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Asheboro, N. C„ Thursday, August 18, 1927
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S. S. Association
Local Man Elected President
County Sunday Schools At
Meeting Yesterday.
Garner Is Sec. & Treas.
The 1927 convention of the Ran
dolph County Sunday School Asso
ciation came to a close yesterday af
ternoon after having been in session
since Tuesday morning in Mount
Vernon church in Trinity township.
Mr. Lee M. Keams, of Asheboro, was
elected president of the association
* for the coming year and E. C. Gar
ner, also of Asheboro, was named
secretary and treasurer. Parks Cross
Roads church, four miles south of
Ramseur, was selected as meeting
place for the 1928 convention. Ban
ner for the Sunday school having the
largest number of representatives
present, considering the number of
'' miles traveled, was awarded to the
Franklinville school.
The convention in session Tuesday
and Wednesday was one of the most
largely attended in the history of the
associational conventions in the
county. Representatives were pres
ent from Sunday schools in every
township in the county save Union,
Grant, Columbia and Richland. Ex
tensive preparations had been made
by the membership of Mount Vernon
church and 'the citizens in general of
the community for the convention.
Entertainment in the homes of the
community was furnished for those
who remained during the two days.
However, “the larger number of dele
gates came by automobile and made
the trips *to and from home by car
each day.
The program for the meeting was
unusually, good. Mr. D. W. Sims and
Miag Daisy Magee, State Sunday
school workers, were on the program
at different times during the ses
sions and interested the representa
tives with inspiring and instructive
talks. Rev. Raymond Smith, of High
Point, >was on the program also for
Tuesday afternoon. He made a most
interesting address on cooperation.
Yesterday afternoon Daily Vacation
Bible Schools were discussed most
interestingly by Rev. J. E. Pritchard,
pastor "of the Asheboro M. P. church.
Reports of the progress of Sunday
school work in the county were most
encouraging, flans were discussed
for'the'enlarging of the Sunday school
work'in its every department during
the coming year.
, , ..Statistics of the growth, of the
Sunday schools in the county, togeth
er with other detailed information
relative to the convention will be
dealt with in an article in next week’s
issue-of this newspaper.
Number Of Visitors In
The Seagrove Community
Sea grove, Aug. 16.—Mr. W. K
.Stutts .and family attended the fun
eral of Mrs. Stutts’ sister, Mrs. W. T.
Williams, of Asheboro, at Hemp,
Sunday afternoon. /
Miss Elizabeth Freeman, of Hemp,
was the guest of Miss Mildred All
man the . past week-end.
Messrs. Walter Parks, of Swann
anoa, Jane Parks, of Asheville, and
Arthur Parks, of High Point, visited
their father, Mr. L. B. Parks, last
week.
Mr. E. B. Leach went to Norfolk,
Va., on 'business and spent a few
days with this son, Mr. Carson I^ach,
in Petersburg, the latter part of last
* week. He was accompanied by his
son, Frank, who remained there for
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Worthey Brown, of
Eagle Springs, visited Mrs. Brown’s
parents, Mr. :and Mrs. A. R. Anman,
Sunday.
Mr. Will Hughes and family, of
Winston-Salem, visited at Mr. D. A.
Comelison’s Sunday.
Mr. Erastus Stutts and family, Mr.
and Mrs.' F. O. Stutts, of Winston
Salem, and Mr. J. W. Beane and
family, of Spencer, visited at Mr. W.
L. Stutts Sunday.
Mt. Herman Stutts and family, of
Spencer, returned to their home Sun
day after a week’s visit here.
Mrs. D. A. Comelison has been
confined to her rodm for several days
on the account of illness. Her many
friends wish her a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Romie Russell mid daughter,
Nell, left Friday for their home in
Alexandria, La., After a few months
visit here.
Enjoyable Social Brent
At Home Of Beta Boyles
Trinity, Aug. 15.—An enjoyable
social event of this section was given
last Friday night at the home of Mr.
Bera Boyles in the form of a chicken
stew. Various games were played on
the lawn, after which Misses ValUe
and Ghita Boyles, assisted by Miss
Ethel Hinshaw, served chicken, water
melon, cantaloupe, and ice cream.
Those dnjoying the party were:
Mr. and nts. C, S. Lowdermilk;
Messrs. Eugene, tester, Claude, and
Wilbur Kearns; Misses Clara and
Miss Edna Walker; Mr. Talton^ Low
dermilk, A-v“’-•“* Tn*
Miss Dora and _
Trinity; and Mr. Blake
High Point.
Commissioners Cut Estimate Of
Expenses For 1927-28 To Bone
The Randolph county board of com
missioners must raise by tax levy
to meet actual operating expenses of
the county government for the current
year ending June 30, 1928, the sum
of $335,518.91. This amount repre
sents the budget total arrived at af
ter long consideration of the county’s
actual necessities, and after estimated
expenses of every department of the j
county government had been cut to i
the lowest possible figure. Every un-1
necessary item of expense, so far as
the commissioners and the heads of
the various departments of govern
ment could ascertain, and many of
those items considered necessary but
without which the county would be
able to function were either cut out
entirely or reduced to the minimum
figure.
This budget estimate, prepared un
der provisions of the county govern- j
ment act passed by the last general j
assembly of North ^Carolina, must be:
met by money derived from tax levy, j
Under the law money cannot be bor- !
rowed to meet the running expenses
of government as has heretofore been
the custom in several counties of the
State, among which Randolph has
been no exception. An example of
borrowing for running expenses was
afforded the people of the county un
der the two years of Republican rule
which ended the first Monday in De
cember, 1926. Such wholesale bor
rowing and spending of money cannot
happen again in the county while
the county government act is in
force. This last Republican adminis
tration borrowed and spent more than
$500,000 in two years, creating in
that short time an annual interest of
approximately $30,000 which is now
being paid and will be paid for sev
eral years by the taxpayers of the
county. Interest on all the county
obligations now amounts to about
$100,000, off as much as the entire
amount of ttaxes collected not many
years ago.
Organize Brass
Band In Asheboro
Organization With 20 Pieces
Perfect**! Last Week—Offi
cers Are Elected.
Juniors Sponsor It
The local of the Jr. O. U. A.
1L sponsored the organization of a
brass band <X twenty pieces, in Ashe
boro Thursday night of last week.
While the local Junior Order was
instrumental .in the organization of
the band, it.is stated that the band
will in no wise be considered the in
dividual property of the order, but
representative .of the entire town as
well. The band is composed, how
ever, almost .entirely of members of
the local council. The Asheboro
Chamber of Commerce donated $56
to help defray-expenses of the band
and its instruction.
Mr. Carl Culler, of High Point, has
been secured in the capacity of in
structor. Two lessons each week will
be given the newly organized band.
Mr. J. L. Overman is the business
manager of Jthei organization, and Mr.
Nolan Allen is .the secretary and
treasurer.
Mrs. Louisa P. Lamb .
Died Friday Night
Had Beached The Ripe Old Age
Of SO—Was Bufied Sunday
By U.JDf. C.
The death of Mrs. Louisa Presnell
Lamb, Friday night, at .the home of
her son, William Presnell, at Pilot
Mountain, marked the passing of an
other of the elderly citizens of Ashe
boro. Mrs. Lamb was bom and rear
ed in Ashebono. She was the daugh
ter of John Presnell sand was about
eighty years of age. She was mar
ried the last time to Mr. Mae Lamb,
who was a Confederate veteran, and
was a shoemaker by trade.
Mrs. Lamb was of a mast genial,
happy disposition and anu at all
times willing and ready to render
service to her friends and neighbors.
She took a most active interest in
the organisation of the Randolph
Chapter United Daughters of the
Confederacy and rarely missed the
annual reunion of the veterans. I
In the absence of- Kev. B. C. Eeavis,
who was delayed in getting to the
church on account of another funeral,
the service was in charge of the
Randolph Chapter U. D. C. Tributes
were paid to Mrs. Lamb for her
friendship, kindness and loyalty.
Many of her relatives and friends
were present to pay the last tribute
of respect. - .. >,
Three sons survive: C. C; Woodell,
Greensboro; William (Tobe) Presnell,
Pilot Mountain; Bob Presnell, Arch
dale. She Is also survived by a
brother, S. L. Presnell, of Guilford
Collage. >
Analysis of the Budget
For the county general fund it is
estimated that a total of $58,421.20
must be raised. This fund itemized
includes the following: Expenses
board of commissioners and personal
service, $596.20; listing and assessing
property, personal services and sup
plies, $3,800; expenses and salaries of
the sheriff’s office, $6,090; county
auditor or accountant, $1,815; ex
pense of upkeep and personal services
for court house and gronds, $2,005;
register of deeds office, personal ser
vice and expenses, $5,040; coroner,
$50; county jail, expenses and per
sonal service, $3,655; county home, all'
expenses,* $4,325; outside poor relief,
$2,500; county agricultural depart
ment, $1,100; county health depart
ment, $5,000; county aid, such as
mother’s relief, $3,700; court expens
es, $5,945; clerk’s office, $4,100; legal
expense and auditing, $3,000; interest
payments, $5,000; vital statistics,
$400; emergency expenses, $500; total
$58,421.20. To offset this expense
are several taxes, fees, etc., separate
and apart from the tax levy on real
estate and personal property. These
credits, amounting to $14,411, are as
follows: Privilege taxes, $1,061, poll
taxes $2,100, licenses and permits
$200, fees $7,000, jury tax $1,250,
State appropriations $100, building
and loan tax $100, and State Board of
Health donation to pay half of the
expense of the county health depart
ment, $2,500. These credits cut the
general fund budget to $44,010.
For the county road fund it is es
: timated that during the year expendi
tures will reach $77,650. This is ar
rived at as follows: general overhead
expenses, including personal services,
supplies and the like, $6,700; main
tenance, personal services, supplies
and equipment, $57,000; equipment
expense, $13,600; interest payments,
$350. To offset this are two items,
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Funeral At Hemp
For Mrs. Williams
Died Thursday At Her Home In
Asheboro—Was Highly Es
teemed Woman.
Native Of Moore Co.
Mrs. Jennie P. Williams, wife of
W. T. Williams, died at her home in
Asheboro last Thursday night fol
lowing an illness of some length. Mrs.
Williams was burn Dec. 14, 1875, and
j was a daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. Horner, of Moore county.
She was a faithful and loyal member
of the Asheboro Baptist church and
was ever interested in the work of her
church. Mrs. Williams was a woman
held in high esteem by her neighbors
and friends, always ready and wil->
ling to do anything in her power for
those about her.
Surviving Mrs. Williams are her
husband and the following children:
Mrs. Troy Kivett, Mrs. Shellie Hun
sucker; Mrs. Lester Lineberry, Miss
Grace Williams and Master Robert
Williams, all of Asheboro. She leaves
also the following named brothers and
sisters: Rev. K. C. Homer, Gatesville;
J. R. Hamer. Greensboro; W. T. Hor
ner, Ramseur; Mrs. John Dowdy,
Greensboro; and Mrs. William Stutts,
Seagrove.
.Funeral was held from the M. E.
church at Hemp Sunday afternoon at
:S o’clock by Rev. B. C. Reavis, pastor
of the Asheiboro M. E. church and the
body laid to rest in the church ceme
tery. The service at the church was
most impressive.
Flowers, of which there was a pro
fusion, were home by Mrs. Casper
Gox, Mrs. Causey Cox, Mrs. Colviw
McCain, Mrs. Paul Mahess, Mrs. H.
Jones, Mrs. Mack Maner, Mrs. John
Overman, Mrs. Martin Overman and
Mrs. L. B.' Lambert and Misses Lou
ette Steed, Josie Fritz and Rena
Smith. The pallbearers were Messrs.
L. B. Lambert, Coble Maness, Law
rence Hmshaw, Henry Bulb and Wil
liam Allred.
Old Document Discloses
Suit Brought For $1.75
Arch Adams, resident of Randolph
county back in the Sixties, it seems,
owed C. W. Woolen Jhe sum of $1.75,
which, for some reason unknown 67
years later, failed, or refused to pay.
As a result of this refusal or failure
of payment Mr. Woolen had a war
rant issued against Adams. This
warrant was issued by W. B. Vickery,
a Justice of the peace in Randolph
county at that time. This paper was
found the first of the week by work
men tearing down the old house on
the Site in Greensboro of O. Henry’s
birthplace, on which the new Masonic
Temple will be constructed. The pa
per reads as follows:
“State of North Carolina, Randolph
county. To any lawful officer to exe
cute and return within thirty days
from the date hereof, (Sundays ex
cepted). You are hereby commanded
to take the body of Arch Adams and
safely keep, so that you have
befbre me or some other justice
lie peace for said county, to ans
wer the complaint of C. W. Woolen
for the non-payment of the sum of
one dollar and seventy-five cents due
under my hand
September,
. J. P.
Can’t Violate Game
Law In Randolph Co.
And Get By With It
The Randolph County Game
Commission is serving notice
that it will not knowingly per
mit 'violation of the game and
fish laws in Randolph county.
The members of this county
commission have no desire to
severely penalize any of the
violators, but they do intend to
see to it that in so far as pos
sible the law shall be observed
in Randolph so that game and
fish may abound in the coniines
of the county as in the years
long past. In carrying out the
policy of the commission, Game
Warden Garner last Tuesday
brought five High Point men, R.
J. Clinard, A. C. Farrington, G.
C. Clinard, L. G. Brown and E.
R. Jackson, before Justice Hal
M. Worth on charge of seining
in Uwharrie river. The quintet
pleaded guilty and were let off
with the minimum fine and
cost, all of which amounted to
more than $60.00. Possession
of fish and net is said to be suf
ficient evidence of guilt, it not
being necessary to apprehend
seiners in the act of netting the
water. *
Reunion Of Plummer
Family Held Sunday
All Children Of Mr. And Mrs. R.
F. Plummer Were Present
On Occasion.
A family reunion was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Plummer,
in North Asheboro, last Sunday, this
being the first reunion of the family
at which all the children and practic
ally all of the, .grandchildren were
present. The reunion was held at
this particular time instead of on a
birthday occasion because of the ar
rival from Bloomfield, Indiana, of Mr.
and Mrs. Plummer’s oldest son, Bert
Plummer, and from Lawrence, Kan
sas, of Mrs. Plummer’s brother, Mr.
R. C. Welborn, together with his wife
and two daughters.
A sumptuous dinner was spread in
picnic style under the shade of the
apple trees in tb$ orchard at the Plum
mer home. A most enjoyable time
was had by all present.
The five children and their families
present were: Bert Plummer, Bloom
field, Ind.; Fred Plummer, of Ashe
boro; John Plummer, of Greensboro;
Robert Plumm«».Jr., of High Point,
and one daughter; and Mrs. iftmer
Harper, of Asheboro. Mr. Robert
Talley, of Greensboro, who is related
to the Plummer family, was present
also.
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Hosiery Mill Chartered
One of the concerns chartered by
the Secretary of State Tuesday was
the Randolph Silk Hosiery Mills, Inc.,
of Asheboro, to deal in knitted goods,
with authorized capital stock of
^400,000, with $500 paid in by D. B.
McCrary, W. J. Armfield, Jr., Hugh
Parks, K. Alexander and C. W. Mc
Crary, all of Asheboro.
Mrs. Mary Jane Hardin Dead
Funeral was held at Tabernacle
church, in Guilford county, Sunday
morning by Rev. W. F. Ashbum, as
sisted by Rev. T. M. Johnson, for
Mrs. Mary Jane Hardin, who died
Saturday at her home In the Taber
nacle community. Mrs. Hardin was a
well known and highly respected wo
man of the Tabernacle community.
Store Owner Armed With Trusty Gun
Breaks Up Attempted Robbery at Ulah
Wister Williams, Ulah Merchant,
Fires Load From Gun At
Fleeing Thief.
Second Thief Caught
In Store Gets Away
None Are Caught, But There
Was Plenty Of Excitement.
A bold attempt at robbery of Wis
ter Williams’ store at Ulah, on High
way 70, five miles south of Asheboro,
about three o’clock yesterday morn
ing, was foiled by the appearance on
the scene of Mr. Williams with his
shotgun. Mr. Williams, who lives
only a short distance from his store,
was aroused by the noise made by the
robbers forcing an entry at the front
door. Arming himself with a shot
gun, he set out to investigate.
He saw a man standing outside his
store evidently keeping watch. When
this man- saw Mr. Williams he made
a break for his car, a Chrysler road
ster, parked on the highway near the
store. As he drove by Mr. Williams
took a shot at him with his shotgun
at short-range. Mr. Williams be
lieves he hit his marie, although the
car continued on its way and was re
ported to have passed through Ashe
boro five minutes later at a rapid rate
of speed. Sheriff Brady, who had
been called when the robbers were
first discovered, gave chase to the
Chrysler, but the fleeing thief and
car had too much start for the sheriff
to overtake the automobile.
Asheboro School Begins Fall Term
Sept. Sth; All Teachers Selected
The fall term of Asheboro graded 1
school- will open Monday morning,;
September 5th, according to announce- j
ment made yesterday by R. J. Hilker, |
superintendent. Prof. Hilker returned i
last week from the University of
Virginia, Charlottesville, where he
had been taking graduate work dur
ing the summer, and is now in Ashe
boro making preparations for the
opening of school. Prof. Hilker was
elected an honorary member of the
Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity at the
University of Virginia on basis of
the scholastic work which he did there
this summer.
The prospects for a most success
ful school year beginning this fall
were never better in the history of the
school. Extra care and attention has
been given to the selection of an able
corps of teachers, and the school board
and the superintendent feel that the
teachers this year, as has been true
in the past, will compare favorably
with any similar corps of teachers in
the country. Last year was the first
Star Mail Route
To Serve Liberty
A. & Y. Permitted To Take Off |
Trains And Star Route To
Carry Mail.
One Round Trip Daily
The North Carolina Corporation
Commission has granted petition of \
the Atlantic and Yadkin railway com- J
pany to take off trains 32 and 33 op- j
erating between Mount Airy and San- 1
ford, effective last Monday morning.
Two express trains will be operated
by the road in place of the two pas
senger trains taken off.
Mail service will be maintained to
Sanford and Mt. Airy and to the post
offices intervening by star route
trucks similar to those operated from
Greensboro to Asheboro, Ramseur,
Pleasant Garden and Climax, and
from High Point to Asheboro. The
truck to Sanford will leave Greens
boro at 5 a. m. seven mornings in the
week and is scheduled to arrive in
Sanford at 7:55 a. m. It will leave
Sanford on return at 4 p. m. and ar
rive in Greensboro at 7 p. m. Such
offices as Liberty, Staley, Siler City,
Mount Vemon Springs, Bonlee, Bear
Creek, Goldson, Gulf, Cumnock and
Sanford will be served by the star
route.
The Mt. Airy and Greensboro route
j will be operated only six days in the
week.
Albert L. Cox Heads Legion
The North Carolina Department of
the American Legion held its annual
convention in Washington, in north
eastern North Carolina, the first of
the week. Col. Albert L. Cox, of Ra
leigh, was elected head of the legion
and Charlotte was selected as meet
ing place for 1928. Reports indicate
that the legion membership in the
State had gone over the 10,000 mark.
Revival At Spoon’s Chapel
A series of meetings will be start
ed at Spoon’s Chapel the third Sunday
in August. Services will be conduct
ed by Rev. Lowdermilk, of Ramseur,
and Rev. W. N. Hayes. A band of
singers from Greensboro will also
take part in the services. The public
is invited to attend these meetings.
sheriff. Before Mr. Brady arrived,
however, the man inside the store
made his escape. He accomplished
this by a clever ruse. He threw an
axe through one of the front windows
of the store to draw the attention of
the watchers and while they were
waiting for his appearance through
this window, he escaped through a
back window which he had pried
loose for the purpose.
Neither of the two men who at
tempted the bold robbery have been
apprehended.
Funeral Held Tuesday
For Mrs. Rebecca Cox, 71
Funeral was held Tuesday afternoon
at 2 o’clock from Shiloh Christian
church by Rev. D. R. Moffitt for Mrs.
Rebecca Cox, aged 71 years, who died
Monday after an illness of three
weeks at her home in Providence
township. Mrs. Cox had been a con
sistent member of Pleasant Grove
Christian church since early girl
hood.
Surviving in addition to the hus
band, Simon Cox, are five sons, Wal
ter and Lexie Cox, of Bennett, and
N. P., Z. H. and E. H. Cox, of High
Point; and one daughter, Mrs. Mary
McCoy, of Coleridge. ,
Special Term Court
The week’s special term of court
for the trial of cases on the civil
docket will convene in Asheboro on
Monday morning, September 29th,
with Judge N, M. Townsend, of Dunn,
presiding. This term will be followed
the next week by one of criminal
court. List of jurors for these two
terms have been published previously
in this newspaper.
session of Prof. Hilker’s school work
in the Asheboro schools. The results
of the year’s work justified the school
board’s judgment in his selection as
head of the school, and the patrons of
the school in general expect a repe
tition of last year’s successful school
session.
Teachers elected and who will as
sume their duties September 5th are:
Primary teachers: Miss Gladys Jul
ian, Miss Mary Blair, Miss Claudine ]
Krider, Miss Lucy Lovett, Miss Kate I
Bulla, Miss Frances Barker, Miss
Enolia Presnell, Mrs. Bessie L. Rice.
Grammar Grade teachers: Miss Don
na Loflin, Miss Edith Keel, Mrs. J. P.
Gamer, Miss Bertha Presnell, Miss
Adna Lamb, Mrs. John T. Moffitt,
Miss Nannie Farmer, Miss Lila Park,
Miss Callie Vuncannon.
High School teachers: Miss Massa
Lambert, Mr. George D. White, Mr.
Jesse P. Burton, Miss Alma Lassiter,
Miss Dorothy Lowe, Mrs. Joseph•
Newlin.
Piano teachers: Miss Nannie Bulla,
Miss Bertie May.
Chas. Ross Chief
Speaker At Reunion
Recounts History Of Ross Fam
ily At Family Gathering
Last Thursday*
Came From Scotland
The annual reunion of the Ross
family was held at Pleasant Garden
last Thursday with around two hun
dred members of the klan being pres
ent. Mr. R. R. Ross, his daughter,
Miss Esther, who is historian, and his
sons, Arthur, J. D. and L. F. Ross, of
Asheboro, Assistandt Attorney Gen
eral, Charles Ross, of Lil
lington, and George Ross, of the
State Division of Markets, Jackson
Springs, and the children in the fam
ilies were present for the occasion.
Mr. Charles Ross made the princi
pal address. The history of the
family was of much interest and
shows that this klan of the Ross
family came from the Highlands of
Scotland, Leven Ross, a great grand
father of our townsman, R. R. Ross,
of Asheboro, being the original set
tler in this section. Another of the
interesting features of the program
was the singing of Scotch songs by
Misses Elizabeth and Lucy Clyde and
Annie Gilbert Ross, of Asheboro.
An old negro woman who had been
in the family all her life, was present
and in various conversations told of
many happenings of the long ago
which were particularly interesting to
the younger members of the family.
In addition to the dinner, which
was sumptuous, was a Brunswick
stew which has been one of the items
on the menu each year, and a big load
of watermelons. The following offi
cers were re-elected:
Mrs. Lalah Ross Perkins, Greens
boro, Pres.; J. D. Ross, Asheboro, Vice
President; Lynn Ross Hunt, Pleasant
Garden, Sec.; A. M. Ross, Pleasant
Garden, Treas.; Miss Esther Ross,
Asheboro, Historian.
Elimination Contests
In Tennis Tournament
Elimination contests are being play
ed this week in the Randolph tennis
tournament. Winners in the contests
this week will play next week and
until the final contest for the Parks
loving cup is played as final between
the two final winners in the prelim
inaries. Five contests were staged
Monday and Tuesday. These con
tests were as follows: Ed Cranford
won over C. M. Fox; Frank McCrary
over Hardy Moore; Bob Morris over
Rev. G. W. Clay; Nab Armfield over
Claude Phillips; A.. T. Lomax over
Stanton Skeen.
Other contests which will be played
this week will be as follows: A. I.
Ferree and J. Harper Erwin, Jr.;
Rev. C. G. Smith and Henry Armfield;
Sam Story and Dick Stone; John
Hunter and Jack Cranford.
Birthday Dinner Sunday
In Honor Of Mr. Gunter
On last Sunday the relatives and
friends of J. L. Gunter met at his
home on Ramseur, Route 1, for a sur
prise birthday dinner. Mr. Gunter at
tended church services at Pleasant
Ridge and upon his return home he
found the yard at his home filled with
automobiles and people. The long
table prepared for this event was cov
ered with all kinds of good things to
eat. After a picture of the table had
been taken, Rev. R. Paton Cox, of
Indiana, offered a prayer of thanks
giving. Every one was then invited
to partake of the dinner. One hundred
and seventy-five people were present
on the occasion which was in celebra
tion of Mr. Gunter’s 57th birthday.—
Reporter.
Montgomery County Tax Bate
The county budget adopted by the
board of commissioners of Montgom
ery county indicates that a tax levy
of |1.86 on the $100 valuation will be
necessary to cover actual estimated
expenses of the county. The debt
service levy will be 64 cents, schools
78 cents, roads 29 cents, general fund
15 cents and 5 cents for county home
and pauper fund. Stanly county’s
rate will be $1.40 cents on the $100
valuation instead of $1.20 last year.
Seven Draw Ines
For Law Rotation
First Conviction In The County
Under New Game Law—An
other Follows.
Are Enforcing Law
Seven jfien, W. L. McCulIom, Coy
Henson and Hagen, Melvin and Speck
Phillips, all of Star, and L. S. Smith
and E. M. Moore, of Samarcand, cam*
to Asheboro Friday and submitted to
violation of the game law incurred
shortly before by chasing a fox ia
Randolph county. The seven pleaded
ignorance of the law and the case
against them was dismissed upoa
payment of the minimum fine and the
costs. Open season for chasing foxes
in Randolph does not open until No
vember 1st, and those who chase Rey
nard before that time are doing so ia
violation of the State game law as
well as the county law. The State
game law made no change in the
county law with reference to foxes,
and in no wise repealed county game
laws.
This is the first conviction under
the new game law in Randolph this
season. The County Game Commis
sion is endeavoring to enforce the
game laws without prejudice and
without favor. Heretofore little at
tention has been given to the en
forcing of the county game laws and
as a result many of the citizens of
Randolph, even to say nothing of
those who live without the county,
have little knowledge of the law.
Another game law case which came
up Friday was that against Elsie
Coble and Howard Kirkman, of Prov
idence township, who were charged
with shooting quail out of season. The
case against these boys was dismiss
ed when Hal Millikan swore on the
stand that he was the man who fired
the gun in question and that he killed
a robin instead of a quail. The shoot
ing of a robin out of season is under
stood to be against the federal laws.
Paving On Highways Thru
Liberty Has Been Finished
Paving on Highways 60 and 62
through the corporate limits of Lib
erty has been completed and the
highways opened to traffic. Work
had been in progress on these two
projects for some time and had dis
rupted business conditions in the town
to some extent. The survey on 68
from Liberty to Greensboro is being
: carried on, but the definite location of
[the road is said to be undecided. It
will be recalled that Commissioner
Cox some time ago stated that this
highway would be routed from Liberty
to Greensboro instead of Liberty to
High Point, as rumor had it, but that
the route of the road would have to
be straightened in many places. Ap
parently this is what the surveyors
are doing.
Reynolds Buys Curtiss Field
Richard Reynolds, of Winston-Sa
lem, young millionaire president of
the Reynolds Airways, has purchased
the Curtiss Field on Long Island. Mr,
Reynolds is the son of the late R. J.
Reynolds and is greatly interested in
aviation. The company of which he
is president, makes its base at Had
ley Field, N. J. The Reynolds Air
ways also operates a passenger ser
vice at Rochester, N. Y.
Picnic Yesterday At
“Wildwood”, Trinity
Held In Honor Of Mrs. Nannie
Bulla Craven, Widow Of Dr.
James Craven.
>.
Twenty-five of thirty relatives and
friends met at Bruce Craven’s home,
Wildwood, at old Trinity, yesterday
afternoon at 1 o’clock and enjoyed
themselves with a sumptuous feast
spread on tables in the park in the
rear of his beautiful home in which
Mr. Craven was bom but which was
sold by his parents, and has passed
through various hands and finally
back into the original owner's. It
was in honor of his mother, Mrs.
Nannie Bulla Craven, widow of the
late Dr. James Craven. There were
present Miss Kate Craven, only sur
viving child of Dr. Braxton Craven.
Miss Nannie Bulla and brother, L. Dl
Bulla; Misses Eunice and Mary Bulla,
daughters of Mr. L. D. Bulla; Mrs.
Mary McCain and daughters, Mrs.
Newsom and Miss Louise McCain;
Mrs. Annie Robins, Mrs. John H. An
derson, Mrs. W. H. Moring, Mr. and
Mrs. William C. Hammer and several
young people, relatives of the family.
The occasion was a most delightful
one.
Miss Kate Craven, after the lunch
eon hour, took some of the visitors
through the old Dr. Braxton Craven
mansion which was designed and
built under the direction of Dr.
Craven. *
The furniture, tapestry and pic
tures in this beautiful old ho
just as they were when Mrs.
died. There are photo
many of the graduating
Trinity College during Dr.
lifetime, including the
ator
man,
class
inter.
Dr.
fluence.