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XUMBEB4S
Had
Foremost .
Held Sunday
Thomas Winbum Andrews, one of
the county’s oldest and most highly
esteemed citizens, died at his home
four miles west of Asheboro, on Oc
tober 22nd. Mr. Andrews had been in
his usual health until a week prior to
his death when the infirmities of age
snapped his life and the end was in
evitable. t
He was bom and reared in Concord
township, being the son of the late
Hezekiah Andrews, who served as
sheriff of Randolph county for several
years.' When in his early manhood
the war between the states came on,
Mr. Andrews and his brother, Lee An
drews, enlisted in Company F, 2nd N.
C. Battalion. The latter was pro
moted to major during the battle of
Gettysburg during which engagement
he was killed. Another brother, Al
len Andrews, was president of the
University of Alabama. He died
while preaching. Dr. Frank Andrews,
another brother, was a physician in
Alabama and still another, John C.
Andrews, a prosperous farmer of the
northern part of Randolph county.
There were the following sisters: Mrs.
J. S. Lawrence and Mrs. Margaret
Hall, who lived near the Davidson
county line, and Mrs. Liu Andrews
Finch, mother of T. J. Finch, who
lived where ex-sheriff J. F. Hughes
now resides. Mrs. Hall lived in the
same section while Mrs. Lawrence
also lived in this county.
Mr. Andrews was twice wounded
while eerying in the Confederate
Army and was taken prisoner. He
was taken to Fort Delaware where he
was kept for nine months, after
which he was sent home to begin life
anew in a devastated, desolate -sec
tion. Soon after his return he mar
ried Miss Elisabeth Spencer Hicks
and to this union were the following
surviving sons and daughters: H. L.
and N. S. Andrews, Asheboro; Mrs.
Henry Poole and Miss Lula Andrews,
Back Creek tewnship; and J. ML An
drews, Lake Steatns, Fla. Mr. T. C.
Hicks, a step eon, was rowed in the
home and was devoted to his step
father. He is now supervisor of the
Guilford county home.
friends «nd acqusMeTWis Swe been
fortunate in having been eaeoeiatert
with a man wlioae teflaanaa ***“
whose example have been aoaplendid.
In every wife of We, etaith, «v*i
social and military, ha ■*•??*P
and it might well be said cf him that
he was weighed in the b^ancemnd
not found wanting. Probably neat to
his home and church allegiance cume
his military career in which he had
much pride. Until the past two
years Mr. Andrews never alia son a
Confederate camp meeting or the
tenth of May celebration sponsored by
the Randolph Chapter United Daugh
ters of the Confederacy. He was tru
ly a culture, refined and intellectual
Southern gentleman and an honored
Confederate veteran. His 94th mile
stone was passed July 7th, of this
His good wife died 13 years ago
the day on which Mr. Andrews ans
wered the call, there being only eight
hours difference of the hour of day
in their death.
Mr. Andrews was a member of the
Charlotte M. P. church from which
the funeral was conducted Sunday at
3 p. m by Rev. J. E. Pritchard by the
request of Mr. Andrews. Another re
quest of Mr. -Andrews was the tart:
Second Timothy, 4:7, “I have fought
the good fight; I have finished my
course; I have kept the faith.”
Among the large concourse of rela
tives and friends attending the last
rites were three Confederate com
rades, Mr. P. H. Morris, Aabeboro,
Mr. Louis Sugg, Erect, and Mr. A. J.
Rush, Farmer. The Masonic Lodge
of which the deceased was a member
took part in the burial service as did
church
M. EL Conference
Comes To Close
Rev. Q. C. Reavis Is Sent To
Asheboro, While Mr. Willis
Goes To Charlotte.
Reading of appointments for the
coming conference year by Bishop
Edward Mouson on Monday after
noon closed the 37th annual session of
the Western North Carolina Confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, which had been in
session at Gastonia since the middle
of last week. The session was the
most harmonious in the history of
the conference.
The sessions of the conference
were interesting and instructive
throughout. Many good sermons and
addresses were delivered by ministers
and laymen of note.
Of particular interest was the re
port of the statistical secretary, giv
ing detailed statistics as to the con
ference. ifos report showed that the
conference has 11 districts, 303
pastoral charges, 914 societies with
a total membership*of 188,928.-There
are 185 local preaehers. During the
past conference year 1,598 adults
were baptized and 3,196 infants.
There are 369 Epworth leagues with
a total membership of 11,932 and
855 Sunday schools with a total of
9,020 officers and teachers and 132,
032 pupils. The 440 women’s mis
sionary societies have 14,650 mem
bers and have raised a total of $147,
216 during the year.
The grand total raised by the con
ference for all purposes during the
year was $2,410,625. The six educa
tional institutions have 101 teachers,'
3,404 students, property valued at
$11,781,258 and a total endowment of
$15,506,619, with an indebtedness of
only $66,446.
The Children’s home at Winston
Salem has 80 teachers and 209 chil
dren, the property being valued at
$1,000,000. Among the amounts
raised and apportioned to various
causae wen $22,735 to foreign mis
sions, $40,063 to home missions; $15,
367 to chunk extensions $33,297 to
education; $1,915 to the American
Bible society, and $3,760 to general
conference expenses.
Central church. at Asheville, was
unanimously chosen as the meeting
plain for the 38th annual session of
the conference next year.
Received hi full connection with
the miniatrr of On, church at the
in which ware included Joseph H.
Brendall, Jr„ L. T. Edens, Oscar L.
Brown and E. H. Nease.
Reports of Boards
During the conference several
boards submitted their annual reports,
none of which provided any discus
sin. In each case the reports were
adopted unanimously.
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Perisho Talks To
County Teachers
Chief Speaker At Interesting
Meeting Saturday—Bulla
Slakes Short Talk.
More than 150 teachers in the pub
lic schools of Randolph county gath
ered in the court house in Asheboro
last Saturday for the first teachers’
meeting of the year. County Super
intendent T. Fletcher Bulla in address
ing the meeting laid particular stress
on three points, attendance, traveling
library for each school and the visit
ing of the parents of the pupils by
the teachers. Mr. Bulla also urged
upon the teachers the importance of
teaching six hours each day and of
staying at the school building each
afternoon after school is dosed un
til every pupil is off the school
grounds.
The chief address at the meeting
was delivered by Dr. Elwood C. Per
isho, of Guilford College. His in
spiring message was “Is Teaching a
Learned Profession ?”
Dr. Perisho emphasised the fact
hat if faw^Mng is to be a learned
only be so recog
arcstfrtwsars
MM It n*l cwtain high .tod
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iter, Prince Nicholas
America is busy entertaining "company",
mania accompanied by her youngest son and daii
'and Princess Ileana are visiting America an(T wire being “royally’’
received at every point of their tour. Left to right—Queen Marie,
Prince Nicholas and Princess Ileana....
Shall Randolph County Be Returned
To Sound, Economical Administration?
This Is The Question Which The Voters of The County Must De
cide At The Polls Next Tuesday—Republicans Have
Consistently Evaded The Issue.
Is the administration of the affairs
of the county of Randolph to be en
trusted to the Republican psrty S°x
Another term of extravagance?
This is the clear cut issue to be
decided by the voters of the county
at the polls next Tuesday. It ii the
sole issue of the campaign. It is the
issue which the Republicans have
consistently dodged since coming into
office in December, 1924.
Invited to meet the Democratic
candidates in joint debate to defend
the record of their party, the Repub
licans through their chairman cate
gorically refused.
Asked to tell the people the facts
about the $500,000 bond issue of Fek *
ruary, 1925, two months after they
had come into office, two months
after they had been raising their
hands to the Ugh heavens in holy
horror of bond issues, the Republicans
liteqoeirtod'te publish the audit of
June 80, 1926, which shows the coun
ty to have been in debt at that time
to the extent of $1,616,987.49, not
a line has been printed in the offi
cial organ of the party.
Called upon to explain why the
sheriff permits more than $100,000 in
taxes due the county to remain un
collected wUle the commissioners
continue to borrow money at regular
intervals, silence is loud in compari
son.
Shall a party which evades the is
sue, a party which refuses to give an
accounting to the people of its
stewardship be continued in office
for another two years of extrava
gance? The county officials are ser
vants of the people. No administra
tion, National, State or county, can
Urges Voters To
Take Broad View
Talbert Asks People To Vote
Tuesday For Best Interests
Of The County.
The Courier:
As the end of the campaign draws
near, politics down in New Hope are
beginning to show signs of life. We
had two very interesting speeches at
Bell's Grove last Friday night on
county affairs. There was a large
audience out to meet the speakers.
Mr. W. A Lovett, Democratic
nominee for Clerk Superior Court,
was the first speaker. Mr. Lovett
« very interesting talk and
made a _good impression on the peo
ple of this dommunity. Mr. Lovett
told his hearers that if he was suc
cessful at the polls- he would lay
aside all thought of politics and serve
the people of Randolph county. I am
sure I know Will Lovett better than
anyone else does in New Hope town
ship. I have been associated with
in a goad many Ways, a great
for several years,
Democracy of Ran
• one more fitted
i* Clerk of the
Lovetts Let’s elect
of the evening
of Asheboro.
s rousing good
his speech most
of the county and.
ride rough shod over the people who
put it into power and live. History
will prov? the correctness of this
statenteriti i^ 7
Drunk witk jidWelS khving been. put
into bffied By Majorities ranging
from 60d t6 700, the present Republi
can administratidn mistook the man
date of the people for license for ex
travagance. It, has for the past two
years operated on the principle of the
“public be damned”.
Called now for an accounting, si
lence is the answer. No voice is rais
ed to tell the people why Lou Bird
was paid three months' salary after
he was fired.
No explanation is made of why
more than $7,000 was paid for re
pairing neve read machinery.
> None poipt/out the $500,000 worth
of new road^niul bridge construction
i which shoul#ih«ve come from the
No voiee is heard explaining why
the sheriff makes no accoutring of
the special license taxes which he
has collected.
Nobody connected with the present
administration has ever told why it
is that road supervision the past
year has cost the county more than
the amount paid to laborers to work
under the township supervisors.
The only voiee the Republican ad
ministration has raised during the
, present campaign has been a plea to
be returned to power.
I On the one side is the promise to
return the county to sound, business
like principles.
On the other hand is a past record
of extravagance and no defense of
fered, only a plea for another term.
What shall the answer be?
S. S. Workers Are
Randolph Is 1
In S. S.
ts Show That
Front Rank
Results
an example or how the officers
oi tne Randolph county Sunday school
association are pushing work in the
county, is the statistical report of
last year. During that year, the of
ficers of the association wrote 1,605
letters, visited 121 Sunday schools,
held conferences with 106 individual
Sunday school workers, made 134 ad
dresses in conventions and institutes,
and traveled 3,920 miles on missions
relative to county Sunday school work.
At the annual convention held in
Franklinville last summer, 78 Sunday
schools of the county were represent
ed by 8 pastors, 47 superintendents
and 199 teachers and officers. The
attendance at the convention as shown
by the registration was 713 and
there were probably 300 in attendance
from time to time who did not reg
ister.
The showing made by the Randolph
County Sunday School Association is
regarded in Sunday school circles as
one of the best anywhere in the State.
Tee Ponrlnlnh i« AIM nf flip hftnlier
M. P. Conference
Meets Wednesday
Five-Day Session To Be Held la
Grace M. P. Church, In
Greensboro.
The 101st annual session of the j
North Carolina Methodist Protestant
Conference will convene in Grace- M. I
P. church, in Greensboro, next Wed- j
nesday and will continue through the;
8th. Three sessions will be held daily j
for five days. The program has been
prepared and contains many features
for the sessions. Included in the
list of speakers are: Dr. T. H. Lewis,
of Washington, D. C., president of
the general conference; Dr. H. L.
Elderdice, of Westminister, Md.,
president of the Westminister Theo
logical Seminary; Dr. J. H. Straug
han, of Washington, D. C.; Dr.
Carl C. Taylor, of North Carolina
State College; Rev. L. C. Little, of
Concord, general secretary of the
board of young people’s work.
In addition to the regular rou
tine of business for the conference
it is expected that the two major
institutions of the denomination lo
cated in this State, the High Point
College and the Methodist Protest
ant Children’s Home, both located
at High Point, will receive mueh |
consideration by the conference.
Both of these institutions are con
trolled by boards elected by the
Annual Conference and the support
of the two institutions comes large
ly from the members of the Methodist
Protestant denomination in North
Carolina.
„ The oncers of the Methodist
Protestant Annual Conference in
North Carolina are: Dr. A. G.
Dixon, of Greensboro, president;
Rev. C. W. Bates, of Asheville,
secretary; Rev. H. P. Surratt, of
Charlotte, statistical secret i.v; V
W. Idol, of H-'gh Point, treasurer:
Rev. C. B. Way, of Lexingtvi, cor.
ference reporter. The officers of
the conference are selected annu
ally, the election being a feature of
the first day's session each year.
Dr. Dixon, the present incum
bent, will have served four years
as head of the conference when the
year ends November 3. Rev. Bates,
the secretary, has served in that of
fice continuously for eleven years
with the end of this year. The sec
ond longest period served by the
present official board of the confer
ence is the record of Rev. C. B. ^hv.
who is completing his sixth year as
reporter for the conference, having
handled the publicity matter for the
denomination in this State for the
past six years.
Alex Jones Caught By ,
The Sheriff This Morning
Y
Alex Jones, negro, who on Monday,
October 11th, beat his wife almost to
death at her home in Concord town
ship, and who has been at large since
that time, was captured by Sheriff
Cranford and his deputies about 2
o’clock this morning hiding in the
home of Lee Fuller, negro, who lives
near the Jones home. Jones was
very weak having subsisted on grapes
and persimmons largely since his at
tack of insanity October 11th and his
assault on his wife, who is now re
covering. The negro was lodged in
jail at Asheboro.
Mr. Elmer E. Sykes Was
Married On October 23rd
The following announcement will be
received in Asheboro with a great
deal of interest by the many friends
of the groom. Mr. Sykes is a for
mer Asheboro boy and the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Eneas Sykes. He holds a
responsible position in'Charlotte with
the Scandinavian-Belgium Company:
“Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Winchester
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Edna Virginia, to Hr. Elmar
E. Sykes on Saturday, October 23rd,
1926, Mineral Springs, N. C.
At home after Nov. 6, Apt. 2, 45
Winfred Place, Charlotte, N. C.
Here Is Something The Republicans
Have Neglected To Tell The People
To Be Sure Mr. Wright Has Been Called Into The Clerk’s Office,
But Not For Advice As Has Been Stated In The
Reports Circulated, Says Weatherly.
It has just come to us that it is cir
culated over the county that the pres
ent Clerk of the Superior Court had
been forced to call in Ex-Clerk F. M.
W,right on certain occasions to look
up certain lost items of money for
him.
Your present clerk has never called
on Ex-Clerk F. M. Wright to look up
a single solitary item except some
trust funds which were paid into the
hands of Mr. F. M. Wright while he
wax Clerk of the Superior Court and
which he failed to record on the dis
tribution docket as required by tew,
and not only failed to make proper
records of same but failed to turn
same ever to me when I took the of
fice over four yearn ago. In one ease
SSSfifcWtiM*
Clerk of the Court, by the commis
A REPUBLICAN COMES
INTO DEMOCRATIC FOLD
The following letter from Mr.
Joe T. Ledwell, proprietor of the
Seaboard Flow Mills, at Sanford,
son of Mr. Ed. Ledwell who Hveo
h Aaheboro, is self-explanatory:
* Sanford. N. C.
October 27, 1926.
Hon. W. C. Hammer,
Congressman From 7th District,
Aaheboro, N. C.
Dear Mr. Hammer:
Hare just had talk with Mr. E.
A. Underwood, bookkeeper of the
Sanford Cotton Mills, and also Mr.
Jones, Sect, and they told me that
you was in our city yesterday af
ternoon on a political mission. I
am very sorry that I did not see
you, as I have known you since my
boyhood days, and while I have
differed with you in politics for a
number of years, I have always
held you in high esteem, honest in
what you though to be right in all
things, therefore I have come to
the conclusion that the best thing
for me to do, is to cast my vote for
the Democratic party, and in doing
so I shall on November 2nd, 1926,
cast my vote for the first time in
my life for yon.
I wish you much success and
hope that on next Tuesday, Novem
ber 2nd, 1926, that you will be re
turned to the Congress from the
7th Congressional District of North
Carolina.
With kind personal regards, I am
Yours very truly,
JOE LEDWELL.
Asheboro Merchants Launch
Intensive Trade Campaign
The “Trade in Asheboro Campaign”,
which was launched by. the Mer
chants’ Association of Asheboro, is
receiving favorable commendation.
The merchants have put in staple
and substantial lines and have put
“Live and Let Live” prices on their
goods and urge the citizens of the
county to Trade at Home. During
the business depression which has
been prevalent throughout the coun
try money has been scarce and the
business people feel that in trading
at home and keeping money in circula
tion* in this community that everyone
will profit thereby. The merchants
feel further that they should at least
have an opportunity to show the qual
ity and quote ; the price of their
goods before the people go elsewhere
tb make S»eir purchases..
Prof. Burgess Sustains
Broken Arm tn Car Wreck
Saturday night, October 16, a Ford
roadster driven by Prof. Fred Bur
gess, of Ramseur, superintendent of
the school at Ansonville, overturned
two miles from Troy at the point
where the Capelsie road enters the
main highway, breaking Prof. Bur
gess’ arm. One of the two high
school boys in the car with Prof. Bur
gess sustained a serious cut on the
knee.
Next Week Is Set
For Fall Gean Up
First Four Days of Week Town
Truck Will Haul Rubbish
From Town.
The fall clean-up week, according
to announcement ma^e by R. A. Gad
dis, superintendent of streets, will
begin Monday, November 1st, and
will continue through Thursday. Dur
ing these four days the town truck
will haul off any rubbish that has
been put in boxes or bags and placed
near the sidewalks or streets. Rub
bish placed after Thursday will not be
hauled away by town trucks, accord
ing to Mr, Gaddis. .
TEe town officials were especially
gratified with the response given by
the citizens to clean up week last
spring and are looking forward to a
similar cooperation next week.
On March 4, 1926, I was called on
for this money. The records were
searched thoroughly for same but of
course it could not be found, and the
only thing that remained to be done
was to call Mr. Wright in to search
also. He, of course, found nothing
and there was nothing left but for
him to turn over the $233.61 which he
did and the Distribution Docket No. 8,
page 222, will be
instance as well
like this.
All this bei
of the Clerlc’i
true, it would
circulating tl
lent on that
might
Mrs. Mary Craven
Died Saturday A. M.
End Cane Quickly From Attack
Of Acute Indigestion—Fun
eral Sunday.
Franklinville, Oct. 26.—Mrs. Mary
Jane Craven died at her home hem
Saturday morning at 6:30 o’clock fol
lowing an attack Friday night of
acute indigestion. She was the daugh
ter of the late Gilbert and Mrs. M. L.
Buie and was bom May 9, 1877, being
at her death, 49 years, 5 months and
14 days old. She was united in mar
riage to John W. Craven oh Dec. 24,
1902. Early in life she professed re
ligion and joined Franklinville M. E.
church under the ministry of Rev. J.
E. Woosley, and since that time had
been a loyal member of the church
and Sunday school, always attending
when possible. She lived a quiet,
peaceful life and was highly esteemed.
Funeral services were conducted at
the M. E. church Sunday afternoon
by Rev. W. A. Elam, pastor of the
Baptist church, and Rev. J. W. Hoyle,
pastor of the M. E. church, after
which interment was made in the M.
E. cemetery.
Besides her husband, she is survived
by her daughter, Miss Jessie Craven,
her mother, Mrs. M. L. Buie; two
brothers, H. B. and J. T. Buie, of
Franklinville; five sisters, Mrs. W. C.
Vestel, of Hamlet; Mrs. J. M. Archer
qnd Mrs. G. C. Russell, of Greens
boro; Misses Mattie and Lucy Buie, of
Franklinville; and a host of friends to
mourn their loss.
Local Teachers To Attend
Greensboro District Meeting
Mr. Ralph Hilker, superintendent
of the city schools, and members el
the faculty will attend the district
teachers’ meeting: in Greensboro Fri
day. School will adjourn at noon
Friday mid the teachers will go te
Greensboro for the meeting. An in
teresting: and helpful program has
been outlined, and it is expected there
will be a large attendance.
FASHION SHOW AT SCHOOL
BUILDING FRIDAY NIGHT
An unusual entertainment in which
much interest is being manifested is
the Fashion Show which will be given
at the school building Friday evening
ohly from the M. E. church but out
side will take part representing a'
number of the business houses of'
Asheboro among which are Moringr
& Wood, Byrd’s, W, W. Janes * Son,
McMasters & Lovett, Wngge*? and
Wood Cash Clothing Company. The
Fashion Display will be interpersed
with a musical program, readings,
etc. Home made candy will be op
sale. Admission ten and twenty
cents. -
ASHEBORO BANKS WILL
CLOSE ON ELECTION DAT
At a meeting of the bankers of
Asheboro held during the week, it
was decided that all the banks ia
town will be closed election day,
Tuesday, November 2nd, the bankers
realizing the responsibility which
rests upon every citizen to take part
in the election.
CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW IN
RANDLEMAN NOVEMBER 6TH
The annual Chrysanthemum Show
under the auspices of the Ladies Aid
Society of the M. E. church of Randle- j
man will be held in the school build- *'
ing in Randleman November Sth.
Doors will open at 2:30 P. M., and the
show will continue throughout the
afternoon and until 8:30 in the even
ing.
Refreshments will be served con
sisting of chicken salad, oysters, ice
cream, cake, coffee and postum. A
cordial invitation is extended to every
one interested in flowers.
County Has Some Quick
Changes In Temperature
Anybody who had decided that Ran
dolph county and this section never
had any sudden changes in tempera
ture had another thought last Thurs
day morning when the temperature
was 38 degrees above zero, having
descended from 85 degrees in eighteen
hours, this daily range being 47 de
grees. The cold wave which swept
over the entire South the first of this
week brought the temperature down
early Tuesday morning to 33 degrees.
The faet that the wind blew all night
Monday night prevented a killing
frost V- ... WiZ&jzX
WUi Invite Next M. P.
Conference To Ashebox*
At the annual Congregational meet
ing of the Asheboro Methodist Prot
estant church held last night it waa
unanimously voted to extend an invi
tation to the N. C. Annual Confer
ence, which will be in session in
Greensboro next week, to hold the