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' V My?1" *-«-*?•* TBS COURIER Leads in Both Nws and Circulation THE COURIER Advertising Columns Bring Results UED WEEKLY volume un PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN ... -.. ,, - - Aahebor*, ». C, Th«mUy, June 9, 1927 $2.00 A YEAR IN 1 ANCE MBER 2$ Dr. Jay Delivers Literary Address ^‘MyWodaJtaa My Place In This World” Subject Of In- y. spiring Speech. 27 Are Graduated While Three Students Are Pre sented Certificates. ‘ The commencement exercises of Asheboro High School came to a close last Friday evening with the grad uating exercises. On Thursday evening the class ex ercises were held in the auditorium. On this occasion the program was as follows: President’s address, “Thp Value of a High School Education,” Lawrence Hammond; Class History, Jtene Kearns; Class Statistics, Mar garet Shelton; Class Poem, Kat§. Whatley; "Class Will, Virginia Hen dricks; Prophecy, Beatrice Lowder milk;.and song, "Our Old High,” class. / The exercises Thursday evening were opened with the singing ef "America” by the audience, followed by .titte invocation by Rev. B. Ig. Mor ris, .pastor of the .local Baptist church, .after which Miss Pauline. Steed deliv' •ered the Salutatory. Dr. E. L. Mof fitt then introduced the speaker of the evening, Dr. W. ,M. Jay, of Elon Col lege, who, in a pleasing manner, de livered an interesting and instructive address on the subject, “My World and My Place In This World.” Dr. lay said that the worlds of dif-! ferenl people vary in size to an amaz- j ing degree. He told a jeke of a young; fellow who had never been more than j a few miles from home until the World War came and he hoarded the train for an army camp. As the cars sped over miles and mites of territory, the young soldier was amazed and ex claimed, “Well, if the world is as big ’tother as it is this way, it is a whopp er.” That young man’s world had been small indeed. Very different, thought the speaker, is the world of young Charles Lindbergh, utoo recent ly crossed the Atlantic'in a non-stop air flight. Dr. Jay told the graduates that tee achievements of their gener ation will consist in performing the seemingly impossible, feats such as Lindbergh has performed. Following Dr. Jay’s address, Super intendent R. J. Bilker presented dip lomas to twenty-seven young people I certificates to the completion Uf sixteen units of Work and entities the student to enter any college in the state without ex- j amination. The certificate is riven for the completion of fifteen units of the required subjects. Those receiv- j ing diplomas were as follows: Misses . Johnsie Adkins, Hazel Boling, Ruth Cooper, Mae Cooper, Jacksie Brooks,: Lola Briles, Edna Holder, Virginia] Hendricks, Margaret DeMarcos, Gladys Hall, Irene Kearns, Esther Lowdennflk, Beatrice Lowdermilk,1 Lola Luck, Althea Presnell, Margaret Shelton, Pearl Sykes, Pauline Steed, Kgte Whatley, and Grace Wright, and Messrs. Henry and Albion Armfield, Lawrence Hammond, Ralph Humble, Robert Johnson, Wiley Jones, and Carl Rush. { Those receiving certificates were Misses Christine Miller, Pauline Phil lips, and Avis Stout. Following the presentation of di plomas, the class sang “The Last Goodbye”, and Miss Jacksie Brooks delivered the valedictory. All the exercises were attended by large audiences. The term just dosed has been one of the most successful in the history of Asheboro school. Graduates At Oak Ridge Mr. Jack Aldridge, son of Mr. and | Mrs. J. M. Aldridge, of Millboro, was j a member of the graduating class at Oak Ridge Institute this spring. Mr.; Aldridge graduated with highest hon ors, making the highest grades t throughout the year of any student in the college and being the only one in the entire school who got on the honor! roll every month during the school year. Mr. Two Members Of Class Of 1861 Meet For First Time In Many Years At Class Reunion township, Ban* i. Molly White representatives Bonding Company Makes A Fall Settlement Cranford*s Shortage Representatives of the Fidelity and Casualty Company of New Yorkr surety for J. Free Cranford, default ing sheriff of Randolph county, came before the board of commissioners in regular session in Asheboro Monday ar-l made settlement of Mr. Cranford’s shortage. The check which the bond ing company presented the board of commissioners was for $20,857, mad included the following items: Short age of 1924 tax settlement, $3,854.26; suurtage of 1925 tax settlement, $15, 907.44; interest on both items from the date on which these should have been settled according to law to the present; $250 to compensate the coun ty for the collection of the taxes un collected by Mr. Cranford and which are now outstanding. Settlement was made on the basis of the audit made last January by Mr. Fred J. Phillips, representing A. T. Allen A Company, which audit was officially accepted by both the county commissioners and by the bonding company. There is no truth in the rumor that settlement was made by the bonding company oh basis of their own figures. Representatives of the bonding company have stated from time to time that the audit made of the defaulting sheriffs ac counts was one of the best prepared of any audit they had been privileged to see anywhere at any time. The settlement made Monday brought to an end the series of ne gotiations which have been in process some time between the county com missioners and the Fidelity and Cas Hearty Response To Prize Offers Several Randolph Folks Send In Large And Small Eggs To Compete. Three Freak Eggs The three cash prizes which were offered by G. P. Pritchard, A. O. Ferree and Covington and Prevost groceries for eggs and cabbage last week brought a good list from which the judges made their decisions. Mr. A. 0. Ferree offered $2.00 for toe Urgestc^M»ge. ^frhis was «ward^ bage.’ Mr. G. P. Pritchard offered two dollars for the largest egg. Miss Let tie Cheek, of Franklinville, and Cur tis Lineberry, of Ramseur, sent in the largest eggs which weighed ex actly the same and the owners were consequently presented with one dol lar each. Thirteen small eggs were sent to Covington-Prevost, twelve of which totalled a weight of one-fourth of a pound, the other egg being larger was thrown out of the contest. The aver age weight of a dozen eggs is 26 ounces. The smallest egg was sent in by Miss Donly Spinks, Randleman, Route 2, and she was the successful winner of the prize. The second and third smallest eggs were sent in by Mr. S. A. Pickett, Asheboro, Route 3, and Gordon Hall, Asheboro. Two freak eggs are worthy of note, being in the shape of twin eggs. One of them was exhibited by Mrs. Horace Edgerton and was the product of a Rhode Island red hen. The other freak egg was brought in by A. 0. Ferree. Congress To Convene In . Special Session In Fall Congress 'will be called in special session some time between October 1st and October 16th, next, according to Senator Smoot, of Utah, yesterday afternoon following a conference with President Coolidge. Among the mat ters which will be considered at the special session, according: to Senator Smoot, will be the deficiency bill, tax legislation and flood control measures, and a running start generally gotten on legislation before the beginning of the regular session in December. detents of their achool life. The modern methods of transporta tion end light offer to the two elass the greatest contrast to their days at coilesre. Candles, carriages and tiny grates as former methods of light, transportation and heat aid still fresh in the memory of these aluijmae. They tell intereeting stories of the that each gW had made at for her study at Greensboro i College, and also of the tiny in their rooms, lighted ; eiaeh tog up at the enrhof * the college even a devoted sweetheart f-~. Today at an age of 87 years, their affection and loyalty to the college IfW »■ »*!*' ualty Company of New York. Offers of settlement had been Jnada at pro | vious times, tut these offers carried 1 with them seme terms of oompnomise to which the hoard of commissioners | refused to agree. Thus settlement in chaties a fell and complete satis fiae ' tion of any and all liability of any nature or kind whatsoever of J. Free Cranford arising out of or connected with duties imposed on him by law as 'sheriff of Randolph county for Ms ■ term of office beginning December 1, ; 1924, and in foil for all moneys com ing into Ms hands in Ms official du ties. I Uncollected taxes, amounting to ' some twelve or fifteen thousand dol lars, will be collected by Sheriff J. A. i Brady, the bonding company having 1 provided for the expense of the col 1 lection. The uncollected receipts will he placed in the hands of Sheriff Brady within the next few days and he will proceed to make collection of taxes due the county. It will be recalled that Sheriff J. Free Cranford resigned Ms office at : a meeting of the commissioners on January 12, 1927, an office for which he had not qualified after his election in November, 1926. The commission ers made several attempts prior to Ms resignation and afterwards to ef fect settlement of the money due the county, money which the audit showed had been collected and not accounted for. The commissioners were unsuc cessful in their efforts, and then call ed on Mr. Cranford’s surety to make good on their bond. Mrs. Pearl Yowls DeadAtSeagrove Passed Away Tuesday Following Short Illness With Double J pneumonia. Funeral Yesterday Mr?. Pearl Russell Yow, aged 33, wile of John C. Yow, died at her home in Seagrove Tuesday from dou ble pneumonia following measles. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Russell, both of whom survive. Mrs Yow was a most esti mable Christian woman. She was the see<w* wife «f hkr husband, her sister She was the aunt and stepmother of the following: Frank, Robert, Worth, Henry and Billy Yow. She had one son, Ray, who, with his father and the above named stepsons, survive. She is survived also by the following sisters and brothers: Misses Mattie, Bertha and Lena Russell, all of Seagrove; Mrs. Della Auman, Sea grove; Mrs. Ina Ingold, Henderson, Va.; and Messrs. Charles, Cecil, Clyde and Lane Russell, Seagrove; and Carl and Romie Russell, of Indiana. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. Mr. Davis, of High Point, at the family burial plot in Seagrove yesterday morning. A large crowd of sorrowing relatives and friends assembled to pay the last tributes of respect to * this beloved and conse crated woman. Babies For Adoption Mr. John J. Phoenix, of the Chil dren’s Home Society of North Caro lina, at Greensboro, advises that the society has ready for placement in approved foster homes, ten beautiful baby boys from. a few months to 3 years of age. The society has also a few larger boys and girls up to ten years old. Correspondence is invited i by the society with responsible peo ple desiring to adopt children. State Wilt Soon Begin Maintenance OfRt 62 Extension State highway engineers have been over the proposed route of Highway 62 from Asheboro to Albemarle this week. Coincident with the coining of the highway engineers Is the authen tic information that orders have been issued by the State Highway Com mission for taking over and main taining this route by July 1st, next. The route to be taken over and main tained by the commission’s mainten ance department is from Asheboro out tiie Farmer highway, thence to Bom bay, Eldorado and New London, and from the latter place to Albemarle. State Highway signs giving the route the official designation as High way 62 will be placed between now and July 1st Definite promise had been made previously that the State would ex tend «& from Asheboro to Albemarle, and Randolph county people will not be surprised that the route is to be taken over. That which will carry with it the element of surprise is the quick action in taking step* to offi cially designate the rente. Back Creek township Sunday school convention will be held at Flint Hill next Sunday, June 12th. Services wifi begin at 10:80 and continue all day. An interesting program has been ar ranged. Tho public is cordially in vited. ’ hptes n ■ Report Is That 4 Miles On Route 75 Will Ab Payed Boon Authentic farformation m the poo «Mk* of this newspaper is -that in the Jane lettings of the State Highway Commfcwion contract will be awarded for at leapt four miles fhway 75 beginning p hard surface on jt and extending (or has had it for jt that a portion of laid be concreted, ben little on which ■mors. Work con rading of the road [little attention has |e report that a I Would be pared, hr information has F fact and there are (no interested in b will not be sur nuncement is made the contract some many fat Jap this highway prised when"! of the lettinjc time this aril To way No. 90 Re-Numbering To Be Carried Out Soon—Will Stretch From Manteo To Lenoir. 2nd Longest Highway Authentic information reaching Asheboro is that Highway 75 from Apex to Lenoir lifill be re-numbered in the next few jreeks, beginning bj July 1st. at any rate. The new num ber will be Route 90, which means that the original 75 will be an easl and west connection from Manteo, ir Dare county, on the coast, to Lenoir The only part of the present 75 rout* that will retain its original designa tion will be that part of the highway from the Virginia State line in Or ange county -to Pittsboro. Whethei 53 which runs south from Pittsboro tc Fayetteville will be renumbered re mains to be seen. Route 90 as now designated on the State High' bia, in far west as built from ing a coas The re-desis ,p begins at Colum ty, and comes as The road is being to Manteo, giv e route will mean that No. 90 Will be the second longest State Highway in North Caro lina, only No. 10 being longer. The third longest will be No. 20. County Boards In Joint Session Decide To Employ A Health Officer State Will Contribute Half Of Salary And Expense Of This Service. Officer »signs Position Mooifi, Officer To Be Selected At ting June 16th. uiaolph county is soon to have a whole time health officer instead of a full time welfare officer. This was the decision reached at a joint meeting of the board of education and the board of county commissioners in the court house Monday afternoon. To defray the expenses of the health of ficer’s office and to pay his salary the State will contribute $2,100 and the county a like amount, making a total expense of $4,200 a year. The county’s part, $2,100, is the same which is be ing paid now for the maintenance of the welfare department in the county, and therefore the county health offi cer will cost the county no more than the welfare department has been cost ing. Mr. B, M. Gamer, who has been welfare officer in the county for the past year, tendered his resignation at the meeting of the boards, the resigna tion effective July 1st. This cepted by the boards: Prior to the joint meeting of tne two county boards, these and the boards of welfare and health were in joint session to consider the matter of employing a health officer Appear ing before this meeting e^as Dr. C. N. Sisk, of the State Board of Health, who explained the guties of a health officer and made known the assistance tile State would give in expense of the office. Dr. Sisk pointed out that of tne av counties in the State having whole time health officers, 24 have less pop ulation than Randolph’s 80,800, and 18 have more. Of the' 82 that do not have health officers only seven have more population than Randolph. He explained that the State would bear half the salary of the health officer ie of his office which be maintained in the coart house, of the health officer will to take ear* of the health of the iimafaw of the county institu tiom^toexamine attachool children di intervals and campaigns and other diseases. the work now done by the the lot of »t deal during ' me by Much Interest Is Manifested In Simultaneous Revival Services . Probably no church services held in Asheboro in recent years have been so favorably received and so largely at tended as the simultaneous revival services which are being conducted in the churches of the town this week. Services are being held in the ifidi vidual churches each evening at 8 o’clock, and each morning at 8:30 a union service is being held in the Methodist Episcopal church. Assisting at the Baptist church during the services, which started in all churches Sunday, is Rev. J. Lewis Price, of Pendleton, pastor of the church at that place. Singing is being directed by W. Furman Betts, of Ra leigh. At the friends church, Mrs. Angel Cox, formerly of Ulah, but for sever al years resident of Marston. is as sisting the pastor, Rev. C. L. Gregory, in the services. Rev. T. M. Johnson, pastor at Gib sonville, and for five years pastor of the Asheboro M. P. church, is assist ing Rev. J. E. Pritchard &t the Methodist Protestant church. Singing is being directed at this church by Rev. E. P. Ballard, pastor of the First M. P. church, High Point. At the Methodist Episcopal church, Rev. B. C. Reavis, the pastor, is do ing the preaching, while Prof. T. E. Stough, principal of the high school at Gibsonville, is directing the sing ing. In charge of arranging the pro grams and schedules for the meetings are Rev. B. C. Reavis, Rev. B. E. Mor ris and Mr. W. F. Betts. Dedicate Orphans Home In Davidson Several Thousand Junjors From i All Parts Of The United . States There. J. W. Stout, Builder Several thousand members of the Junior Order American Mechanics | from various parts of North Caro I lina and delegations from a score or 'more of other states gathered at the Junior OrphanSHome near Lexington last Saturday to celebrate the open ing of this national institution for, the carti-of orphan children. Among the thousands present were national of ficers of the Junior Order. (Please turn to page 8) tion in like manner as it was done prior to the employment of a welfare officer. It was following the talk of Dr. Sisk that the commissioners and board of education met in executive session and decided on the matter of employ ing a health officer. The health officer must be a physi cian licensed to practice medicine in the State. Just who .will be selected is a matter of conjecture, more or less. The board of health, composed of E. C. Watkins, chairman of the board of commissioners, T. Fletcher Bulla, superintendent of public in struction, C. C. Cranford, mayor of Asheboro, Dr. C. S. Tate, physician, of Ramseur, and Dr. J. V. Hunter, physician, of Asheboro, constitute the board of health which will make the selection of the health officer at a meeting to be held on June 16th. Special Services Will Be Held As Part Of Revival The committee in charge of the programs for the simultaneous reviv al services in progress in the churches of the town announce that on Satur day afternoon at 3:30 o’clock there will be held on the vacant lot between the two railway stations in Asheboro an outdoor service, the sermon to be delivered by Rev. J. E. Pritchard, pas tor of the local M. P. church. Mr. W. F. Betts will direct the music and singing for the service. The public in general is invited to attend this service. On Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock there will be a special service for men in the M. P. church, Rev. J. L. Price, one of the visiting pastors, will be in charge of this service, and Mr, T. E. Stough will direct the music. On Sunday afternoon at the same hour as the men’s service in the Bap tist church will be a service for wo men only. This service will be in charge of Mrs. Angel Cox, of Man ton, and the music will be directed by Mrs. C. W. Scdtt, of Asheboro. There will be no services at any of the other churches in town at the 2:80 hour to conflict with these special services. - Tom Tarheel says he didn’t mind paying for that box at the supper last week when he found the girls were going to -tend a delegate to the dub No union service was held Mon day morning, each church holding ser vices Monday evening. On Tuesday morning at 8:30 the union services were inaugurated at the M. E. church ! with all churches and all ministers of the town as well as the congregations of all the churches taking part. The Tuesday morning sermon was preach ed by Rev. T. M. Johnson, who deliv > ered a most inspiring discourse on “Being Alone With God.” Mr. W. F. Betts directed the singing at this ser vice. Wednesday morning at the union service, Mrs. Angel Cox preached most forcefully on “Knowing God.” Singing at this service was in charge of Mr. T. E. Stough. This morning the union service will be preached by Rev. J. L. Price, and Mr. W. F. Betts will direct the sing ing. Friday morning, Rev. B. C. Reavis will preach the sermon at the union service, while Mr. Stough will again direct the singing. Mr. H. Grady Miller will be present at this service and will sing “The Holy City.” Rev. Cothran G. Smith, pastor of the local Presbyterian church, will deliver the sermon at the M. E. church Sat urday morning, while Mr. Betts will have the singing in charge. Saturday afternoon will be the un ion service on the vacant lot between the two railway stations in Asheboro with Rev. J. E. Pritchard in charge. The public is invited to this service as (Please turn to page 8) Veteran Minister Claimed By Death Rev. D. A. High fill, 79, Oldest Minister In N. C. Conference, Passes. Native Of Guilford Rev. D. A. Highfill, aged 79 years, oldest minister in the North Carolina Methodist Prates tagtConference, died at his home in Liberty yesterday af ter an illness of only a few hours from paralysis. Mr. Highfill was a native of Guilford county but had made his home in Liberty for several years. He was active h thBMuinistry until six years age. He was well and favorably known throughout the State and numbered his friends by the hundreds. Surviving, in addition to his widow, Mrs. Emma Homey Highfill, are two sons, D. E, Highfill, of Ramseur, and C. S. Highfill, of Liberty; three daugh ters, Mrs. J. E. Welbom, High Point, Mrs. D. H. Coltrane, Norwood, and Mrs. J. Allen Marshall, of Winston Salem. The funeral will be conducted from Liberty M. P. church Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Rev. W. F. Aslibura will be in charge of the services and will be assisted by several other ministers. Hudson Car Crashes Into Hasty’s Filling: Station Mistaking the concrete driveway at George Hasty’s Filling Station just north of Asheboro on the High Point highway for the intersection of 62, Harvey Home, of Burlington, late Sunday night drove his Hudson coach into the pump house near the filling station inflicting heavy damages to the building and the pump and slight ly damaging his car. Home escaped without injury. So loud was the crash that persons down town in Ashe boro heard it. Mr. Home’s presence of mind in putting on brakes when he found he was mistaken in the route taken probably saved himself from serious injury. He was driving north from Asheboro on his way home when the accident occurred. Ramseur Wins 6th Straight Ramseur baseball team won its sixth straight game Saturday after noon when it defeated Burlington by the score of 11 to 4. Hamlet, pitch ing for the Ramseur team, allowed Burlington but four hits during the nine innings. He secured three of his team’s hits, one of which was a home run. The Ramseur team made 14 hits off of three Burlington pitchers, neither of whom could hold the Ran dolph boys in check. Randolph Commissioners Agree To Change In Routing Highway In Fuller’s Section H Another step was taken in the in terest of Highway 75 Monday when Fifth District Commissioner J. El wood Cox, of High Point, came before the Randolph county board of com missioners in regular meeting and asked the county to take over, topsoil and maintain one and one-fourth mile graded on Route 75 from near Mrs. Fuller’s place at Fuller’s Mill to the Davidson county line in the general direction of Hannersville. This the commissioners agreed to do, the Da vidson board the day before having agreed to build the link of road from Hannersville to connect with this Randolph county highway and to im prove the highway fsom Lexington to Hannersville. This request was made to the Ran dolph board for the reason that Da vidson county people ware not satis lied with the new survey for Route 75 through their county and asked for Attempts Sonde By Shoopg Self Len Hancock, Randleman, In De spondent Mood, Fires Shot Through Head. Attempt May Be Fatal In High Point Hospital Not Ex pected To Live. In a despondent mood, probably brought on by excessive use of intox icants for the past several days, Lea Hancock, aged about 45 years, fore man in dye room of Deep River Mills, No. 2, attempted suicide at his home in Randleman Tuesday evening about 6 o’clock by firing a 32-caliber pistol ball into his right temple. The bul let, fired from an old pistol of the old rim fire type, and long unused, did not have sufficient force to crash its way through his head, but lodged somewhere inside. He bled profusely before being taken to the hospital at High Point. Little hop$ is entertained for his recovery. Hancock was alone in the hall of his home at the time of the rash act, his wife and children being outside in the garden. He had been in despond ent mood for several days, away from his work, and feeling that he had for feited his job at the mill. He had threatened a day or so before to loll himself, but his threat was not taken seriously. Plan Celebration Of 4th In Asheboro A movement is on foot in Asheboro to stage a Fourth of July celebration for the town on Monday, July 4th. A committee has the matter in charge and, it is understood, has made ar rangements for several parts of the program for the day. Various corn tests will be staged during the exer cises and prizes will be awarded the winners. Events already announced are a big parade, headed by a band from Fort Bragg, baseball game, and airplane stunts. Prizes are to be awarded the winners of the athletic events. Those in charge of the pro gram for the day state that a full program for the day will be a«r nounced next week. Everett Kendall In County On A Visit Everett Kendall, of Havana, Cuba, was in Randolph the first of the week visiting his cousin, Allen McDaniel, who lives west of Asheboro on the Farmer highway. Mr. Kendall stopp ed over in the county on his return from the reunion of the class of 1917 at the University of North Carolina Saturday. Mr. Kendall is with a bank in Havana. He was bom and Teaied in Randolph county, graduated from the Asheboro high school and later at tended the University of North Caro lina from which he was graduated ia 1917. He has been engaged in the banking business since that time. Hia wife, a native of Switzerland, whom he married five and a half years ago, was with him on his visit to his na tive county. Tax Listers Are Busy Transcribing Abstracts The work of listing the property ia the county for taxation is almost com pleted, and list takers are busy tran scribing the individual abstracts. It ia too soon to know whether there have been any gains made in property val uations in the county. Some of the purely rural townships probably have done well to hold their own while ia some others it is likely small gains have been made. It is anticipated that gains have been made in those townships in which there are incor porated towns. In instances in which adjustments may be asked in the valuations a hear ing may be had before the county equalization board which will meet is the court house in Asheboro the sec ond Monday in July. To Pay For Distilleries The board of county commissioners in session Monday passed a resolution to the effect that $20 would be paid by the county for the capture of a complete distillery by officers, and $2S for the capture and conviction of the operators of the still. the road to be routed by Holly Gm% practically along: the original route of tiie road. The State Highway Com mission had already contracted and had built a mile and a quarter of Toad in Randolph on the new route and th change to the original route from tin. Fuller place towards Davidson left this stretch of road “up in the air." It will now v highway. Davidewu ..mu__ surrey Of 75 brought the road three miles of No. 10 aad tin ‘changing to the original surw Holly Grove, the roads wool widely separated, a t affected and direct con be made with the new j from Thomasville to Tn way *-—“ " prob m o