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Asheboro, N. C., Thursday, December 8, 1927
rfNlTMBER 4*
County Board To
. Lease Land For
Game Preserve
Offer Part Of County Ham
Tract To State Game Com
mission For This Purpose.
Sell $120^000 Notes
At Low Interest Rate—Several
\ Bidders For The Notes, In
cluding Local Folks. '
The board of commissioners of
Randolph county in monthly session
Monday in the court house sold $120,
OOO in tax anticipation notes to R. S.
Dickson and Company at an interest
rate of 4.33 per cent. The notes an
payable in six months from date.
One hundred thousand dollars of the
money so borrowed is for the purpose
of paying: off a like amount in notes
due December 17th. The money real
ized from the sale of the $20,000 in
notes will be used for current ex
penses and bear date of December
6th. The notes were issued and sold
in accordance with the provisions of
the County Finance Act, and must,
when due, be paid out of the tax
money collected. Among the seven
bidders for the notes were the Ashe
boro Bank & Trust Company, Ashe
boro, Bray Brothers, Greensboro, and
T. J. Finch, of Trinity, and George B.
Craven, Trinity, agent, and First
National Bank, Asheboro, agent.
The commissioners passed a resolu
tion offering to lease a part of the
county home tract of land, two miles
south of Asheboro, to the State Came
Commission for a game preserve. The
acreage to be included in the lease
may range from 50 to 75 and is to be
selected by a committee composed of
three members of the board of com
missioners and one member of the
State Game Commission, with the
chairman of the board of commis
sioners acting as chairman of the se
lecting committee. The lease, if ac
cepted, will extend for a period of
99 years and will be used exclusively
under the supervision of the State
Game Commission as a game pre
serve for the. preservation and prop
agation of game only.
Thomas Lowe was admitted to the
county home by order of the board of
commissioners, subject to the approv
al of the county health officer.
Mrs. C. T. Luck was . made custod
ian of the $20 a month mother’s aid
paid Nora Cranford.
The $10,000 bond made by Clarence
J. Lovett as Clerk Superior Court
was presented to the board and ac
cepted.
The annual report oi county Agem.
E. S. Millsaps, Jr., was presented to
the board, accepted and filed in the
office of the register of deeds.
Sheriff J. A. Brady reported col
lection of taxes and releases in the
amount of $10,279.69, leaving a bal
ance of uncollected taxes amounting
to $310,616.30.
County Road Supervisor reconsid
ered his resignation since C. E. King,
who was selected some time ago to
succeed him, decided not to accept
the place, and will serve the county in
his present capacity temporarily. His
report of road work done during, the
month showed a great deal of activ
ity in this department. Included in
his report were the' following pro
jects:
Rebuilt road -from county line to
Bethel church, 3 1-2 miles.
Built new ,road from Reynolds to
Providence school house, 1 mile.
Rebuilt road from Staley to Kiv
ett’s store, 6 miles.
Rebuilt road from Donnie Glas
gow’s to No. 62 at George York’s, 2
Rebuilt road from Pugh’s siding to
Millard Pugh’s, 3 miles.
Rebuilt road by W. L. Wards pow
er plant, 2 miles. '
Rebuilt road from Pugh place to
Randleman-Red Cross road, 1 mile.
Rebuilt road from J. T. Millikan’s,
S miles.
Rebuilt road/from Why Not to Zion,
4 miles.
Rebuilt road to Hatch’s mill,
miles.
Rebuilt road by Matt Seawells
1-2 miles. ,
Graded road v from Mechanic
Cox’s camp, 6 1-2 miles.
Rebuilt road from 62 to 90 by Ro
land Kearns’, 3 1-2 miles.
Rebuilt road from John Jacksons
mail box to Dr. Alf Bulla's, 3 miles.
Graded road by Sam Pickett’s, 2
miles.
Graded road from 62 to Roscoe
Branson id ace, 5 miles, one mile not
completed. > * „ , -
Finished road by Vick Hughes', 2
miles.
Built new road near Flint Hill 'by
Smith and Ferguson’s, 8 1-2 miles.
All the roads built, repaired «d
made 24 feet wide wttb
of two which were
22 feet in width. \L
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National Com-,
in Washington, ;
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City, Mo., 4s;
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de on the 20th bal^
cities were voted
and Detroit being
Creamery Is Big
Factor In Farm
life Of Randolph
During First Six Months It.
Makon Itself Felt In The Ag
ricultural Industry.
It is disclosed in the annual report
made by County Agent Mill saps to the
hoard of commissioners, setting forth
agricultural activities for the past
year, that the Randolph Creamery,
Inc,, which was organized for bus
mess last April, bought daring the
first six months of its existence 104,
366 pounds of cream. Out of this
cream there were 31,342 pounds of
bntterfart, and 42,842 pounds of butter
were made. Jt was estimated that
the farmers wfere paid a total of $17,
136.80 for the cream which they sold
the creamery, or at the rate of $34,
000 a year. \Since a large amount of
cream produced in Randolph county
is sold to creameries outside the
county, these creameries having op
erated routes in' the county for several
years past, it may be fairly estimated
that the amount of cream sold by
Randolph farmers brings them an an
nual income of approximately $60,
000.
The Board Of Education
Approves Revised Budget
Very little business came before
the board of education in Tegular
monthly meeting in the' office of
County Superintendent T. Fletcher
Bulla Monday. The revised school
budget for the year 1927-28 was pre
sented to the hoard and adopted. It
calls for an expenditure during the
year of $230,766.54 on schools in the
county. The annual financial report
for the year ending June 30,1927, was
also received and approved. Superin
tendent Bulla was instructed by the
hoard to lay off not exceeding one
acre of land of the Flint Hill school
property to be sold for church pur
poses, the price to be asked for same
not to exceed $50.
Mrs. CalTte Lowe Dead
Mrs. Callie Lowe, aged 70 years,
died Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock at
her home six miles east of Ramseur
following a short illness with pneu
monia. She leaves one son, Thomas
Lowe; a sister, Mrs. R. S. Patterson,
of Greensboro; and one brother, A. P.
Thompson, of Ramseur, R. F. D. Mrs.
Lowe lad been a member of Rehobeth
M. E. church since eariy girlhood.
Unusual Entertainment At ■
An entertainment, which promises
to be of unusual interest will be giv
en at Balfour school on the evening
of December 16 when Uncle Josh,
the champion trick fiddler, and Mex
ican Boy Billie will be the perform
ers.
Uncle Josh anil imitate anything
on his fiddle from the finest whist
ling bird to an old church organ. It’s
clean for church people and every
body. A real school and church en
tertainment, so come out and have a
hearty laugh. Admission will be
charged.
“Cupid Up To Date”
Pleases Local Folks
Musical Comedy Given Tuesday
Night Under Auspices Local
Woman’s Club.
The Health Department of the
Woman’s Club presented a play,
“Cupid Up To Date”, at the school au
ditorium Tuesday evening. The play,
a musical comedy, was attractive and
spicy, full of interest and life from
start to finish. Opening as it did
with the chorus of “four years olds”
who were termed “Charleston Babies”
and who sang and danced in most
charming and individual manners, un
til the story ran along throughout a
delightful little theme, ending with
Dan Cupid on his throne. Miss Lucy
Clyde Ross acted the part of Dan
Cu^id in almost a professional man
ner, yet losing none of simple, quaint
personality.' The chorus girls, who at
intervals through the story ran in
and out in unusual costumes, were
most attractive and won almost as
much applause as did the principals
of the cast. Each character seemed
well adapted to his or her part and
was enthusiastically received. '
The cast follows: Dan Cupid, Lucy
Clyde Ross; Father Time, Mr. Bur
ton; Common Sense, Frances Barker;
Bully, E. L. Moffitt; Domestica, Car
olyn Oglesby; Dolly Extreme, Chris
tine Miller; Will Steady, William
Armfteld; Cora Dumb, IdaMaye Par
rish; Dora Dumb, Helen Bennett; Ed
die Freeverse, Clarence Overman;
Freddie Freeverse, Stanton 4>resnell;
Senator Bing, Mrs. J. P- Gamer;
John Scientist, Davis Cranford.
Charleston Babies: Anne LewaMen,
ent Brittain, Jane Page Walker,
Elizabeth Co*, Alice Moore,
rinrf'Kearns, Lucile Cox, Alice
fJS; CatheAie Cranford, Annie
Jilbert Ross, Mary Harrison Redding,
^Tbne^To^Retire Kids: Dorothy'Hfr.
Joris Cranford, Mary Susan Woodall,
ilondell Criacoe. x
Stars: Dee Armfield, • Mary Anna
tedding, Ruth Prevost, Eleanor
Hilda Cranford, Frances
Chorus Girls: Ruth Hanner, Fay
cCombs, Betsy Armfield, Nettie
ood, Betsey Brock, Louise McCain,
Innie Lee Burkhead, -Jennie Mc
puidst: Miss Virginia Lowe.
Scarlet Fever
And Diphtheria
Are On Increase
Sumner’s Monthly Report Shows
30 New Cases Scarlet Fever
And 11 Diphtheria.
Pew Other Diseases
Measles. And Chicken Pox Are
On Decline—Many Diph
theria Vaccinations Made.
The monthly report of County
Health Officer Dr. George^ H. Sum
ner indicates that scarlet fever and
diphtheria are on the increase in the
county. During the past month there
have been. 30 new cases of scarlet
fever reported and visited by the
Health Officer and 11 new cases of
diphtheria. While the situation is
not alarming, the spread of these
two diseases has been so fast as to
cause some concern. Only two new
cases of measles and two of chicken
pox were reported during the month.
During the month the Health Of
ficer made 19 visits of instruction to
schools iirthe county, 11 vaccinations
against smallpox, 13 completed vacci
nations for typhoid and 131 completed
for diphtheria. Four tuberculosis
homes were visited during the month
and instructions given by Dr. Sum
ner. Two school children were treat
ed for adenoids and tonsils during the
month, and 15 treated for dental de
fects. N
Seventeen visits were made by the.
Health Officer to the county jail for
examination and treatment of prison
ers during the month and seven to
the county home. Office conferences
numbered 52, and miles traveled in
the performance of his official duties
during the month by Dr. Sumner num
bered 1,335.
Five Thousand People See
The Free Health Pictures
County Health Officer Dr. George
H. Sumner and a representative of
the educational department of the
State Board of Health, -who have been
holding a series of showings of health
pictures at various school houses in
the county, completed their work last
Friday, after having visited 13 dif
ferent places and showing the pic
tures to approximately 5,000 people.
These pictures dealt with various
phases of health and were interesting
children and their parents alike.
Great enthusiasm and interest was
shown in the county over these pic
tures, and the health officer is confi
dent that the endeavor was worth
every effort that was put into it.
Equity Laundry And Coca
Cola Plant Change Hands
The Equity Laundry, on Salisbury
street, Asheboro, which has been op
erated the past year by Mr. and Mrs.
McHuron, was sold this week to Mr.
Jess Overman, of Asheboro, and Hugh
Greenway and C. C. Culler, of High
Point, who will take immediate charge
of the business. No change will be
made in the name of the laundry.
Messrs. Culler and Greenway are ex
perienced laundry men, having been
with the High Point Laundry for sev
eral years past. iMr. Overman has
owned and operated the coca cola bot
tling plant in Asheboro for several
years past. This business he has dis
posed of this week to a Greensboro
concern.
Presents Budget
President Coolidge yesterday pre
sented the budget figures for esti
mated expenditures of the national
government for the fiscal year, the
amount totaling $4,258,793,765. The
President stressed the necessity of
limiting tax reduction at the present
session of Congress to $225,000,000.
The appropriations asked for exceeds
that asked last year by $244,222,641,
despite all the Republican propaganda
about economy.
TRINITY NEWS
~
Mrs. C. J. Clark and Mrs. Ida H.
Ector spent the day last Tuesday
with Misses Rose and Emma John
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Pell Payne have rent?
ed rooms in the Younts home, and are
now at home to their friends on North'
Main.
Rev. Mr. Harris filled his regular
appointment here last Sunday, and,
though the weather was bad, a . good
crowd attended services. . .
Mr. Fred Barber, of High Point,
was in our town last Thursday. Mr.
Barber attended school here in the
college days.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hughes have
moved to Burlington.
Mr. and Mrs. Griffin have moved
to Wilson. Mr. Griffin was teacher
in the school here last year.
Mrs. Morris Jyndale is spending
some time in High Point with her
daughter, Mrs. June Johnson.
Mr. Younts Takefe Charge
19 Of The Randolph Tribune
Mr. Baxter YoUnts, of High Point,
arrived in Asheboro Monday and took
charge of The Randolph Tribune. He
expects to move his family to Ashe
boro about the first of the year. He
succeeds Mr. F. A. Slate, who has op
1 erated The Tribune under lease for
the past year. Mr. Slate and his fam
I ily will continue their residence in
I Asheboro indefinitely.
Woman’s Club Is
. Pushing The Sale
Of Christmas Seals
The Christinas Seal sale started
Thanksgiving day .and will end Christ
mas. The Health Department of the
Woman's Club has entire charge of
sales.
The annual sale of Christmas seals
is the means td keep up the tubercu
losis work in the county and is the
most democratic means known of
raising money.
You will be asked to buy Christ
mas Health Seals. The amount of
your support will, to sonfie degree in
dicate your own interest in your
health and in the health of your fam
ily. The need is great, the opportun
ity is greater.
Officers Looking
For Proprietors
Of Underselling Co.
Want To Bring! Them To Task
For Shady Methods Used
In Merchandising.
The Liberty Underselling Company,
at Liberty, was closed this week
when the proprietor, Joe Elberg, and
his wife, both Assyrians, departed for
parts unknown. Elberg and his wife
went to Liberty some time ago and
opened up a store in the Waller old
stand. They proceeded to buy goods
from any place they could get credit,
and in some manner left the impres
sion that the goods were for the Lib
erty Store Company, an old establish
ed firm operated by Williamson and
Dark. When the show down came and
the creditors came after their money,
the truth was discovered and Elberg
and his wife, together with a $300 fur
coat bought from a Detroit firm, hit
the trail. Federal agents are on the
job, however, and it is probably only
a question of time before the Elbergs
will be in the toils of the law.
Next Saturday Night Is
Date Fiddlers’ Convention
Arrangements are being made for
a fiddlers’ convention to be held in
the Ashebor^ high school auditorium
on Saturday night, at 8 p. m., Dec.
10th.. There will be musicians from
all parts of this state there and also
from Virginia and Indiana. These
musicians are among the very best.
Other interesting features you can’t
afford to miss are the North Greens
boro quartet, beat Charleston by two
convention and other attractions make
and ideal entertainment. Prizes to
taling $50 in gold will be given.
Senator-elect Frank L. Smith, of
Illinois, was refused his seat in the
United States Senate yesterday by a
vote of 50 to 32. Five Democrats
joined with 27 Republicans in voting
to seat Smith, while 12 Republicans
united with 37 Democrats to oust the
Illinois man. It was charged that
excessive campaign funds were used
by Smith to obtain his election to
office.
Brother Of Coleridge Man Dead
Street Maness, 75, died at the home
of his son, L. C. Maness, in Greens
boro, Tuesday evening following a
short illness. He was a native of
Moore county. Surviving are eight
sons, M. T., L. C., J. O., L. S., A. C.,
Bud, B. L. and S. L. Maness, of
Greensboro; one daughter, Mrs. Paul
Maness, High Point; and two broth
ers, Gaston Maness, Coleridge, and
M. A. Maness, Greensboro.
Heart Attack Is
Fatal To Mr, Cox
performances
brothers. ‘This
Smith Loses Out
Died Sunday Morning A Few
Minutes After He Was Strick
en—71 Years Old.
Was Buried Monday
Mr. D. A. Cox one of the county's
elderly citizens, suffered an attack
with his heart Sunday morning and
died in a short time. Mr. Cox arose
apparently in ris usual health and
after breakfast walked about the
farm probably a distance of two hun
dred yards from his residence. Feel
ing a little indisposed, he returned
complaining with his left side and
arm. He took medicine which usual
ly gave relief but when those in at
tendance left the room for a second
dose, Mr. Cox attempted to leave the
chair in which he was sitting to get
on his bed, when he fell breathing his
last
Mr. Cox was an honest, straight
forward fanner who believed in fair
dealing uflth all men. 'Since the death
of his wife seventeen years ago, he
has 'continued to reside in the old
home, having someone with him to
assist in the duties on the farm. He
was born June 26,1856,- and died Dec.
4 and was consequently 71 years of
age. In early life Mr. Cox married
Miss Asenith Louise Craven and to
this union there were five, children,
one of whom died in early life. He
fs survived by Messrs. Eber H. and
Kirby Cox, of Asheboro, Mrs. J. A.
Brown, Kemps Mills, and Mrs. J. E.
Martin, Franklinville; a sister, Miss
Artimisha'Cox, Asheboro, and a half
brother, Mr. A. O. Hancock and
twenty-one grandchildren.
The funeral service was conducted
at Union Grove at 2 p. m. Monday by
Mr. Vance Cox, a local minister.
Scout Troop Is
Organized Here
Will Hold Its Initial Meeting At
The First M. E. Church
Tonight.
Court Of Honor
At the last monthly meeting of the
board of stewards of the First Meth
odist church it was decided to organ
ize a scout troop under the auspices of
the Methodist church. At this time
the executive presented scouting and
some of the workings of the different
troops. The following men were elect
ed to serve in the capacity of troop
committeemen, and to proceed in the
election and appointment of a scout
master and an assistant scoutmaster:
Rev. B. C. Reavis, C. L. Cranford, S.
B. Stedman, J. K. Wood and W. A.
Coffin.
The new troop will hold its initial
meeting at the Methodist church
Thursday evening at 7:30, immediate
ly after the court of honor which will
be held at the same place.
The court of honor which was
supposed to have been held the past
Friday night was postponed to give
the scouts an opportunity to pass
more tests at their regular meeting
which was also held at that time. The
court of honor will be held at the M.
E. church at 7:00 and all scouts of
troop 25 are requested to be present
by the executive and to remain to as
sist in the organization of the new
troop.
Lineberry May Have
Violated The Mann Act
If E. C. Lineberry, whose wife and
four children reside with his blind
father near Liberty, does not have to
face federal court in California on
charges of violating the Mann act, he
will be brought back to Jacksonville,
N. C., to be tried on charges of em
bezzlement. Liiieberry was arrested
late last week in Oakland, Cal., where
he had gone with a sixteen-year old
Jacksonville girl whom he had mar
ried following his alleged taking of
$1,391.14 of money belonging to the
Atlantic Bridge Company for which
he was working at the time. Line
berry was traced to California by the
trail left' by picture postal cards
which his young bride mailed back to
her parents while on their motor trip
to the west. Shortly after the couple
left Jacksonville it was discovered
that Lineberry had a wife and chil
dren near Liberty and parents of his
latent brider-pwt ths-matter-m the
hands of a detective agency. Line
berry was arrested by federal offi
cers when he called for his mail at
the Oakland, California, postoffice.
Officers Make Big Haul^
Randolph officers made a big haul
Monday night when they raided the
premises of Duke York in the Ram
seur community, getting 60 gallons of
whiskey stbred in various containers
all over the York premises. Lester
York, son of Duke York, was captured
in the raid. The whiskey was de
stroyed on the premises and some of
the equipment for manufacture of the
forbidden fluid, found at the place
also, was brought to Asheboro.
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Mother Of Mrs. Frank
C. Henley Died Monday
Mrs. Frank C. Henley was called
to Mt. Gilead Sunday on account of
the serious illness of her mother, Mrs.
L. A. Hamilton, who died Monday
following pneumonia. Mrs. Hamilton,
while in feeble health had been in her
usual health until stricken ten days
prior to her death. She had been a
life long Methodist, connecting her
self with the church at Love Joy in
her girlhood days. Surviving are
Mrs. Frank C. Henley, Asheboro,
Misses Mary and Myrtie Hamilton,
Mt. Gilead, Mrs. Maggie Dawkins,
Stanley Creek, Mrs. A. F. Tannery,
Raleigh, Mrs. J. C. Sossman, Mid
land.
The funeral service was conducted
at the residence Tuesday by Rev. J.
W. Hulin, a lifelong friend of the
deceased.
New Automobile License
Plates Green In Color
' North Carolina’s new automobile li
cense plates, which were put on sale
December 1st for the year 1928, and
which must be purchased and on the
cars by January 1st, will be green in
color with ^Miite numerals. The cost
of . these license plates will be just
twice that was paid in July, since
the licenses bought then were for sit
months only, and the new ones will
be for a full year.. The prices for
licenses for passenger cars that are
divided into four classes, are as fol
lows: Cars of 25 horsepower or
less. (Fords, Chevrolets, Whippets,
Dodges, etc.) $12.60; between 25 and
30 horsepower, $20; more than 30 and
less than 35 horsepower, $30; cars of
35 horsepower and more, $40. Li
censes for trucks range all from $16
for half ton and one-ton trucks to
$200 for four and five-ton trucks, and
even more if the tires are solid and
not pneumatic.
In a statement issued yesterday
Charles Evans Hughes, former sec
retary of state, and Republican candi
1 date for President in 1916 against
Wilson, declared that in no case would
he be a candidate for the 1928 Pres
idential nomination and would not
1 permit his name to be used in con
nection with the nomination. He
gave his advanced age as his reason
for the position he has taken.
i
Brief Summary Of
President’s Message
To Present Congress
He Dealt In Generalities And
Played Up Mythical Re
publican Economy.
President Coolidge’s annual mes
sage was read simultaneously Tues
day in the House and Senate in ses
sion in Washington. It was a typical
Coolidge message, lengthy and deal
ing in generalities, holding to the
mythical Republican economy through
out, although it did suggest an en
largement of the national the nation
al defense program. Senators Sim
mons and Overman of North Carolina
thought the message the weakest the:
President has ever sent to Congress. I
The Mississippi valley people are
very much disappointed. They see1
but little hope through the message. )
“He seemed to deal for the most
part in generalities,” said Senator;
Simmons. “There is little new in it. j
He cited the tariff as the great help- j
er of the farmer. His statements on j
this subject are not true. The tariff
has not done what he said it would do.
“The rest of the message seemed
to be in the nature of a ‘look at
what we have done for you.’ This
also was directed to the farmers.
“That is about all he said, but he
added a. little Jardine medicine with
it. He said that few farmers pay
income taxes now. No; they are too
poor; they have no income.”
Brief Summary
Summarizing the President’s mes
sage, here are the main points and the
President’s recommendations;
National Defense: Congress should;
authorize moderate Navy building
program of submarines, airplane car
riers and cruisers.
Farm Relief: Agricultural condi
tions are imposed. Will support “any j
sound proposal,” but none involving
price fixing.
Flood Control: Congress should pro
ceed cautiously, confining action this
session to lower Mississippi valley.
Tax Reduction: Taxes can be safe
ly reduced not more than $225,000,
000.
Merchant Marine: Public operation
unsuccessful. Government should get
out of the business.
Governmental Economy: Continue
it rigorously.
Tariff: Don’t tinker with it.
Inland Navigation: Boulder dam!
should be authorized.
Prohibition: All citizens should
obey the law; government will en
force it to best of its ability.
Coal: President should be empow
ered to inter vent*in~strikes. *0% '•'r'
Railroad Consolidation: For further
efficiency railroads must consolidate.
Education: Should have separate
department and seat in the cabinet.
Foreign Relations: At peace with
all nations and hope to remain so.
The Negro: Should be protected by
anti-lynching bill.
Muscle Shoals: Should be disposed
of.
Aviation: Should be promoted com
mercially, and particularly air mail
service between countries of west
ern hemisphere.
Rev. G. F. Smith Dead
Rev. G. F. Smith, noted Methodist
minister, died Friday at Littleton.
Funeral was held Monday at Jackson
Hill, in Davidson county, childhood
home of the late minister. He was a
son of the late George Smith, of Jack
son Hill, and grandson of “Shouting”
George Smith. He had been actively
in the ministry for 41 years.
Construction work is going forward
rapidly on the Southern Power Com
pany’s line ffom High Point to High
Rock. Power for the line will be fur
nished by the new High Rock lake.
Coolidge Insists
He Will Not Run
Tells National Committeemen
That He Has Not Changed
His Mind On Matter.
At the conclusion of a prepared
speech to the members of the Repub
lican National Committee in the
White House in Washington Tuesday,
President Coolidge declared that he
had not modified his statement made
August 2nd when he declared that he
did not choose to run for President
again. “My statement stands,” said
the President. “No one should be le<|
to suppose that I have modified it.
My decision will be. respected.”
This declaration is taken by some
leaders of the Republican party as a
definite refusal to "accept the Repub
lican nomination for President in
1028. On the other hand, there fcre
many who believe, that if.the Presi
dent is drafted by his party he will be
a candidate for a third term. How
ever this may be,' there are those al
ready in the field who will do what
they can to keep the nomination from
being offered to Mr. Coolidge. Sena
tor Curtis, of Kansas, several weeks
ago declared his candidacy for the
Republican nomination, and Tuesday,
after the President had made his
declaration, Senator Fess, of Ohio,
tossed his hat into the ring. Repub
lican agricultural leaders in the west
are pushing former U. , S. Senator
Frank O. Lowden for the place.
Among the dozen or so other possible
Republican nominees for President
which have been mentions! during the
past few months, in addition to those
! named above, are Longworth, Speaker
of the House of Representatives, Vice
President Charles G. Dawes, Secre
tary of Commerce Herbert Hoover,
Judge Charles E. Hughes, of New
York, and Senator Borah, of Idaho.
Makes
Tells Of Relation Of Crime To
Prosperity Of Piedmont
Section Of State.
Randolph Superior Court for the
trial_ of cases on the criminal dockgt
convened in Asheboro Monday morn
ing with Judge T. B. Finley, of North
Wilkesboro, presiding. Solicitor Zeb
V. Long, of Statesville, was on hand
to prosecute for the State. A rather
heavy docket faced the court, but
quick work is being made of the dock
et *and before the close of the term
several cases will have been disposed
of in one manner or another.
Judge Finley made one of his .usual
able charges to the grand jury, which
is composed of the following named
men: E. B. Leonard, foreman, and
T. A. Hill, C. H. Craven, Jr., Hugh
Pool, Gaither Wright, E. S. Harmon,
J. D. Craven G. A. Pearce, J. S. Han
cock, M. L. Wood, S. M. Delk, June
Peace, L. E. Hoover, W. J. Macon,
Claud M. Hix, A. B. Jarrell, W. E.
Scott and C. M. Briles. Judge Fin
ley explained the various duties of
the grand jury and the importance of
their duties, and made only a short
discussion of the various crimes which
are punishable under the law. Fa
speaking of the wonderful advance-;
ment of the Piedmont section of
North Carolina during the past few
years, Judge Finley admonished the
jurors that theirs was an important
duty in that largely through their
work crime could be brought to jus
tice and in a manner prevented. AH
other matters being equal, Judge Fin
ley told the members of the grand
jury that outside capital or people
elsewhere looking for a location or
residence in the Piedmont section,
would turn to those communities in
which there is less crime.
Cases Tried
The following cases on the docket
have been disposed of since the open
ing of court Monday piorning aside
from those which have been contin
ued:
Kenneth Foglemait pleaded guilty
to larceny, and since he was under the
,age pf.l8 at the time of the offense^
' judgment was that he be confined to
| jail four months, capias to issue on
subsequent order of the courts He was
I required to give good behavior bond ,
! in the amount of $200 and A. A. Coble
and J. A. Martin were appointed to
look after the defendant and report
his conduct to court.
State vs. Norman Chriscoe, defend
I and pleaded guilty to simple assault
| and judgment was suspended on pay
I ment of costs.
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Solicitor Long III
Solicitor Zeb-V. Long, of • States
ville, who is in Asheboro this, week
prosecuting the criminal docket in
Superior Court, is confined to his
room at the hotel today, and Attorney
J. V. Wilson is prosecuting in his
stead. The solicitor hopes to be able
to resume his duties tomorrow. It is
probable if the solicitor is able to be
in court after today that the next
week’s term of court will be taken up
in the trial of criminal cases also. It
was scheduled as the regular week of
civil court, but the criminal docket is
more pressing at this time than the
civil.
December Rainfall Now
Above Monthly Average
five days of December against an av*.,
erage for the entire month of 3.91
inches. The average temperature for
the month of November was about ‘
six and a half degrees above normal,
and the rainfall practically normaL
Feeding The Dairy Cow
The dairy cow’s feed requirements
can best be supplied in winter by
means of hay, silage, roots, and grain
Properly cured legume hays, such as
alfalfa, clover, vetches, soy beans, and
cowpeas, are well suited for feetfing
to dairy cows, as they are high :
both protein and assimilable minerals
and they- are also very palatable.
Silage and stored root crops supply
succulent roughage feeds during the
period when no green grass is avail
able. They are of special value im
keeping the cow’s digestive system
in good working order and in stimulat
ing the milk flow. Com, oats, barley,
and kafir are examples of fans
, ana KMir are exiuupj
i grown grains commonly
ing dairy cows. All of
should be ground before
One of the worst spells of weather
j that has hit Asheboro and the state
for quite a while landed last Thurs
day evening and continued until Sun
day night. The warm weather of
: November had wholly unprepared the
j people to appreciate cold weather.
; Thursday night, Friday and Saturday
j were cold and rainy while Saturday
night the rain turned to snow and on
Sunday morning there was an inch of
snow and ice and sleet on the ground
which made travel very difficult. Ac
| cording to the official records there,
was a rainfall of 4.40 inches the first