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Asheboro, N. C,
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[ftriy 7, 1927
$2.00 A YEAR IN
ANCE
Accounting System.
New
The board of commissioners for
Randolph county met in regular ses
sion in the courthouse Monday with
all members present with the excep
tion of W. C. Grimes. Sheriff Brady
presented his report to the board
which was accepted. It covered the
period during his term of office up to
and including July 4th. The report
was as follows: Amount, collected
and distributed in banks, $265,062.51;
paid to J. T. Buie, treasurer, Frank
linville, $1,800.00; credits due on ac
count of lands sales, $4,301.69; cash
in Hand, $378.91; uncollected taxes,
$5,064.80; total $267,607.91.
The sheriff was instructed to re
move all illegal slot machines from
the county.
* J. C. Harvel was released of ped
cll&r’s tfly
W. L. Ward, E. B. Leach and S. W.
Preanell were appointed a committee
to investigate a proposed road leading
from Cedar Falls and Asheboro road
to Highway 76 and take such action
as may be deemed advisable.
The board made an order instruct
ing the payment of $75 for each of
July and August out of the county
funds to the county game commission.
THka time limit for placing the pen
alty on Schedule B taxes for 1924-25
was extended by order of the board
until Sept 1, 1927. ~
A resolution was adopted to the
effect that in view of the fact that
the State under the new game law
charges a non-resident hunters’ li
cense of $15 annually, the county
would not charge a county license fee
in addition.
The commissioners were in receipt
of a letter from A. T. Allen and Com
pany, county auditors, which advised
that the auditors were working on
the* new system of accounting which
it is planned to install effective as at
July 1st, and that when it was com
pleted Randolph would have an ac
counting system second to none in
the State. Several improvements will
merit until such time as the annual
appropriation is decided upon ana
passed.
The auditors also informed the
commissioners in the letter' that a
new form of voucher must be used for
all disbursements an end after July
1st Excepting school vouchers,
these vouchers for whatever bill is
being paid must be signed by the
county accountant, chairman of the
board of commissioners and the head
of the department under which they
may be classed.
It is not necessary, according to the
county auditors, and so expressed in
the letter written to the board, for
the county to have more than one ac
count in each bank. The new account
ing system as required by the county
government act keeps the funds sep
arated in accounts without the ne
cessity of keeping them separate in
the banks. .■:~
The auditors also Informed • the
commissioners that the audit of the
first seven months of the activities of
the present administration had been
started and that it would be finished
as quickly as possible.
family was held at the home of Ira
Freeman, at Steeds, Sunday, with 85
persons present. A large table, 24
feet In length, was prepared on the
lawn of tiw home and filled with
good things to eat. Of those present
there were ten children of Mr. and
Mrs. Freeman ^ grandchildren and
18 great grandchildren. Five genera
tions were represented by Mrs. B. L.
Auman, Mrs. Ira Freeman, Mrs.
George Dhvis, Fred Davis and littte
ljbe ten children of Mr. and, Mrs.
County Assumes Indebtedness Of
School Tax Districts
An action of the utmost importance
was taken Monday at the meetings of
the board of education and board of
commissioners for the county in the
taking over by the county of the in
debtedness of all special school dis
tricts, lawfully incurred' ip erecting
and equipping school buildings. This
apples to all special districts in the
county wth the exception of Ashe
boro. Special school districts affect
ed are Liberty, Gray’s Chapel, Trin
ity, Randleman, Balfour, Staley, Sea
grove, Worthville, Central Falls,
Fanner, JRamseur and Providence.
It means that the special school
taxes levied in these districts may be
either dispensed with or still collected
and used for the purpose of operating
the schools for a longer term than six
months. It will mean that the spec
ial taxes, if collected, will not be used
to pay notes or bonds issued by the
special districts for building purposes.
This indebtedness is assumed by the
county commissioners. •
The outstanding indebtedness of all
these districts amounts to $298,250,
Miss Florence Poole
Is Called By Death
Died Jane 22 From An Incurable
Malady—-Was Consecrated
Christian Woman.
Miss Florence Abigail Poole, aged
56, died June 22nd at her home on
Asheboro, Route 2, after an illness of
several months from an incurable mal
ady. She was the daughter of the
late Henry and Elizabeth Rush Poole, i
and was born August 12, 1870. She
was a devout Christian woman, always
ready: to lend a helping hand in time
of need, and had been a loyal mem
ber of the Back Creek Friends church
all her life.
She is survived by two brothers, J.
E. Poole, Asheboro, Route 2; J. H.
Poole, Asheboro; and one sister, Mrs.
J. E. Hockett, Pleasant.Garden, Route
1; and a host of other relatives and
friends.
were held Friday,
June 23, from the Back Creek Friends
by Rev. C. L. Gregory, pastor
the Asheboro Friends church. In
tent was made in t|ie church cem
Pallbearers were her nephews as
follows: Fred Poole, Oscar Poole,
Hockett, Tom
Jfillie Poole,
Hockett.
Ina Poole,
Poole and Myrtle
Foglemaa-Ward
On July'2nd at the home of Rev.
J. E. Edwards, Miss Ethel Fogleman,
of Staley, was married to Mr. Verlie
Ward, of Greensboro. Mrs. Ward is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jahies
Fogleman, of Staley. Mr. Ward is
the son of Mr. O. P. Ward, of Liberty,
Route 1, Among the attendants at
the wedding were Miss Velma Allred,
of Staley, Mr. Benjamin Lynch, of
Fort Bragg and Clarence Ward, of
Greensboro. They will make their
home in Greensboro.
Revival Meeting
A revival meeting will begin at
Neighbors Grove Wesleyan Methodist
church, Sunday, July 10th, and con
tinue two weeks, Rev. Lyda Cooke,
an old time railroad preacher, from
Asheville, will assist the pastor in the
meeting. The Evangelistic dubs
of Asheboro and Randleman will also
assist in the meeting. Hie Asheboro
quartette will help during the meet
ing with the music. The public is
cordially invited.
Superior ||jgt <
Convenes July 18
as follows:
and is
000;
special
bonds.
t opcvmi vviiuo) $28,"
installments payable on
this indebtedness amounts to $27,
728.50.
resolution embodying this
drawn by the board of
and presented to the county
commissioners, who, in turn, drew up
a set of resolutions setting forth the
of the resolution that no
Jjhould have to bond itself or
create an indebtedness for the erec
tion of a school building and the
equipping of the same and for the
operation of a six months’ school term
other than that which it will pay
through the school tax levy which will
be uniform throughout the county.
The board of education will include
these annual installments in its budg
et and the county commissioners in
approving the budget will approve the
payments of the indebtedness out of
the general school funds.
Board Of Education
Holds Regular Meet
Has Prepared And Submitted
School Budget—Allow One
Teacher For Paynes.
The board of education held its reg
ular meeting Monday morning in the
office of County Superintendent T.
Fletcher Bulla. The board approved
the Bchool budget for the coming
year and presented it to the board of
county commissioners. The education
department is the only department of
county government that has finished
its budget as required by the new
county government law. Others are
in course of preparation. The statis
tical report of the county superin
tendent was approved also by the
board.
Citizens from Union Grove sjchool
came before the board and made apli
cation for the sending of the high
school children of the disttietto Bam
seur high school. The matter was
taken under consideration by the
board and no definite answer promised
the petitioners until the county school
budget was adopted by the board of
ordered by the hoard that
be allowed Payne’s
truck will be operated in __
next school year. Avenge attend
ance at Payne’s does not justify the
employment of two teachers. In all
districts, an average attendance of 38
is required for two teachers, and 65
for three.
Contract for a small house at Provi
dence school was awarded to O. T.
Macon and A1 Chalmnes.
Miss Daisy Ragsdale
Bride Of Earl* Vestal
Last Thursday afternoon £he home
of Mr. and Mrs. Asbury Ragsdale on
Asheboro, Route 1, was the scene of
a quiet wedding when their daughter,
Miss Daisy, became the bride of Mr.
Earl Vestal. The ceremony was per
formed by the bride’s pastor, Rev.
Fred Love, and was witnessed only by
a few relatives and friends.
Mrs. Vestal is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Asbury Ragsdale and is an
attractive young lady. Mr. Vestal is
an enterprising young business man
and holds a position as salesman with
the Randolph Motor Company. ?
Mr. and Mrs. Vestal left immediate
ly after the ceremony for a few days’
stay at Wrightsville Beach. The
young couple will make their future
home in Asheboro.
Asheboro gets $169.82 from the
State firemen's relief fund, according
to Stacey W. Wade, Insurance Com
missioner. This fund is derived from
a tax of one half of one per cent on
fire insurance premiums written
within the fire limits of the town. It
is used by the towns on behalf of their
Sm StoteS1^ar,wnoStedfto$30r
210.12 and was distributed among 1221
Ax yuux iwoo,
half, interest
em railroad to
and A. F.
all of Bonlee
gether with
the other half
have already
road and elected i
elected are: Isaac 3
dent; John H.
George H. Anc
tendent; C. M.
ager; C. C. Bi
F. Andrews,
stood that the
will have his he
The Bonlee
ted last week,
eboro, sold his
nlee and West
C. M., Geo. H.
dC. C. Brewer,
new owners, to
aps who owned
in the railroad,
pver charge of the
officers. Officers
Dunlap, presi
vice president;
general superin
iws, traffic man
retary; and A.
ir. It is under
superintendent
triers at Bennett,
'estern, a line of
about twelve mSes in length from
Bonlee to Bennett, was built about
seventeen years age by the Messrs.
Dunlap. It was operated by them
until in September* 1921, when half
interest was bought by Arthur Ross.
Mr. Ross moved the general offices of
the railroad to Asheboro with him
self as president arid M. H. Burkhead
as general superintendent. From the
same offices also, Messrs. Ross and
Burkhead operated the Moore Central,
another line acquired by Mr. Ross a
little later. Mr: Mess still retains his
interest in the Moore Central.
Under the new management,
equipment was added to the road in
the way of new engines, cars, and
trackage. The road bed was consider
ably improved during the time the line
was in charge of Mr. Ross and his as
sociates. In addition to these im
provements) all trebles on the road
were remodeled and- repaired, a well
drilled to fumish Water for the en
gines and a dwelling house provided
for the section foreman at Bennett.
Information from Bennett is that the
road was improved to the extent of
about 75 per cent Of the whole under
Mr. Ross.
The road connects with the Atlantic
and Yadkin at Bosdbe which gives it
an outlet to the ttjgdn lines in the
State. It has made(money for the op
erators during, thef&ast few years, but
a large part of J§e., earnings were
perous community. "Lirge quantities
of lumber and ties, in addition to other
material and goods and farm products,
have been moved along this route. Mr.
Ross and lus superintendent worked
hard to give the very best possible
service and succeeded.
Ellerbe Had 4th
July Celebration
Big Picnic Held In Connection
With Independence Day Pro
gram—Many Present.
Hammer Made Speech
The annual Independence Day cele
bration at Ellerbe was held Monday
with the usual large number of peo
ple from Richmond and adjoining
counties present. In addition to the
usual features of a Fourth of July cel
ebration, there was held a picnic. El
lerbe, in addition to being recognized
as a live town with citisenship unsur
passed anywhere, is noted for the
curative qualities of Hie waters of El
lerbe springs. These curative quali
ities were first discovered by fox
hunters who camped by the springs
in the early fall months. They found
that the waters of these springs
greatly benefited those suffering with
catarrh and asthma. The fame of
the springs began to spread. Anal
ysis was made of the water and it
was found by eminent physicians that
it did contain Hie curative qualities
long-attributed to it.
After some years the springs be
came popular and large numbers of
people frequented them. A hotel was
bttUt arid Was managed by the late
T. C. Leak. This hotel: is now oper
ated by Mr. and Mrs. 'J. Warren Cur
ry. Exceielnt accomiSiodations are
offered at the hotel and the prices are
reasonable. It is acceded a good pat
e made a
* occasion,
las «%eair;
He closed
outline in
Contract Is Let
For 3.90 Miles
Paving On Rt. 75
Randolph county fared well in the
road lettings by the State Highway
Commission yesterday. Instead, how
ever, of getting 5 miles of hard sur
face on 75 from Asheboro westward
as had been previously stated, con
tract was let for only 3.90 miles. This
contract calls for an 18-foot concrete
road at a' cost of $109,390.90. Noll
Construction Company were the suc
cessful bidders.
Another Randolph project let was
5.71 miles of work on Highway 60
between the Guilford county line and
Liberty which went to Nello L. Teer
for $28,095.
Contract was let to R. J. Bennett
for the building of 3.11 miles of No.
75 from the Davie county line in the
direction of Lexington at a cost of
$21,136.69.
Contract was not let yesterday for
the extension of 75 from the Fuller
place in Randolph towards Lexington,
as had been ’ previously advertised.
This matter was disposed of by ex
tending a previous contract with the
Mulligan Construction Company,
which has done the grading frorit
Asheboro to the Fuller place west
ward to near Willomoore Springs.
Mulligan already has his equipment at
the location and do the work more
quickly and economically than an
other, it is understood.
Miss Dezern Bride
Of Mr. J. L. Smith
Beautiful Home Ceremony Per*
formed Tuesday Evening By
Rev. Wade Smith.
A very quiet but impressive wed
ding- was solemnized Tuesday evening,
at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Cothran
G. Smith on Worth Street in Ashe
boro when Miss Helen Dezern, of
Greensboro, was united in marriage
to J. Lapsley Smith, also of Greens
boro.
The vows were read by the groom’s
father, Rev. Wade C. Smith, of
Greensboro, and witnessed by only a
few relatives and intimate friends.
The living room where the cere
mony was performed, was a bower of
flowers with an improvised altar of
ferns and queen Anne’s lace and tall
tapers burning from silver candlebra.
Immediately preceding the bridal
party’s entrance, Miss Elyer Richard
son sang, “At Dawning” and “I Love
You Truly,” with Miss Bertie May
UtSwts Mary Elizabeth Pugh,
wearing a pink georgette dress, and
Elizabeth Smith, sister of‘the groom,
wearing a green georgette dress, both
of Greensboro, and carrying garden
hats filled with summer flowers were
junior bridesmaids and Miss Zaidee
Smith, of Greensboro, and sister of
the groom, was maid of honor. She
wore a lovely yellow georgette dress
and carried a garden hat filled with
summer flowers.
The bride entered with Mr. C. E.
Pugh, of Greensboro, who gave her in
marriage. She wore a beautiful white
chiffon dress heavily beaded with crys
tal beads and her veil worn coronet
fashion and caught with sprays of
orange blossoms. She carried a show
er bouquet of brides roses and lilies of
the valley. She was met at the altar
by the groom and his best man, Rev.
Cothran G. Smith.
The bride is the daughter of the
late Mrs. Nonie Dezem, of Adams
dale, Mass., and a young lady
of unusual charm. She has been in
training at Dr. Long’s Hospital,
Greensboro, and graduated last month.
Mr. Smith is the son of Rev. and
Mrs. Wade C. Smith, of Greensboro,
and a brother of Rev. Cothran G,
Smith, pastor of the local Presbyter
ian church. He has a wide circle of
friends in Asheboro having visited his
brother upon numerous occasions and
sang in the Presbyterian church at
various times. Mr. Smith holds a re
sponsible position with the Carolina
Electric Company n Greensboro. Mr.
and Mrs. Smith will be at home after
a few days on Paisley street, in
Greensboro.
Plans are being made to entertain
between 500 and 700 dub members at
the annual short course to be held at
State College, July 11 to 10.
“Good Fellowship”
Meet At Seagrove
To Be Held In~School Building
There Friday Evening Be
ginning^ 8 O’clock.
the third of the series of “Good Fel
'%?. 3
Asheboro Celebrated bidependenM! t
Day Monday With Impressive fiogram .
Typhoid Clinic For
County In August
This Will Be One Of First Acts
Of New Randolph County
Health Officer.
A meeting of the Randolph County
Board of Health was held in the of
fice of T. Fletcher Bulla in the court
I house in Asheboro Monday afternoon.
All the members of the board of
health were present. They are W. H.
Watkins, C. C. Cranford, Dr. J. V.
Hunter, Dr. C. S. Tate and T. Fletch
er Bulla. Meeting with the board
were Dr. G. H. Sumner, newly elected
county health officer, and Dr. Sisk, of
the State Board of Health. Work for
the year, beginning August 1st, when
the new health officer takes up his
work, was discussed and outlined. One
of the first steps taken in health work
in the county will be a typhoid clinic.
Dates and places for this clinic will
be announced latter. It was decided by
the board that in the future monthly
meeting of the board of health will be
held at 3:30 o’clock in the afternoon
of each first Monday;
Ramseur Loses To Revolution
In a slugging match in the Revo
lution ball field, Greensboro, Monday
morning, the Ramseur team lost to
Revolution by the score of 11 to 9.
About the only feature of the game
was the heavy hitting on the part of
both teams, Ramseur making 11 and
Revolution 10.
Senator Clarence Call, Of
Wilkes, Died Sunday
State Senator Clarence Call, 58,
prominent citizen of Wilkesboro, died
Sunday from apoplexy or heart
failure. Mr. Call was prominently
identified with the business life of
Wilkesboro and North Wilkesboro, be
ing a merchant, ifenker and manufac
turer. He was a large real estate
owner also. He had served as sheriff
of Wilkes county for four years and
represented his district in the State
senate during the last session. He
was a member of the State board of
elections. Mr. Call was one of the
outstanding Republican leaders in
northwest North Carolina. He was
slated to make the race for Congress
on the Republican ticket in the Seven
th district next year.
Storm
Be Long
Here
Friday night July 1, will long be
remembered by the people of Ashe
boro as being one of the stormiest
nights in the memory of most people.
About nine o’clock in the evening a
cloud came up with some electricity
in it and brought a downpour of rain
for a few minutes. However, the real
electric storm of the night began at
about twelve o’clock and lasted until
slightly after two. The rainfall was
not as heavy in Asheboro as in some
other places, there being only 1.13
inches recorded but the electric dis
play was simply appalling. Only
slight damage was done here in the
city, though some folks thought the
judgment day had come. During the
storm the lightning struck the bam
of Elsie Yow, who lives about three
miles northeast of Asheboro, and
killed his horse, leaving some cows
nearby unharmed.
J. Walker Lefler, 34, prominent
merchant of Pee Dee, Montgomery
county, was killed in an automobile
wreck Thursday night on the high
way about two miles west of Albe
marle. The car in which he was
driving turned over when going
around a sharp curve.
Coleridge Holds
Big Celebration
Big Parade, Contests and Stunts
Enjoyed By Large Crowd
In Attendance.
Mr. Hammer Speaks
One of the finest celebrations of In
dependence Day in the history of Ran
dolph county was that at Coleridge on
last Saturday. Coleridge folks held
the celebration that day in order not
to conflict with Asheboro and Siler
City. The little town was crowded
for the occasion and a good time was
had by all present. Beginning at
9:46 a. m. with the parade, the cele
bration lasted throughout the day and
came to a close at night with a negro
minstrel. Each hour was provided for
by those in charge of the program for
the day. ' : • ■
The address of welcome was deliv
ered by Dr. R. L Caveriess, who in a
Large Crowd From Randolph'
And Adjoining Counties XMk
Part In Event. \
Weather Ideal, And
Crowd Most Orderifer
Plenty Of Music And Free En
tertainment Daring Day.
Blessed with ideal weather emo
tions, unmarred with the usual swel
tering temperature and the proverbial
showers of rain, Asheboro staged an
Independence Day celebration Monday
equal to, if not surpassing, any cele
bration held in the town in many
years. Early in the morning folks
from Randolph and adjoining counties
began to come into town until by the
time the parade started there was no
parking room within many blocks of
the business section of the town anil
hardly standing room along the fine
of the parade. It was an orderly
crowd all day long. Young and oH
came out for a good time and had it.
There was plenty of music famish
ed by string bands and the Lewsard
mill brass band of WorthviHe. Free
stunts were not many, but those that
were held drew rounds of , applause
from the crowds. There was little is
the morning save the parade^ which
was a good feature within itself
There was a long line of cars decorat
ed, and those not decorated, in the
parade, several attractive floats, and
clowns enough to furnish amusemedt
for the crowds. The best decorated
float in the parade, according to the
judges, was that of the American
Legion and Legion Auxiliary. Second
best decorated float was that of the
Capitol Theatre. Best decorated car
in the parade was that driven by Miss
Claire Presnell. One of the moat
unique floats in the parade was that
of tiie women of the Ku Klux Klaa
which attracted a great deal of at
tention.
R. H. Burkhead was adjudged the
funniest clown. To Mrs. N. M. Cran
ford went the prize for driving the
car containing five of the prettiest
girls in the parade. The funniest ear
was the one driven by N. M. Cran
ford with Dr. John Swaim as pas
senger. For best looking car drive*
by couple the,prize went to J. A, Phil
lips and Miss lone Hudson. The
Hoover Hill string band was adjudge*
the best string band in the parade.
For the best decorated residence la.
town the prise went to “ '
Scott, while the Carolina
Light Company’s place of
Depot street was adjudged the
decorated business house.
Prizes awarded in the athlefle
tests were as follows:
, Three-legged race, Kemp Brothers;
wheelbarrow race, George Hendricks;
100 yard dash, T. C. Delk; potato rank
Bruce Bulla; skating race, Virginia
Hanner; apple eating contest, Bnam
Bulla and Ruby Marlett; egg an*
spoon race, Richard Morris;^ pole
climbing contest, Jack MeHius, *
years old.
In the buck dancing contest, Mc
Kinley McDaniel was the winner an*
Miss Ruth Hanner was winner in Dm
Charleston dancing contest.
The greasy pig was turned loose a.
little ahead of scheduled time aadfius
newspaper has been unable to main
tain the name of the person vdw
caught the animal.
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The celebration ended 'with a stre«
dance on Depot street beginning afc
8 o’clock in the evening, and lasting;
several hours. Dancing at first wae
confined to men, who attempted the
square dance and the Virginia ®**4
Later, however, some of the LriBae
joined in, probably being sorry te
the poor showing made by the mates
More than 2,000 members of the
Ku Klux Klan from North Carolina.
South Carolina,and Virginia attends*
the annual celebration at Statesvilhs
Monday.
Bill Johnson Signs Up
With Rocky Mount Tone
William K. (fBiir) Johnson, son off
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Johnson, of Aabe
boro, and former Davidson College
baseball star, has signed a contract
with the Rocky Mount team of the
Piedmont league and reported to lea
Gooch, manager of the team, yester
day. Johnson is a catcher and wm
for a while with the High Point tone
last year. He has for some time hern
with the Tomlinson Chaft Company,
in High Point. “Bill” la popular to
his own home town and the fans here
are expecting him to deliver toe
goods for skipper Gooch.
the truck was tastefully
ally decorated in the nati
Second prize went to C. 1
fa tt. tob? cottert, 8.
awarded to tne little cm
Fred Tedder. Second pi
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