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Ash*boro, N. C„ Thursday, November 17, 1*2T
W. A. Lovett Dies
From Injuries
In Car Accident
Fatally Hurt When He Is Crush
ed Between Skidding Car
And Embankment.
Died In Hamlet
Where He Was Taken After Ac
cident—Funeral Here Yes
terday Afternoon.
William A. Lovett, 41 years of age, !
Clerk Superior Court of Randolph
county, died Monday afternoon about
4:30 o’clock in the hospital at Ham
let from the effects of injuries re- j
ceived an hour and a half before in an j
automobile accident. Conscious to
the last, he realized that death was
near, and his last words were: “Tell
my mother all is well with me.”
The injuries which proved fatal to
one of the most popular young men
who has ever lived in Randolph coun
ty were sustained when he was crush
ed between a Hudson coach, in which
he was riding with B. F. Brittain, an
Asheboro attorney, driving, and an I
embankment by the side of Highway
20, near the Morrison bridge, across
Pee Dee river on the highway from
Rockingham to Wadesboro. Mr. Lov
ett and Mr.. Brittain, who had been to
a land sale at Lumberton, were
headed for Wadesboro. As the car
rounded the last curve on the decline
leading to the Morrison bridge, the
wheels skidded on the damp pavement,
causing Mr. Lovett to open the car
door in an effort to get out. Before
he could do so, the car eased over
on its side and caught Mr. Lovett
between it and the embankment. The
car was practically undamaged. Mr.
Brittain, who was driving, sustained
a wrenched back and has been con
fined to his bed since. Two Davidson
college students, whom Messrs. Brit
tain and Lovett had picked up for a
ride, and who were on the back seat,
were not hurt.
The car was lifted from the body
of Mr. Lovett by Mr. Brittain and the
boys who were riding with him, and
the fatally injured man and Mr. Brit
tain were taken to the hospital at
Hamlet by a Mr. Bailey, traveling
man from Raleigh, who came along
about two minutes after the accident.
During the ride to the hospital, Mr.
Lovett showed no special indications
of being badly hurt and when the hos
pital was reached started to walk
from the c&r to the building. He be
came too weak to walk, however, and
a chair was brought out for1 him to
sit in, and he was carried into the
hospital. Death ensued about forty
five minutes thereafter.
The body was prepared for burial
at Hamlet and late Monday night was
brought to the home of Mr. Lovett’s
mother in Asheboro, where it re
mained until yesterday after
noon at 3 o’clock when the fun
eral was held at the local Methodist
Protestant church. Hundreds of the
late Clerk’s friends and friends of the
family from all parts of the county
and State came during Tuesday and
Wednesday to view the body of one
who was a friend of mankind and who
walked humbly before his Maker.
Flowers and messages of sympathy
poured in from hundreds of people
from Asheboro, Randolph county and
the State. No death in recent years,
if ever, has caused such genuine and
widespread sorrow throughout this
section of North Carolina as that of
Will Lovett.
William Arthur Lovett was bom
October 10, 1886, at Graham, in Ala
mance county, the eldest of seven
children of the late C. E. and Mrs.
Louella Hammer Lovett. Those who
survive him besides his mother, are
three brothers, M. G. Lovett and Clar
ence J. Lovett, of Asheboro, and Car
ey Lovett, of Pittsburg, Pa.; and
three sisters, Misses Mittie. Ethel
and Lucy Leigh Lovett, all of Ashe
boro. All except M. G. and Carey
Lovett make their home with their
mother.
Not long after the birth of William,
his parents moved to Burlington and
it was there that he grew into young
manhood. Nineteen years ago, when
William was about 22 years old, his
father died, and on the shoulders of
the eldest BoaUll the joint responsi
bility with his mother to rear and
care for six younger brothers and
sisters. "While other young men were
attending college, or out working for
themselves, while others were making
homes of their own, Will Lovett was
striving manfully *nd cheerfully to
support and educate those dependent
upon him. What Will Lovett did
might have constituted a burden for
some, but not for him. He was hap
piest when he was serving those en
trusted to his care, and no man was
ever gentler, more kind and thought
ful of his family than Will Lovett
His love and cars for his mother eons
engenaereu
Victim Of Accident
WILLIAM A. LOVETT
Christmas Health
Seals Soon To Be
Put On Sale Here
The greatest little health adver
tiser ever invented—The Christmas
Health Seal—has been received by
the local committee for distribution
in Asheboro and will soon be on
sale. The proceeds from this sale
go to prevent tuberculosis and to
give proper food to undernourish
ed children. We are going to give
every one in Asheboro the oppor
tunity to decorate their Christmas
packages and letters with seals
this yeair, and then shall look for
ward to calls for inore of these
little penny health workers.
MRS. C. L. CRANFORD,
Chairman Health Department
Woman’s Club.
Caraway News
Large Congregation Hears Ser
monr By Clay At Shepherd.
Caraway, Nov. 14.—Quite a large
crowd attended services at Shepherd
Sunday night to 'hear the farewell
sermon by Rev. G. W. Clay, who left
Tuesday for his new work at Marsh
ville. The circuit as a whole regrets
to see them leave, but since it must
be, we extend our very best wishes
for health and success, and long years
of happiness.
Misses Lula and Virginia Rush, of
Greensboro, spent the week-end with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. - A. S.
Rush.
Mr. Emory Walker, of Winston-Sa
lem, spent the week-end with his
mother, Mrs. Sarah Walker.
Rev. G. W. Clay and family spent
Sunday night in the home of Mr. J.
M. Robbins.
Mr. Paul Miller and sister, Leona,
students of Denton high school, spent
the week-end with their parents.
Mr. Carl Walker, of Winston-Sa
lem, visited homefolks over the
week-end. On Sunday he accompan
ied his sister, Faye, to Boone, where
she will enter school.
Mesdames Sarah Walker, Maggie
Cameron and W. S. Walker attended
the Sunday School Institute held at
Pleasant Hill Sunday afternoon. Mrs.
Walker was one of the speakers of
the day and made an excellent talk
on “Organized Sunday School Work.”
Mr. Lacy Trotter and family, of
Pittsboro, spent Saturday and Sun
day with relatives here.
Mr. Eugene Walker has returned
to his work at Cherryville after
spending his vacation with homefolks.
Mrs. Lena Jarrett, of Greensboro,
visited relatives here over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Briles, of
Asheboro, and Miss Jessie Kearns, of
High Point, were Sunday visitors at
Mt. J. C. Kearns and stayed over for
Sunday night’s service at Shepherd.
Miss Ruth Kearns, of Asheboro high
school, was also at home.
Is Impossible To Elect A
“Wet” Says Senator Walsh
Senator Thomas J. Walsh, of Mon
tana, made a speech before the City
club In Washington, D. C., Monday in
which he declared that the country is
overwhelmingly dry in sentiment, and
if the Democratic party nominated a
“wet” candidate it would suffer de
feat in the election. He said the
party was trying to keep this issue
out of the campaign but with a “wet"
candidate it would be impossible.
Senator Simmons’ friends are say
ing that Senator Walsh’s speech em
phatically confirms the wisdom of the
position taken by the North Carolina
senator several weeks ago in his at
titude toward the nomination Uf Gov
ernor A1 Smith of New York for the
presidency by the Democratic party.
Further significance is attached to the
speech made by Senator Walsh for the
reason that he is a member of the
Catholic church.
Card Of Thanks
We wish to express our great ap
preciation to our many friends , and
relatives for the kindness and sym
pathy shown us during the sickness
death of our beloved father and
iSiSZt
Funeral Is Held
For Mrs. Porter
Died From Stroke Of Paralysis
At Her Home In Reidsyille
Monday.
Once Lived Here
Mrs. Ida Powell Porter, aged about
fifty years, wife of Sam Porter, was
buried in the cemetery in Asheboro
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock fol
lowing her death Monday at her home
in Reidsville from the effects of a
stroke of paralysis suffered Satur
day and from which she did not re
gain consciousness. Burial was made
by the side of her baby son, David j
Worth Porter, who died several years
ago. Mrs. Porter leaves her husband
and one daughter, Miss Ruth Porter;
her father, and two brothers and sis
ters.
Mrs. Porter formerly lived in
Asheboro with her husband. They
moved to Reidsville from t Asheboro
fifteen years ago and have made their
home there since that time. Mr. and
Mrs. Porter were married at the
home of Mr. Porter’s sister, Mrs. C.
C. Hubbard, who lived at that time
at Worthville, but who now resides
at Farmer. Mrs. Porter met her fu
ture husband when she came to Ashe
boro from her home at Cary on a
visit to friends here. She was a most
energetic woman and ever active in
civic and religious affairs.
Sophia, Route 1, News
Folks Are Fairly Well Pleased
With Tobacco Prices
Sophia, Route 1, Nov. 14.—We re
gret the serious illness of Mrs. Percy
M. Farlow, who has pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Parker, of
Kinston, spent the week-end with
Mrs. Parker’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
B. F. Ridge.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Cox,
of High Point, last Friday night, a
daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Cox are
former residents of this section.
Those selling tobacco in this section
at Winston-Salem are very well
pleased over the price being received
for the grades sold.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Robbins visited
Zander Ball’s family, near Fairfield,
last Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Farlow and lit
tle son, James, of Bahama, spent lastj
Sunday night with their mother, Mrs.
Sarah Loflin, having been called to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Farlow’s
aunt, Mrs. B. E. Millikan, Sunday af
ternoon.
A large crowd attended the com
shucking at Annie Cox’s last Thurs
day night. A nice lot of com was
shucked and a sumptuous supper was
served.
J. C. and J. N. Newlin attended
quarterly meeting at Center Friends
church last Sunday morning.
Mrs. Amanda Robbins is spending
some time at the home of J. W. Far
low.
We extend congratulations to Mr.
and Mrs. Willis Beeson, who were
married .last Wednesday night, Nov.
9. Mrs. Beeson was Miss Ethel Hin
shaw, of Holly Springs.
Miss Bertha Spencer, of High
Point, spent Saturday night and
Sunday with her brother, S. L. Spen
cer, and family.
Jeff Jones, of Deep River, preached
a good sermon at Marlboro Friends
church last Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Adams and daughter,
Wilma, of Jamestown, visited Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Leonard last Sunday week.
Cecil M. Farlow and family and
A. W. Davis spent Sunday at Greens
boro with J. C. Davis and family.
Arthur Davis and family, of Salis
bury, recently visited Mr. Davis’
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Davis.
Staley Basketball Team
Beats Gray’s Chapel Twice
Staley, Nov. 15.—Staley high school
basketball team won two games re
cently from Gray’s Chapel by over
whelming scores. On Wednesday,
Nov. 10, the Staley team went to
Gray’s Chapel and won a game by
the score of 87 to 11. Then Gray’s
Chapel came to Staley Friday night,
and Staley won by 69 to 0. This was
the first time in the history of Staley
school that an opposing team has
been shut out.
Outstanding on the Staley team are
Langley and Captain Berry. Langley
has been showing great speed and is
a fine defensive player. Berry’s work
always shows up in the score and he
is good at breaking up the rallies of
his opponents. Cox, a youngster who
has played only one quarter of a
game this year, is showing up well in
his ability to be always at the right
place and handy at shooting field
goals. The entire team is working
together splendidly and showing great
form- It is the best basketball team
this school has ever had.
Fiddlers’ Convention
A fiddlers' convention will be held
at Bennett Academy, at Bennett, next
Saturday night, November 19th, be
ginning at 7:80 o’clock. Prizes will
be offered for violin, banjo, guitar
and Hawaiian guitar. The proceeds
will be used for benefit of the school.
Parmer Community
Poultry Show Was
A Decided Success
Large Number of Quality Chick
ens Are Exhibited—Fine
Carpentry Exhibit.
The Farmer Community Poultry
Show, held in the high school build
ing at Farmer, Tuesday afternoon
and evening, wa« one of the most
successful events of its kind ever held
in North Carolina. From the begin
ning of the program at 1:30 o’clock
in the afternoon with a musical pro
gram, lasting throughout the after
noon with varied numbers of events,
and until the closing in the evening
with an oyster supper, there was
never a dull moment throughout the
exercises. President of the show was
Alton H. Kearns, who was ably as
sisted by Miss Hope Hubbard, secre
tary, Miss Gertrude Ridge, treasurer,
S. A. Cooper, manager, and J. R.
Hammond, R. W. Fuller, C. C. Hor
ney, A. J. Macon and J. R. Wham, di
rectors. Special credit should be
given, it is said, to the work of Mr.
Cooper in making the show -a success
and the merchants and business men
of Asheboro, Denton and Farmer,
who contributed the prizes, are de
serving of especial consideration.
However, the work of all these
could not have made the show a suc
cess had it not been for the splendid
cooperation rendered by the people of
the community within the territory
embraced by the show. They attend
ed in large numbers and at the same
time brought large flocks of some of
the finest chickens in the State for
exhibit. Special mention should be
given Misses Ector and Ridge, in
charge of the decorations, Misses
Bruton and Priester, in charge of the
music, and Mrs. Mitt Skeen, who was
in charge of the oyster supper.
Not all the prizes listed in the
premium list were taken but the leg
horns and R. I. Reds, which dominated
the show, and other breeds on exhibit
made a splendid and satisfactory
showing. The list of prize winners
will be announced in a later issue of
this paper, it having been received
too late to appear this week.
The boys’ carpentry exhibit was
one of the features of the show. Each
boy exhibiting his handiwork had on
display a work bench, a tool case and
a saw horse. Prize winners in this
event were: First, Grady Hardister;
second, Halbert Lowe; third, Allen
Gamer; fourth, Norman Lewis; fifth,
Dermot Reams; sixth, Paul Skeen.
A very interesting address was
made by R6y H.-Thomas, State Sup
ervisor of Vocational Agriculture, on
the general subject of “Vocational
Agriculture in the Farm Communi
ties in North Carolina.” He Was in
troduced in a most fitting manner by
S. A. Cooper. Another address of
especial merit and instruction was
that by C. F. Parrish, who spoke on
“Poultry in the Farm Community.”
In addition to the making of a very
fitting speech, Mr. Parrish judged
the poultry at the show.
The oyster supper in the evening
was by no means the least feature of
the day’s exercises.
Basketball Game
Those atending the show found
time at 2:30 o’clock to witness a most
exciting basketball game between the
Farmer and Denton schools in which
Denton came out the victor by one
point, the score being 15 to 14 in
favor of the Davidson county insti
tution.
To Test Bridge
The fury of war will soon be turned
on the bridge across the Pee Dee
river between Albemarle and Mt. Gil
ead. This bridge will be submerged
by the waters of a big dam being
built several miles below it by power
interests. For several weeks past
tests have been made on the resistance
of the bridge by engineers the country
over. Now that these are through,
the war department will be given an
opportunity to strut its stuff. Bombs
of all kinds will be used and high ex
plosive shells will be fired on the
bridge. Aircraft will drop bombs and
observe their effect.
Health Pictures Are
Being Shown In Co.
Original Itinerary Holds Good
With The Exception Of
Saturday Dates.
Beginning Tuesday night, Dr. G. H.
Sumner, County Health Officer, be
gan his itinerary of the county .with
the free mobile moving picture out
fit loaned to the county by the edu
cational department of . the State
Board of Health, showing these health
pictures in the school houses of the
county. The showings so far have
been witnessed by large audiences of
interested people. The movie outfit
will be in the county three weeks and
it is planned during that time to visit
every section.. The schedule as.. an
nounced last week stands, except the
Saturday dates have been stricken
out. Other dates and places of
showing will be announced later. In
the meantime, any school desiring to
have the pictures shown should com
municate with the health officer and
arrange for date.
Following is the schedule for the
next several days:
•V - !• S. 5B1SWSis
McBrayer Tells
Something About
Tubercular Work
In An Interesting Talk Made
Last Friday To Asheboro
Rotary Club.
Red Cross Seals Sale
All Money Used By National
Tuberculosis Society Derived
From These.
Dr. L. B. McBrayer, of the State
Sanatorium for tubercular patients,
was the chief speaker at the Rotary
luncheon Friday in the dining room of
the First M. E. church building.
Guests of the club on the occasion
were the members of the health and
welfare department of the Woman’s
Club. The speaker was introduced by
the club president, Mrs. B. F. Brit
tain.
Dr. McBrayer traced the work done
by the National Tuberculosis Society
since its organization in 1903 to the
present. The only money received by
this association to carry on its work
has been that derived from the sale of
Red Cross Seals. He said that from
the first Seal sale ever held, the pro
ceeds amounted to $3,000 and that
this had grown until last year ap
proximately $5,000,000 was derived
from the annual sale of seals. He
urged the people to buy these Seals
and thereby further the cause of tu
bercular work. These seals should be
bought locally, said Dr. McBrayer,
for the reason that a percentage of
the money so realized is used for local
tubercular work.
The speaker also spoke of the be
ginnings of tubercular sanatoriums,
telling how . they were originated in
New York State by a physician who
went to the Adirondack mountains to
cure himself of the disease. Having
succeeded, he set about the work of
founding sanatoriums in order that
others might be cured of the malady.
Dr. McBrayer told of how research
work was being done in laboratories
throughout the country under the di
rection of the national tuberculosis
society to find ways and means of
curing tuberculosis. All those who
buy the Seals are helping out in this
great humanitarian endeavor.
County Is Keeping
Within Its Income
Statement Of Budget Position
Reveals County Is Keeping
In Limits,
On another page of this issue is
published the “Statement of the
Budget Position, Sept. 30, 1927, of
Randolph County.” This is a state
ment covering the first three months
of operation under the budget sys
tem. It has been gotten together in
such clear and concise form by the
auditors that it is self-explanatory. In
short, it will be noted that the orig
inal budget estimate was $435,321.99
for all departments of the county
government. So far there has been
expended out of the budget estimate
$100,678.14, or less than one-fourth of
the estimated expenditures for the
year. This indicates that the county
is keeping within its means in the
expenditure of money. While some
departments of the government have
expended a larger pro rata part of
the original appropriation than oth
ers, the total keeps well within the
anticipated revenue.
It was expected that the report of
the audit of the county finances for
the six months from Dec. 5, 1926, to
June 30, 1927, would be published in
this issue, but it has been crowded
out with advertisements and will be
published next week.
Turn Over Jail
Report from Liberty is that the
town jail suffered last Friday night
from the pranks of the school boys in
celebrating their football victory
over Asheboro or from an act staged
to celebrate armistice day. At any
rate, Liberty folks woke up Saturday
morning to find that the town bastile
had been turned over during the night.
The identity of those who committed
the deed has been kept very close and
nobody seems to know who did it, and
'tis said that few care.
An Explanation
It was stated last week that the
sermon delivered by Rev. S. W. Tay
lor, of Barlington, President of the
North Carolina M. P. Conference, on
Sunday, Nov. 6, would be published
in this week’s issue. However, it
has been crowded out and will not ap
pear until a later issue.
Car Catches On Fire And
Valuable Hogs Are Burned
. Four , bird dogs,, yalued at $1,800.
the property of P. H. Powell, who op
erates a dog kennel at Denton, were
burned to death Tuesday afternoon
at the home of Clay Bischer in Con
cord township. The dogs were burned
when the car in which they were con
fined caught on fire while a party of
hunters from Denton who had come
to the Bischer home to hunt had gone
off into the fields, leaving the dogs
locked in their cages on the car. Mrs.
Bischer and other ladies in the house
with her heard an explosion shortly
after the hunters left and wept out
to investigate. They found the ear
dogs out until too late.
M. J. Reitzel, 77,
Qaimed By Death
Died At His Home In liberty
Sunday Morning: Following
A Short Illness.
Funeral Monday P. M.
Manlove Jerome Reitzel, 77 years of
age, died at his home at Liberty Sun
day morning at five o'clock following
a short illness. Mr. Reitzel was bom
Aug. 31, 1850, and was a son of the
late Peter Reitzel and his wife. He
was married 53 years ago to Miss
Virginia Wiley, of Guilford county.
For several years Mr. Reitzel was a
seed inspector for the agricultural de
partment of the State of North Caro
lina. He was a man most active in
the civic, religious and political af
fairs of his community, county and
State.
Mr. Reitzel leaves his widow; one
sister, Mrs. Susan Stafford, of Bur
lington; one brother, Robert Reitzel,
of Liberty; one son, Carl S. Reitzel,
chief train dispatcher of the Seaboard
Air Line Railway at Tampa, Fla.; one
daughter, Mrs. W. M. Hanner, of Lib
erty; nine grandchildren and one
great grandchild.
The funeral was held from the
home in Liberty Monday afternoon at
4 o’clock by Dr. A. G. Dixon and Rev.
W. M. Pike, and the body laid to rest
in the church cemetery. A large
number of friends and relatives of
the deceased gathered for the last
rites to pay a tribute of respect to the
life of Mr. Reitzel. Pallbearers were
L. H. Smith, Jr., E. C. Williamson, W.
H. Albright, J. A. Murchinson, Wade
Hardin, L. T. Smith, A. A. Coble and
George R. Williams.
Liberty Defeats Asheboro
■ Team By Score of 25 to 11
In its last game of the season, the
Liberty high school football team de
feated the Asheboro high eleven in a
warmly contested game at Liberty
Thursday afternoon of last week. The
score was 25 to 11. Two of Liberty’s
touchdowns came from long runs with
the ball intercepted from Asheboro’s
attempts at forward passing. Joe
Swaim intercepted one of these passes
in the first quarter and ran 40 yards
for a touchdown, and in the next ef
fort of Asheboro to go down the field
with the forward pass, “Chase” El
kins intercepted a pass and ran 35
yards for another touchdown. Lib
erty’s first score came as a result of a
series of ends and crashes through
the line.
In the second quarter Asheboro
team held the Liberty team scoreless
although it was unable to cross the
Liberty goal line. Coming back
strong in the third quarter, Asheboro
pushed over 'two touchdowns, and the
score was 19 to 12 in favor of Lib
erty. But in the fourth quarter, Lib
erty scored another touchdown, mak
ing the final score 25 to 12. Another
possible score was averted when Lib
erty drew a penalty with the ball on
Asheboro’s six yard line with three
downs to go.
Veterans Compensation
Attention is called to the fact that
all applications from soldiers in the
world war for their adjusted compen
sation certificates must be made be
fore January 1, 1928. On and after
this date, an application will be too
late and the soldier will not be able
to get the compensation to which he
is entitled under the adjusted com
pensation act. It is probable that ap
proximately all former soldiers living
in Randolph county have gotten their
certificates, but if there should be any
the time to act is now.
Page Opposes Primary
Former Congressman Robert N.
Page of the Seventh North Carolina
district is opposed to the State pri
mary system. In a recent speech at
Gibson Mr. Page paid his respects to
the primary by saying that almost
any man may succeed in the primary
with the use of money and corrupt
methods. The primary keeps from
aspiring to office often times the best
men because they have no desire to
use the methods used by professional
politicians to get themselves in of
fice.
Prospective Game Preserve
W. C. Lisk, deputy fish and game
warden for the Seventh District, is
authority for the statement that a
game preserve may be established on
a tract of from 30,000 to 40,000 acres
of land in. the. High Rock neighbor
hood, and embracing land in both Da
vidson and Montgomery counties.
Residents of the community, the Tal
lahassee Power Company and the
Winston-Salem Southbound Railroad,
all of whom are interested in the
section in which the game preserve is
contemplated are enthusiastic over its
establishment.
Two Crops Qf Apples
Mr. A. R. Groce, of Worthville, has
on his place an apple tree of the Red
June variety which has its second
crop of apples for the year. Back in
June, the tree bore a plentiful har
vest of the luscious Red Junes, and
several weeks ago it blossomed out
again and produced another crop. The
apples are of the usual sise and fla
vor, although perhaps not quite so
luge in number as the first crop.
Asheboro’s Rem
Asset Is Loyal
Reliable People
States Little Descriptive Booklet
Gotten Out By Chamber Of
Commerce.
Interesting Data
Is Given By The Booklet—Ashe
bora’s Advantages Are Viv
idly Set Forth.
“The real asset of Asheboro, how
ever, is our intelligent loyal citizen
ship; reliable people, ■who demand,
clean surroundings for their homes
and wholesome influences under which
to rear their children.” Thus con
cludes the final page of the little
twelve-page booklet gotten out by the
Asheboro Chamber of> Commerce to be
placed in the hands of those whe
would know more about Asheboro aad
Randolph county. And, although the
book is full of illustrations and de
scriptive matter of the finest sort, the
concluding paragraph epitomizes the
object of the booklet. Industry and
commerce do not make a town or e
nation great unless the citizenship is
of the right kind.
The booklet, which is largely the
work of Dr. M. G. Edwards, Secretary
to the Chamber of Commerce, has oa
the front cover page a map of the
State on which Asheboro is shown as
the center. Turning the cover page
there is a fine view of a concrete road
near Asheboro and the information
given that highways 62, 77, 70 and 90
will lead the traveler through the
county seat of Randolph.
Another page describes adequately
the beautiful mountain scenery about
Asheboro and a mountain view is giv
en which rivals that of any that have
come to us from the famed “Land of
the Sky.” For about Asheboro are
Dave’s mountain, Back Creek, Cara
way and Shepherd, mountains that in
their beauty are equal to any in the
confines of the Old North State.
“Asheboro,” reads the description,
“has the beauty of the western part
of the State without having its handi
caps in the matter of cold winters and
at the same time is near to the great
center of industry and manufactur
ing.”
A picture of City Pond No. 2 ia
shown on another page and the in
formation given that Asheboro, with
an 80,000,000 water reserve, will not
lack for water facilities at any time
of the year.
Schools and churches *come in foe
two pages of the booklet, it being
stated that there are ten churches in
the town and and one of the largest
and best graded high schools in the
State. Pictures are shown of the
school building, court house, First
Methodist church, Presbyterian church
and Methodist Protestant edifice.
On the pages devoted to business
enterprises are given excellent photo
graphs of the three bank buildings,
the Cranford industries plants, thn
Parks Hosiery Mill, the Acme Hos
iery Mills and the Randolph Cream
ery. The three banks, the booklet
states, have a total capital stock of
$125,000, undivided profits of $196,0081
deposits of $2,014,000 and resources
of $2,389,200. Two building and loan
associations in Asheboro have com
bined resources of $414,669.37. Men
tion is made that the Carolina Power
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An Unusual Apple Tree
Mr. S. F. Lowdermilk, who lives on
Cox Street, has something unusual on
his place this season in the form of
a limbertwig apple tree which has
blossomed out in full bloom and pro
duced a crop of apples. The tree did
not bear fruit during the summer sea
son and gave no sign of so doing this
season until some weeks ago when the
first blooms began to appear, ft is
now filled with apples, which, if fliey
escape the frost, will soon be ready to
eat'. The tree is located in a some
what sheltered place.
Local Baptist Church To
Observe 25th Anniversary
Sunday, November 27th, will ma*
the twenty-fifth anniversary of tha
local Baptist church. Fitting services
will be held throughout the day in
cluding morning, afternoon and even
ing programs. All former pastors
have been invited to be present and
participate in the observance of the
anniversary occasion.
FILLING STATION ROBBED
Three Men Hold Up Marley’s Statins
Near Staley.
Three men, driving a large autom£
bile, appeared at Clarence Marley’a
filling station, one-half mile from
Staley, Tuesday night about 8 o’clock
and after- hawing-the.tank of- their ear
filled with gas, proceeded to tie and
blindfold Charlie Johnson, who wa*
in charge at the time, and robbed tha
cash drawer of $7.50 in money and
took several other articles from tho
station. Johnson was led out behind
the station and kept under guard by