EVERY THURSDAY
Wm. C. Hammer, Editor
Thursday, November 3, 1927
Entered as second class mail matter
i the postoffice at Asheboro, N. C.
HENRY T. CAVENESS
In the death of Henry T. Caveness
wk Ms. home in Asheboro yesterday
morning, Randolph county suffers a
distinct loss. From early manhood,
Mr. Caveness was closely and actively
Mentiied with the civic,, industrial,
political and religious interests of his
■stive county. His wise counsel and
the influence of his upright life were
gnat factors in the building of his
town and county and its citizenship
along lines of the highest plane of
famm endeavor. Called in 1900 to
aerve his county as a member of the
hoard of county commissioners, he
walked before his fellow men in such
manner that for six consecutive years
he was kept in office and for four of
these six years he was chairman of
fte board. Again in November 1910
he was called to fill the responsible
position as a member of the board of
commissioners, and served two years
as chairman of that governing body.
He applied to public business those
qualities which made him a success
ful citizen and'business man, and dur
ing the time the destiny of the coun
ty’s affairs wei-e in his hands econ
omy and honesty were the rule. In
business he built well and wisely, the
sturdy qualities of his character ever
standing out in anything to which he
set his hand. His private life and his
dealings with his fellow men have
been above reproach. His was a life
well spent and will live on in the
hearts and acts of his fellows.
“WORKERS IN THE VINEYARD”
The Charlotte Observer in its issue
«f last Sunday contained a very ap
propriate editorial under the title,
•Workers in The Vineyard,” in which
■was set forth in brief references to
the work accomplished by a half doz
en or more outstanding ministers of
fixe gospel in North Carolina. Among
those referred to were Dr. A. G. Dix
«, who is in Asheboro this week pre
siding over the sessions of the one
kandredih North Carolina M. P. Con
ference, and to the twin brothers
In. M. T. and Rev. A. W. Plyler, of
Greensboro. The latter was at one
firne pastor of the Asheboro Metho
dist Episcopal church and has ever
lad a warm place in the hearts of
Asheboro people. All three of these
•workers in the vineyard” are well
known and held in the highest esteem
by Randolph county people. The
Observer's editorial reference follows: j
30t here comes a doctor who bears
the title well. It is Dr. A. G. Dixon,
•f Greensboro, now completing his
fifth year as president of the North
Carolina Conference of the Methodist
Protestant Church. He is the second
preacher of that Conference to serve
the five-year limit as chief executive,
that record being previously held by
Dr. R. M. Andrews. Doctor Dixon is
a native of Rockingham County and
entered the ministry of the Methodist
Protestant Church after graduation
iitam Westminster Theological Sem
inary, in 1901. For nine years he was
pastor of the North Main Street
Church in High Point, and one of the
finest monuments to his activities
stands today in the magnificent High
Point College.
A change in religious journalism at
Creensboro, brings to the front two
itrin laborers in the field in the per- '
jams at Rev. M. P. Plyer and Rev. A. i
W. Plyler, who are now joined to
gether in religious editorial work, the
one as business manager of the North !
Carolina Christian Advocate, the oth
er as continued occupant of the chair
Do has so ably filled for many years,
the bringing about of these two
Brothers into closer business relation
al was occasioned by retirement of
Xnr. T. A. Sikes, as business manager
mt the paper, a position he had ably j
filed and under whose management
ttw circulation and influence of this
poyltr Church organ was widely ex
tended. Perhaps Methodism is to
profit by this change by reason of
Ae fact that Mr. Sikes is to enter ac
fnljr into the ministerial field.
I AUTOMOBILE AND MULE IN
ARMY SERVICE
There is a great controversy on in
circles as to which is the best
i for transportation for fighting
_the automobile or the mule.
i general staff will decide the issue.
Some contend the mule will go where
tractor or truck cannot. If pressed
battle, the mules can go three
«r four days without water, while au
tomotive equipment cannot go without
1W that long. In the Civil War one
aaunal was used to every 3 3-4 men,
" " ‘ World War one animal
„_. four men. Shortly
World War the army pos
- ' Today it has
is $165.
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FRANCE’S RETALIATORY TARIFF
It looks like we are being paid
back in our own coin and about to be
compelled to take a dose of our own
medicine by the French Government.
France retaliates on the high tariff
laws enacted under the Harding ad
ministration. She has retaliated by
greatly increasing the tariff on Ameri
can goods. France buys $8 worth of
goods per year per person from
America while America buys only
81.25 worth of goods per year per per
son from France. These French
rates are just about as high as Ameri
can tariff rates. Our tariff is not any
•higher on French goods than on goods
from any other country but France
enacts a statute which does not apply
! to any other country but America, be
cause America has such an excessive
tariff on goods from all nations,
i France says she cannot pay her war
, debt unless she can sell America
those things which America needs and
1 which France can produce at so much
less cost than America.
} Argue as you may, be as good an
American as you can, but yet it must
be admitted that the American tariff
schedule has placed an effective ex
cuse and an effective weapon in
France’s hands to retaliate for the
highest tariff this country has ever
imposed.
Since the foregoing was written,
the trouble between France and this
I country is being ironed out.
THE ALBEMARLE ROUTE
That the extension of the Piedmont
' and Northern Electric line from Char
i lotte by way of Albemarle and Ashe
boro to Durham is worthy of more
than local consideration is shown by
an editorial in the Charlotte Observer j
of Saturday which has this to say:
| The people of Albemarle, as we
\ see in The Press, are hopeful of se
I curing a route by the Piedmont &
1 Northern from Charlotte to Durham
: by way of their town, a mighty fine
and growing town, by the v/ay. They
are holding meetings in promotion of
; that project and believe it would prove
one which the Interstate Commerce
Commission could not combat, in case
the Winston-Salem route should be
( eventually turned down. This pro
posed line would develop a section of j
the State not reached directly by
railroad service of any kind, and as a
matter of fact, the Piedmont &
! Northern people have had it under
consideration. Nothing better could
happen for North Carolina progress,1
however, than extension of the Pied
mont & Northern in the several di
rections for which permission is asked,!
and a further extension of the pro
gram so as to take in the territory7 j
between Albemarle and Durham,
north east and south west.
RIGHT IN PART
The Chatham News thinks it “Not
a Pity, but a D—d Shame” that the
P. & N. has been frustrated it its
proposition to build an electric rail
road from Charlotte by way of Con
cord, Asheboro, Ramseur, Siler City,
Pittsboro and Apex to Raleigh. The
Chatham News, usually correct and
always interesting and intelligent,!
seems to have been misinformed in
this regard. Insofar as The Courier
has been able to ascertain, the P. &
N. has at no time considered building
a line along the route set out by the
News. The proposed route was from
Charlotte by way of Concord and Lex
ington to Winston-Salem, thence
_ eventually to Durham. This proposed
route, Examiner Davis says, would
I parallel the Southern and be dupli
cation of service. We hold no brief .
for Mr. Davis nor for his conclusions, j
1 The route which the News has in
| mind, perhaps, is the alternative
route suggested by interested indi
! viduals that the proposed line be
built by way of Badin, Albemarle,
Asheboro, Ramseur, Siler City and
Chapel Hill to Durham. We are in
hearty accord with the News that the
territory from Asheboro to Siler City
I and to Durham, as for that matter, is
j a territory of wonderful possibilities.
Many people and many industries, as
the News suggests, would benefit by
the building of the line through this
section.
NEITHER MORRISON N<
LEAN COMMITTED
Governor Morrison in
ington recently and talked. ««mr
papers reported it Morrison did net
talk for publication. The former
j Governor issued a statement
I wards, saying: “I have never siaceu
publicly of authorised any one to say
| for me how I stand on the matter
a candidate for President—whom
am for or against.”
The newspapers carried -
to this effeet, “Morrison Dw
Has Taken Stand.” The former
emor did not deny anything of
kind. He denied that *e, had talked
and auditoriums are not big enough in
a precinct in North Carolina to hold
the people who will vote against
Smith if they get an opportunity to
do so in the primary.
TAKE THOUGHT IN TIME
Not many weeks ago a seven-year
old Robeson county school child
alighted from a school bus, started
: across the road to go to his home and
was struck and instantly killed by a
' passing car. The car which struck
the child was not running faster than
the lawful speed limit, but the driver
i was in violation of the law. Para
graph 172, "Synopsis of the Laws
of North Carolina Relating to the Use
of the Highways,” 1927-28 edition, is
sued by R. A. Doughton, Commission
er of Revenue, reads:
“It is a misdemeanor for the opera
tor of any motor vehicle to pass or
attempt to pass any public school bus
while it is standing upon any public
road and taking on or putting off
school children without first coming
to a full stop at least 50 feet from
the bus. The penalty is a fine of not
to exceed $50, or imprisonment not to
exceed 30 days.” (C. S., Sec. 2621f.)
| Even if this law were enforced to
the letter, and it should be, the pen
alty for conviction of its violation is
| mild enough. Drivers of motor ve
hicles are careless in observance of
this law. It has been suggested, and
sensibly so, by the Lumberton Robe
sonian that girls and boys who travel
to and from school by bus take the li
cense numbers of cars whose drivers
violate this law and report them to
the proper authorities for legal action.
This would help to stop some of this
careless driving.
A child of school age can’t be ex
pected to have the foresight at all
times to make sure the road is clear.
The exhuberant spirit of youth often
thinks not of the dangers of the road,
thinks not of many of the more seri
ous things of life. The driver of a
car who runs over a child may be
within his legal rights in the speed he
is using. He may be on the right
side of the road and all that. The
child may dart from behind a parked
car and the accident may be classed
in that long galaxy of “unavoidable”
accidents. But, looking at the moral
side of it, the fact that, the driver is
within his legal rights doesn’t ex
cuse him. Cautious driving is the
only safe driving along highways and
streets on or about which there are
children. The exercise of a little
forethought will save many a killer
within the law many hours of mental
anguish; would save parents of hours
of grief over the loss of a loved one.
Note And Comment
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Those who did not observe Fire
Prevention Week should not neglect
the fact that they should talk to
their neighbors and cooperate with a
view to doing everything possible to
prevent fire waste.
There has been a notable develop
ment in Asheboro and Randolph
county in the last ten years, but with
the advent of hydro-electric power a
new opportunity is available to in
crease industrial plants.
NOTICE
To Citizens Of Asheboro:
Your attention is called to the fol
lowing Town Ordinance:
No skating is allowed in the fire
limits of the Town of Asheboro, out
side the fire limits skating is allowed
only on the sidewalk.
Parents are responsible for children
under the age of sixteen years and
children over sixteen are subject to a
fine for violation of this ordinance.
CHIEF OF POLICE.
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Setting The Pace
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In Value, Quality and Service
Snowdrift Lard, 4 lbs... 77c
Van
Camps
Evaporated Milk
US41"1 Tomatoes Si2
Tall jrQttc
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For
22c
Gold Medal £&££ Flour 3 25c
Fire prevention week was not ob
served in many towns and cities in
the State. This is a very important |
matter for every person to do what |
he can to prevent tires from bum- j
ing buildings and burning over land, j
All flues should be examined careful- |
ly, and the inmates of each home!
should make a greater effort for fire j
prevention. People who smoke should
use more care.
The Independents are holding a club
over the Senate. The Republican
margin is slim in the Senate, while
there is a majority of forty-three in
the House. The Republicans only
have a majority of one in the Senate,
counting Smith and.Vare whose seats
are being contested. If both of these
Senators are seated, still a switch of
one Insurgent to the Democrats would
defeat the Republicans. Senator
George Norris of Nebraska will be in
charge of the Insurgent Republicans.
He is even less of a party man than
the late Senator LaFollette.
A drive will be made in the coming
Congress to seek corrupt practice
legislation to prevent conditions such
as have been found in Pennsylvania
and Illinois. An effort will be made
to limit campaign expenditures to a
stated amount to every voter. The
constitutionality of legislating the
control of the money used in pri
maries is so doubtful that an attempt
to control primaries may be accom
NOTICE—MORTGAGE
SALE OF LAND
By virtue of a judgment of the Su
perior Court of Randolph County,
North Carolina, under date of Mon
day, the 26th day of September, 1927,
in the action entitled “Atlantic Joint
Stock Land Bank of Raleigh, Plaint
iff, vs W. J. Moffitt and Mary E. Mof
fitt, Defendants,” default having been
made in the payment of the indebted
ness evidenced by said judgment and
in said judgment described, the under
signed will sell at public auction, to
the highest bidder, for cash, at the
courthouse door in Randolph County,
North Carolina, at 1 o’clock P. M., on
Monday, the 5th day of December,
1927:
All that certain piece or parcel of
land situate, lying and being in Rich
land Township, Randolph County,
State of North Carolina, containing
174 acres more or less, on the Sea
grove and Ramseur Road, about 5
miles from the Town of Seagrove,
having such shapes, metes, courses
and distances as will more fully ap
pear by reference to a plat thereof
made by S. M. Barnes, Surveyor, on
the 22nd day of September, 1922, a
copy of which is attached to Abstract
now on file in the office of the Atlan
tic Joint Stock Land Bank of Raleigh,
N. C., the same being bounded on the
North by the lands of Wendell Rich
ardson and J. A. Craven, on the East
by the lands of J. W. Hayes, on the
South by S. R. Richardson, and on the
West by the lands of £$. R. Richard
son and Wendell Richardson, and more
particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a stake in the main
road, corner with S. R. Richardson |
and near the old rock dam; thence
South 4 degrees E. 11.85 chains to a
white flint; thence South 62 1-4 de
grees East 18.36 chains to a white
flint, corner with Richardson; thence
South 55 degrees E. 9.66 chains to a
corner with Richardson and Hayes;
thence South 87 1-2 degrees E. 19.21
to a stake; thence N. 1 3-4 degrees E.
29.95 chains to a stake in road that
runs along the South line of Brant
ley’s; thence North 81 degrees West
8.74 chains to a stake in the road;
thence North 67 degrees W. 7.34 chs.
to a stake in the road; thence North
67 degrees W. 14.70 chains to a stake
in the road; thence South 56 degrees
W. 13.33 chains to a stake in the
road; thence South 38 1-2 degrees W.
5.72 chains to the beginning, contain
ing 174 acres, more or less.
Said sale will be subject to con
firmation by the court.
This the 31st day of October, 1927.
H. M. ROBINS, Commissioner,
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plished by laying: down restrictions
and making compliance with them a
part of the qualification of Senatorsj
and Representatives in taking the
oath of office. A special effort will!
be made to submit a constitutional
amendment providing for Congress to
meet in January following election
instead of December following elec
tion.
Mrs. Sarah Rebecca Frasier, born
in Davidson county March 24, 1873,
died at her home in High Point Sat
urday morning. She was the wife of
D. O. Frazier.
WANT COLUMN
Frostproof Cabbage Plants now ready
and will be delivered at any store
in Asheboro every Saturday at 10c
per 100. Send postage extra if
plants axe wanted by mail. Write
me the amount wanted and where
l to deliver. Walter Parks, Pisgah,
N. C.
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FOR RENT—Three rooms over
Hasty’s Store, on Fayetteville street
opposite Bchool. For information
apply at store.
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FOR SALE—24-inch plainer and
matcher. Salem make, in (food shape
Priced reasonable. See J. S. Fres
nel 1, at Uncle Joe Serv. Sta.
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Have your aide curtains repaired be
fore the weather gets bad. Top
recovers for sale. Parrish Service
Station, Asheboro, N. C.
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Lost, Strayed or Stolen—4 twelve
weeks old pigs, black and white.
Finder please call W. E. Chisholm,
Asheboro, N. C.
FOR SALE—A three thousand gallon
capacity steel tank for cash. This
will go at a bargain. Bascom Jar
Rell, 315 English street, High
Point, N. C.
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PECAN AND FRUIT TREES Pay.
Ornament beautify. If interested
in either, write for illustrated cata
logue. J. B. Wight, Cario, Ga.
3t pd 10 13 27
White Rock Roosters For Sale, 5 mos.
old. Call at Myda Wimpey’s, two
miles north of Asheboro, near King
Tut Filling Station,
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Extra fine frostproof cabbage plants
ready to ship. Extra plants with
every order during November and
December. Set plants now and
have early cabbage. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Prices prepaid, 260,!
40c; 500, 60c; 1000, fl.00. R. O.
Parks, Pisgah, N. C.
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Watch, Clock, Jewelry Repairing.
N. P. Cox, Jeweler, Asheboro, N. C.
3t 10 27 27
FOR SALE—A New Five-Room
house at King Tut on highway 62.
See T. E. Lassiter, Asheboro, N. C.
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FOR SPECTACLES—Go to N. P.
Cox, Optometrist, Asheboro, N. C.
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There’s no better way to economically
keep your clothes looking right—
than having them dry cleaned once
or twice a month. Just try it once.
Fox Dry Cleaning Company, Phone
331, Asheboro, N. C.
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Nice Cabbage Plants For Sale: 300
50c; 600-76c; 1000-1.40; 10c per
100 at field. Best results in get
ting plants to growing well before
cold weather. R. H. Freeman, Ulah,
N. C.
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Cabbage plants postpaid, 250, 50c;
600, 76c; 1000, |1.00; 76c per 1000
at farm. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Plant Farm, Pisgah, N. C.
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We carry Dr. Hess’ Stock and poul
try powders. Give them a trial.
Covington & Prevost, Phone 235,
Asheboro, N. C.
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ANNOUNCEMENT—I have opened
offices for the treatment of skin
and allied diseases in the Penny
Building, Burlington, N. C. Have
been a general practitioner in my
home in Virginia, having graduated
from Bellevue College, New York,
and later taking post graduate
work in dermology or skin diseases.
J. B. DeShazo, M. D., Penny Build
ing, Burlington, N. C.
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For Quaint Colonial Rugs suitable for
any room in your home, woven to
order from specially prepared sani
tary rug filler. 12 beautiful colors
from which to choose. Prices rea
sonable. Satisfaction guaranteed.
See Mrs. Chas, Wall, Randleman,
N. C., Rt. 3.
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FOR SALE—Ten nice I
each. For quick sale. See__
Register, Garland Lake, Asheboro,
N. C.
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EYES TESTED and Glasses Fitted.
N. P. Cox, Optometrist, Asheboro,
N.C.
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FOR SALE—A 6-room bungalow, 1
acre of land. Good well and garage,
about 100 yds. from Ulah school In
sight of No. 70 Highway. For rea
sonable price write or see C. N.
Thomas, Ulah, N. C.
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Cabbage Plants delivered at Ham
mer’s store, Ashebord, every Sat
urday. See ad. R. O. Parks, Pis
gah, N. C.
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FOR SALE—One Hundred Watches.
N. P. Cox, Jeweler, Asheboro, N. C.
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LOST—A large liver and white point
er dog, answers to the name of
Rex.* $10.00 reward for informa
tion leading to his recovery. W. C.
Grimes, Jackson Creek, N. C.
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We have on hand at all times the fa
mous Gardener’s cakes, all flavors
and always fresh. Covington dc
Prevost, Phone 235, Asheboro, N. C.
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Frequent dry cleaning and pressing
will keep your new Fall suit fresh
and clean, free from wrinkles and
creases. Give us a trial. Fox Dry
Cleaning Company, Phone 331,
Asheboro, N. C.
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FOR RENT—Three room apartment,
unfurnished, in my home for light
housekeeping. W. C. Covington,
Asheboro, N. C.
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FOR SALE—Roller mill, four and one
half miles west of Asheboro on
Highway 90. Run by water power
or engine. Mrs. E. E. Routh, Ran
dleman, Route 3, N. C.
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Extra Fine Frostproof Cabbage
Plants shipped from Pisgah the
year around, 300-50c; 500-70c, post
paid. Will deliver plants at Ashe
boro every Saturday at 1 o’clock P.
M., at Purity Bakery, next door to
post office at $1.00 per thousand.
Write me the amount you want.
Causey Parks, Pisgah, N. C.
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MONEY TO LEND
On Improved Real Estate, Homes, Apartments, Stores, Etc.
121 YEARS TO PAY IT BACK
LOW COST MONEY QUICKLY AVAILABLE
IF YOU DIE, THE MORTGAGE IS CANCELLED
YOUR WIFE AND CHILDREN WILL HAVE A HOME FREE OF DEBT
COSTS NO MORE THAN THE OTHER KIND
Come In And Let Us Tell You About
“A MORTGAGE WITH A CONSCIENCE”
John B. Humble
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