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Asheborot N. C* Thursday, October 20, 1927
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Funeral Sunday
For Mrs. Marley
Held At Methodist Church In
' Ramseur, Following Her
Death Friday Morning.
Fine Tribute Paid Her
Ramseur, Oct. 17.—Mrs. Celia A.
Marley, aged 69, died at her home here
Friday morning following an illness
of only twelve hours. Death is _ at
tributed to paralysis. She was' in
good health until Thursday afternoon
when she was stricken. A second
stroke followed a few hours later.
Mrs. Marley was a member of the
Methodist church and was active in all
its various lines of endeavor. At the
time of her passing she was a teacher
3, in the Sunday school. Mrs. Marley
was known and loved far and near.
Her church and community will deep
ly miss her beautiful Christian life
and influence.
Mrs. Marley is survived by three
sons, W. E. and V. C. Marley, of Ram
seur, and E. H. Marley, of Columbia,
S. C.; one daughter, Mrs. S. A. Cav
eness, of Greensboro; one brother, E.
T. Whitehead, of Coleridge; and one
sister, Mrs. Lula Cox, of Ramseur.
She leaves also ten grandchildren.
The funeral service was held in the
Methodist church in Ramseur Sunday
afternoon at 2 o’clock. The service
was conducted by her pastor, Rev. J.
W. "Hoyle, Jr., assisted by Rev. W. A.
Elam, pastor of the Baptist church.
~ The large crowd from Ramseur and
elsewhere more than filled the church
and the altar was banked high with
flowers attesting the high esteem in
which Mrs. Marley was held.
After the service at the church, the
body was taken to old Concord ceme
tery, near Coleridge, for burial. This
was in Mrs. Marley’s old home com
munity, and a great throng of people
was. present when the funeral proces
sion arrived.
The pallbearers were: Messrs. J. S.
Wylie, W. C. Trogdon, H. P. Smith, J.
R. Wilson, D. E. Highfill and J. P.
Cox. Flowers were carried by Misses
Nellie Allen, Ruth Covington, Tana
Mae Brown, Jewel Kirkman, Nellie
Kivett, Ida Phillips, Pauline Allred,
Dorothy Dixon, Nora Phillips, Julia
West, Ida Cox, Mary Sikes, Eugenia
Lane, Ida West, Omice Scotten, Lucy
Brown, Nellie Wylie, Eva Phillips,
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Superior Court Convenes
In AsBeboro October Slot
Hie two weeks term of Randolph
Superior Court for the trial of cases
on the civil docket only will convene
in Asheboro on Monday morning,
October 31st, with Judge John H.
Harwood, of Waynesville, presiding.
Judge Harwood is the latest of the
special judges of Superior Court ap-:
- pointed by Governor McLean. At the
time, of his appointment he was ser
ving at Assistant Attorney General
for North Carolina. He was succeed
ed in this capacity by Hon. Walter
Siler, of Chatham county.
Has Second Crop Of Apples
Mr. L. H. Laughlin, of Randleman,
has the second crop of apples on one
of the trees in his orchard. He has
sent two small branches with small
apples to The Courier for exhibition.
This is unusual and according to the
old people, signifies a cold winter.
The Courier is grateful to Mr. Laugh
lin for sending the late apples.
Ramseur P.-T. Association
- In Special Meeting Friday
Ramseur, Oct. 18.—A special meet
ing of the Parent-Teacher Association
will be held Friday afternoon at 8:30
o'clock. An interesting and entertain
ing program, twenty minutes in
length, will be rendered by pupils of
the fourth and fifth grades. This
will be followed by a discussion of
vital subjects, one of whirl will fee
“Our Attitude Towards Authority.”
Two-minute speeches will be made by
members of the association. The en
tire program will not last over an
hour. Let everybody attend this meet
ing if possible and encourage the work
of the association in this community.
Mrs. Cagle Dead
Wife Of Cornelius Cagle, For
merly Of Randolph.
Mrs. Aurilla Cagle, wife of Cornel
ius Cagle, died at her home near High
Point, Monday morning following ill
health for six months. Mrs. Cagle
was born in Randolph county, Sep
tember 23, 1877, the daughter of An
drew and Mary Green Auman. She
had lived near High Point only two
years, having moved there from Ran
dleman in 1925. She was a member
of New Hope Methodist church, in
Automatic Traffic
Signal Devices To
Direct Traffic Here
Order has- been placed by the
authorities of the town of Ashe
boro for three automatic electric
traffic signal devices to be install
ed at three main street intersec
tions in Asheboro. These are in
tersections of North Fayetteville
and Salisbury Streets; Sunset Ave
nue (Depot Street) and Fayette
ville at Bank of Randolph; and
South Fayetteville and Academy
Streets at the school building. It
is anticipated that these signal de
vices will arrive and be installed
within thirty days. They are made
by General Electric Corporation
and are similar to those in use in
Greensboro and other large towns
and cities in the State. Much has
been done to improve traffic on
the streets of the town during the
past few months and it is the be
lief of Mayor Cranford and the
other town authorities that the in
stallation of these automatic traf
fic signals will still further im
prove traffic handling in Asheboro.
Five County High
Schools Show Good
Average Attendance
Reports from five of the high
schools in the county at the close of
the first month of school work show
that the enrollment at these schools
is splendid and that the average daily
attendance is of the order that calls
for a feeling of pride among the
school folks in the county. Reports
from Ramseur, Franklinville, Randle
man, Farmer and Liberty are in the
hands of County Superintendent Bulla
and these indicate enrollment and at
tendance as follows:
Enroll- Av. Daily
School ment Attend. Pet
Ramseur 409 381 92
Franklinville 317 300 94
Randleman 677 653 96
Farmer 296 276 93
Liberty 468 439 93
Average daily attendance for the
five schools, 94 per cent
Other averages will be published at
any time they are received by this
newspaper.
E. Frank Saunders Dies
After Lingering Illness
E. Frank. Saunders, 58, died at his
home an Randleman, Route 2, Sunday,
following an illness lasting since last
July when he was painfully burned
about the body when his clothing be
came ignited from gasoline. He was
bom April 10, 1869 in Montgomery
county, the son of Eli and Elizabeth
Richardson Saunders. He was a pros
perous farmer and a devoted member
of the Baptist church. He leaves his
widow, Mrs. Margaret Saunders, and
ten children.
Funeral was held at Giles Chapel
church Monday by Elder S. H. Reed,
of Walnut Cove, and the body laid to
rest in the church cemetery.
Randolph Scene Of
Mining Activities
Saturday, October 15th, conveys the
intelligence that a Winston-Salem
corporation has been chartered to mine
for gold at the old Porter mine, in
the Holly Springs community of
Randolph county. Herman J. Bryson,
State geologist, is authority for the
statement that the mine may yield
$500,000 worth of gold. Assays of 14
samples from the property by Mr.
Bryson revealed gold valued at $2,000
per ton of dirt. The Porter mine,
southeast of Asheboro, is about two
miles distant from the Spoon mine at
which operations were started about
three weeks ago. Work has been com
pleted in pumping water out of this
mine and it will be only a short while
until work will be started in mining
for the precious metal. If any activ
ities in the way of mining are in
progress on any big scale at the Por
ter mine Just at this time this news
paper has been unable to learn of
District Odd Fellows Meeting
A district meeting of Odd Fellows
was held in High Point Tuesday night
Members of the order from the four
counties in the district, Guilford,
Randolph, Rockingham and Alamance,
were in attendance. The Degree of
Truth was conferred upon six candi
dates. Meeting was held in the Odd
Fellows hall on East Commerce
Street
Community Singing
ommunity Singing Club will
October 23rd, beginning at
News From Raleigh Says Porto:
Mine To Be Opened—Work
At Spoon Mine.
A news item from Raleigh dated
Mrs. Makepeace Is
Dead At Sanford
Was Born And Reared At Frank
linville, But Moved To San
ford In 1881.
Mother Of Mrs. Parks
It was with sadness that a message
was received in Asheboro last Fri
day afternoon of the death of Mrs.
Kate Makepeace, of Sanford. She was 1
a true wife and devoted mother and j
neighbor. No higher eulogy than
this can be pronounced upon any wo- !
man. It can be truly said that in ]
training her family, in the church and
in her social circle she always did
her duty nobly. Ripened in years and j
fully prepared for another state of j
existence, she passes on to enjoy the
reward of a life well spent.
Mrs. Makepeace was bom in Frank
linville, Randolph county, 75 years
ago last June 14th, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome B. Russell. She
joined the Methodist church in Frank
linville while only eight years old.
She was the oldest of a large family
and the last to pass away. On April
18, 1877, she was married to John B.
Makepeace, who has preceded her to
the grave. Mrs. Makepeace moved to
Sanford in 1884. She was a charter
member of the Methodist church at
that place, and it was from this
church that her funeral was held Sat
urday afternoon by her pastor, Rev.
G. T.* Adams. Special music was ren
dered by the church choir, and her
favorite hymns were sung. The church
was crowded with relatives and
friends to pay their last tribute to
her life. One touching scene was her
colored friends who sat in a body and
her servant “Aunt” Ann who came in
with her family and who had been
faithful to her every duty for several
years. Many floral designs were bank
ed around her casket, showing the
high esteem in which she was held.
Surviving Mrs. Makepeace are the
following children: Mrs. Hugh Parks,
Asheboro; J. F. Makepeace, of Ra
leigh; Mrs. C. R. Preddy, of Durham,
W. R. Makepeace and Mrs. H. S. Ed
wards, of Sanford.
Singers Convention
In Asheboro, Oct. 30
Will Begin At 11 O’clock In The
Morning And Last Through
The Afternoon.
As has been previously announced,
the members of the North Carolina
Singers Convention will meet in the
court house in Asheboro, Sunday, Oc
tober 30th. The convention will be
called to order at 11 o’clock in the
morning by Prof. A. M. Ferftriss, of
Pleasant Garden, president of the
convention for the past IS years. Af
ter the greetings to the convention
and devotional exercises, an address
of welcome will be delivered by C. C.
Cranford, mayor of Asheboro. Fol
lowing this address, the sessions of
the convention will be held.
Members of the convention are
requested to bring baskets of lunch
which will be served in the form of a
union dinner. Several new singers
will be among the crowd, among the
old organizations will be the Fentriss
male chorus, Greenwood male quartet,
Coltrain-Bailer Brothers and a num
ber of others.
The public is invited to attend the
singing services.
Mrs. Mary E. Smith Dies
At Her Home In Millboro
Mrs. Mary E. Smith died at her
home at Millboro last Friday from
the infirmities of age. She was bom
in Randolph county, Oct. 4, 1850, the
daughter of the late Wiley and Nancy
langley Davenport She was married
to Henry Smith, who preceded her to
the grave several years ago. Sur
viving are the following children: An
derson, George and Crusoe Smith,
Mrs. Fannie McDonald, Mrs. ©. M.
Glasgow, Mrs. Mattie Martindale and
Mrs. Frank Rich. She leaves also
three sisters, Mrs. Thomas Caster,
Mrs. W. J. Murphy and Miss Jane
Davenport She was a true and faith
ful Christian woman and was for
many years a member of Bethany
church from which the funeral was
conducted Saturday by Rev. 0. A.
lindley.
Honoring Mrs. Birth
Randleman, Oct. 18.—Mrs. C. B.
Parsons and Miss Maulta Ivey were
joint hostesses Saturday night, hon
oring Mrs. John R. Bulla, with a
shower. After an evening of rook,
MW Ruth Slack and Mrs. Willie Phil
lips carried top scire. They were pre
sented with dainty handmade hand
kerchiefs. Next the ‘guests were
aftlrfd to guess the number of beans
in a Jar. Miss Patsy Wright being
the winner in this was given a prise.
The hostesses then served refresh
ments consisting of ice cream and
cakes. The honoree received many
nice and useful gifts. . ,;!f.
Those present tpgto *
Charles Ivey, John Hinshaw, Willie
Phillips, Earl Johnson,, John Bulla
and C. B. Parsons; Misses Maulte
Ivey, Thelma Hughes from Seneca,
Annual Reunion Of
Pugh And Iineberry
Families Sunday
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More Than 300 Members of The
Family Gathered At Gray’s
Chapel Church.
The annual reunion of the Pugh
and Lineberry families was held last
Sunday at Gray’* Chapel church with
more than 300 members of the two
families and their friends present. The
feature of the reunion was the ad
1 dress by Dr. EL C. Perisho, of Guil
jford College. He stressed particu
larly the importance of right living
I and the power of good character. He
! paid tribute to the upright lives of
the members of the Pugh and Line
berry families, all of whom, he said,
were substantial and successful citi
i zens and exerted: an influence * for
good in the communities in which
they live.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President, Jesse
Pugh, Asheboro; vice president, June
Cox, Liberty; secretary, Lucian Pugh,
1112 Bellevue Street, Greensboro;
historians, G. W. Pugh, Mrs. Millard
Pugh and Charles Lineberry, Mill
boro; William Blair, 1007 Asheboro
Street, Greensboro; Miss Verla Line
berry, Climax and Mrs. W. C. Brown,
Climax.
A picnic dinner (was spread on the
church lawn and thie was greatly en
joyed. The pastor of the church re
turned thanks>and made a few fitting
remarks at the noon hour.
The reunion next year will be held
at the same time, third Sunday in
October, and the same place, Gray’s
Chapel church. f
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Millsaps Attending
National Dairy Show
Gets Trip By Virtue Of Win In
“Better Sires” Campaign—
Won Third Place.
County Agent Ewing S. Millsaps,
Jr., is in Memphis, Tennessee, this
week attending the National Dairy
Show. This trip was made possible
for Mr. Millsaps by virtue of his win
ning third place among the county
agents of the State in a “Better
Sires” campaign staged last year.
In the exceptionally fine piece of
work’which Mr. Millsaps did in the
county he placed during the twelve
months ending August 31st, twenty
eight registered Guernsey bulls to
gether with p lajrgg^umber of pure
bred grade milk cows. This accom
plishment entitled Mr. -Millsaps to
half his expenses to the national show,
and the Randolph board of commis
sioners, in appreciation of his contri
bution to the county’s prosperity and
wealth in promoting the dairy in
dustry, voted an appropriation cover
ing the other half of the expense of
the trip.
I will be recalled by those convers
ant with the work being done in the
county by Mr. Millsaps that he won
second place in a similar “Better
Sires” campaign in. 1926 rand was re
warded with a trip to the national
dairy show, held that year in Mich
igan. This win disqualified him for
entry into the contest last year. Dur
ing the thirty months ending August
31st, last, Mr. Millsaps has placed on
the farms of Randolph eounty 76 reg
istered Guernsey bulls, 109 registered
Guernsey cows and 207 grade cows, a
total of 392 of the hotter grade, an
average of over ten a month.
This is an accomplishment worthy
of note, and it is an addition to the
wealth of the county that cannot be
measured immediately in dollars and
cents. The entire livestock industry
in the county has been placed on a
higher plane by virtue of this work
and the basis has been'hud for an im
proved breed of -cattle on every farm
in Randolph.
To Hold Halloween Party
The Philathea class ol the First
Methodist church "will hold a Hallow
e’en party Friday night, October 28th
in the F. E. Byrd old stand west of
the railroad. A prise will 3»e offered
for the best costume.
November 4th Is Day Set For
Drive And J. D. Ross Will
Be In Charge Of It.
New Scout Troop
B. W. Hackney, Jr* Scomt Executive
for Uwharrie Council, was in Ashe
boro yesterday in the interest of the
campaign which will be put on la
town one day only, November 4th, to
raise $300 for benefit «f loeal Boy
Scout troops. This campaign will be
headed by Mr. J. D. Roes. Every ef
fort will be made to raise the requir
ed amount in a single-day. The mon
ey so gotten will be used only for
benefit of local scout troops.
Asheboro has had for some time a
Scoot troop under the command of
Rev. C. G. Smith, pastor of the Pres
byterian church. This troop has
shown up well in summer encamp
ment and individuals in it have car
ried off several of the eettp honors.
Seagrove Forms
P.-T. Association
Fifty-Seven Persons Join At Or
ganization Meeting—Officers
Are Elected.
School Improvement
Seagrove, Oct. 18.—A large crowd
attended the entertainment at the
school auditorium last Friday night.
A very interesting program was ren
dered by the school, after which Mrs.
W. W. Martjp, of the extension de
partment of N. C. C. W., lectured on
the work of the Parent-Teacher Asso
ciation. A parent-teacher association
was organized with the following offi
cers: Pres., Mr. L. A. King; vice pres.,
Mrs. A. C. Harris; sec., Miss Lillie
O’Quinn; and treas, Mr. 0. D. Law
rence. There were 57 members en
rolled at this meeting.
Much interest is being shown in the
school. The laboratory is being
equipped this week, and we are ex
pecting to have the books for the li
brary at an early date, sufficient to
make this a standard school.
Mrs. W. L. Stutts and daughter,
Miss Elflada, visited in Hemp last
Friday.
Mr. Frank Auman and family went
to Asheboro shopping Saturday af
ternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Comelison and
Miss Mabel Auman spent Sunday in
High Point.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Harris and son,
Wade, visited at Mr. M. M. Harris’,
near Charlotte, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Spence and
children spent Sunday with • Mr.
Spence’s parents near Coleridge.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. King, of High
Point, visited at Mr. J. E. King’s Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Farlow, of High
Point, visited here during the week
end.
Mr. A. R. Auman and family visit
ed their daughter, Mrs. Worthy
Brown, at Eagle Springs Sunday.
Miss Wincie Harper has moved her
stock of goods from her home near
here -into the new store building on
Main street just erected by Mr. M.
Farlow, and which is owned by
Messrs. Charles Farlow and George
Harmon. '
We are glad to say that Mr. E. B.
Leach is out again after being con
fined to his room a few days with
cold.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Worthy
Brown,-pf Eagle Springs, October 12,
a daughter. Mrs. Brown will be re
membered as Miss Grace Auman of
this place.
Morrison Opposes Smith
H. E. C: Bryant, writing from
Washington to the Charlotte Observer,
is authority for the statement that
former Governor Cameron Morrison
of North Carolina is opposed to the
nomination of A1 Smith of New York
for the Presidency by the Democrats.
Bryant says that Morrison while in
Washington Tuesday was in confer
ence with party leaders opposed to the j
Smith candidacy. Only one member1
of Congress from North Carolina is
said to favor Smith and this one is
Representative Kferr of the second
district.
Funeral Tuesday
For Miss Frazier
Died Monday Morning From
Pneumonia At Home Five
Mites From Ramseur.
District Game Warden
Here For Conference
Ramseur, Oct. 18.—Miss Martha
Frasier, aged 17, daughter of Mr, and
Mrs. W. G. Frazier, died at their
home Monday morning, five miles
east of Ramseur, after being con
fined to her room two months. She
developed pneumonia a few days ago
from which she was unable to recover.
She is survived beside® her parents,
one brother, Glen Frazier; her grand
mother, Mrs. W. H. York.
Funeral service was conducted
Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at
Rehobeth M. F. church by Rev. T. F.
Andrew, of Staley, and the body
laid to rest in the church cemetery.
Flower girls were: Misses Grace
Edwards, Madge Siler, Jeanette Brow
er, Delena Stout, Lucy York, Blanche
Burgess, Moselle Brower, Martha
Teague, Ehna Frazier, Peggy York,
Cleodell Burgess, Hettie York, Edith
Frazier, Artie York, Ruth Teague,
Moselle Frazier, Hazel Smith, Lain
Ward, Ella Mae Vestal, Pearl York,
Lucy Edwards, Mary Burgess and
Bonnie Johnson, Vanna Burgess and
Lucy Burgess.
Pall bearers were: Messrs. T. C.
Frazier, J. C. Frazier, E. W. Frazier,
C. J. Frazier, Paul Frazier, and
Dwight Teague.
First Snow Of Year In State
The first snow of the year in North
Carolina fell Tuesday in Yancey,
Mitchell, Henderson and Haywood
counties, while the mercury slumped
enough all over the State to cause
people to start up the fires and get out
the winter garments. Snow flurries
were reported at Durham and in Chat
ham county. Misting rain fell inter
mittently in various parts of the
State, including Randolph county.
Asheboro Taxpayers
Are Notified Taxes
Due For This Year
Taxpayers in the town of Ashe
boro have within the past several
days received in their mail gentle
reminders that tax paying time has
come around again. The town tax
books have been completed and no
tices mailed out to all taxpayers.
As has been announced previously,
the tax rate this year is $1.80 on
the $100 valuation, and the tax no
tices show that this is divided as
follows: For school bonds, 20
cents; general fund, 40 cts.; school
fund, 45 cts.; and bonds and inter
ets fund, 75 cts. A force is at
work on the county tax books and
it is anticipated that within a short
while tljese books will be turned
over to the sheriff for collection.
The county tax rate is $1.00 on the
$100 valuation, same as last year.
Combined town and county tax in
Asheboro is, therefore, $2.80, as
against $2.95 in 1926.
What Newspapers
Think Of Proposed
Route For P. & N.
The suggestion that the Piedmont
and Northern extend its electric line
from Charlotte by way of Albemarle
and Asheboro to Durham since ad
verse recommendation has been made
at to its proposed extension from
Charlotte by Winston-Salem to Dur
ham, has called forth editorial com
ment from many newspapers in the
Piedmont section. The Charlotte Ob
server thinks the new proposal worthy
of consideration by the P & N. offi
cials. The Lexington Dispatch, while
it would like to see the line built by
Asheboro and Albemarle, frankly is
of the opinion that effort to obtain
such an extension would “amount to
as much as barking at the moon.”
The Dispatch, granting that there
is a section along the new proposed
route which could be more intensely
developed by the building of the line,
holds that since the P. & N. is owned
by the Duke interests it would, of
course, prefer to build railroads where
their transmission lines go or are
likely to go in the future. The Dis
patch thinks the Interstate Commerce
Commission will not be able to hold
back indefinitely the tide of progress
that will force the building of the
road along the line first proposed be
fore many years.
The High Point Enterprise thinks
that the P. & N. may yet win its
fight for extension to Winston-Salem
and Durham along the route original
ly proposed, but if this should fail,
the Enterprise is hopeful that the
Duke interests will consider the sub
stitue line by way of Albemarle and
Asheboro to Durham. This would
open up, says the Enterprise, a sec
tion in need of better facilities and
not adequately served by established
railroads.
Many of our citizens will recall
that the original plan for the building
of the old North Carolina railroad
was from Salisbury to Raleigh by
way of Asheboro instead of making
the bend around to Greensboro. This
is all past history now, but the pro
posal advanced that the P. &. N.
build from Charlotte to Durhana by
way of Albemarle and Asheboro calls
to mind that such action would be a
realization of dreams of long ago of
an east to west rail route through
Randolph county.
Welbom Opens New Store
Jake Welbom, who has been man
ager of a furniture store in Winston
Salem for some time past, has re
turned to High Point and opened the
Ideal Furniture, Inc. Mr. Welbom
with his brothers engaged in the fur
niture business in High Point 27
years ago. He is a native of Ran
dolph county, and married Miss Jennie
Davis, also of Randolph. While Mr.
Welbom has been engaged in business
elsewhere he has never moved his
residence from Archdale. His many
relatives and friends will be glad to
hear.of his return to High Point and
to know of his success in business.
W. C. LUk Here
W. C. Lisk, district game warden, of
Richfield, accompained by Walter Ca
shatt, of Denton, game warden for
Davidson county, was in Asheboro
yesterday for a conference with Jesse
Gamer, Randolph warden, and Ed
Cranford, member of the State Game
and Fish Commission. Mr. Lisk has
supervision over nine counties. |Ie
finds conditions in these counties with
reference to the sale of licenses and
the observance of the law most ex
cellent. He finds that the citizens of
his district are co-operating in every
way possible with the officials in the
observance and enforcement of the
game laws. Farmers as well as hunt
ers from the towns are buying licens
es right along, says Mr. lisk, until
the total sold is going to reach fat’
ahead of expectations of the authori
ty
Nance Chevrolet
Co. Is In New Home
Now Located In Modern New
Brick Garage Building On
Sunset Avenue.
Growth Of Business
The moving into its own modem
brick garage building on Sunset
Avenue this week marks another
stage in the growth of the Nance
Chevrolet Company, Incorporated. In
July, 1023, it had its inception in a
small building on the west side of
South Fayetteville street. It soon
moved across the street into the Brit
tain garage building and after a year
there again moved to larger quarters
in the York building on North street.
Months ago the business outgrew this
location and work was started on a
new building on Sunset Avenue.
This new garage building has a
frontage of 45 feet on Sunset Avenue
and a depth of 125. It is of brick
and concrete and is built along the
most approved lines in garage engi
neering and construction. The fore
part of the building, with a plate
glass front, is used for show room,
offices, and store room for accessor
ies. Back of these is the work room,
a large, well lighted and well venti
lated shop for the repair work which
the garage does. Below this work
room is the basement for the storage
of cars.
The Nance Chevrolet Company,
Inc., has the agency for Chevrolet
cars and trucks in Randolph county.
To better enable the agency to take
care of its business, it has associated
with it two sub-agencies, the Johnson
Phillips Motor Company, at Randle
man, and the Motor Service Company,
at Liberty. It is anticipated that the
yearly sales of the parent agency
and its two associates will reach three
hundred Chevrolet cars and trucks
during this year.
E. M. Kearns, of Asheboro, Route 2,
is president of the Nance Chevrolet
Company, Inc., George T. Murdock, of
Asheboro, is vice president, and R. E.
Nance, of Asheboro, is secretary and
treasurer. The sales and mechanical
force consists of B. S. Nance, E.
Freeman, Colon Davis and W. W. Au
man. A “jack of all trades” around
the garage is Joe Ingram, colored.
From president on down through
the list of employees, all are Chev
rolet boosters and salesmen. This ac
counts in large measure, perhaps, for
the wonderful growth of the com
pany which today occupies one of the
most modemly constructed and
equipped garage buildings in North
Carolina.
Seventh District Federated
Clubs To Meet In Liberty
The annual meeting of the seventh
district Federated Clubs will be held
at the Methodist Protestant church in
Liberty next Tuesday. Mrs. Wm. C.
Hammer is chairman and Mrs. B. F.
Brittain secretary. The program be
gins at ten o’clock and continues
through an afternoon session. Box
lunches will be served by the women
from the various clubs and the hostess
club will supplement the lunches.
Mrs. Thomas O'Berry, president of
the State Federation of Women’s
Clubs, will be present and will make
an address, as will Mrs. W. J. Brog
den, State Chairman of Districts. An
other interesting number on the pro
gram is an address by Mrs. W. C.
Tucker, of Greensboro, who will
speak on “Individual Responsibility
in Your Community”. A large crowd
is expected and the local club mem
bership is especially urged to send a
large delegation.
Reunion Of Nance Family
The second annual reunion of the*
Nance family was held at the home
place of the late Branson Nance, now
owned by Mr. Carl Nance, in the
Salem church community last Sun
day. All the children with their fam
ilies were present on this occasion
and the day was most pleasantly
spent in talking over old times. At
noon time a sumptuous dinner was
served on a long table which had been
arranged on the lawn.
* Asheboro Honor Roll
Containing Names Gotten In Too
Late For Last Week.
Due to the fact that some of the
teachers did not have their honor re
port in for the past week, herewith is
submitted the rest of the honor roll
for past month Asheboro graded
school:
Third Grade: Joe Andrews, Ray
Thomas, Lola -Boggs, Gladys Miller,
Gladys Steed, James Lowdermilk,
Bickett Prevost, Rachel Burrows,
Cornelia Hedrick, Betsy Oglesby, Hel
en Styres, Alton Cox, Avont Vun
cannon, Ethel Lewis, Elaine Pritch
ard, Walter Bunch, Carl Phillips,