Friday night.
His wife is better and will recover.
Mrs. Nora Kearns spent last week
visiting her brother, Mr, H. G. Las
siter, in the Oak Grove community.
Mr. A. L. ftill and family and
Miss McCargo spent Sunday with rel
atives and friends in Winston-Salem.
Misses Sanborn and Priester and
Mr. McLeod spent Saturday in High
Point shopping.
I Misses Sue Morgan and Margaret
Lewis spent the week-end with Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Lank, at Ramseur.
Miss Margaret Battle spent the
week-end in Greensboro with friends.
Rev. G. W. Clay went to Gibson
ville today to conduct a funeral ser
vice for a friend. He expects to leave
this week for Gastonia to attend the
Western North Carolina Conference.
Mrs. Van Cranford left today for
Gray’s Chapel whe^e she will teach
this term.
Mrs. J. W. Luther, of Pipe, who un
derwent an operation in High Point
Hospital three weeks ago, has return
ed home much improved. • ,— ■
A series of meetings will begin at
Science Hill on the fifth Sunday, con
ducted by the pastor, Rev. C. L.
Gregory, and Rev. Lewis McFarland.
There will be services at eleven
o’clock and at night.
Misses Tula Mbri-is, Vera McLeod,
and Hope Hubbard attended a Sunday
school convention at Antioch church,
in Brower township, Sunday.
Mrs. Clarihda Keams, of Troy, is
visiting friends and relatives here.
Mr. Clegg Gamer took Mr. Fred
Page’s dog, Ruby, to the shows at
Siler City and Concord, where she
took the prize for
in the show.
Mr. A. A. Wall
with homefolks at
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best dog
a very e
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magazine sub
Miss Maude
g team
bn contest.
Comelison and Mr.
Noah Tucker, of the Gravel Hill sec
tion, are very JL
Mrs. Harris teams and son, Alton,
spent Saturday in Greensboro. They
were accompanied home by Mts.
Kearns’ daughters, Misses Hazel, a
student at N. C. C. W., Greensboro,
and Juanita, a member of the graded
school faculty of Liberty. Miss Pat
tie Webb, also a student at N. C. C.
W. visited Mrs. Kearns. The young
ladies returned Sunday.
News Condensed
For Busy Reader
Happenings of Week in Various
Parts of Country Told in
Short Paragraphs
Jack Davis, legless man of Wake
county, will serve twelve months in
the State prison for larceny of alum
inum frqm the Carolina Power and
Light Company, at Raleigh.
Miss Bettie Thomas, 70, died at her
home near Pittsboro one day last
week following a lingering illness.
John Dowd, 94, one of the oldest
and wealthiest citizens in Moore coun
ty, died one day last week. He is
survived by eight children, among
whom are W. C. Dowd, Biscoe; C.
Dowd, Candor; and Mrs. Katherine J.
McCaskill, Biscoe.
In eleven southern states last week
53 persons were killed and 204 in
jured in traffic accidents. North
Carolina led the list with 16 killed
and 27 injured. Louisiana had nine
killed while Virginia had no fatalities.
Glenn Price, serving two years in
the penitentiary following conviction
on charge of violating the prohibition
laws, sent up from Guilford county,
was last Saturday pardoned by Gov
ernor McLean.
During the month of September
there were 118 deaths from violence
in North Carolina. Automobiles
were the State's greatest killer, hav
ing taken a toll of 41 lives. Drowning
ranked second with 17 lives. Eight
were killed in railway accidents, 11
from bums and the rest distributed
among accidental gun shots
cides.
. Daniel, 68, died .
momaaville Monday night. He is
six chfl
■USPH is
-warfare
«sen waged against it,
is on the increase in the
Little Lamb Girl
Killed By Track
Run Over Yesterday Afternoon
Near Randleman—Funeral
Today At 2:30 O’clock.
/ Davine Lamb, the seven-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Lamb,- who live near White Hall Ser
vice Station, was killed by an oil
truck which was driven- by Earl Cox,
of Asheboro, yesterday afternoon. The
little girl with her sister and two of
Mr. C. A. Eades’ children had got
ten out of the school truck which
was returning from Randleman
school when the accident occurred.
According to reports one of the
Eades children had crossed the road
and Davine attempted to cross in
front of the oil truck and was struck
before brakes could be applied. She
was killed instantly. Mr. Cox picked
her up and says she breathed only
once. A coroner’s inquest was held
and Mr. Cox was released upon the
grounds of the accident being una
voidable. The funeral will be con
ducted at the Holiness church near
Worthville at 2:30 today.
Sullivan Gets Two Years
On Charge Forging Checks
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Sullivan faced
Judge D. C. McRae in municipal
court, High Point, last Friday on
charge of passing worthless checks in
a dozen towns and cities in North
Carolina, including Asheboro. Sulli
van and his wife pleaded guilty and
Sullivan was sentenced to serve a
term of two years on the county
roads. Mrs. Sullivan was given a sus
pended sentence of six months. Ap
peal was made to the Superior court
by the defendants.
According to Sullivan’s admission,
he and his wife have been passing
worthless checks for twelve months
The last work which he did, according
to his statement, was August 30th at
Hickory.
FORMER RANDOLPH MAN
MARRIES IN HILLSBORO
The following announcement will be
of interest:
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Atkins Rose
mond announce the marriage of their
daughter, Dorothy Grace, to Mr. An
drew MaeMaster: Browning on Satur
day, the sixteenth of October, 1926,
rifillsborougfe, JNT. C. v •'
' The groom is a 'soii ' of Mr. and
Mrs. Allan Browning formerly of this j
county. He is a grandson of the'
late D. G. McMaster, one of Concord
township's prominent citizens. He
is a nephew of Mrs. E. B. Steed, Miss
Cora McMasters and H. W. McMas
ters, of Asheboro.
Mrs. Lewis Williams Died
Monday In Franklinville
Mts. Lewis Williams, aged 78 years,
died Monday evening at her home
near Franklinville following an ill
ness of several months. For the past
five months she had been helpless.
Mrs. Williams was a conscientious
Christian woman and a faithful mem
ber of Sandy Creek Baptist church.
She was held in high esteem by all
who knew her.
Mrs. Williams is survived by her
husband and two brothers who live
in the Western States. She was a
great aunt of our townsman, W. L.
Foust, whom she reared.
Funeral services were conducted
yesterday afternoon at 1 o’clock at
Sandy Creek Baptist church and in
terment made in the church cemetery.
GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS
FIND GOOD BUILDING ROCK
Have Been Making Investigations In
Bennett Section—New Pastor
Christian Church.
Bennett, Oct. 18.—The farmers
throughout this section are busy har
vesting bountiful crops. J. E. Jones
is the first farmer in this community
to have his com husked with a ma
chine and found it most satisfactory
in every respect.
Government metal inspectors visited
this section a few weeks ago and
found large quantities of good build
ing stone. The stone found is large
in size and is quite the hardest the
inspectors have found anywhere in
state. It is blue in color. The
Poll Beck mountain two miles
Bennett seems to be the best
bund in this section. This
mountain contains about 25 acres'
and contains enough stone to quarry
for several years.
Rev. E. A. Livingtons preached to
a large congregation at White Oak
school house Sunday afternoon.
Rev. J. C. Kidd will preach in the
Baptist church here Sunday morn
ing and at night. A B. Y. P. U. has
been organized at this church with C.
E. Jones as president.
The Bennett Christian church called
Rev. Rufus Moffitt, of Coleridge, to
be its pastor beginning December.
Rev. C. E. Gerringer, the pastor, has
accepted work elsewhere.
Little Miss Kathleen Ivey entertain
ed a number of her friends at her
home Monday in celebration of her
tenth birthday. Several interesting
games were played, after which re
freshments were served; Those pres
ent were: Mafy Jane Brewer, Ruby
Smith, Edna Routh, Jewel Brady; Lu
cile and Lies Brady, Louise
Pauline
Friend of Forest
A. W. Laird of Potlatch, Idaho,
is president of Western Forestry
Conservation Assn., and . head of
committee that called on President
Coolidge to discuss the problem of
saving our great national wooded
lands—that are facing destruction.
Democrats Present
A Strong Ticket
Composed of Some of Ablest
Men in County—Each Man
Well Qualified.
Never before in its history has the
Democratic party presented to the
voters of Randolph county a stronger
ticket than that which will be voted
on November 2nd. Each place on the
ticket bears the name of a man or
men well qualified' for the position
sought at the hands of the voters of
the county.
Solicitor Zeb V. Long
Zeb Long is known to every voter
in the county. He has served this
district one term of four years as so
licitor. He has made himself popular
with voters of both the .' Republican
and Democratic parties in each coun
ty in his district with the ability
which he has demonstrated in prose
cuting Jot the State and his fairness
to all ptopW Long has no opposition.
’ State Senators
D. A. McDonald, of Moore county,
is well known to the voters of Ran
dolph county. He has served this
district in the State Senate a number
of terms and when it is Moore coun
ty’s turn to put a candidate in the
field, McDonald is the man selected.
As business man and legislator he
stands in the front rank. His run
ning mate is Neill McK. Salmon, of
Harnett county. Mr. Salmon is a
young lawyer of demonstrated capac
ity. His selection as candidate from
the many able lawyers in Harnett
county is evidence that he is well
qualified to represent this district in
the State senate.
I. C. Moser
I. C. Moser, “Ike” as his friends
usually dub him, is candidate for the
house of representatives of the gen
eral assembly by virtue of draft hav
ing been made on him by the recent
Democratic convention. Moser has
beCn down, to Raleigh to represent
this county before. His selection on
various important committees and
especially his being placed on the
prison investigating committee dem
onstrate the high esteem his fellow
legislators in the general assembly
hold his ability.
Will Lovett
For Clerk Superior Court W. A.
Lovett is the Democratic candidate.
Everybody in the county knows Will
Lovett. He is deputy clerk under
that model of efficiency, D. M.
Weatherly, and Mr. Weatherly and
every lawyer and person in the coun
ty who has transacted business in the
clerk’s office will testify to Lovett’s
ability and fitness/for the office to
which he aspires. Lovett had no op
position for the nomination. No
Democrat thought of nominating or
voting for anybody except Lovett for
clerk after Mr. Weatherly had made
known his intentions of not seeking
the office again. Mr. Lovett is one
of the most popular young Democrats
of the county. *.
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MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
WILL OPEN TRADE CAMPAIGN
The Merchants Association and a
number of business people -of Ashe
boro have decided to put on a trade
in Asheboro campaign which will
close December 24th. The business
people co-operating believe that the
people of this county can obtain
goods equal if not superior in price
and quality to those obtained else
where and respectfully solicit patron
age of every one wanting to make
purchases. They believe that in
keeping the dollars in the community
that business conditions will improve
locally. Co-operative movements of
every kind are hing inaugurated and
those who have outlined the plan
are to be congratulated.. Adopt the
Slogan, “Trade in Asheboro”.
Odell Alston, 23, negro tenant
farmer of Chatham county, was killed
Thursday night in a collision of
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Mineral For Mrs.
Cole At Randleman
Died in Greensboro Monday-^
Was Daughter of Late Dr.
W. A. Woolen.
Mrs. Laura Woolen Cole died at a
hospital in Greensboro Monday, morn
ing' following an illness covering a
: period of several years. She was the
! daughter of the late Dr. W. A. Wool
| en> one of Randleman’s most prom
inent physicians. She married Mr.
,J. H. Cole, who was cashier of the
i bank in Randleman, in early girlhood.
They lived in Randleman until about
fifteen years ago when they moved to
Greensboro, Mr. Cole accepting a po
sition with Cone’s Bank, at White
Oak.
Surviving are the husband and
two sons, James H. and Robert E.
Cole, Greensboro; the mother, Mrs. W.
A. Woolen, Randleman; four sisters,
Mrs. John H. Ferree, Danville, Va.;
Mrs. John T. Council, Randleman;
Misses Effie and Rosa Belle Woolen,
Randleman, and a half sisters, Mrs.
J. W. Long, Greensboro, survive.
The body of Mrs. Cole was brought
to Randleman, the home of her moth
er, the funeral service being conduct
ed from the residence Tuesday at
4 o’clock by Rev. J. F. Kirk, her
pastor, of West Market Street Meth
odist Episcopal church, Greensboro.
Interment was made in the family
plot at Randleman with R. P. Bullard,
W. B. Merrimon, W. B. Atwater, A.
B. High, Frank C. Boyles and C. E.
Leak acting as pallbearers, and the
members of the board of stewards of
West Market church serving in an
honorary capacity.
Mrs. Cole was a most estimable
woman and her relatives and acquaint
ances deplore the loss of one whose
even temperament and amiable dis
position made her an outstanding
personage.
BAPTIST NEWS LETTER
Beginning Thursday evening of
this week and continuing through the
winter, Miss Ruby Honeycutt will
meet our choir once a week for spec
ial practice. She will also have
charge of the choir each Sunday, di
recting the music for the morning and
evening services.
The Franklinville revival services
closed with good success. There was
a considerable number of consecra
tions and professions of faith in
I Christ. Thirty-four made application
for membership in the Franklinville
Baptist church. It was a delightful
privilege for the writer to have the
good opportunity of working with
Bro. Elam, the very efficient pastor,
and his loyal people. Thanks also to
all Christians of Franklinville for
their beautiful cooperation.
Mr. W. R. Ferrell, wife, sister and
two daughters, of Knightdale, visited
the pastor and family last Sunday.
These are some of the good friends
we made while living at Wake Forest.
We were happy to have them visit
us.
The B. P. U. Training Classes are
on this week. We have good coop
eration. The pastor has charge of
the Intermediates and Seniors. Miss
Rilla Spoon is instructing the Jun
iors. After a seige of illness Miss
Spoon is able to take her very impor
tant place in our church work among
the young people.
Our fellowship with Rev. W. H.
Willis who is now leaving our town
to take up ministerial duties else
where has been wholesome. May the
blessings of heaven be his in his new
location.
These are Sunday’s subjects: Morn
ing, “The Builder’s Mind”, evening,
“The Profitableness of Scripture.”
M. E. MATTERS
(W. H. WILLIS)
Mr. D. B. McCrary, Rev. L. T.
Edens and the writer are attending
the annual conference at Gastonia.
Rev. C. G. Smith and congregation,
and some members from other
churches attended our closing service
Sunday evening.
Mrs. I. D. Wagger assisted in the
Sunday school musical program Sun
day morning.
A very acceptable gift from the
Epworth League given by them Sun
day evening, further endears
the out-going pastor.
Twenty-five Philaiheas came
parsonage Tuesday evening and gave
their pastor a shower. Socks, hand
kerchiefs and other valuable articles,
to the value of many dollars, are
added to the writer’s possessions.
The Central Hotel guests and
ers remembered a fellow guest,
L. T. Edens, with many nice
as he was leaving for conference.
During the present pastorate, about
4,000 visits have been- made, 283
people have been received into the
church, fourteen members have died,
seventy-six couples have been mar
ried, and a beautiful church worth
with its furnishings about $100,000
has been erected.
This year 82 people have b
ceived into the church and
been raised for all put]