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Aaheboro, N. C. Tiwifiby, frfcruary 17, 1927
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Asheboro Benefit And Aid League
Organized At Meeting Held Tuesday
Stove Started, Officers Named
add Plans Laid At Stoss
Meeting Monday*
SET GOAL OF $1,000
TO FINANCE THE WORK
Organization Will Prevent Over*
' lapping of Chanty Work
In Town.
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Shall Asheboro have a Community
Chest or an Assomated Charities in
order that the charity work done in
the town may be co-ordinated and the
present overlapping be eliminated?
A gathering of representative citi
zens in the count house Monday'night
answered in the affirmative and
named a committee to devise plans
and means .for the organization and
support of sodh a body of associated
charities. W.-tf. Armfield was named
president of what is to be known as
the executivetcommittee; M. G. Ed
wards, vice president; Miss Esther
Ross, secretary; and John M. Neely,
treasurer.
The meeting went on record as
favoring Urn raising of a minimum
fund of $1*000 to carry on the work
and empowered the officers named
to appoint such sub-committees to1
help in the work of collecting such a
fund, and-to call any public meetings
as should-be deemed necessary in get
ting the organized charity in motion.
In fact, the officers named Monday
night were empowered to do anything
necessary and possible in educating
the public as to the necessity of an
organised charities and to make and
pursue Whatever means may be nec
essary to put it on sound footing.
The meeting Monday night fol
lowed as a~ result of a decision reach
ed at a- meeting of the Ministerial
Association last week when the mat
ter of «averlapping of charity work
was ‘discussed at length by the pas
tors of-the churches of the town. The
min i«t<>r« got in touch with the
rlmiTWr of commerce which lent en
couragement to the organization of a
community chest, and the mass meet
s (called to Bet the matter in
*.~B. E. Morris, pastor of the
Baptist church, presided over
the meeting. Rev. B. C. Reavis was
upon to explain the purpose of
which , was to-take
, mj¥. Brittain, ad president*^**.
_Uhuan’a Club, and Mrs. Hal
Walter, as chairman of the wdfcfe j
department of the club, both (
their support to an organised charity,
Mrs. Brittain pledging the
Urn off Ihe entire club.
an ihose who made talks realized
the need, of some such organization in
as would take care at the
eases in town and at the same
prevent the overlapping of,
charity work. Among those making
talks were: Mrs. C. L. Cranford,
Rev. JL WL 1 Pritchard, T. Fletcher
Bella, Kr. M.'G. Edwards, W. L.
Ward, JLil.j Ferree, D. B. McCrary,
Rev. Cofihsan Smith and Rev. V. B.
Stanley.
Mntimi Jer the organization of the
Comnmriifcy Chest or Associated
Charities. Whichever it may be called,
was sate % W. L. Ward, and it was
his idea as well as that- of others
present no less than $1,000
should be raised for the support of the
work to be dona by such organization.
Them Is In Asheboro no more char
ity work to the done than in any other
town its mmt, Jiethaps less, but that
them am deserving needy cases in
the town nobody,denies. In the past,
these cases have tbeen taken care of
by individuals, otharches and other
organizations <o.utuof the goodness of
heart la a gswat many instances
this work of rdtief lhas been dupli
cated and several churches and indi
viduals have been .lending their help
to one or more cases, .whereas there
are other f». Chatiitlis felt should
have some attention ftl*0. That this
condition should be relieved and help
given to the deserving needy in a
manner in which effsfcts .may not be
duplicated and the greatest good be
accomplished for the greatest number
was the consensus of opiition of the
citizens who gathered at the court
house Monday night
Meet And Organize
The officers selected at the mass
meeting Monday night held a meeting
Tuesday and decided to name O'* .or
ganization so formed the AsWbew
Benefit and Aid League. Comm***?
were appointed to raise the $14*®,
set at Monday night's meeting, *•
the sum which should bo raised $e
carry on the work of the .organisa
tion. It was dodded that all applica
tions for sssirtaiwa should be refer
NO ROLLER SKATING ON
STREETS OF ASHEBORO
Roller skating is prohibited on
all the streets of the town, and on
all streets and sidewalks within the
fire limits. The recreation may
still be practiced on the sidewalks
outside the fire limits. This is the
substance of a town ordinance
adopted by the town board in meet
ing last Thursday and one which
was put immediately into effect.
STATE SETS UP A
RECORD OF VIOLENCE
Two Deaths in Past Two Days,
One Attempt At Suicide,
Eight Injured.
During the past two days there
have been in North Carolina two
deaths by violence, one attempt at
suicide and eight persons more or
less seriously injured in automobile
accidents or shot, according to an As
sociated Press report. Here is the
detailed list of the tragedies:
Neal Oxendine was killed and
his son Ralph wounded when they
opened fire on a group of officers
raiding a still near Lumberton.
Tom Bullock was aiding Rural
Policeman C. A. Cox of Rowland
in the raid and received shotgun
wounds in, his face, shoulder and
right hand. Ralph Oxendine was
shot in the abdomen, right hand
and groin.
Mrs. L. B. Grimes, of Skyiand, was
killed when an automobile driven by
her husband went off the GxeenviDe
Hendersonville road near Tuxedo.
Her husband was charged with mur
der and criminal negligence. Grimes
himself and also his daughter were
slightly injured.
Grover Harwell, of Yadkinvllle, is
in a Winston-Salem hospital with a
fractured skaD as a result of lus
automobile overturning near lus
home. A companion was slightly
hurt.
Lola Liles of Wilson attempted
suicide Tuesday because of a love
affair. She and Jack ..Scott, 19,
were to have been married on Sat
urday. V Scott,. financiaD*', embar
faOod he* show up.
ai rested
to her home. Ho was
and released on $500 bond.
L G. MeCuBey, well known busi
ness man of Statesville, sustained
a fractured skull when run down
by an automobile. He is in a crit
ical condition.
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
TEAMS ARE ELIMINATED
Trinity, Liberty and Ramseur
Teams Defeated In Race For
State Honors.
The three Randolph high school
teams entered In the State basketball
preliminaries before the finals at
Chapel HiQ to decide the State high
school championship have been elim
inated from the race. Trinity was
eliminated first fai a game with High
Point Friday night, the score bring
33 to 11 in favor of the Pointers.
Next, Liberty was eliminated by
Candor, being defeated by a score of
21 to 11. Ramseur won its first
game in the championship series by
eliminating Pomona by a score of 33
to 25. But Ramseur was in turn de
feated by the fast Greensboro high
school team Tuesday night of this
week by the score of 44 to 31.
During the first half of the Ram
seur-Greensboro game, the two teams
played evenly, the score standing 18
all. But in the second half the Ram
seur defense crumpled and the
Greensboro team swept to victory.
Brady, center for Ramseur, was the
outstanding star of the game.
End Came Sunday Night Follow
ing Long Illness From
Paralysis.
FUNERAL AT BETHANY
Balaam Goodwin Campbell, retired
farmer of Liberty township, died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. P.
Pickett, near Liberty, Sunday night
foils wing an illness of a year from
paralysis. Mr. Campbell was bom
MwOh % 1833, and at the time of his
was 93 years, 11 months and 4
days ti age.
Mr. Campbell was bom in Liberty
township and resided there all of-Ms
Ufa and was engaged in fanning until
several years ago. He was for fifty
years a member of Shiloh M- P.
church. Mr. Campbell was well and
favorably known in Randolph and
adjoining counties.
Surviving Mr. Campbell are five
sons: W. P. Campbell, Siler City;
H. Lee Kearns, 65,
□aimed By Death
End Came Following Illness
With Pneumonia—Funeral
Tuesday.
H. Lee Kearns,- aged 65 years, one
of Randolph’s most prosperous and
prominent farmers, died at his home
near Farmer Monday morning fol
lowing an illness of two weeks with
pneumonia and complications. Mr.
Kearns had been seriously ill and had
had physicians and a nurse in con
stant attention. His condition showed
improvement, however, and his re
covery was expected when he sudden
ly took a turn for the worse. Mr.
Kearns was bom and reared in Ran
dolph and had lived in the county all
of his life. He ever took an active
interest in the religious and civic ac
tivities of his community and county
I and was held in highest esteem by
I those with whom he came in contact,
i He leaves his widow, Mrs. Alice K.
Kearns; and six children, Mrs. Lacy
! Lewis, Asheboro; Glenn Kearns, High
i Point; Worth, Finch, Ina Lee and
Elizabeth Kearns, all of Farmer.
The funeral was held at Salem
church Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock
by Rev. G. W. Clay, of Farmer, as
1 sisted by Rev. J. E. Pritchard, of
! Asheboro, and interment made in the
S church cemetery.
Delightful Valentine Party
Saturday Night At Farmer
Farmer, Feb. 14.—The home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Hammond was the
scene of a very delightful occasion on
Saturday night, last, when Misses
Sanborn, Priester, McLeod and Mor
ris entertained a number of their
friends at a Valentine party. The
rooms were very attractive in their
Valentine decorations. Progressive
hearts was played at five tables, the
high score prize going to Mr. Claude
Dorsett, and the low score to Mr. Al
len McDaniel. Delicious refreshments
were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kearns, of High
Point, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. 0.
Kearns on Sunday.
Misses Bess Ficqnett and Lyde
Bingham,, of Denton, and Miss Linnie
Dorsett, of ML Gilead, and Mr. Rich
ard McDaniel, of State College, spent
the week-end with homefolks.
Mr. and M#s. M<>™a« ‘ W»nson, of
Miss Alma Ldssiter, of the
boro school faculty, Mrs.' Henrietta
Campen, who is teaching in Pittsboro,
and Mr. Hal J. Lassiter, of Greens
boro, spent the week-end with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. "W. "W. Las
siter.
Mr. J. M. Hill has been on the sick
list for the past week.
Mrs. H. C. "Nance, who has been
quite ill of pneumonia, is much bet
ter.
Misses Elizabeth Fuller and Madge
Johnson spent the week-end with rel
atives in Greensboro.
Much interest is being manifested
in the poultry meetings being held by
Mr. M. R. McLeod, teacher of agri
culture in the Farmer school.
BENNETT NEWS LETTER
Alfred Maltese Died February 1st At
Age of 76 Years.
Mr. Eraslus Hicks has accepted a
position in the store of J. R. Peace,
and has moved Ms family to a resi
dence on- Randolph street.
Rev. Willie Moffitt, pastor of the
local Christian church since Novem
ber, preached an excellent sermon last
Sunday morning. >•
Dr. H. A. Denson is able to be out
again following a recent illness.
The Woman’s Missionary Society
of the Baptist church met at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Andrew the
first Sunday afternoon. The next
first Sunday meeting will be held
with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Jones.
The officers and teachers of the
Baptist Sunday school hold meetings
every Friday night before the first
Sunday in the church building, plan
their work and study the four lessons
assigned during the month.
R. F. Dunn, who has been in the
employ of the Ward lumber plant,
has moved to High Point, where he
has accepted a position with a silk
mill.
Alfred Man ess, aged 76 years, died
at his home here February 1st follow
ing a long illness. Funeral was held
at Riverside Baptist church by Rev.
5. A. Livingston. He leaves his
widow, five children and eight grand
children.
Beginning June 8th, revival servic
es will be started simultaneously in
all the churches Of Asheboro. This
was decided at a meeting of the Min
Bennett, Feb. 15.—The Pine and
Oak Lumber Company is the name of
the firm which recently bought put
the lumber plant of W. A. Ward. The
new concern is under the manage
ment of Marvin Wamble, of Goldston.
Told
Called beforei a committee from
the county boa yd of commissioners
appointed to mike settlement with
him, Ex-Sfyeriff J. Free Cranford last
Saturday afternoon Admitted his ina
bility to pay over to the county the
$21,000 shortage with which he is
charged. That there was something
wrong in the^finances of his office,
he admitted, and also the correctness
of the audit. But, he didn’t have the
money, nor were his bondsmen there
to make settlement for him.
Mr. Cranford was advised that the
commissioners had shown him and his
surety every consideration in the
matter of making good the shortage,
but that the comity needed the money.
A resolution was then drawn up set
ting Saturday afternoon, Feb. 26, as
date for a conference between the
commissioners and representatives of
the Fidelity and Casualty Company of
New York, Cranford’s surety, looking
to a settlement of the shortage.
Whether the bonding company will
send a representative here at that
time is a matter of conjecture. It had
been advised of the meeting last Sat
urday, but nobody was present to
speak for the company.
The only funds which Mr. Cran
ford had which; he could pay over to
the commissioners was |274.51 which
he had had collected from the more
than $1,106 in bad checks which he
held at the time he resigned.
ASHEBORO (M. E.) CIRCUIT
Last Sunday was such a gloomy
day that wily one service out of the
three appointments was filled. On
Sunday night the pastor went to
Pisgah and found six young people
present and held a short service.
We are glad to report that all the
churches on the worfcfcave paid out
on the coi
and that one
<H .
White's
o'clock.
except one
out.
next Sunday,
i 11 .o’clock;
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Ford May Visit Jugtown
Henry Ford may visit Jugtown pot
tery shops this spring, Jacques Busbee
told the Moore county board of com
missioners last week in the course of
his request for a good road from the
Pee Dee highway to the pottery. The
road, 500 yards in length, was grant
ed. Busbee said Ford visited his shop
in New York last year and expressed
himself as wanting to observe the
pottery there displayed in the mak
ing.
Mrs. Lula Redding
Died Sunday A. M.
End Came Suddenly At Her
Home Near.Wagram—Born
In Randolph.
FUNERAL MONDAY 2 P. M.
Mrs. Lula Chriscoe Redding, wife
of Mr. Grover Redding, died at her
home near Wagram rather suddenly
early Sunday morning. Mrs. Red
ding while not ill enough to be con
fined to her bed had on Saturday
consulted a physician and was given
some medicine which gave relief Sat
urday night. Early Sunday motning
Mrs. Redding asked her husband to
get some medicine for her as she was
suffering apparently from indiges
tion. Before he reached the bed
with her medicine she breathed her
last.
Mrs. Redding was the daughter of
I Henry Chriscoe, of this county. She
; married Mr. Grover Redding about
18 years ago, to this union there are
eight children, all of whom survive.
Mr. and Mrs. Redding lived west of
i Asheboro near Charlotte church un
, til thirteen years ago when they
! moved near Wagram where Mr. Red-!
| ding has been engaged in farming
.and sawmilling.
Mrs. Redding was a member of the
, Baptist church in Wagram but was
brought to Charlotte church, west of
I Asheboro, for interment. Her pastor
accompanied the body and presided at
the funeral service Monday at 2 p. m.
i Many friends from the community of
; the deceased accompanied the be
I reaved family to Randolph county.
BAPTIST NEWS LETTER
Mrs. B. E. Morris had the pleasure
of having Misses Ruby Honeycutt
and Nannie E. Fanner, Mr. and Mrs.
E. W. Cox for dinner last Sunday.
The occasion was the birthday of lit
tle M|ss Virgins Belle Monty
The trustees of our church have
•been active recently. Having been
given the authority by the church
they have sold and transferred two
lots on Hill St., on which dwellings
are to be. built this spring."
W. M. S. will meet with Mrs. G.
W. Hammer Monday, Feb. 21, 8 p.m.
' New things for the future welfare of
the society are to ba considered.
The matter for our consideration
Sunday morning is “The Christian’s
' Trust;’’ Sunday evening, “The Royal
RE-CHECK TAX ABSTRACTS
SAVES THE COUNTY >15,000
A re-check of the individual tax
abstracts of the 1920 listings by
H. M. Worth in the office of Reg
ister of Deeds E. A. Routh discloses
that more than 11,090,000 in tax
able values were either left off by
individual tax listers or by incor
rect additions and various other
errors when the abstracts were
turned over to the new Democratic
administration by the outgoing Re
publican regime. Taxes on this
property in addition to poll tax
and other special taxes will amount
to an additional $15,000 to be col
lected over and above the amount
as shown by the books when turned
over by the Republicans.
Mrs. Clark Gives
Books To Library
Sends Eleven Rare Volumes To
Asheboro High School
Library.
The school library is in receipt of
eleven volumes of books from Mrs.
C. J. Clark, of Trinity. She writes
these books are all old like herself,
but the people of Asheboro consider
the books like herself are valuable
assets.
I The books are both acceptable to
the library or in event of a town and
county library very valuable. Be
sides the eleven vdlumes, she has pre
sented the library with a copy of
Randolph Reminiscences by J. A.
Blair. While Mr. Blair had a large
number of his histories printed there
seems to be very few copies in the
county now. Mrs. Clark's - gift is not
only much appreciated by the Edu
cational committee-of the Woman's
Club and school but by her many
friends in Asheboro.
J. A. HOPKINS’ BARN
IS DESTROYED BY FIRE
With The Barn Was Burned All
Of Contents—Origin Of Fire
Unknown.
Mr. James A. Hopkins, of New
Hope township, was in Asheboro Mon
day. Mr. Hopkins had the misfor
tune last Saturday afternoon of los
ing his barn and contents by the
origin of which is unknown. The fire
was discovered about 1 o’clock in the
afternoon, the flames being in a shed
built on the side of the main struc
ture. They spread until the entire
bam was enveloped in flames. Be
sides the bam, which was a large
structure built in 1918, more than
1500 bundles of fodder, 600 bundles
of tops, 80 bushels of wheat, 300
bushels of com, some farming tools
and harness and a lot of dressed arid
rugh lumber stored in the building
were destroyed also. The livestock
was gotten out before the ‘flames
reached the stables. Mr. Hopkins ex
pressed himself as being grateful to
his neighbors in their assistance dur
ing the fire.
LATEST DOINGS OF THE
N. C. GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The committee on election laws has
reported the Australian ballot bill
favorably by a vote of 7 to 4, the Re
publican members of the committee
opposing it. An amendment was
made to the bill providing for mark
ers for persons who would net be
able to mark their ballots on account
of blindness, other physical disability
or illiteracy. In case markers can
not be gotten to serve, the judges of
election are to mark the ballots. The
bill will now go to the floor of the
general assembly for action.
The Poole anti-evolution bill was
reported unfavorably by the educa
tion committee in charge by a vote
of 25 to 11.
Weather Unusually Mild
For Month Of February
Some of the most remarkable Feb
ruary weather for quite a while is
being experienced in Asheboro. Up
to noon of Tuesday, the 15th, there
had been only one morning with a
temperature below the freezing point.
On the first the temperature was 29,
on the second 32, and since then 37
has been the lowest.
Sued For More Than $40;
Was Awarded Only 47 Cents
John R. Smith, Asheboro merchant,
suing Horton Riddle, one of the op
erators of the cedar plant here, for
some forty-odd dollars for goods
bought by his employes and for which
it was alleged he promised to see
paid, and for 47 cents which he per
sonally owed Smith, was awarded
judgment for the 47 cents in magis
trate’s court in Asheboro Friday af
ternoon. The court held that while
Riddle may have promised verbally
to stand good *for. his employes’ ac
counts, unless it had been put in
writing, Riddle was' not liable for
same. Riddle, however, was taxed
with the costs which amounted to
$9.50, making his account of 47 cents
cost him in all $9.97.
Heartbroken because a young man
failed to carry out his promise to
marry her, Lola Briles, f6, of Wilson,
shot herself in the abdomen Monday
in the hospital in
Revaluation Of
Property In May
Matter in Hands of Counties,
Bnt State Will Have
Supervision.
TRY FOR UNIFORM VALUES
In Order To Properly Distribute
Equalization Fund.
Property .revaluation comes in May.
While the principle of local self-gov
ernment will be applied to the re
valuation in that each county board of
commissioners will make appoint
ments of assessors, the State will
have supervision over the matter to
insure uniformity of assessments
among the counties. Plans for this
regular quadrennial assessment of
property will be set up in the 1927
machinery act to be passed by the
general assembly now in session.
County boards will appoint a county
supervisor and township supervisors
to do the job in their respective coun
ties. These appointments will be
made in April and the actual assess
ing work will start the first of May
and be completed in that month.
The new assessment will result in
an increase in taxable values in many
counties, especially among the in
dustrial counties, while it is antici
pated there will be a decrease in the
assessed valuation of property in the
rural counties. It is expected that
the increases will more than offset
the decreases and that the total as
sessed valuation of the property in
the State will be highest on record j
unless it be 1920 before each county
was given permission to lop off a
certain percent .of the assessed value.
While revaluation in each county
will be under local control, the State
will have a supervisory interest in
the assessments especially in the
seventy-odd counties which draw on
the equalizing fund for help in run
ning their schools. The apportion
ment of the fund among the counties
is determined by the tax rate in each
county and property values affect the
tax rate.
Although the worth of two coun
ties may be equal, one county with a
low aaaaaament may have a high tax
rate, while the other county with a
high assessment may have a low tax
rate. If that were permitted, and
some counties manage to get by with
it under the present system, thecoun
ty with the'mew assessment anfa Tngh
tax rate would draw more heavily on
the equalizing fund than its neighbor
with a high assessment and low rate,
even though actually they were equal
in taxable wealth. Hence, the State
hopes in the 1927 revaluation to com
pel uniformity of assessments to the
extent of making certain that the $2,
500,000 equalizing fund to be provided
by this Legislature is equitably dis
tributed.
North Carolina assessed property
values reached their peak in 1920 as
the result of the State directed reval
uation undertaken in 1919 “to make
the tax books speak the truth.” The
total of $3,161,440,259 was supposed,
therefore, to represent the actual
wealth of the State. In 1921 the Leg
islature returned to the principle of
lobal control over assessments and
the taxable worth of the State dropp
ed to $2,579,772,023. Since 1921 in
creased values have boosted the total
approximately $220,000,000.
Senator Borah To Force
The Prohibition Issue
Senator Borah of Idaho has an
nounced his readiness to cooperate
with others in making prohibition en
forcement the paramount issue before
the National Republican convention
in 1928. The party should declare
where it stands on the matter is the
opinion of the Idaho senator. Borah
has a following large enough to cause
trouble in Republican ranks and it
would appear that the Republicans
like the Democrats will have to face
the prohibition issue squarely in 1928.
L. C. Wood Killed
In Auto Accident
Trinity Man Met Instant Death
When Cars Meet in Head-On
Collision.
ACCIDENT IN GUILFORD CO.
L. C.
resident of
Wood, aged 68,
Trinity, was killed Sunday afternoon
when the Essex car in which he v was
riding collided with a Ford touring
car on the Winston-Salem highway
about a half mile from Friendship,
in Guilford county. Wood’s son; W.
P. Wood, was driving -to car in which
were also Mrs. L. G. Wood, Mrs. W,
P. Wood and child and Mrs. R. L.
Brown. None of the occupants save
the elder Mr. Wood was injured ex
cept his wife who was hurt slightly.
The driver of the Ford car ran and
has not been apprehended.
The Woods were returning home
from a visit to Spray when the acci
dent occurred. The collision was
head-ea,. and both cars were badly
damaged. 'A passing motorist took
the Wood family to Greensboro where
Mrs. Wood was placed in a hospital.
Investigations conducted by Gull
for County officers disclosed that the
Ford car which ran into Mr. Wood’s
Essex was F. A.- Campbell,
Building & Loan
Makes Fine Record
Annual Report Shows It Gaiaei
906 Shares During The Past
Year.
LOANED $64,747.96 IN 1926
Earnings Are Over 6 Per Cent—
Amends Charter.
Quite a number of the shareholder*
of the Peoples Building and Loan As
sociation of Asheboro gathered in -1
the court house last Friday night,
elected officers for the year anf
heard a most encouraging report of
the past year’s activities given by tins
secretary, W. A. Bunch. All offi
cers and directors of last year were
re-elected. They are: W. J. Armfield,
Jr., president; D. B. McCrary, vice
president; W. A. Bunch, secretary
and treasurer; J. A. Spence, attorney;
and the following directors: W. 1.
Armfield, Jr., D. B. McCrary, J. O
Redding, W. F. Redding, A. Ross, Dr.
John Swaim, W. L. Ward, C. M. Fm,
F. E. Byrd, C. C. Cranford and "W. A.
Bunch.
The Peoples. Building and Loan As
sociation was established in 1904 and
since its inception has enjoyed a
steady growth under the manage
ment of conservative business men of
the town. The association now ha*
in force a total of 4,655 shares, a net
gain of 906 during the past year.
Actually 1,536 new shares were sub
scribed during the past twelve
months, but Withdrawals for one pui*
pose or another of 630 shares cut
down the total gain.
During the year the association
made 23 separate loans for the
building of new homes, amounting t»
a total of $31,950.00. Forty-twe
other loans were made for $36,797.96,
malting a total amount loaned during
the year of $64,747.96. Included in
these 42 loans were stock loans,'Ioann
for repairs and also loans for pur
chase of homes. Total outstanding
loans of the association amount to
$207,988.40. Assets reach $208,234.31.
The association has a total of 20
shareholders, all white. The parit
year the earnings of money invested
in the association was more than .six
per cent, actually .064044.
It was decided at the meeting held
Friday night to have the charter of
the association amended to afford a
maximum number of shares of.l<
'fflswhd~drTfo*K> which’ the
now permits. It was also decided t»
open a new series on March 15th, an!
H. L. Ingram and Arthur Ross were
appointed captains of two friendly
opposing teams to solicit stock for
the new series. D. B. McCrary made
an offer to entertain the entire mem
bership of the association at a dinner
should the two teams succeed in get
ting as many as 2,000 new shares m
the series to be opened March 15th.
JAMES M. KANOY, 72,
BURIED AT FLINT HILL
Died Sunday At His Home in
Back Creek Township— i
Was a Farmer. **
James M. Kanoy, aged 72 y&0.
died at his home in Back Creek
township Sunday following an extend
ed illness. He was a carpenter and
farmer and was considered an excd
lent citizen. Funeral was held at
Flint Hill yesterday afternoon at 2
o’clock by Rev. Mr. Penn, of Sophia,
and the body laid to rest in the
church cemetery.
Mr. Kanoy leaves his widow and
the following children: Mrs. Ernest
Milboume, Trinity township: Ed Ka
noy, of Back Creek township; Hi*.
Lillie Marley, whose home is in Cali
fornia, but who was spending the
winter in this county; and D. Kanoy,
of the home place in Back Creek. r
L. L. Whitaker To Open 1
An Union Bus Station
Mr. L. L. Whitaker, formerly with
the Lexington Grocery Company, bdfc
for some time general manager of
the Greensboro-Fayetteville Baa
Lines, Inc., has bought an interest in
the Bunting Service Station, on South
Fayetteville street, and will enlarge
the business. In connection with the
service station, there will also be
operated a bus station, something
which the town has long been in need.
CAROLINA IS READY TO
SAY “HELLO LUNNON"
Want to talk to London? Yoe
can do it. at the rate of $26 per
minute. Yesterday morning trans
Atlantic radio telephone service
connected North Carolina; and a
few other Southern states with
England, Scotland and Wale*. Bah
S. Read, president of the Southern
Bell Telephone and "^Tlfcgraidi
Company, held the firstr^fcOilMrcrea
tion over this trans-Atftatic hw
from his office in Atlanta, Ga. Af
ter that the pubUcMhoOe who can
produce the $M per thhmte and
care to do an, may hath Use of the
Phone. The repot*charge, hi case
the party wanted cannot he reach
ed, will he fid per minute and Bar;
every fraction Of • minute (ho I