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THE COURIER Leads in Both News and Circulation ISSUED WEEKLY VOLUME Ln NUMBER n $2.00 A YEAR ADVANCE Merchants Of Asheboro Plan To Hold Four Big “Mar Days” Beginning 24th Have Laid la Large Stocks Of . Goods andAne JtWuiy For The Spring Trade. Will Offer Special Values To Customers Prices Here Compare Favorably With Those Anywhere. Next Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday will be “Dollar Days” in AsheSbdro. 'This was decided at a meeting ' of the Merchants’ Associa tion of Ashdboro held Tuesday night. It is planned that every merchant in town who as a member of the asso ciation wiH put on dazing these days the best values possible and "so ac quaint the trading peblic of the coun ty with their action through an ad vertising‘Campaign. , j Spring is here send the Ashebero stores have been stocked with the latest -modes in seasonable goods -’for. the Spring trade. Every store in the town shows evidence of spring. For the latest in spring goods are being displayed in the stores aid show win dows are a veritable ^ paradise <*f what ; people wiH wear, eat and ©win work with during the aoming roortths. Not atone aie 'Jdte dry goods and mill* linery shops drgjilaying items of Stor ing-apparel m dear ’to the heaft ©f the feminine sex, ’blit are showing the latest for the males who ‘will stand on the sidelines: and watAh ‘ the Easter parade go by. In the hardware stores tUece is ■ every evidence <of spring. Stoves'and ranges, which were so conspicaously displayed daring -the winter months, have given vwjy to .hoes and rtflres arid garden plows, and the various -other implements xeguireH -to carry «n gar dening and ffarming. Grocery stores remind «s that spring is here intitoe lavish ^display of spring wegetdhtes which Hook: as if they hod come right out +6i ‘ the .garden. Seeds are' displayed 'galore, and many are there who may tie sen selecting ftnom ‘there seed staiks' those which they . desire %o see o«t in ftJli growth in itheir gardens thfe spring and summer. Every otter store in town, rihat -ever it may sell, re decked wit in'the seasonal things of spring. . Now, riarette 'Asheboro merchants ..Tort will %e made to acuptaiftt tire trading priHie with what may ‘‘he had in Asbdbofo at prices that w81 "compare favorably with ‘those- rif stores In any towti-and city in Notlii 'Carolina. Asheberro merchants are making no idle ’boast of their godds and the prices which they 'are ask ing for them. They have‘the goods and the prices are 'in line. 'So, next "Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Mon day they will give‘the trading public • Of Randolph county'an opportunity to see that they "have what they wUl ad vertise and oven more. These day* ■will be great in the'history'dT mer chandising in the "county. Fox-Riehardsmn Hferug Store Sold Yesterday Cow Makes Good Record “Red ledy”, owned by R. L. Shuf end, of Catawba county, has just fin ished h«f year’s' record. During the twelve months just ending this cow made 19,018 pounds of milk and 1» 031.77 pounds of fat. This means 1,250 pounds o(f butter in 305 days, al Mr. L. E. Reaves, of Raefoiti, yes •tcrday purchased the 'Fiix-Richardson 'Drug Company, 'located next 'to the postoffice on «outh Fayeteeville street, and assumed management of the store this morning. The Fox Richardson is the -newest of the'three drug stores in Adhtboro. It has en joyed a large patronage since its be ginning. The management of the store has been in the hands of "Mr. Hdbart Richardson. Plan To Organize County Ministerial Asaodatkn At a recent meeting of the ASbq 'boro 'Ministerial Association the mat ter Of taking thelead in orgasizing-a •County Ministerial association was; discussed and it was decided to take •the necessary steps to perfect an or ganization. A committee consisting of Revs. J. E. Pritchard, B. C. Reavis and G. W. Clay was appointed and theacf-were jhstrucjted to proceed ■with the work. A meeting of this com mittee Will %e held at an early date and machinery will be set in opera tion. Funeral'Held For' « Mia. Mary A. Parks Australian Ballet Law For Randolph County Representative L C- Moser in tndacei kt« Ae recent North Carolina General Assembly a bil providing the Australian Ballet forSanMpb rasmfty. This bill passed both da Souse and Senate and was enacted into taw. It pro vides for this county the secret ballot and assistance V in marking tickets for those who will be in. need of aid. This system wil be in use at die neat general election in the county. When a copy *>f the bill is obtained the major provis ions of it 'Will be published (for the benefit'd! our nutters. 1 Oscar Tadlock,59, Died Last Sunday: -'Hearft Attack Is Fatafl Following A Chrank Case of VVppendi- i ceitis. Native Of Randolph Co. Dscar 'Padlock, agedr 59 years, died 'Sunday meaning at Ife home in .TStc tinrtiesvdte, a-suburb''of High Point, from a heart attack fallowing a dhitm ic'illness'With appendicitis. Be Hhad been i ill fm- some ti»e but his nihhdi tion had not been regarded as sehfcus. Mr. Tadlock was m native of Kan* idoiph, hairing been bom and rearid in !the western part of'the county, m son of John W. and Elisabeth Miller'Tad ■lock. He was manned in 1905 to'Miss Marie Himshaw, ofithe Hoover " Hill 8eetion''tif Randolph. Mr. Tndhttk was 'for several years a justice dt the peace in his community- in ibis coun tyaridtittso a depbty sheriff. He was office 'deputy she'fiff during the ten ure jSfttffice of Sheriff W. F. Red ding mil during'Chat time male his home’tn Ashebovk. Twenty yeiars ago, Mr. TBadlock moved'ko High TPoint and Shortly thercij’ter became- a member if the pblfa£So«ce arid served the c'% in ca pacity v>f policeman for a mrthber^of the eitier of RAOMen and fhe' Junior “Order. No nnipediate'velatives survive Mr. Tadlofck except hra widow. Funeral was Wild Tuesday at the 'Primitive 'Baptist*church in “Mechan icsvflie'-hy 'Rev.'ti. L. Ruth, -pastor of the BWiness churth in High Point. Burial'was made in the churth ceme tery. 'Services at‘the grave were in charge Tof the Junior Order. Volunteer Day Sunday .. At PreSbyterian TSiurch Next'flSunday at the Presbyterian church-will be oboerved as vhtsnteer day, on-which SIVthe members are requested to be pvesent to make their pledges^for the coming chuaxh year. 'Christian Endeavor meets Ot 6:45 8P.M. Cow At The Thwnasville Orphanage Slakes Beoord Minftie,r#tn 8 year old Grade IHol sfctin cow:»t the Ttemasville Baptist 'Gfphfunage, at Thomasville, has just completed # 365-day test averaging 42 pounds «f milk per day, makigg a total of 15£57 pounds of milk ansonC year. She produced "508 pounds* of butterfat, rtfeich is e%ual to approxi mately 700- pounds of hatter. Theoftalk valued at 80 rents per gallon was worth $532301 The feed bill 1228.14, when deducted leaves^$304.06 profit. The feed cost per' 100 grounds rttilk was $1.49. [Returns for each fl.OO expended forifaed amour ted to 82:32 Plan Meetings j In The County damberof Commerce Decides “# Get Better Acquainted With Termers of County At a meeting of the directors of the Asheboro Chaniber of ttommerce held Friday night it was unanimously de cided to hold a aeries of •“Good Fel lowship* meetings in the county ait an early date. A committee composed of Rev. J, S. Pritchard, A. I. Femee and W. J. Atmfield, Jr., was appointed to arrange the ,/fietails of these meet-; ings. The object of the meetings wiB tMTO closer eacf with meroB w»n sponsor the Guernsey sale [ina Guernsey in-afdiSo°m fo^dTinvite Irvin B. Tucker, of Whiteville, United Twenty-five ____ -Roosevelt called Oliver ’'Weeded 'Holmes, then «t, 4* the Diluted States Supreme doWt ‘bench. Now, tat 86 he is Stall as active «e any <of the nine justices “WorkSs the - secret," be says, ‘‘Aud 3 'will never -.retire." * Spring Bas Arrived .. ■ ■ “.< ■' Sprite is mow/Just arousil the cor ner. The ground.hog.weatber wizard, according to many people, ceased Tuesday to become arbiter of the weather; the 40 days hawing elapsed since he eased o*Ut of Ids home on Februaiy 2 and saw his shadow. For forty days'he-did the came man stunt and once during:the time Randolph was blanketed 'with the heaviest snow in seventy-dive .years. The (legend or myth, is that if the ground bog sees his shadow when be does his -emerge -on-February 2, win ter is •sure for 40 more flays. If it is clomdy "in February-2 and there is no shadow for his hogsbip'to sight; he stays out and'winter has gone, auto matic ilikepasitwere. He saw his shadow"this year, bat now itre 40 days penance the world as doing ngs a result of permitting the sum 'to sKinexm that day in FeJauary is nearing r an-»end—spring is around the (earner. 1 Play At High Behool Friday Nfcht 'On Friday fwening,51arch lSth, at 8 o'clock, "The Path Across The Hill" wiill be-given-at the school auditorium in ASkeboTo Xry the'Pleasant Garden high school. 'Tickets are being soli), by ’merrttoers-df the local high sehodl Children -an'd "considerable interest is being reran if es*ed perticularly on ac count that the"-local school will share m 'benefits. 'A part df the proceeds wall he given' <* elementary library in the school. /Admission -is adults 35c, dufidren :2Sc. Cora Is Leading Crop InRandolph County; But Tobacro Crop lai Most Valuable Per Acre Comvwas'byffar the most valuable crop produced in Randolph county last year, according to the crop re posting service of the Department of Agriculture. Timidolph formers had 38,150 acres in com last year which averaged iB3 bu&hels to the acre, mak ing the total crop 877,460 bushels. This at an average of 81 cents per busfceil ‘brought: in £$710,735. The in come per -acre from corn, however, was wily Wheat ranked next in'total value as a money crop. Farmers of the county had in wheat 28,291 acres which Averaged 15 bushels to the acre. The dotal production-mas 424, 365 budhels and this at an average of |t41 perlhushel made the walue of the crop $898^55, or an average per acre of 921.15, Slightly more than the value of an acne of com. Next m line came the tobacoo crop. Last year 2,847 acres in Randolph were planted in-tobacco, producing 1, 691,118 pounds or an average < otf 594 pounds per acre. The price obtained for this crop averaged 28 cents, mak ing the total value $473{513, or an average per acre of 6166. This-value per acre was by far the largest of any crop grown in the county. 'Cotton raliked fourth among the leading crops in the county. A total of .5,661 acres in the county planted in teotton last year produced 3,292 bales or an average of 278 pounds per -acre. This crop at 11.4 cents per: pound brought 6179,408, or 68199 per acre. The field cowpea in the county reached 12,864 bushels, which, valued at 6248 pf r bushel, brought 631,645, or an average of $29.52 per acre. In oats, Randolph farmers had 9, 270 acres .which produced 231,750 bushels valued at 67 cents per bushel, tnaldng the total value of the oat crop $165,278, or $16.75 per acre. Other crops were as follows: Soybeans: 8440 acres, yield 14 bus. per acre, total .bushels 48,960, valued at 988,6324, or $28.00 per acre. Peanuts: 70 acres, yield 800 pounds per acre, total yield 66,000 pounds, valued at $2,800, or $40 par acre. Irish Potatoes: 565 acres, yield 85 bus. per acre, total yield 48,025, val ued at $00487, or |160 per acre. Sweet Potatoes: 562 acres, Jdeld 94 bus. per acre, total yield 62,828 bu&., valued at 160,224, or an average of $107 per acre. i ■''C Association -N#w Has 4,655 Shares la Force, Owned By 261 Shareholders. Has Loan«d~$396,126.S>2 Last Year 65 Loans Totaling $68,7-47.66 Were Made. The sixteenth series of the People’s Building and Loan Association was opened Tuesday. For the past several weeks advance jnyraents have been received on shares in this new series and already several shares have been subscribed. His week and the rest of the month will see many more shares subscribed. This association has in force 4,655 shares, held Tsy 261 persons. The as sociation,began business with an au thorized capital stock of 1,250 shares, but this was increased at the last an nual meeting to 11),000 shares. Since its inception, this association has loaned a total of $396,126.92 on improved real estate in Asheboro townslirp. Many of these loans have been paid up by the maturity of ser ies se that now the association has in fewje in mortgages and loans a to tal of $207,988.40. Eight series amounting to $162,368,000 have been matured by the association daring its liifeifoce. During the past Fear, tire People’s Building and Loan Association made 23 loans amounting to $81,'hB0 for the purpose of building new homes. Forty-two other loans, stock loans and loans for repairing houses al ready built or the Trayirrg of such houses, were made amraulfing to $36, OTE96. The association Sias 261 sharehold ers. Each share represents $100^ which is paid for at the rate cif "$1 iper month. This means that in seven -years the share Sms matured to iits Still value. Total payments per share in" 7 years or 84 months ^amounts to S$84, and with the addition of $16 :in interest which this money "has earned the $100 is realized. All Ifloans made toy the assodaXtnn for whatever pur4 ?pose bears iateradt at the rate ofsix pet cent per year. The 'last annual statement of the association shows that the earning's of the .association have amounted *to a littte more than f6 per. cent hateBJ&asgL The boilfllB^BRt' Iran !k absdlufc^y mutual. There are* no expenses -at tached to its ®pendSion save a nominal sum for payment of the secretary and treasurer and a small-amount far regular naming expenses. The People’s Building .and Loan 'Association Urns for lits officers, W.-O. Aimfield, fe., president; D. B. Mc Crary, vice president; and W. A | Bunch, secretary .and treasurer. Its | directors are the ;dbove; named offi : cers together with ,~2. "O. Redding, W. F. Redding, Arthur 3toss, John Swaim, W. L. Ward, 1C. M. 3Fox, E. E. Byhl tand C. C. Cranford. icounty, are as "follows: * Total number of farms, acres {cultivated by owners, 02,032; total •number tenants, 1,10*; land cultivated Iby tenants, 2^2J89 acres. Apple trees of beatisg age »n the county, 87,876; pecan trees, T85; bee hives, 4,610; basses rand mutes \wotk *d, 7,341; sows of'breading age, 1, JB23; hens of lading age, 110,"535- ;tnilk sows of milking .age, ‘J6JI76. Will Load Car Of Ponltry Thursday Car Will Be At Southerh Depot In Asheboro—Schedule Of Prices Paid. Priees Are Average , Tr., Agent ,'Next Thursday, March 24th, there will be a car of live poultry loaded' at the {Southern depot, Asheboro. The prices paid will be as follows: Heavy hens, 22 cts.; Leghorn hens, 20 cts.-; Boosters, 1© cts.; Colored broilers, 40 cts.; Leghorn broilers, 35 cts. . These prices are not what I had expected, but the marketing specialist, for the N. C. Division of Markets states that he does not expect poultry ito be any better this spring especially on hens. With the low prices on eggs at the present time I believe that It will have a very I stimulating ef fect on the market for ns to get off a ear at this time. Most of you are now getting off young chicks also and will soon need the room for them. Bring your poultry, out and lef« «ii time. Ife *5. S. MILLsArs, K i I Coun Expected Home Late ln The Week Congressman William C. Hammer is expected home the hitter part of the week from Washington in time for Superior Court which convenes an invita Thom who will North the in Ra Roof Over Asheboro School Auditorium Absolutely Safe, Says Winston Architect During the recent heavy snow there was so much comment about the sag ging of the roof and' ceiling of the main auditorium of the local graded school building that a statement by a man who knows what he is talking about is especially refreshing at this time. Reports were during the snow that the auditorium roof had sunk a total of eight inches and was sinking still lower. Fear was expressed by some that the building was not safe. However, school authorities had no such fear. Now comes the opinion of a man who knows whereof he speaks in the person of W. C. Northrup, architect of Winston-Salem, who has designed and superintended the construction of many school buildings in North Caro lina and several in Randolph county. Mr. Neiffhrup was in Asheboro Tues day and made a careful examination of the local school building. His John W. Bingham, Of Farmer, Dead Death Came in Hospital in High Point, Where He Was Under going Treatment. Was 63 Years Of Age John Webster Bingham, 63, of farmer, died in a hospital in High Point Saturday night at 11 o’clock following a short illness. Mr. Bing ham was bom in Randolph county in 1863 and spent practically his entire life near Farmer, in Concord town ship, the place of his birth. He was a son of the late L. G. B. and Emily Ward Bingham. . Mr. Bingham was one of the lead ing citizens of his county and- com munity, a good farmer, and a man ev^r interested in the best interests of his community. He was a member of Council 23, Junior 0. TJ. A. M., having transferred Ms membership from the council at Farmer to the one at High Point some time ago. Surviving Mr. Bingham are his widow, Mrs. Cora J. Bingham, and seven children, Wade, B^ 0. and B. F. Bingham, of Farmer; Mary Bingham, Farmer; Mini. A.E. Brrrkhead, Farps*?; Mrs. Lydia HardwWk, WrnSton-Salem; and Mrs. Blanche Byrd, Ramsenr; and two brothers, T. W. Bingham, Parm er, and Green Bingham, Denton. He leaves also six sisters, who are “Mrs. Tishie Ridge, Mrs. Mittie Mitchell and Mrs. Clayton Loflin, all of Den ton; Mrs. Frank Morgan and Mrs. Nannie Kearns, Farmer; and Mrs. W. F. Talley, Rantfleman. Funeral was held at Concord -church, Farmer, Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock by Rev. G. W. Clay, pastor of the church, and interment made in the church cemetery. i Will Not Hold Sale Of H. W. Ferree Property Notice has been given by Mr. Lee 'M. Kearns, secretary of the Randolph County Building and Loan Associa tion, and T. A. Bums, trustee, that the sale of the H. W. Ferree property, advertised on page 7 of this issue of The Courier, will not be held Satur day, March 19th, at 12 o’clock. Satis faction has been made of the mortg age deed under which the property was to have been sold. Jacob J. Wilbom Is Dead At Age Of 19 Yrs. 3acob J. Welbom, aged 19 years, died at the home of his father, George Welbom, near Hopewell church, Ran dolph county, Wednesday of last week following an illness with pneumonia. Besides his father, he leaves his step mother and one brother and a sister. Funeral was held from Hopewell ChurCh Friday and the body laid to rest in *the church cemetery. Postpone Benefit And ^ Aid League Fund Drive The drive which was to have been staged Tuesday of last week for funds to make it possible for the Aaheboro Benefit and Aid League, re cently organized, to carry on its work has been postponed a week or more. Those designated to solicit the funds last week for one reason or another could not find time for the work, but, it is understood, will make the can vass of the town for funds shortly. Whitaker Building \ Union Bus Station Located On South Fayetteville Street At Bunting Ser™* Sti ‘ Mr. L. L. Whitaker, who some ago bought an interest in C. M. Bunt ing's filling station near the post office on South Fayetteville street, has under construction and enlarge ment of the present station. This ad dition will be used for tike union bus station which Mr. Whitaker announc ed some time ago he would build on this location. The bus lines are now and have been for some time past using the vacant lot between the Norfolk Southern and Southern sta tions in Asheboro for. their Station. No accommodations are provided for those who have to wait for the busses which tf opinion is that the entire building is absolutely safe, one of the best con structed buildings in the State. The sag in the auditorium of the building is not due to any fault in the general construction of the building, accord ing to Mr. Northrop. What caused it, perhaps, in the opinion of the archi tect is that some of the taps on the bolts which hold the sixty-foot beams that span the ceiling of the auditor ium may not have been tightened as much as some of the others, and con sequently cause a sag. But, this being the case, there is no danger of the falling in of the roof. There is no indication that it would ever fall in. This slight fault, ac cording to Mr. Northrop, can be easi ly remedied, but he recommended that nothing be done until school was out in the spring, since there is no exist ing danger and it would be foolish to disturb school." Two Months Gone; Shortage Unpaid Mr. Cranford’s Sureties Not Here Tuesday To Settle With Commissioners. County Out $35,000 No meeting of the county board of commissioners was held Tuesday af ternoon as scheduled for the reason that due to some misunderstanding representatives of the bonding com pany, surety for ex-sheriff J. F. /Cranford, were not on hand to confer | with the board. The county attorney | tooh the matter up over long distance [ telephone with representatives of Mr. ! Cranford’s sureties and is endeavor ing to arrange a date for meeting 1 which will meet with mutual approval. It has been about two months since Sheriff Cranford resigned leaving a shortage q| approximately $21,000, to gether with uncollected taxes and bad checks, the grand total reaching near ly. $35,000. The county has been with out the use of this money all this time, and the bonding company, as far as this newspaper is able to ascer tipation to r ’ «The commissions* &1* meeting not many weeks ago in structed the institution of a suit against Mr. Cranford and his ^surety for the collection of this money. Both commissioners and county attorney, of course, would perfer the settlement of the matter without recourse to law. But, unless some disposition on the part of the bonding company is shown looking towards a settlement, the matter must ultimately go to court. Judge Schenck To Open Court Monday Two Weeks Civil Court, and Third Week For Trial Of < Criminal Cases. Judge Michael Schenck will open the three weeks of court in Asheboro Monday. The first two weeks of this March term will be for trial of cases on the civil docket. While the third week, beginning April 4th, will be for trial of criminal caSes. Solicitor Zeb V. liong, of Statesville, will be on hand at that time to prosecute for the State. The court calendar has been made out and contains a number of cases to be heard during civil court. There is a heavy criminal docket, many prisoners being in jail awaiting trial and a larger number out under bond for appearance at court. Forty-five miles per hour is legal speed limit on the highways of the State, and 20 miles per hour in resi dential sections of towns and cities and 15 imles in the business districts. The speeJ'iimit on highways until the past general assembly changed the law was 35 miles per hour. Tyson Williams Dead At Age 79 Death Came Saturday Morning Following Illness of Several Years. Was Buried At Pisgah Tyson Williams, aged 79 years, re tired farmer, died early Saturday morning at the home of his son, W. R. Williams, on Seagrove, Route 2, fol lowing an illness of several years. He was bom in Randolph county and had spent his entire life in the county of his birth. He leaves his widow, three sons, W. R. Williams, Seagrove, Route 2; Yancey Williams, Biltmore, and Lacy Williams, Detroit, Mich.; and three daughters, Mrs. Ella Durham, Spray, Mrs. Turn Stuart, Guilford county, and Mrs. Orvil Sink, Sea grove, Route 2. < Funeral was held from Pisgah church, Union township, Sunday af ternoon at 2 o’clock by Rev. D. I. Gamer, and the body laid to rest in the church cemetery. Bowie, of West Jefferson, Hoyle Sink, of Lexington, -.non n Mrs. Nancy Jane Presnell Is Dead Enid Cam* Yesterday Afternooa Following An Illness Of Several Days. A Remarkable Womaft Funeral Will Be Held This Af temoon At 2 O’Clock. Mrs. Nancy Jane Hancock PresfteH widow of Randle Presnell, died at the home of her son, John M. Presnefl, on North Fayetteville street yester day afternoon at the age of 86 yeais^ In addition to the infirmities of ag^ she contracted cold a few weeks age, and her death was the result. Mm Presnell had been a remarkably ro bust and energetic woman and her activity, perserverance and foiebear ance were probably instrumental ta extending her life over the allotted three score and ten years. She was the daughter of the late Abner and Mahala Cox Hancock, Who lived four miles southwest of Ashe boro, and a grand-daughter of Thomas Hancock, who was the first sheriff of Randolph county and who also rep resented this county in the legisla ture. Mrs. Presnell was one of three children, the other two of whom pre ceded her to the grave. Her sister, Mrs. Emeline White, died more than twelve years ago. Her only brother was Dr. John Milton Hancock,, whs was a major in the Confederate army and was promoted to general the day he was wounded on the Gettysburg battlefield. During the absence of her brother, Mrs. Presnell remaosed at home, much of the time alone, keeping the home fires burning. She was married in 1868 to Randle Presnell and to this union there are five surviving children, Mrs. Houston Trogdon, Seagrove, Route 2, Mrs. S. A. Cox, Pisgah, Messrs. 'John M. and Edgar Presnell, of Asheboro, and Mr. Charles L. Presnell, of Rockf< IIJs. She leaves also ten grande dren and 16 great grandchildren. A few years after their marria Mr. and Mrs. Presnell and their 1 children left this county and went Jasper county, Missouri, where tl lived a number of yeqtrs, later to Newton count they moved to year their trip through the country in 68 days. On their return -they purchased a farm in Richland township. During Mrs. Presnell’s delirium in the don ing days of her life she fived her trip home over and expressed delight wver experiences, naming the towns through which she passed and also the rivers. Mrs. Presnell was educated at Science Hill, which was one of the leading schools in this section of the State in the early fifties. She later taught in the public schools in the county. In early girlhood, she pro fessed faith in Christ and united with Rock Springs Baptist church of which she was a loyal and faithful member until a few months ago whin she moved her membership to the local Baptist church. A short time before her last Bines the North Prayer .Circle met in Mr*. Presnell’s home and her religious tes timony was a source of inspiration to every one present. She expressed faith in Christ in whom she trusted through her. long and interesting journey oflife and felt that her long life had been given her to serve Hi* and to praise Him for His wonderful gifts to her and her family. In dos ing she expressed a desire to meet those of her family on the other shore, and besought those present to live that they might hear the words “well done” and finally be gathered home. The funeral service will be conduct ed from the residence of Mr. John M. Presnell this afternoon at 2 o’clock by Rev. B. E. Morris and Rev. J. E. Pritchard, after which burial will follow in the local cemetery. Blind Musician To Give Concert At M. P. Churck not to make money for the church'but to help a blind man who wants to help himself and at the same time instruct and edify the people. No admission fee will be charged but an offering will be taken. Franklin Hancock Dies At Seagrore Funeral Was Held Saturdqr Morning From Pleasant Hill > M. P. Churck. • Franklin Hancock, aged about 8* years, died at his home near Seagrove Thursday night Mr. Hancock mm well known in his community in he had lived all his life. He was for Hill ^R^hunAi^wWch ttofS eral was held Saturday morning mt 11 o'clock. He Is st The people of Asheboro will have the unusual pleasure next Monday evening to hear a talented blind mu sician in the person of Henry Easley, of Burlington, who will give a sacred concert in the Methodist Protestant church. Mr. Easley is an unusuad character. He is an accomplished pianist and also sings. His coming ta the Methodist Protestant church is
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