ISSUED WEEKLY
VOLUME LU
PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN
Aaheboro, N. C„ Thursday, July 14, 1927
$2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
NUMBER 28
Some Facts About
Randolph Schools
County Superintendent’s Statis
tical Report Gives Some In
teresting Figures.
99 School Buildings
Valued at $749,583 — Much
Spent In New Construction.
The statistical report of County
Superintendent T. Fletcher Bulla dis
closes some interesting figures rela
tive to the schools of the county for
the school year 1926-27. His figures
show there are 99 school districts in
the county, 80 for white and 19 for
colored, and that there are 21 local
tax districts.
Invested in rural school property in
the county is the sum of $749,583, of
which $730,033 represents the value of
s white rural schools and $19,550 the
value of rural school houses for the
colored school children. These build
ings number 99 and contain a total
of 192 classrooms. There are in the
county 48 one-room school buildings,
36 for white children and 12 for the
colored. The cost of new school houses
built during the year amounts to
$179,268.42, of which all with the
exception of $400 was ■ for school'
buildings for white children.
There are 48 libraries in the rural
schools, 46 in the white schools and
2 in the colored. Total number of
volumes in these libraries is 4,750,
only 200 of which are in the two col
ored libraries. Four hundred volumes
were added during the year.
The report shows 48 one-teacher
schools in the county, 13 of which
are colored; 33 two-teacher, 3 being
for colored; 5 three-teacher, 3 for
colored and two for white; and 13
more than 3-teacher all for white
children. The number of consolidated
schools reaches 10, of which five have
more than seven teachers, two have
seven teachers, and the other three
have four, five and six teachers re
spectively.
Ten schools in the county are served
by 34 school trucks, which trans
ported on an average of 1,104 pupils
daily to and from school. The»average
daily mileage of these trucks was 676
and the average number of days the
trucks were operated was 145.
The average term of all schools
was 126 days. In the rural local tax
districts the average term was 136
days and in consolidated schools 145
days.
The school census showed 16,416
persons in the county from 6 to 21
* years of age, of which '£,039 were
* colored and 14,377 white. *The white*
males between these ages In the
county led the females by 7,308 to 7,
069. Asheboro had 1,138, both white
and colored, between the ages of -6
and 21. The total rural enrollment be
tween the ages of 6 and 21 was 8,019,
of which 748 were in the high school
grades, 8 to 11, inclusive.
The average rural daily attendance
was '5,839, and that ih the high school
grades 632. Total number of teachers
in the schools numbered 243, of which
26 were employed to teach high school
grades.
Four thousand, three hundred and
twenty white school children were
promoted to higher grades at the
close of the school year, and 519 col
ored.
Improvements Being Made
On Local School Grounds
Improvements are being made on
the school grounds under the direction
of the town board and the town board
of education. The grounds about the
building are being plowed up and will
foe sown in .peas and later in grass.
The town school board has obtained
the services of a landscape gardener
in an effort to beautify the grounds
by the sowing of grass and planting
of shrubbery.
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Attempt At Robbery Foiled
An attempt was made to rob the
home of Tod Edwards, colored, at Si
ler City, Monday night. Presence of
the robber in the house frightened
one of Edwards’ daughters so that she
jumped from h second story window
and would probably have suffered se
rious injuries had not a neighbor ar
rived on the sfcene in time to catch
her as she leaped.
Evangelistic Services At
Neighbors Grove Church
A series of evangelistic services be
gan at Neighbors Grove last Sunday
with Rev. Cook, of Asheville, preach
ing. The services will continue
through two weeks. On next Sunday
Horning Rev, Cook will use as his
subject, “Why I Believe and Preach
Scripture Holiness,", the text being
found in 1 Phillipians 3-15. The sub
ject for the afternoon's sermon will
be "Multitude of Words of God”,
Psalms 11: L2. Sunday evening’s
subject will be “A Skeleton in the
Closet", the text to be used will be
found, in Numbers 32 : 23. The pub
lic is invited to attend all services.
Community Singing
A community singing will be held
at Cane Creek church, seven miles
east of Liberty, Sunday, July 17, be
ginning at 10 o’clock and continuing
throughout the day. There will be a
'full day of music by some of the lead
ing singers in the State such as the
Higgins sister, High Point quartette,
Lexington quartette, two quartettes
from Greensboro, one from Graham
And also ringers from other places.
Edsel B. Ford
•T»n
A rr-narkable good "close-up" of
Eds<el B. Ford, now president of
the Ford Motor Company, taken
as the 14 airplanes hopped off on
a reliability tour of 25 American
cities—and for which he will award
a special trophy for the 4,200 miles
of flvine
Ross Gan Will
Meet August 11
At Pleasant Garden M. E.
Church—To Have Brunswick
Stew And Picnic Dinner.
Charles Ross Speaker
Announcement has been made of
the annual reunion of the Ross clan
to be held at Pleasant Garden M. E.
church beginning at 10:30 o’clock on
the morning of August 11th. Assist
ant Attorney General Charles Ross,
of Lillington, son of Mr. R. R. Ross,
of Asheboro, will be the principal
speaker.
Mrs. W. L. Lambert, of Asheboro,
who before marriage was Miss Julia
Ross, has prepared a paper relative
to the family which is expected to be
intensely interesting to the clan. The
Ross clan is of Scotch descent, and
the songs sung at the reunion will be
Scotch ballads. Efforts are being
made to get the Ross plaid so that the
women may wear dresses of this style
on the occasion of the reunion.
Mrs, A. N. Perkins, of Greensboro,
who before maihiage was Miss Lal
lah Ross, is president of the clan, and
J. D. Ross, of Asheboro, is vice pres
ident.
A Brunswick stew^and picnic dinner
will be Sesved at the Troon houMfcrihg
the reunion to which all relatives and
friends of the family are invited.
Improvements Being Made
On Depot Street Crossing
The Southern Railway Company is
making improvements on its crossing
on Depot street. New ties are being
put under the tracks and these will
be covered with planking similar to
those that have been at the crossing
for several years past. . Much un
favorable comment has been heard on
the streets of the town for months
past over the bad condition existing
at this street crossing. It has been
remarked that the crossings on State
highway 70 between Asheboro and
Ulah is much better than the one on
Depot street and those on 77 near
the White Hall filling station, seven
miles north of Asheboro, are by far
an improvement over that on Depot
street, which is used more than those
at White Hall and the one on 70
near Ulah all put together.
M. P. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
9:45 A. M. Sunday school, Mr. W.
L. Ward, Supt.
11:00 A. M. Sermon by the pastor
to the children and young people.
7:00 P. M. Senior Christian En
deavor.
8:00 P. M. The Annual Children’s
Day service.
The public is cordially invited.
Miss Maude Carson
Is Home From China
Spending Some Time In Ashe
boro—Left China On Ac
count Of Revolution.
Miss Maude Carson, who was sent
to China as a missionary four years
and a half ago under the Mission
Board of the Southern Presbyterian
church, arrived in Ashebofo last week.
She is the daughter of Mrs. J. E.
Carson who formerly lived in Ashe
boro and who spends her ‘ summers
here. Miss Carson has for the past
four months been a refugee in Shang
hai, having been ordered there by the
>WAr department of China. Miss Car
son was located at Soochow, China,
where she has been superintendent of
the George C. Smith Girls’ school.'
While Miss Carson was a refugee she
was not alarmed over war conditions.1
She was accompanied home by Miss
Helen Most, who has been engaged in
Young Women’s Christian Associa
tion work in Soochow, China. She
will spend some time with Miss Car
son before going to her home in New
Jersey. It Is understood that Miss
Carson will speak to the Women’s
Missionary societies of Asheboro on
conditions in China when she has
rested from her trip. She would have
had her furlough next year but was
granted her furlough a tear earlier on
| account of the revolution. ,, |
Good Fellowship
Meet At Seagrove
Was Attended By Large Crowd
—Several Interesting Talks
Made During Evening.
Purpose Of Meeting
The third of the series of Good
Fellowship meetings of the Asheboro
chamber of commerce was held in the
Seagrove school building at Seagrove
last Friday night with about 100 of
the people of the community present.
Attendance would have been larger
had it not been for the threatening
weather.
The program carried out was sim
ilar to those which have obtained at
the previous meetings at Farmer and
Gray’s Chapel. Short speeches were
made by Rev. J. R. Comer, of Sea
grove, and Dr. M. G. Edwards, E. S.
Millsaps, Jr., Dr. E. L. Moffitt and
Rev. J. E. Pritchard, all of Asheboro.
The theme of the speeches was good
fellowship and the relationship which
should exist between the people of
the towns and the rural sections.
Especial stress was laid upon the
ways by which business men of the
towns may be of help to, the farmers,
and attention was called to the bene
fits which would accrue from a closer
relationship between business men and
farmers in general. All the speeches
made were most enjoyable and highly
instructive.
Music was furnished for the meeting
at Seagrove by a string band and sev
eral piano selections were rendered.
It is the intention of the chamber
of commerce to hold other meetings
similar to the one at Seagrove in
various parts of the county. An
nouncement will be made soon of the
next such meeting to be held.
Miss Craven Delivers
An Interesting Address
The Asheville Citizen gives an in
teresting account of the luncheon held
in Asheville Monday evening by the
business girls’ club of which Miss Het
tie Craven, daughter of the late R. S.
Craven, of Randolph county, who now
holds a position with the Asheville
Mattress Company, is a member. Miss
Craven made an interesting talk at
the luncheon on “Practical Sugges
tions for Ambitious Youth," dividing
her subject into three parts, ambition,
courage and determination. The Cit
izen states that the direct and intelli
gent manner in which she handled the
subject was highly commendable.
Judge T.B.Fiiiicy To
Preside Over Court
Begins In Asheboro Monday and
Will Continue For Term Of
Two Weeks.
Judge T. B. Finley, of North
•Wilkesboro, will convene Randolph
Superior Court for the trial of casps
on the civil calendar in the court
house in Asheboro next Monday morn
ing. Court will last for two weeks
and only civil cases will be tried. The
calendar was printed several days ago
and contains a number of cases set
for trial. Effort will be made to ex
pedite the work of the court and
clear it of as many cases as possible
during the term of two weeks.
Following this term there will be
another week of civil court, beginning
on Monday of the last week in Au
gust. This term has been called by
the Governor upon request of local at
torneys in order that the long list of
cases in the civil docket may be dis
posed of without further delay. The
two weeks of court beginning Monday
and ttie week Of cotirt in August
should go a long way toward clearing
the docket.
Revival At Holiness Church
A series of revival meetings will
begin Friday evening, July 15th, at
the Asheboro Holiness church. Rev.
W. R. Cox, of Greensboro, will assist
the pastor, Rev. F. R. Cooper, with
the meeting. The public is cordially
invited to attend these meetings.
Two Young Women Make
Long Trip In Automobile
The fact that Miss Jewell Slack
lived in Caro, Michigan, and her un
! cle, Tom Slack, lived down at Pisgah,
in Union township, Randolph county,
North Carolina, some 1,250 miles by
highway, didn’t deter the young Mich
igan woman from cranking up her
Ford coupe and setting out on the
long overland journey in company
with one of her friends, Miss Eirnita
Faedie. These young ladies made the
trip without mishap, having started
from Caro on June 19th and arriving
at pisgah on June 24th. On their
journey they visited many places of
interest along the route, including the
national capital. They stayed several
days in North Carolina with kinsfolk
of Miss Slack and only a few days ago
started on the return journey, arriv
ing home safely.
Mayor Cranford Wants Weeds Cut
All persons owning vacant lots hi
the town of Asheboro on which rag
weeds and like forms of vegetation are
growing are earnestly requested to
have them mown during the next few
days. This request .is made in the in
terest of hay fever sufferers and also
.looking to the general improvement
of the sanitary condition of our town.
| —C. C. CRANFORD, Mayor.
Property Values
Show Small Gain
Increase From Revaluation Will
Not Run Much Over Million
And a Half Dollars.
Will Total 26 Millions
Figures presented to the board of
commissioners by the tax supervisor
Monday indicate that the increase in
valuation of real and personal prop
erty in the revaluation in May will
approximate only about $1,400,000
over the total last year. The valua
tion in 1926 was slightly in excess of
nineteen million dollars. To add to
this increase will be the valuation Of
the Hunter Commission Company at
Ramseur, whch is expected to be ap
proximately $5,000,000. This will make
the total valuation in the county in
the neighborhood of $26,000,000. Fig
ures from two townships had not been
compiled by the supervisor and esti
mates were made of these in order to
approximate the total assessment for
the county. Figures were not at hand
from the Corporation Commission
showing the valuation of the corpo
rations in the county, and these, like
wise, were approximated.
Children’s Day Service
At M. P. Church Sunday
The annual Children’s Day service
will be held at the Asheboro Metho
dist Protestant church next Sunday
I evening at eight o’clock. Miss Esther
Ross has charge of getting up the
service and she is being assisted1 by
Miss Cleta Rich. The service will
consist of songs and recitations by the
children and a short pageant will be
given. The offering will be used for
foreign missions.
Dr. M. G. Edwards Is
Honored By Veterinarians
Dr. M. G. Edwards, veterinary sur
geon and Asheboro's live-wire secre
tary of commerce, was signally hon
ored at the meeting of the North
Carolina Veterinary Medical Associa
tion in Durham last week when he
was elected president of that organiza
tion. Dr. Edwards has for several
years been one of the outstanding vet
erinary surgeons in this section of
North Carolina and is well deserving
of the honor bestowed upon him by
the veterinarians. The 1328 meeting
of- the associat&n will be held in
Greensboro in Jane.
Dr. E. Le«n Dameron Dead
. Dr. E. Lee P^arou*35, propunent
physician of Sta^ y?as killed instantly
Saturday night wfien his automobile
was struck by a Norfolk Southern
freight train at a crossing in the
heart of the town of Star. His five
year-old son, with him in the car,
was seriously, if hot fatally, injured.
Dr. Dameron was answering a call
when the accident occurred. Surviving
Dr. Dameron are his widow and three
children.
During the past fiscal year 2,103
automobiles were reported stolen and
1,305 recovered in North Carolina,
according to the motor vehicle de
partment of the department of
revenue.
\ssault Charge
Against Mauney
Candor Professor Is On Trial At
Troy On Charge Of Crim
inal Assault.
Professor T. B. Mauney, principal
of the Candor high school, is on trial
in Superior Court at Troy this week
on charge of criminal assault on Mrs.
F. F. Sauncfers, formerly Miss Myrtle
Pool?, who alleges that the school
professor made the attack on her
when she met him by appointment at
his office two days after her mar
riage to a Candor barber to secure
permission to continue her studies.
Mrs. Saunders was a pupil in the high
school department of Candor school.
The newspapers have not contained
the facts as they come to this office,
but it remains to be seen what the
evidence discloses.
It is alleged that another young
Candor girl, also a student in the
Candor high school, is to become a
mother and that Professor Mauney is
father of the unborn child.
The case, which alleges a capital of
fense, is creating much attention in
Troy and the whole of Montgomery
county. A special venire of 100 men
was called from which to select the
jury and the venire was practically
exhausted before twelve men were
chosen. A day or more was consumed
in selecting the jury. First evidence
in the case was taken this morning.
Commissioners Hold Meet
To Equalize Land Values
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The board of county commissioners
and the county tax supervisor, Hal
M. Worth, met Monday in the court
house to hear any complaints with
reference to inequalities in listing
property for taxes last May. Several
complaints were registered with this
equalizing board, but no definite action
was taken. The supervisor was in
structed to list all the complaints
with view to setting some day in the
future for a hearing on whatever in
equalities, or alleged inequalities, that
may exist in the listing of property
last May.
Must Enforce Dog
Ordinance, Says
The Town Board
“It shall be unlawful for any person
to permit his or her dog to run at
j large, day or night, in the town of
Asheboro unaccompanied by its own
I er,” reads an ordinance passed by the
I Asheboro town board at a meeting
held May 22, 1926. Penalty for the
violation of this ordinance has been
fixed at a fine of $5 and costs, dis
cretion being left up to the court as
to the imposition of the fine.
Like a number of ordinance, this
relative to'dogs has been somewhat
neglected by the citizenship of the
town. Some have forgotten it and
others have been negligent and dogs
are again running at large on the
streets.
The present town board, taking
cognizance of the situation, in its
meeting July 12th ordered the ordi
nance published and put in force. The
police officers have been instructed to
keep a watch for stray dogs and im
pound those that are caught on the
streets unaccompanied by their own
ers.
Piedmont B. Y. P. U.
To Meet At Trinity
Two Day Session, Monday and
Tuesday Of Next Week—
Good Program Arranged.
Trinity Baptist church, at Trinity,
will be host Tuesday and Wednesday,
July 19 and 20, to the thirty-fourth
annual meeting of the Piedmont Bap
tist Association. There will be four
sessions during the meeting, one each
afternoon and one each morning of
the two days. Rev. J. H. Haynes,
pastor pf the Trinity church, will
preside over the sessions, and R. C.
Lambeth, as clerk, will record the
transactions.
A number of addresses will be
made during the meeting and atten
tion will be given to missionary work,
hospitals, social service and Christian
education. Election of new officers
will take place at the Tuesday morn
ing session.
Commend Rev. B. E. Morris
For Services Rendered
Whereas, Bro. B. E. Morris, one of
our fellow pastors has accepted a call
to a new field, and whereas as chair
man of our Asheboro Ministerial As
sociation he has rendered such val
uable service, and whereas his life
has been of such usefulness in the
town be it resolved-; • - '
First, we shall miss'Bro. Morris. His
life as a member of our Association
has been such as becomes a minister
of the Gospel.
Second, his work and co-operation
with us as his fellow-workers has
been such as to cause us to regret to
see him go. We assure him that we
wish for his great success in his new
field. Our sincere prayers shall fol
low him.
Third, that we send a copy of these
resolutions to Bro. Morris, that a
copy be published in each of our coun
ty papers and a copy be spread on the
minutes of the Asheboro Ministerial
Association, Asheboro, N. C.
—B. C. REAVIS,
J. E. PRITCHARD,
Committee.
BAPTIST NEWS LETTER
(B. E. Morris)
Thanks to the churches of Ashe
boro for closing their services last
Sunday evening for the final service
of the writer. Our church building
was filled beyond its normal seating
capacity.
We appreciate more than we can
say with words the many invitations
extended to us for meals in the homes
of our many friends. Thanks many
times.
It was indeed an appreciation to
have present it our last service so
many of our good friends from other
towns and communities of the county.
It has been an inspiration to work
as pastor with the Asheboro Baptist
church. Much thorough consecration
has been well demonstrated by the
membership. Loyalty to the pastor _
and his leadership has been very good
indeed. Such loyalty has been deeply
appreciated by the pastor and his
wife.
We desire to express our good feel
ing to those of our many friends
other than our own denmination who
have made it pleasant for us to live
in the city of Asheboro. Our stay has
indeed been pleasant ahd we have en
joyed the fellowship of our neighbors
and friends.
A letter has just come to our hand
from our new work, saying that a
special recognition service will be giv
en us Friday evening of this week in
the basement of the church.
Friends, we will be happy to hear
from you. Remember when writing,
visiting or passing our address is 507
Western Avenue, Statesville, N. C.
FINIS.
Randolph Ranks Thirtieth
Randolph ranks thirtieth among the
100 counties in the State in the aver
age value of ■personal property on the
tax books, with $189. This, of course,
does not include the $300 exemption.
Forsyth county leads all other coun
ties with an average of $852 worth of
personal property per person, while
Dare is the lowest in the list with only
a $63. average. Davidson is 33rd with
$184; Chatham, 53rd with $136; Guil
ford, 6th with $326; Montgomery, 8rd
With $373.
Funeral Held For
Mrs. M. W. Presnell
At West Bend Church Yesterday
Afternoon AtvFour O’clock
—Died Tuesday.
Consecrated Christian
Mrs. Martha Wrightenberry Pres
nell, widow of the late Daniel Presnell,
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. L. B. Lambert, in East Asheboro
Tuesday noon. Mrs. Presnell had
been in declining health for the past
three years but had been totally help
less for two weeks prior to her death.
Mrs. Presnell and her husband were
charter members of the West Bend
church, of which the deceased has con
tinued a faithful and devout member.
Her husband preceded her to the
great beyond more than seven years.
Since the death of her husband, Mrs.
Presnell has made her home with her
daughter, Mrs. Lambert. When there
was sickness or sorrow in the com
munity, it was Mrs. Presnell who was
always ready to lend a helping hand.
She was indeed a consecrated Chris
tian woman who put her religion into
every day practice. It may truly be
said of her as Mary of old, “She hath
done what she could.”
Surviving are two daughters, Mes
dames L. B. Lambert and Amick
Lamb, and two grandchildren, Louise
and .Harold Lambert, all of Asheboro, i
and one sister, Mrs. Fields IJpton, of
High Point. She is also survived by
several nieces and nephews who at- <
tended the funeral at the residence
and burial which was held at West ;
Bend church, at four o’clock yesterday. 1
State Takes Third Place
In Number School Busses
North Carolina ranks third in the
nation in the number of busses used 1
in transporting children to consolidat
ed schools, and also third in the num- j
ber of children so transported. In ■
this State are operated 2,317 busses '
which carry each school year 87,283 1
children. Indiana ranks first in the ]
nation with 4,000 busses carrying 100,- 1
000 children, while Ohio comes next
with 2,550 busses, carrying 90,000 J
children. No other State is anywhere -
near these three in number of busses 1
and number of children transported. 1
Mississippi ranks fourth with Cali- 1
fornia and Louisiana following in or
der. Rhode Island is at the bottom of
the list with 30 busses carrying 450
children.
Funeral At Glenola For
little Adjer Bulla White
Funeral was held Friday afternoon
from the Glenola Baptist church for
Adjer Bulla White, three-year-old son 1
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. White, of the i
Glenola community, who died in a 1
High Point hospital Thursday mom- •
ing. Rev. H. C. Byrum was in <
charge of the services. Pallbearers 1
were Garrett Tillotson, Emery Tillot- 1
son, Robert White and C. B. White, f
Flowers were borne by Mabel Tillot- 1
son, Helen Overcash, Pauline Frazier, (
Ruby Frazier, Mozelle Frazier, Kath- 1
lee Frazier, Betty Overcash, Cleo !
Barnes, Iris Barnes, Frances Hart- (
grove and Hassell McTeer. i
A Freak of Nature <
Some weeks ago mention was made 1
in The Courier of an apple tree in j
Randolph county which bore fruit on ]
one side one year and on the other t
side the next. Nothing like this had t
been heard of before in this section
of North Carolina. However, a (
freak of nature like this seems not
to be confined solely to Randolph. Mrs.
Cora Totten, of Yadkin College, has
an apple tree which produces fruit on j
the southeast side one year and on j
the northeast side the next year. The ,
tree in Randolph, mentioned in these ,
columns previously, bore fruit on the \
west side one season and on the east (
side next season. <
County Has ,10 In State Prison
During the twelve months ending ■
June 30, 1927, North Carolina State \
Prison received 630 inmates, 10 of j
whom were from Randolph county. ,
Montgomery furnished one during the ]
year, Chatham 8, Davidson 5 and ,
Guilford 27. Ages ran anywhere ,
from 13 years to 76.
Increase Shown
In Fair Premiums
New Catalog-Is Out And Shows
Some Slight Changes In
Premiums Offered.
The new Randolph County Fair
premium catalogs are off the press
and copies may be had by writing to
. or seeing Mr. C. L. Scott, the secre
tary of the Fair Association. The
| premium list this year is larger than
j in previous years, and .in many ins
' tances individual premiums have been
| increased. Total premiums offered
will reach approximately $3,000.
The fair this fall will be held Sep
tember 28 to October 1st, inclusive,
four days and five nights. Those in
charge of the various departments of
I the fair and the officers in general
: are putting forth intensive effort to
! make an even better fair than that of
last jrear. Crops in the county are
good,'and the indications are that
the farm exhibits will far surpass
'those of the fair last fall. Livestock
and poultry exhibits should be larger
| and better also. In fact, effort is
| being made to make improvements in
every department as well as in the
' fair as a whole.
Westerns armers
Demi sing Relief
Threaten Ov|
istration
Is Given
irow Of Adnsm
iss At ten tins
teir Needs.
Condemn [l )ie President
For His Veto of McNary-Huga
Farm Relief Bill.
President Calvin Coolidge is
ing his summer vacation in Sonth Da
kota, and every day readers of i
papers are regaled with long
with reference to the pleasure
em farmers are having in calling cm
the Chief Executive to congratabAs
him on having vetoes the UeNny
Haugen Farm Relief Act during the
last session of Congress. The goMk^
however, isn’t swallowing this propa
ganda, hook, line and sinker as ex
pected to do.
From St. Paul, Minn., in which the
Northwestern Agricultural Confer
ence is being held, there comes an en
tirely different note. It is a word at
warning to the Coolidge Administra
tion that unless satisfactory farm re
lief legislation is passed at the next,
session of Congress, the administra
tion is marked for an overthrow. In
every case speakers have endorsed
the McNary-Haugen farm bill, whieh
the President vetoed, and the farm
ers are being called on to continue
their campaign for remedial measures
until “some President” signs a MU
embodying possible relief.
In an address Monday night, Con
gressman Charles Brand, of Ohm,
himself a Republican, warned his
party that failure to pass satisfactory
legislation might “enable opposition
to avail itself of this great opportun
ity.”
“The President,” said Senator T. i.
Caraway, of Arkansas, in an address,
“says to enable the farmer to get m,
fair price for his pigs would be claas
legislation; therefore, he vetoed tfae
bill designed to aid them, and the
same pen signs a declaration that
raised the tariff 50 per cent on pig
iron.”
Congressman Gilbert N. Haugen, at
Iowa, co-author of the McNary
Haugen bill, stressed the condition of
the farmer and urged the principles
of the vetoed bill as the only satis
factory solution offered.
Randolph Tennis
Association Formed
Will Sponsor Tennis Tournament
In Asheboro Next Month—
Officers Named.
The Randolph Tennis Association
was effected at a meeting held is
the chamber of commerce rooms last
Friday afternoon. Rev. Cothran G.
Smith was elected president; Mr. Ki
Cranford, vice president; and Charles
M. Fox, treasurer. The purpose oE
the organization is the getting up «f
a tennis tournament which will begin
Monday, August 15th, and which is
open to all citizens of the county.
Mr. Hugh Parks has offered a silver
loving cup to the winner of the singles
championship. The cup may be heM
for a year and if the winner holds the
cup three years in succession it be
comes his or her property permanent
ly. The tournament will be held m
Asheboro and it is expected that all
private courts will be turned over te
the organization for use during the
tournament.
County Commissioners Must
Publish Budget Estimates
Under the State law, as soon as
budget estimates for the county era
prepared and adopted by the board off
county commissioners, the figures
must be made public. Estimates here
to be made of what each depaitrneut
of the county government experts to
spend during the year ending June %
1928. The published figures urasfc
show at least the total appropriation
recommended for each department off
the county government. This uriK
give the taxpayers an opportunity 4E
seeing how their money is spent. The
budget estimates for Randolph tone
not been completed save that for the
schools. It is anticipated, however
that the estimates will be in the hands
of the commissioners within the next
few weeks.
No More Powdering Of Noses
Orders posted in many English fac
tories and business houses forbid*
girls powdering their noses during;
work hours. It is estimated that the
average English working girl porr
ders her nose four times during tm
hour and that it requires two minutes
each time, making a loss of
minutes during an hour. Stenograph
ers are said to waste 15 minutes out
of each hour in powdering their bhi.
Where a large number of girls axe
employed the loss of time taken out to
powder noses would be considerable!.
SMITH AND PROHIBITION SOUTH
(Biblical Recorded)
But even if there were no danger
that the Roman Catholic Church w3£
ever gain control of this country, hour
can the prohibition South so stulifp
itself as to vote for a man who la am
avowed opponent of the greatest piece
of temperance legislation that has
ever been enacted? Mr. Smith ie
trying to nullify the Const!tutnue.
which he says he took an oath IS
times to support, How this caa lu