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February It, 1927
$2.00 A YEAH INBDVANCE
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M'MBEK •
SERVE NOTICE ON RAGAN
Committee Appointed To Settle
With Mr. Cranford.
The board of commissioners for
Randolph county met in regular ses
sion in the court house in Asheboro
Monday with all members present.
Settlement was not made with Ex
Sheriff J. F. Cranford at the meeting
as was expected, but a resolution was
passed requiring him to appear be
fore a committee next Saturday for
the purpose of making settlement in
full for all money due by him to’ the
county. This committee is composed
of E. B. Leach, J. W; McElhannon and
W. L. Ward. The audit of the sher
iff’s accounts, presented by Mt. F.
J. Phillips of A. T. Allen' and Com
pany, was approved, as was the coun
ty audit made by the same fins.
Trinity Road Matter
The commissioners passed a resolu
tion with reference to the $7,000 ap
propriated by the. retiring board *f
commissioners last December for oil
ing a road from Archdale to Trinity.
The resolution reads as fellows, and
is signed by all members of the
board: L
WHEREAS the Board of Comity
Commissioners of Randolph County
at their session held December ®,
1926, adopted a resolution authorizing
Seven Thousand <$7^0W») Dojare
to be placed bribecredftofMr.
the building of a road leading from
State Highway No. 77 brio the town
of Trinity through Archdale; and,
WHEREAS, the succeeding Board
of Commissioners have investigated
this matter and have found that said
action was not withinthescope of the
powers given to the retiring Board
of Commissioners by statute, aadtthat
they exceeded all rights, -powers and
authorities in them reposed by the
people at Randolph County, and laws
adopted, and farther that ’this Board
regards this action with .disfavor.
and that he
rights acqm
BAPTIST HEWS LETTER
Senior B. Y. P. U. banquet Thurs
day evening of this week 8 »VWk at
the home otJV. A. Gregory.
The Ladies5, Aid is having • Valen
tine social Thursday evening of this
week, 7:80 to 9:00, at the homo of
Mr. and Mrs. J. V. McCombs. lo
connection with the social a maafcal
program win be given.
The social phase of oar dhndi
yiUrlSS.
iphasis
Confer
Abnt
PLAN FOR REVIVALS
Recommend Holding Them In
All Churches Sente Time.
At the meeting of the Asheboro
Ministerial Association last Monday
neming a plan was approved where
by during the spring each church in
he town would be put «n evangelis
tic services at the same time. This
Man is to be presented to the -con
gregations of the various churches in
the town for approval or rejection
and the association will meet again
text Monday to ascertain the result
and act accordingly.
The ministers appointed a commit
ee eetnposed of Rev. B. C. Reavis,
Oev. 3. T&. Pritchard and Rev. B. E.
Morris to 'confer with Welfare Offi
:er Garner looking to the establish
nerit of a Community Chest for Ashe
>oro. 'Calls for help, according to
he members of the association, have
reached the point that some organized
Man should be worked out and adopt
ed tor caring for the needy.
.Members of the association decided
lhat Sunday school lessons would be
prepared by members of the associa
iion for publication in the local news
papers beginning with the issues of
February 17th containing the lesson
for tite following Sunday. These les
sons are to be prepared by the min
isters in alphabetical order. For
distance, Rev. G. W. Clay, of Fanner,
will prepare the first lesson. It will
lie recalled that Rev. Cothran Smith,
pattor of the Presbyterian church,
prepared these lessons for a number
if imonths for the local newspapers
nid they found a welcome reception.
Trinity, Liberty and Ramseor
Have Entered Basketball
series for the western half <if North
Carolina. These schools are three
out of a total of 64 which will com
pete for basketball honors. The
teams have been divided into eight
groups, and the champions of 4ach
group will have a chance to enter
the elimination series at Chapel Hill
Slid the winner there will meet the
Eastern North Carolina champion
team, which will be selected a like
manner as in the west.
" Trinity >will-jp.iny High fWnt mth*
February 12; Pomona and
will play at Greenfcbb* on
11. Fingl game for the gro*
played at Guilford College
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'Mrs. Rhoda M. Tomlinson, of
■Summitville, Indiana, who ia eighty
one years of «g*. writes she wants
her home town paper. Mrs. TtomKn
son was the daughter of Laban end
Jemima Fentriss Swainv-whe ljvmi in
.'Adhfeboro. Mrs. Tomlinson writes
that her mother loves her native state
■and wants to keep np with the news
crff'her native town through The
(Qnntier. c V ' .
Three 'Blasts of the Siren In
Three Consecutive Days
Heard Here.
iirnUTE DAMAGE IS DONE
Three fire alarms in three days—
three shrill Waste of ttm fire siren
that ever causes to leap in the breast
the property owner a keen feeling
r
fas of former pres
ilt South America—
ire Roosevelt, widow
of Grover Cleveland.
The spirit of adventure has called to
idents and both are sailing the seas to
there to trip together. On the left Mrs.
of “Teddy"’ and, right, Mrs. T. J. Preston,
Town Furnished Own Speaking
Talent For Event and There
Was Plenty.
ALL REPORTS MADE
MOST ENCOURAGING
The 85 Present Elected Board
of 19 Directors To Serve Dur
ing Ensuing Year.
Celebrating the first anniversary of
the Asheboro. Chamber of Commence,
some 85 of its members gathered at
a banquet at the AsMyn betel last
Friday night Arthur Boss, presi
dent, was master of ceremonies. Un
like theJwmqnet at the Aidilyn a year
ago at the initial meeting of the
chamber of commerce when Governor
McLean made the principal address,
there were no outside speakers-Fri
day night, Asheboro furnishing her
ewa talent. Ana there was plenty of
diuner served by the hotel, President
Sass made a Jew belief remarks in
which be summed up the thought of
Xlffi rpv#*niTfg. l-llltl muu|^iii which set
a goal tor achievement was that the
growth of Asheboro must come from
the development of its own possibili
ties. 'While not inimical to outside
capital, but rather assuming an atti
tude <u£;mvit*tton to it and helpful
ness, the surest and most satisfactory
way to promote fire growth <uf Ashe
boro or any ether town or city lies in
thp development -of inside industries
by in^^ This wasU. gen
eral theme of all the talks made Fri
day -night. • »
Following President Poss< Secre
tary Edwards gave a most encourag
ing report of the yearns achievements
of the Chamber of commerce. Me
told of the assistance which the body
bad received from its officers, direct
ors and workers in the ranks. Among
the new .industries which have been
ganisarion of the chamber of cbm
Installed At His Poultry Farm
At Garland Lake—2,885
'Egg Capacity.
1 FLOCK OF 500 HENS
Pritchard Hatchery and
Farm, at Garland Lake,
■North Asheboro, is "being installed
this week a Jamesway incubator-that
has a capacity of 2,880 eggs. It will
he filled the firs* of next week and
soon the first hatch of Garland Pritch
ard's hatchery ;*rill he “peeping**
around underneath the brooders which
an installed in the same building. To
house his incubator, brooders and the
like, Mr. "Pritchard has built a modern
little plant up at Garland Lake, and
instead of equipping it to capacity
has started off in a small way with
plenty of room left tor expansion.
Besides having file hatchery plant
equipped, Mr. Pritchard has a small
modern poultry Him at Garland Lake
with something Nice 506 laying hens
"busy each day. Me has pens of Rhode
Island Reds, White Leghorns, "White
Wyandottes and White Rocks. Rhode
Island Reds are his favorites and he
will specialize in this "breed.
The purpose of his hatchery is to
convert eggs into day old chicks and
if the first hatch is successful,
Pritchard will sdon be
baby chicks for sale and
had cither at his grocer
the hatchery.
Three Proposals To Anu».u
Constitution of The State
So far there are three proposals
before the General Assembly of North
Carolina in session at Raleigh to
amend the State constitution. Another
proposal will be made by school peo
ple, that of amending the constitution
to provide for an eight months* school
term. Whether any of the proposals
will pass the legislature and be sub
mitted to tiie vote of the people is
problematical. , -
Hie proposals now before the
legislature are:
1. The calling of a constitutional
2. The creation: of additional ju
eUeial district with a Superior court
fcdge. without a solicitor.
9. Limiting leatt tax rates to
$SJO per hundred and the' segrega
tion of intangible property for tar
Mrs. Barker Gets
Control of Estate
Was Adjudged Competent By
Jury At Hearing Before Clerk
of Court Iiovett.
62 WITNESSES HEARD
A hearing unusual in its length and
the number of witnesses examined
| was concluded before Clerk of Super
ior Court W. A. Lovett Tuesday late
! after having been in progress since
[Saturday morning. The verdict ren
dered by the jury was for the plain
tiff, Mrs. Mary J. Barker, who was
seeking to have her competency to
manage her own affairs established.
Sixty-two witnesses were heard dur
ing the trial. Six jurors heard the
evidence. They were: C. M. Staley,
Troy -Redding, R. C. Johnson, A. H.
Frazier, E. A. Ledwell, W. F. Hussey.
Mrs. Barker is the widow of Nathan
M. Barker, of the Holly Springs sec
tion, Randolph county, who died Dec.
28, 1925, willing his entire estate to
his widow. The estate consisted of
some $13,000 in personal property
and several acres of land. - In a
hearing before the Clerk of Court in
August, 1926, Mrs. Barker was ad
judged incompetent to manage her
own affairs, and Dr. C. A. Hayworth
was appointed her guardian.
Saturday, Mrs. Barker by her next
friend, E. F. Cox, began an action
to obtain control of the estate and to
have herself adjudged of sufficient
understanding to manage her affairs,
j The total value of the estate which
passes into her hands will reach ap
proximately $20,000.
Mr. B. C. Allen Gets
Merited Promotion
Made State Suoerintendent of
Standard Oil Stations In
South Carolina.
SON OF MR. J. M. ALLEN
.Mr. B. C. Allen, who has been with
the Standard Oil Company for the
past thirteen years, three years of
which was spent at Winston-Salem,
has been appointed State superintend
ent of all Standard Oil , Company ser
former general
salesman for the company in South
Carolina. In his new capacity he
will have under his direction five
assistants and will have charge of
the stations now established in South
Carolina and supervision of the work
of establishing other sales stations
and the increasing the efficiency of
service rendered. There are now
about 100 Standard Oil stations in the
Palmetto State.
Mr. Allen is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Allen, of near Asbeboro, was
bom and reared in Randolph county
and educated, at the Asheboro high
school. He served in the Navy during
the World War, having been stationed
the greater part of the time in
Charleston, S. C. The time spent in
the service of his country during the
war was the only break in his thir
teen years of service with the Stand
ard Oil Company. v
ARREST SIX FOR PART IN
SHOOTING LEE CO. SHERIFF
All six men wanted in connection
with the shooting of Sheriff J. L.
Turner, of Lee county, and two depu
ties when they raided a still on Jan
uary 29 have been captured. The
last one, “Bud” Davis, outlawed Fri
day by Judge Sinclair and with a $500
reward hanging over his head was
captured by the Chatham county
sheriff Saturday night in Wake coun
ty. Those arrested in addition to
Davis are Tom Davis, Fred Dixon,
Connie Perry, Nat Ray and Malcom
Harrison. All are being held with
out privilege of bond until it may be
determined whether the sheriff and
deputies wounded in the fight will
live.
than 2 billions. The -next largest
debtor is Belgium which owes the
United States a little over 400 mil
lions. / 'v
State’s Only Baseball
Bat Factory In Davidson
(C. B. Way, In Lexington Dispatch)
The Dispatch representative stopp
Thirteen Foreign Countries
Owe Uncle Sam 11 Billions
Thirteen foreign countries owe the
United States of America a total of
$11,522,354,000, including accrued in
terest. Great Britain is ottr heaviest
debtor, owing this country a total of
four /billion 6 hundred million dol
lars/ France comes next with four
billions. Italy ewes us a little more
VIOLETS BLOOM HERE;
SNOW IN BAY STATE
Violets ace blooming under
balmy spring-like skies. Snow
covers the ground in MaaaachuS'
etta while the Macs are gray with
winter's cold. So finds Mr. F. R.
Sweet, watch chain manufacturer
of Attleboro, Mass, who is down
in Randolph on his usual winter
hunt while at the same time enjoy
ing the hospitality of Mr. and Mis.
J. N. Kearns, of Farmer. In a
telephone conversation with mem
bers of his family one day this
week, Mr. Sweet remarked that
violets were blooming in Mr.
Kearns’ yard. - The reply was that
violets might be blooming under
the sun-kissed skies of Carolina,
but that they couldn’t see the sky
in the Bay State for the coating of
snow which blanketed the ground.
Superior Court
! Convenes Mch. 21
Three Weeks’ Term, First Two
For Civil Cases and Last
C For Criminal.
JUDGE SINCLAIR PRESIDES
Jury List For Term As Drava
By Board of Commissioners.
The regular March term of Ran
dolph Superior Court will
Monday, March 21st, with Judge 1
chael Schenck presiding. The
will last three weeks, the first
weeks being for the trial of cases
the civil docket, while the last
will be devoted to the hearing af
criminal cases. Heavy dockets both
criminal and civil will confront the
court when it convenes. Solicitor Zefc
Long, of Statesville, will be on hand,
the third week to prosecute for the
State.
Following is the list of jurats
drawn by Hie board of commission ms
in session in the court house Monday:
First Week
Asheboro: Sam Bunting, J. A. Wil
lard, J. W. Prevost, Chas. C. Har
relson.
w. a
Brower: J. C. Chriscoe, B. TL
Crouch, Eli Hussey, R.L. Beck.
Cedar Grove: A. S. Strickland, B.
F. Vuncannon, J. J. Hill, M. C. Daw
son, R. W. Hancock, A. W. Varner.
Liberty: D. C. Kivett, G. W. Payne.
New Hope: J. L. Bright, R. F. Rus
sell, D. W. Loflin, M. G. Hogaa;
Claude Hughes.
Providence: J. C. Johnson.
Trinity: N. C. English,
Marsh.
Second Week
Asheboro: M. U. Canoy, J. 'M.
West.
Back Creek: W. A. Rich.
Brower: J. E. Gatlin, J. E. Leadb
F. E. Davis.
Columbia: E. L. Reece.
Concord: J. R. Hammond, J. E.
Pearce.
Franklinville: G. H. Harden, R. M.
Julian, H. V. Cox, I. A. Julian, W. JL
Maner.
Liberty: J. W. Lane, J. L. Hinshav,
John S. Devinney, Eugene Brown, 1
F. Brown, H. J. Frazier, W. E. Breed*
love.
New Hope: R. L. Davis, J. F.
Lanier. <<>%&&&&mkmM
Vmoni
Week ' \*
Asheboro: J. P. Bailey, G. F. Bulk
head, Brazilla Robbins, T. B. Rush, CL
L. Gregory.
Back Creek: J. C. Parrish.
Cedar Grove: J. B. Hoover, M. CL
Rush, T. J. Lambert.
Coleridge: E. R. Brown, E. W
Brady, R. D. Moffitt, Jr., J. E. King.
Columbia: J. P. Taylor, T. E. Bur
gess.
Concord: W. D. Vuncannon, O. WL
Parrish.
Franklinville: A. W. Pickett, W. W.
Jennings, C. D. Loflin, S. G. Laugb
lin.
Liberty: G. C. Curtis, J. F. Lane,
C. B. Turner, E. E. Jordan, Eaift
Frazier, J. Martin Smith, A- S.
Pickett, B. M. Brower, S. L. Routh,
Z. C. Foust, H. C. Johnson, P. FL
Carter, R. A. Lineberry.
Pleasant Grove: B. F. Brown.
Tabernacle: Marcus Briles. -
Trinity: A. W. Reddick, R. JL
Robbins, W. M. Bouldin.
Union: J. P. Lambert, J. C. Nance;
W. F. Trogdon. « f
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Senate Passes 3
Important Bills
One Increases Salaries of Super
ior Court Judges—Auto.
License Bill.
TO REIMBURSE MR. WORTH
The State Senate on Tuesday pass
ed bills to increase the salaries of
Superior Court judges, changing the
date of automobile registration from
the fiscal year to the calendar year
and to provide relief for former State
Treasurer W. H. Worth. The bills
were then sent to the lower house for
approval or rejection.
The automobile license bill, which
precipitated so much debate last
week, ran the gauntlet successfully
under the guiding hands of its
author, Senator Cannaday, of John
ston.
The Hines bill to reimburse former
Treasurer Worth, the last Republican
to hold office in North Carolina, was
sent back to the Senate by the Com
mittee on Appropriations, which re
ported the measure “without preju
dice.” The measure, if passed by
the House, will result in the State
Auditor being called upon to issue
his warrant for $12,060.04 to Mr.
Worth, who, according to Senator
;ing an amendment calling
for the State to pay Mr. Worth half
the amount of $12,060.04, but the
Senate refused to adopt the sug
gestion of the Hertford Senator.
Senator Hines, of Guilford, and
the Horton brothers, of Caswell and
Chatham, led the fight for the bill,
while Senators Williams, of Pasquo
tank, Hancock, of Granville, and
Dunlap, of Anson, attempted in vain
to get the Senate to kill the meas
ure.
The Guilford Senator explained
that some of the leading Democrats
in the State had written and asked
him to do all he could toward reim
bursing Mr. Worth for the money
the latter paid into the State Treas
ury back in 1901 on account of the
defalcations of W. H. Martin, a clerk
employed during the late 90’s by the
former treasurer.
For more than 25 years the mat
ter has lain dormant, said the Guil
ford Senator, and with Mr. Worth,
who has reached his 84th milestone
of life, in his declining years it
would be about the last chance the
State would have to treat Mr. Worth
like it treated State Treasurer B. R.
Lacy, from whom Martin also em
bezzled money.
Cake Party At Cedar Grove
There will be a cake party at Cedar
Grove school house February 14th.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend and take part.
Little Child Deal
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Dorothy Lee Pugh, aged one
and four days, daughter of Mr. ami
Mrs. Fred Pugh, of Randleman, dial
Friday, January 28th, following m
short illness. The funeral was con
ducted at Bethany church Saturday
afternoon at 2:30 and burial
made in the church cemetery.
ASHEBORO GIRLS DEFEAT
LIBERTY GIRLS, 22 TO §
The Asheboro high school girls de
feated Liberty high school girls aft
Liberty Friday afternoon by a aeon
of 22 to 0.
A hard fight was put up by fin
Liberty girls but they were
to win any points. The
girls also won in a game with
high school last week by score of S
to 14.
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Henry Goley Sent To Jail 11
To Answer Number Charges
Henry Goley, of Worthville, is is
jail at Asheboro in default of $1,SS
bond, on charges of fomicatten ant
adultery and assault on his wife. Gal
ey was arrested at his home ip Worth
ville Sunday night by a police dS
cer from Randleman and with him
also was taken Mrs. Myrtle^ftlfflnw
Mrs. Millikan is in jail in
$500 bond on charge of
and adultery. The two L
hearing Monday and bound
Superior Court It is
Goley drove his wife away i
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Sandy Lassiter
Dead At Age 73
End Came Following Stroke of
Paralysis—Funeral Today
At 0!d Union.
WAS PROSPEROUS FARMER