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ISSUED WEEKLY VOLUME LII PRINCIPLES^ NOT MEN Aiheboro, N. C- Thuradfey, April 7, 1927 COURIER sing Columns ng Results ADVANCE NUMBER It Jack Borden Gets 8 Years In Prison Pleaded Guilty in Superior Court To Robbing Mrs. Wall’s Store At RancBeman. Crokers Sent To Pen Ed Harmon Drew 3 Years Re ceiving Stolen Goods. 1 Randolph Superior Court for the , trial of eases on the criminal docket' began Monday morning with Judge! Michael Schenck presiding. ' Two j ■weeks Of civil court had been complet ed Saturday afternoon. ' Upon opening of court, the follow ing grand jury was drawn and em paneled: B» Brower, foreman, and J. P. Taylor, H. C. Johnson, J. Mar tin Smith, G. C. Curtis, M. C. Rush, Earl Frazier, T. J. Lambert, J. P. Brody, W. W. Jennings, C. L. Greg ory, T. E. Burgess, E. R. Brown, Bra silia Robbfhs, J. C. Nance, M. M., Banldin, W. D.'Vuncannon and Marcus Briles. ' . j Patit jury was drawn as follows:, S. L. ’Routh/C. D. Loflin, O. M. Par-| rish, S. G. Tjaughlin, W. F. Trogdon, C. B. Turner, P. F. Carter and E. W. Beady. Upon completion of the jury, Judge Schenck delivered one of his usual I able charges, especially emphasizing the specific duties of the grand jury. He dwelt net so much on a general lecture of law enforcement as upon the duties which the grand jurors were sworn to perform. The first of these duties, according to Judge Schenck, is to pass on bills sent to the grand .jury by the solicitor. The , second sworn duty is presentments,; and the third to examine the county : property, such as the jail, court house and county home. Each of these duties was explained fully and in detail by the Judge. He also went into detail as to the classes Of .crimes which usually come before the .courts. Especial attention was given to cases involving the violation of "the law prohibiting the driving of can on the highways of the state wl)ile the driver is under the influ .f«of liquor. Judge Schenck did not make a compact with the jury to iWl severely with those convicted of the viotation of this law, but he made it ,plain that violators would not be QJhtly dealt with. That he meant business , is evidenced in the sentences to the violation of this law. Judge Bdhenric took occasion to tell the grand jury, aside from explaining their specifk duties, that the training of the youth'tffthe land for good eit i^fn.bip began in the home. He was not pessimistic over youth as many ase and felt that youth in general was-able to ttake care of itself and was getting batter all the while in stead off worse. The World War was bnaught 1by Older heads, and whatever yonth may ’be responsible for the blame Of the scourge of war cannot be laid to lit. Youth, however, has to fight all wars. .(Please turn to page 4) B. Y. P. II. To Meet In Reidsville Several Local Members and Baptist Pastor Are On The Program Per .Session. TK* Associational B. Y. P. U. con* rentks wall be hc9d at the Baptist church in Reidswlle,'April 9 and 10. The Piedmont association includes all the Baptist churehes in Randolph, Guilford and BocKngham counties. The theme to be discussed 'at the meeting will be "The B. Y. P. U.—A Church Opportunity and Responsibil ity.” Among the large number of B. Y. P. U. workers on the program are Miss RiUa Spoon, of Asheboro, whose theme will be "The Junior and Intermediate B. Y. P. TJ. Sponsor,” and Miss Mary Spoon, of Franklin ville, who will talk on "The B. Y. P. U. Opportunity to Direct the Life of Young People.” Rev- B. E. Morris, pastor of the Asheboro Baptist church, will diacuss "The B. Y. P. U. Opportunity to Train Young People in Stewardship.” at^jcsr1 sc SjfStode iHtoJiftf their leav ing Asheboro with regret Capture Still In Trinity A fifty gallon capacity ftill waa cantured in Trinity township yosw diy b7FW ».ndridS, T M. Hend rick* and Tons Kennedy. Two barrel* of beer wen also found and destroy • • -» .« ft.ai -ai^-l. . _ Tramri fl|W ed as were tho fixtures, rirom ^»p Much Favorable Comment On County Road Work Much favorable continent is be ing heard nowadays about the con dition of the roads in the county. The county road crew under the di rection of Mr. S. W. Presnell has been exerting itself since the first of the year to keep the roads of the county in good repair. It is noticeable that the force is scrap ing the various county highways, keeping the side ditches and cul verts open, and making repairs to the road bed where necessary. There are roads in the county that have already been scraped more times under the present adminis tration than during the two years of the preceding Republican rule in Randolph. The county has lit tle or no money with which to build roads, the policy of the 'pres ent board of commissioners being to not borrow foe more road con struction, bnt to live within income and take the best possible care of the roads already built. The com missioners take the peaitkm that there was enough borrowing of money going on during the preced ing Republican administration. Weather During Month Of March Was Normal Hottest Day Of Month Was On 20th When Temperature Was 82—Coldest 4th. According to the monthly report of Rev. J. E. PritchaTd, observer here for the Weather Bureau, the month »f March was almost normal m the matter of precipitation in the foTm of rain or melted snow and slightly above normal in the temperature, rhe precipitation for the month amounted to 4.16 inches as compared to a normal of 4.29 inches. Approxi mately three inches of this came from the snow on the second day of the month, which snow measured twenty-four inches. The mean tem perature for the month was 51.1 de grees as compared to a normal of 48 degrees. The highest temperature for the month was 82 on the 20th while the lowest was 16 on the 4th. The greatest amount of precipitation in any twenty-four hour period was 2.83 inches on the 2nd, There were eleven days with .01 or more inches of rain. There were 17 clear days, 7 partly dkrady and 7 cloudy. Birthday A birthday dinner will be given in honor of Mr. Iredell Bobbins, a Con federate veteran, aged 82 years, April 17th, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Davidson, one mile west of Spero. Mr. and Mrs. Davidson are especially interested 'in the as sembling of all the Confederate vet erans in the community upon this oc casion. A picnic dinner will he served in the yard and everybody who is interested is invited to come and bring a basket. Asheboro High Baseball Team Defeats Lexington Tuesday afternoon the Asheboro high school base hall team defeated the Lexington highs at Lexington by the score of 13 to 8. Lexington scored only three runs until the ninth inning when Crotts walked Bve men and hit one, netting the Lexington team with a little hitting, five more runs. Lex ington garnered 7 hits off Crtftts, while Asheboro made It) off of Bla lock and Harvey. Ten errors were chalked up against Lexington and 3 against Asheboro. •Asheboro defeated Siler City on the local grounds Saturday by the score of 18 to 2. W. Kerr Scott, county agent of Alamance,, is authority for the state ment that the poultry industry is bringing to the fanners of Alanmnoe county something like a half million dollars a year. He states also that Attorneys For Town In Johnson Case Ask Verdict Set Aside Or New Trial. Ten Days For Decision On Friday morning Superior Court in Asheboro, attorneys for the town of Asheboro made a motion for « new trial in the case of M«. J. L Johnson, administratrix against the town far which the jury * verdict of $7,500 for the pfaMK Motion been made to set aside the verdictT which the judge would not do., ' | Attorneys for the plaintiff ten Fishing Licenses In Clerk’s Office • » ✓ Season Doesn't Open Until April 15th, But Licenses May Be Had Now. Many Apply For License State License Is $2.10, County License Is $1.10. Under the, new North Carolina game law actual angling for game fish cannot begin until April 15th. However, license blanks have been in the hands' of Clerk of the Court Lov ett for the past two days and he has issued already nine licensee. Those obtaining these first nine licenses for fishing are L. D. Burkhead, who was issued the first license, E. D. Cran ford, the second, and the others in the order named: Arch Dennis, Dr. O. L. Presnell, E. L. Hedrick, Dr. C. A. Hayworth, H. W. Richardson, J. M. Scarboro and Roy Cox. In addition to these licenses, the Clerk has on file several applications for licenses which he has received through the mail the past two or three days and which he has not mail ed out for the reason that he has been busy with his duties at court which is in session this week. County license for fishing costs $1.10, of which $1.00 is the license 'fee and DO cents fee for the Clerk. State fishing license costs $2.10, the ten cents being the Clerk’s fee. With the license is issued a large red and white button which carries the num ber of the license issued and which the party obtaining the license may wear and exhibit in lieu of the license itself when accosted by some inquisi tive game warden or deputy warden. Licenses are good until December 31st, next following date issued. The idea has apparently prevailed in some counties that since the fish ing licenses were to go on sale April l. tKat the fishing season would open on that date instead of April 15, as heretofore, and the date fixed in those -counties which has / county fish and game laws. However, the licenses have been put on sale two weeks in advance of the opening of the season merely to permit those desiring to secure licenses to do so in advance of the opening of the season. It is not necessary to secure a li cense to fish with the old fashioned pole and line as the new measure provides that the provisions of this ftcfr'riltttr^eriipisry ft*thehrd«neth od of hook and Tine fishing; that is te those who fish only with ordinary reed or wood pole and fine wdth on ly single baited hook attached. The measure does not apply to pri vate ponds, lakes and streams, which means that anyone with a body of water or stream on their lands or be longing to them may fish in same without a license card. The license fees wifi he nsed to pro-* pagate the lakes and streams of the state, to place fish in the various bodies of water and care for and pi-o tect them. For "Mayor The people are complaining about the water rate being too high in Asheboro. We can get them lowered by electing 'C. C. Cranford mayor for the next two years. He made us a good one before and he is getting bet* ter as he grows older. —Taxpayer. Two Cars Collide, Sending Occupants To The Hospital A collision between a Ford coupe and a Studebaker touring car near the Penn Wood branch, on" Highway 75, Saturday night resulted in the in jury of Frank "Lamb, Gene Croker, Gilmer Chriseoe, all white men, and a negro man. The cars were badly wrecked. After treatment aft the Memorial hospital, the injured per sons were able to be out again. The Ford, driven by Lamb, was headed out of town when the collision occurr ed with the Studebaker, driven by Tom Covington, colored. Miss Mozelle Lamb Is Bride Of Millard Wright Miss Mozelle Lambe and Mr. Mil lard Wright, "both of Randleman, were married Friday, April 1st, at the home of J. A. Neighbors, the of ficiating justice of the peace north of Asheboro. Mrs. Wright is the daugh ter of Mr. Moody Lambe and an attractive young woman. Mr. Wright is an industrious young tnaat and the son of Mr. Tom Wright. The happy young couple will make their future home in Randleman. Revival Services Revival will start in the old Mel odist church on Salisbury street F day night, April 22, by the Evang istic Club of Asheboro. areisted U»HW.,Wnt»dO«i.rWtod«l : Revaluation Ready For Co. Auditor Meets Again County The Randolph County board of com missioners in session Monday named H. M. Worth tax'Supervisor for the county to have Charge of revaluation of property which will begin the first of May. In carrying out the work, Mr. Worth will iofiably appoint a list taker and tv*assessors in each township, therebymaking a board of three to pass upfln values in their re spective townships. Blanks for the work have arrived and by the first of May it is planned to have everything in readiness to begin the work. In compliance ijrith the new county act passed by fae* recent session of the general assembly, E. A. Routh, Register of De«ds, was appointed temporary auditor for the county. Instructions were given the sheriff by the commissi#iers to cut up the stills which havebeen captured and in his possession ,|md sell same to the best interests of fhe county. The or der carried with \ it instructions to continue to handle captured stills in this manner. The board agreed to pay an amount not to exceed $20 for repair work on a bridge in Ceda| Grove township. The road supervisor was authorized to sell the culverts in New Market township at cost to citizens doing some road work in the township. Four mothers upon recommendation of the county welfare officer were placed on the Mothers’ Aid list at a stated amount each month. Two per sons were admitted to the county home. The board will meet again next Monday afternoon for the considera tion of several matters which could not be attended to at the meeting Monday. An invitation was extended to J. Elwood Cost, fifth district High way Commissioner, to meet with the board for the purpose of discussing road matters. Ticket Since town affairs .of AJfieBSr the next two years. I would suggest the following ticket: . Mayor, W. A. Bunch. Town Board, J. M. Caveness, W. J. Scarboro, M. H. Burkhead, W. A. Gregory and Dr. O- L. Presnell. April Meeting Of The Woman’s Gub Held Yesterday Afternoon In School Building—Departments Make Good Reports. Officers Are Elected The April meeting of the Woman’s Club' was held at the school building yesterday afternoon. The various departments reported activities along their several lines of "work. Mrs. John K. Wood, chairman of the Amer ican Citizenship department, is pro viding four iron seats Tor the part One seat is the gift of a lady of the town who is interested in the children who win enjoy the park. This de partment urged cooperation on the part of the entire club with the town in observing Clean-Up Days, April 11-16. This department also recom mended the employment of a care taker for the cemetery and the rec ommendation was adopted and order ed forwarded to the Mayor. The Health and Welfare department had taken up the matter of milk in spection and cooperated with. the county welfare officer in providing clothes for a needy and worthy child. The Music department is to con sider having Troxel’s Orchestra give a concert in May. The Committee on Education re ported the receipt of some valuable books from Mrs- E. E. Moffitt, of Richmond, Ve. Among the Hst is “How We Got Our BiWe”, by Sidney Smith, and other old end valuable which was presented fjgthe library by Mrs. W. D. Stedman several years ago and the Gleaners. A Cotton committee, appointed at Mayor McQrary Calls On Citizens Of Town To Observe “Clean-Up” Week, April 11-16! April 11th to 16th, inclusive, has been set aside as Clean Up and Fire Prevention Week. In calling atten-1 tion to this “week”, Mayor McCrary has issued the following letter to the citizens of the town: The week beginning the eleventh and running through the sixteenth of April has been set apart as CLEAN- j UP AND FIRE PREVENTION WEEK. Make your back yards look like your front yards by cleaning rubbish from every nook and comer of your premises, thereby beautifying your place as well as protecting it from fire hazard. If you have an embankment in front of your premises erect a wall or , beautify it by sewing grass seed, and i Madison Burns, 75, Claimed By Death End Came In A Lumberton Hos pital Monday After A Long] Illness. Lived At Rowland Mr. Madison Bums, who was bom and reared in Asheboro, died in a Lumberton hospital Monday. He had been in declining health for a number of years and had gone to a hospital in Lumberton three weeks ago for treatment. Since the death of his wife in Knoxville, Tenn., a few years ago, Mr. Bums had resided with his sister, Mrs. John W. Ward, at Row land. Mr. Bums was the son of the late Solomon Bums. He was in early man hood associated with his father and brothers in the manufacture of bug- j gies in Asheboro. The Bums Shops j were known far and wide and were among the best in this section. The shops stood on the site where the Red Star Filling Station stands and where Postmaster U. C. Richardson now; lives. Mr. Bums married Miss Cor-1 inna Brookshire. There were no chil dren. He was genial, pleasant and was at all times in good humor. His keen sense of humor and wit won for him many friends. He was about seventy-five years of age. Mr. Bums j was in Asheboro a few months ago for the burial of his. brother, Mr. .■Ban i ' .jui Surviving are a sister, Mrs. John W. Ward, of Rowland, and a brother, Mr. Joe Bums, also of Robeson county. The funeral service was held at Row land, after which burial followed Tuesday. Randolph Is Represented At Confederate Reunion Randolph county is represented at the 47th annual Confederate reunion in Tampa, Florida, this week. Those attending are Messrs. L. 0. Sugg, Erect, Wright Davis, Seagrove, Route 1, and J. W. Howell and Marsh Hughes, of Randlemaii. Extensive preparations have been made, and from accounts the meeting is well at tended and full of enthusiasm by the wearers of gray. The Confederate sons are also in convention at Tampa and a large number are in attendance. There is a noticeable scarcity of navy veterans at the meeting. Mrs. Nannie Cross Dead Mrs. Nannie Cross, 73, died at the SERVICES AT M. E. CHURCH Rev. B. C. Reavis, pastor. Sunday school 9:45 a. m., Mr. Hugh Parks, superintendent. Preaching II a. m. and 7:30 p. m. by the pastor. Special music at both services. Morning subject: “The Deserter and the Deserted.” Evening subject: “When Love Laughs at Locks.” The Senior, Intermediate and Jun ior Epworth Leagues will meet at 6:45 p. m. The Woman’s Missionary Society will hold the regular monthly meeting Tuesday at 3:00 p. m. at the church. ■ Mid-week service Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. The ladies of Circle No. 2 will serve chicken dinner in the dining room of the church Friday evening,- April 15. The choir is already making special preparation for the Easter music. We are lookingforward with much-in terest to our Easter service*, i y Union Baa Station Opened The Union Bus Station, a beautiful and unique structure, was completed and formally opened Tuesday. V A number of people took advantage of the liberal offer of Mr. L. L. Whita ker, owner of the bus line, of a free home of Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Kivett, five miles north of Ramseur, Monday morning from heart trouble. She is survived by two half sisters, Mrs. Lou Smith and Mrs. Ruth Cross, of Randleman, and one half brother, Frank Hicks, of Virginia. Funeral was held from White Chapel church Tuesday morning by Rev. Jim Ed wards, of Staley, assisted by Rev. L. T. Edens, of Asheboro. if you have a grass plot between the side walk and curb sow grass seed there and beautify your premises and perhaps little paint might add to the looks and protect your buildings. We have a beautiful town but lets make it more attractive by doing things of this kind. We call your attention to the fact that if you will place all rubbish and trash in bags or containers, which may be handled easily, the town will remove same provided you will at tend to this prior to the beginning of Clean-up and Fire Prevention Week. I urge you to co-operate with us in this matter. Yours very truly, D. B. McCRARY, Mayor Town of Asheboro. Religious Census Was Great Success Work Moved Along Smoothly And Swiftly, Nearly All Workers On The Job. Work Of Great Value The religious census taken under the auspices of the churches of Ashe boro last Sunday afternoon was a great succees. The ministers had carefully planned the work and had selected the workers with care. Rev. C. L. Gregory, pastor of the Asheboro Friends church, had rendered a great service by preparing, a very clear map of .the town. The town was divided into six districts, and a captain was appointed for each district who as signed the workers allotted to him to the various streets in his district. All Jthe workers were ask&l to meet at the local Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon from which point they would start out. Almost the entire number of those who had been asked to work were present and the work moved forward rapidly. Many of the workers said they really enjoyed the work. When the cards are all turned in it will be possible to check up on the population of the town to a very large extent. Taken as a whole the work was a great success. However, one thing that robs the work of some of its value was the fact that a few of the workers failed to put the street and number on a great many of the ! cardar thur making it 'difficult far 'the ministers to know where to find ! the people. Had the cards been com ! pletely filled it would have been an easy matter to find any person in town. Miss Katherine Buie Is Hostess To Her Class Franklinville, April 4.—The Senior and Junior classes of the Franklin ville high school were delightfuly en tertained at an “April Fool” party on Friday night, April 1st, by Miss Kath erine Buie, their home room teacher. On entering the reception hall, the I guests were greeted by such placards as “Merry Christmas,” “Happy New Year,” etc. Bath towels were on the floor labeled “Brussels Rugs.” Var ious “April Fool’ games and contests were enjoyed, also some exceptionally fine vocal music of the same variety, rendered by Mrs. E. B. Moss and Miss Margaret Buie. Matching wits in a current events contest, the prize went to Misses Bea trice Trogdon and Cora Mae Fox. Re freshments were passed and soon everyone was chewing away, on i “April Fool” candy. Guests were ' then invited to the dining room which was decorated in the senior class col ors, pink and green. Delicious straw berry ice cream and cake were served. Those enjoying Miss Buie’s hospital ity were: Misses Lily Trogdon, Lucy Welch, Gladys McDale, Cora Mae and Elizabeth Fox, Grace Groce, Beatrice Trogdon, Rama Liles, Mrs. E. B. Moss and Messrs. Page Hurley, Odell Trogdon, Otis Thomas and Gurney Henson. Randolph’s Rate Was Consider ably Below State Average In Year 1925. Pasquotank Highest During die year 1925 a total of 6, 591 children bom alive died during the first year, a rate of 78.7 infant deaths per 1,000 live births. Maternal depths reported numbered 690, and the State maternal mortality rate was 8.2 per live births. Randolph county ranked 43rd among the 100 countiep of the State with respect to Infant mortality death rate, it being 68.2 per 1,000 live Want New Building At Franklinville School Board Appeared Before Board Of Education Monday To Make Request. No Funds For Building Therefore, Matter Is Deferred Until Next Spring. The County Board of Education in session Monday had the busiest day it has had in several months past Among those coming before the board was the school board of Franklinville making application for money with which to build a new school building for the reason that FranklinviUe school has been taken off the State accredited high school list until such time as better building and equip ment are furnished. Since there i* no money available for the construc tion of school buildings in 1927, it was decided by the board that the matter be deferred until the spring of 1928. In the meantime, Mr. High smith, State school inspector, will be invited to come to the county and g» over the matter with the school au thorities with view to continue Frank linville as an accredited school for one term at least. A delegation from Redhouse, Salem and Strieby colored schools came be fore the board asking for a consolida tion of these three districts. It was finally decided that it would be ad visable for the County Superintend ent to look over the territory and ad vise later as to whether it would be the proper thing to do to consolidate these three districts. A request was made by the colored committee at Liberty and Staley dis tricts to consolidate the two schools. It was decided not to do this at thi* time but try to build a new house for Liberty district provided sufficient funds can be had on which to ereet it. A petition was presented from Paynes district, Liberty Township, asking for an additional room to be built and two teachers provided for another year. No definite action can be taken on this until after July first due to the fact that no provis ions have been made for next year's building expense. This will not M done until after the May budget Ban been presented to the commissioner* and a levy is made. Mr. J. H. Kearns and T. W. Bing ham, committee at Farmer Ugh school, tendered their resignation* to take effect at once. These resigna tions were accepted, and Sam Pickett was appointed to fill ovtt the unexpired term of T. W. Bingham. Caraom Cranford was reappointed as commit tee at Farmer, his time having expir ed. In accordance with section six of the local game law, the Board of Ed ucation is authorized to turn over to the County Game Commission not te exceed fifty per cent of the dog tax for the year 1927 beginning with July first. The board authorized this te j be done beginning with July firA. An order was made to pay $8.50 to W. M. Coble, Ulah, for voucher drawn in favor of Talmage Bulla, who has recently quit teaching at Ulah. It was decided to establish a train ing school at Asheboro for teachen^ This will enable high school graduates to take training and when having fin ished the course will be entitled te Elementary A certificate, also teach ers who are now teaching who have finished high school holding low grade certificates may take the course and have their certificates raised. The fair ground buildings were se lected for storage of school trucks. | i _ * ? Hasty Is Restrained I From Operating Cafe Judge Schenck Issues Order Up on Application Of A. L ■ Bryant And Wife. Last Saturday Judge Michael Schenck issued upon application of W. B. Bryant and his wife, A. I* Bryant, an order restraining W. TL Hasty, his agents, servants or substi tutes from operating a cafe, or lend ing his aid and assistance to anjr cafe in Asheboro, for a period of three years from Sept. 16, 1926. Mr. Bryant put up bond of $2,000 te compensate Hasty in case the re straining order should be revoked. Hasty sold his cafe to Bryant on or about Sept 16, 1926, and the latter holds that Hasty agreed not to go in to the cafe business in Asheboro for three years. However, there is con tention with reference to the matter which will probably lead to further litigation. . ASHEBORO (M. E.) CH Mrs. Nannie Cross, one members at White’s Chap< away on last Monday momin lingering illness. Interne made at White's Chapel oa morning, the funeral aervk conducted by the pastor wit instance of the Reverend Mr.
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