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Ashe boro, N. C., Thursday, December 15, 1927
NUMBER 59
Load From Shotgun Enters
Head And One E ye Shat Out
—Has Stint Chance.
Mysterious Affair
Ben PresneU Held Without
Bond Awaiting Outcome Of
Culler’s Injuries.
Albert Culler, young white man, is
, in Memorial hospital, Asheboro, suf
V faring from what is probably a fatal
wound in the head, while Ben Pres
nell, of Seagrove, is being held by
Randolph county officers without
privilege of bond to await the out
' come of Culler’s wounds. Culler
was shot late Monday night, accord
ing to best available information. A
load of shot from a shotgun entered
the right side Of his head, making an
ugly wound and necessitating the re
moval of an eye in the hospital Tues
aay.
Just where the shooting took place
/ and under what conditions is not def
initely known. Presnell contends
thai Culler is probably the man he
shot Monday night attempting to
break in his home at Seagrove. He
was arrested and placed under $3,000
bend, but early Thursday Judge 17 B.
Finley, holding court in Asheboro,
ordered his arrest and confinement
privilege of bond pending the outcome
of Culler’s injuries. Culler tells thpt
tire shooting took place near High
Pine church, but does not enlighten
the authorities as to how and why
the gun play took place. He avers
that Presnell was the man who fired
the shot which caused the ugly wound.
Culler was brought to the local
hospital about four o’clock Tuesday
morning by Elsie Cox, young white
man of Union township, driving a
Ford roadster. Cox’s story was that
he picked up Culler on the road near
High Pine church, Union township,
about 11 o’clock Monday night, but
could not explain why he was five
hoars in getting the injured man to.
the hospital, although he claimed he
drove immediately to Asheboro. Cox
left the .hospital while Sheriff Brady,
who had been called by Dr. Hayworth,
was in the room with the wounded
man. He neglected to drive away the
Ford roadster in which he had brought
Culler to the hospital. The car car
ries a South Carolina liceny number,
ion that ft is a stolen moraine.
Two arrests were made at the hos
pital this morning by Sheriff Brady
of persons who came to the hospital
to see the injured man. These are
being held under charge of driving a
car while unde? the influence of
liquor.
Local officers seem to think there
is much about the affray which re
sulted in the probable wounding of
Culler wihch has not yet been brought
to light. Too many conflicting stor
ies have been told about the matter
for any definite conclusion to be
drawn as to what actually occurred at
the shooting save that Culler re
ceived the load of shot in his head.
What transpired before the shooting
and what happened afterwards is yet
in the dark, although officials are
trying to ferret out the truth of the
whole business.
Culler serais to have quite a police
, record behind him. He was identi
fied by Chief of Police J. A. Higgins,
of Asheboro, as being Albert Culler,
and not Colter as the name was first
given by the injured man. Culler
was also identified by Judge Finley,
who says he is the son of one of
Wilkes county’s most distinguished
and most highly respected Confeder
ate veterans. Sanford officers also
identified the wounded man as one
who recently escaped from them af
ter having been arrested for alleged
theft of an automobile. Culler’s
home is given as High Point. He is
a brother of C. C. Culler, young
High Point business man, who only
a few days ago purchased an interest
in the Equity Laundry, of Asheboro,
having come here from the High
Point Laundry.
Mr. Presnell, who is held for the
shooting of Culler, comes from one
of Randolph county’s best families, .*
family which has long bora promin
ently connected with the business and
dvie life of Randolph county.
In $e Issue of last week's paper
Program Christmas
Music Sunday Fh$t
M. E. Church Here
Choir Of 28 Voices Under Di
rection Of Mrs. Hilker In
. Charge Of Program.
At the First M. E. Church next
Sunday at 7:80 p. m., the Senior
Choir of twenty-eight voices under
the direction of Mrs. R. J. Bilker will
give a program of Christmas music.
This promises to be very fine indeed.
The program will include Christmas
carols, male quartettes, solos and arf
thems. The organ has just been
checked over by an expert and is in
excellent condition for the service.
There will be a short sermon by the
pastor. The public is cordially in
vited. The program is as follows:
Organ Prelude—“Oh Little Town
of Bethlehem” (Adapted), Redner.
Processional—“Joy To The World,
Watts.
Carol — (Congregation Singing)
Hymn No. 121.
Prayer.
- Carol—“Cantique de Noel”, Adams.
Anthem—“Hark The Herald An
gels”, Stults.
Carol — (Congregation Singing)
Hymn No. 110. "
Offertory — Solo — "Nazareth”,
(Mr. R.-J.-Hilker), Gounod.
Sermon—“The Beautiful Gift”, by
the Pastor. ,
Male Quartet—“Calm on the List’
ning Ear of Night”, Parks—Messrs.
Redding, Spence, Hilker and Dr.
Presnell).
Anthem—“Arise, Shine”, Markes.
Recessional—“Silent Night", Mohr.
Benediction.
Superior Court
Goses Sessions
Came To An End Today At
Noon—Many Cases Dis
.posed Of.y
Many Fines Imposed
Randolph Superior Court, which Be
gan Monday, December 5th, with
Judge T. B. Finley, of North Wilkes
bony presiding, came to a close about
noon today. The sessions of the court
were telpn up largely with the trial
of criminal cases, although the reg
ular schedule called for civil cases
the last week. Cases disposed of
since pur issue of last week included
the''*
was suspended, upon
ment of the costa.
State vs Roby Hinshaw, defendant
pleaded guilty; and was fined $50 and
costs and deprived of driving a car
for six months. He was given a sus
pended sentence of four months.
State vs Rendals Cooper, defendant
entered plea of guilty on count of
transporting liquor and was fined $50,
and costs.
State vs Colbert Brady, defendant]
entered plea of guilty and was fined
$10 and costs, jail sentence of three
months to be suspended on good be
havior.
State vs John Little, defendant en
;ters plea of guilty and was fined $50
and costs, suspended sentence of 6
months on roads also added.
State vs Bascom Hooker, defendant
entered plea of guilty and was fined
$25 on charge of transporting liquor,
and required to give good behavior
bond on count of possessing.
State vs Frank Lambert, defend
ant ordered to pay fine of $50 and de
prived of driving car for 6 months.
State vs George Bulla, fined ' $25
and costs on charge of transporting.
State vs Amos Ring, defendant en
tered plea of guilty tov> transporting
and possessing and was given sus
pended sentence of 11 months on the
roaas.
State vs Graydon Allred, W. M.
Spivey, Allen Jarrett and Ramon Col
trane, defendants pleaded guilty of
transporting and possessing and were
fined $25 each and proportionate
part of the costs.
State vs Roosevelt Wyrick, defend
ant entered plea of guilty and was
fined $50 and deprived of driving a
car for 6 months.
State vs Harris Staley, defendant
•entered • plea of-guilty-and wee- -fined
$50 and costs. •
State vs Ernest Spoon and B. C.
Haynes, defendants entered plea of
guilty to transporting and possessing
liquor and wen fined $25 each and
the costa. Sentence of 4 months each
on the roads Wa*. suspended.
'. State .vs. Mn L.
pleaded guilty to charge of violating
prohibition laws, was fined $25 and
given suspended read sentence of 4
months.
entered plea of guilty' and waa fined
State vs Colon Tyalnger, defendant
snterdd plea of guilty and waa fined
$60 and coots and deprived of driving
% car for 0 months.
State va Voight Rogers, Seth
Spivey and Charles Lamb, not gnfity,
except aa to Kogers. who waa fined
$50 and deprived of driving a car for
$ months.
State vs Lanier Myers, defendant
pleads guilty of larceny under $20
and sentenced to jail 8 months with
privilege of being hired.out to county
home. 1 , \ v
State vs C* M. Mdffitt and C. C.
Everhart, defondantsefttered plea Of
guilty of aslault witliP deadly weapon
(Please tuTn to page 8)
B. S. Lawrence
Is One Of State’s
“Master Farmers”
Selected As One Of The 25
Outstanding Fanners In The
Entire State.
Sketch oifHig Career
From Small Beginnings Has
Grown Until Now He Stands
Among First.
B. S. Lawrence, of Seagrove, Ran
dolph county’s master fanner, has
been selected as one of the twenty
fire outstanding fanners in North
Carolina, who will go to Raleigh this
week to receive the degree of “Mas
ter farmer” The honors will be con
ferred at a banquet to, be given at the
Sir Walter Hotel, Raleigh, Friday
night. Dr. Clarence Poe, editor of
, the Progressive Farmer, Governor A.
W. McLean, Mrs. Jane S. McKimmon,
President E. C. Brooks, of State Col
lege, and Josephus Daniels are among
the notables who will attend the mas
ter farmer gathering.
Under a plan conducted by the
Progressive Farmer and the State
College Extension Service, master
fanners were selected from practic
ally every county in the State and
out of these outstanding farmers of
the several extension divisions were
named. Mr. LaWrence is understood
to be one of the highest ranking
farmers in the-entire State.
A complete list of vthe "master
farmers”, as announced by the Pro
gressive Farmer, follows:
. B. S>Lawrence, Randolph; J. L.
Beall, Davidson; J. C. Causey, Guil
ford; L. H. Kitchin, Halifax; 0. J.
Holler, Rutherford; Charles F. Cates,
Alamance; S. L. Carpenter, Gaston;
Charles B. Fuller, Vance; W. H.
Harris, Iredell; Fred P. Latham, Beau
fort; T. S. Osborne, Henderson;
Blaney Sumrell, Pitt; B. W. Sikes,
Hertford; C. W. Teague, Macon; C.
B. Wells, Buncombe; John Winstead,
Person; L. 0. Mosley, Lenoir; G. W.
Trask, New Hanover; W. D. Graham,
Rowan; S. A. La than, Union; B. F.
Shelton, Edgecombe; R. W. Scott, Al
amance; R.L. Shuford, Catawba; E.
A. Stevens, Wayne.
Short Sketch of B. S. Lawrence
County Agent E. S. Millsaps, Jr.,
wrote a sketch of the life and achieve
ments of Randolph’s “master farmer”
*t the time of his selection. This
sketch recounts the story of Mr. Law
,(Pleasetum to page 7)
New Ford Car Attracts
Much Attention Here
The Randolph Motor Company had
on display all day Monday one of the
new Fords. The model car brought
here was the Tudor sedan. It was
even* prettier than the pictures which
the local agency has had on display of
the new Ford models for several days
past. It resembled the Lincoln per
haps more than any other make of
car. There were about the new Ford
product none of the earmarks of the
old Model T. Expressions of delight
and surprise were heard from many
of the hundreds who came all during
the day to see the new car. Em
ployees of the local agency and the
Ford traveling representative- who
brought the car to Asheboro had a
full day of explaining and ppinting
out the new features of Ford’s latest
product. The car was taken from
Asheboro to Ramseur for display at
the Ford agency there.
Rev. J.Ira Erwin
Died Early Monday
Death Due To Intestinal Tox
emia From Which He Had
Suffered Long.
3 Years Pastor Here
Rev. J. Ira Erwin, 66, a minister in
the Methodist Episcopal church for 41
years, died at the hospital in Concord
Monday morning of intestinal tox
emia. He had been ill for several
days, hut his condition did not become
critical until late Sunday afternoon
when he was taken to the hospital.
The body was takqp to the home of
Mrs. J. TV Erwin, at Waco, for fun
eral Tuesday afternoon.
Surviving MA*Erwin are his
ow, one sister, and six children,
are, Mrs. F. E. Bransonm who
Miss Carrie Erwin, of Canton;
Blanche Erwin,4eaeher in the
ford, city schools and for some
teacher in the Thomasville
schools; Jxad Erwin; John Erwin, of
Charlotte; and Misses Ruth Erwin,
who graduated from Greensboro Col
lege last year} and Miss Marian Er
wid
who
was
Miss
Ox
time
city
Mr. Erwin served as pastor of the
Asheboro Methodist Episcopal church
for three years, being moved to an
other charge at the Western North
Carolina Conference in 1916. He was
one of the most popular and best be
loved pastors the local church has
ever had. He and his interesting
family took <an active part in the
civic and social life of the community.
At the recent Conference of his
church, Mr. Erwin was moved frpm
Davidson to Concord and had begun
his 42nd year of service for his church
when death called him to the great
,beyond.
Community Tree
For Asheboro This .
s Season
M.
E. Philathea
On Vacant
To P. O.
The first Community Christmas
tree for Asheboro will be put up on
the plot of land between the home of
Mr. W. H. Moriftg- and the Post Office
Building next week. The idea was
started by the philathea Class of the
M. E. Sunday school and while the
plan is sponsorejl by them, others are
cooperating in the movement which,
it is hoped, will be permanent. This
year the tree will be lighted from
Thursday to Monday nights, inclus
ive, and will shed the rays of a real
Christmas spirit. On Saturday even
ing at seven o’clock carols will be
sung and the entire community is in
vited to be out and participate in the
singing or in the music. Different
organizations and individuals are as
sisting by contributions for which
appreciation is expressed by the ™ "
athea Class.
Donations should
R. C. Lewallen.
While gifts Will not
this year, it is planned mu «.u.
ture will be added in following years.
Lindbergh Makes v
Flight To Mexico
Flies From Washington To Mex
ican Capital In 27 Hours—
Warmly Received.
Charles A. Lindbergh, trans-Atlan
tic flyer, added another long non
,stop flight to his list of aeronautical
achievements Wednesday afternoon
when he landed in Mexico City, cap
ital of Mexico, after a continuous
flight of 27 hours from Washington,
D. C. A crowd estimated at 50,000
or more people were on hand in the
Mexican capital to greet the Amer
ican flyer. One of the first to greet
him was President Calles, of the
Mexican republic.
The completion of this 2,000-mile
flight from capital to capital makes
a total of ,35,000 miles Lindbergh has
.flown since he left San Diego, Cali
fornia, last May to start his flight
from New York to Paris. This dis
tance is equal to one and one-half
times around ttie world. His longest
non-stop flight* of course, was from
New York to Paris, a distance of 3,
625 miles. **
Joseph L. ^Staley “
Dead At Age Of 51
Death Caused By Pneumonia—
Funeral Friday From Mel
auchton Church.
Joseph L. Staley, 51, v watchmaker,
died at the home of his sister, Mrs.
Florence Staley, in Liberty, Thurs
day mdrning after an illness of three
weeks with pneumonia. Mr. Staley
had engaged in the watchmaking trade
all his life and was considered an ex
pert in the business. He had for
years been a consistent member of the
Lutheran church, and was ever in
terested in the religious and civic life
of the community. In addition to his
sister, he is survived by four broth
ers, Drs. A. P. and D. F. Staley, of
High Point; W. L. Staley, of Julian;
and C. W. Staley, of Liberty.
Funeral will be held Friday morn
ing at 11 o’clock from, Melanchton
Lutheran church by Rev. D. I. Off
man and interment will be made in
the church cemetery.
Treasurers Report Shows
Fair Is In Good Shape
The report made by Treasurer W.
A. Bunch to the meeting of the stock
holders of the Randolph Fair Asso
ciation, held in Asheboro Wednes
day, disclosed that last year the reve
nue atllected by the fair amounted to
approximately $9,000, while the ex
penses reached $7,200,-leaving a bal
ance of $1,800 in the treasury. Di
rectors elected were : E. B. Leach,
Dr. C. A. Hayworth, D. B. McCrary,
J. B. Humble, W. R. Williams, E. E.
Lewallen, Troy Redding, W. A. Bunch
and A. I. Ferree. Active officers of
the assoication will be elected at a
meeting of .the directors to be held
at some time soon.
Rev. and Mrs. Pritchard
Given Pleasant Surprise
The Workers Conference of the"
Methodist Protestant Sunday school
gave Rev. J. E. and Mrs. Pritchard
quite a surprise Monday evening
when at the dose of the meeting held
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Ridge, fifteen dollars in cash was
presented t6 Mr. and Mrs. Pritchard,
the date of the meeting falling on
their fifteenth wedding anniversary.
The matter of the gift had been kept
such a secret that the redpients had
not suspected anything in the way of
a gift had been planned. Accompany
ing: the gift was a nOte which ex
pressed the sincere appreciation of
the services of Rev. and Mrs. Pritch
ard and at the same time wished them
much happiness and many more anni
versaries in the future.
•' Trinity, N. C.
Dear Santa: ' “
I Please, I want a ball, a little bat,
a flash light, a knife and apples. I
thank you Santa.
} • Lura»
f '. JayHohn.
“Perfect Teeth”
Campaign Is On
At Local School
Effort Being Made To Have All
Dental Defects Corrected
During Year.
How Grades Stand
About Half Of Students Score
Perfect Teeth — Parents
Asked To Help.
Effort is being made in a “Perfect
Teeth Campaign” at tlte Asheboro
high school to seq to it that the teeth
of every child in school are made per
fect where defects may exist. Al
ready much has been accomplished in
this regard, several of the grades
showing up well in the number of
students having perfect teeth. Only
a little more than half of the students
of the school may be classed as hav
ing perfect teeth, however, and it is
the purpose of the campaign to make
the school 100 per cent perfect in
this regard. An article sent to this
newspaper from the school has this to
say relative the “Perfect Teeth Cam
paign”:
The relation of teeth to health is so
close as to warrant every parent’s
best endeavor to insure for his child
sound teeth. The child of school age
is more susceptible to dental decay
than is tfee person of mature years.
Examinations of children show that
dental defects outnumber all others,
and where dental defects occur there
are usually found other evidences of
ill health. Evidence of systemic ' in
fection which may be traced directly
to infected teeth is often found, and
almost invariably it will be found that
these children are backward in their
classes. Unclean mouths provide
jfjeai breeding places for numerous
bacteria which contaminate every
mouthful of food taken into the body
and seriously interfere with digestion.
Poisons are produced which affect the
entire system, causing eye strain,
headache, fevers, and numerous other
ailments. Unless these conditions are
corrected promptly, permanent injury
to some organ of the body may result.
The first knowledge of dental de
fects in the mouth of the child often
Comes when the child cries with tooth
ache, and then it is usually too late
to save the tooth. The premature loss
of teeth in the growing child often
results' in deformities of the mouth,
overlapping and crowded teeth, wfhich
conditions lead to more serious dratal
conditions in later years.
* Periodic examination and care of
minor defects as they arise provides
the best insurance against serious
dental troubles.
The following is a report of prog
ress that has been made in the Ashe
boro city school toward the perfection
of teeth:
Health Drive
Grade
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Enrollment
122
113
81
75
84
96
37
56
41
37
25
No, With
Perfect Teeth
15
69
42
45
53
21
26
,32
17
20
25
350
Total . 645
Parents are urgently requested to
cooperate with the school in promot
ing this most important project—
“Perfect Teeth Campaign.”
The pine bids fair to become an
mportant crop on the farms of North
Carolina. - It may be used for rail
road ties, pulpwood and cordwood and
nay be harvested annually like any
>ther crop.
Flivver Tries To
Knock Freight Car
From Railway Track
But Finds That Freight Car
Sticks Closely To The Beaten
Pathway.
Automobiles very often meet on
the highways of, the State and the
streets of towns and cities with the
result that one or both find them
selves in the side ditches in vario.us
states of condition. An automobile^
- nean knock another off the highway.
The newspapers every day carry
stories confirming this fact. Automo
biles have, been known to knock
^horses and mules, and more often,
human beings, from the roads and
streets, but seldom, if ever, when a
car essays the stunt of knocking a
train from the track is_the car sue-,
cessful in the attempt.
An incident proving that, a railway
car sticks closely to the track upon
which it can run and on no other
was that early yesterday morning
whop a Ford car, driven by Jess
Sykes, of Greensboro, and occupied by
himaftlf and two young women, but
ted into a Norfolk Southern freight
car on the tyack^ across Wainman
Avenue. The radiator and the hood
of the flivver were badly smashed
while the freight car remained sta
tionery until the engine up ahead had
, finished taking on water and leis-,
urely pulled away. Neither Sykes
nor the young women were hurt
No. it wasn't a Ford—it was a
flivver.
Pension Vouchers
For Confederate
Veterans Are Here
May Be Had By Applying To
Office Of Clerk Of Court
Large Total Amount.
Confederate veterans and widows of
veterans may obtain their semi-an
nual pension vouchers any time now
by coming: in person to the office of
Clerk of Court C. J. Lovett or send
ing their authorized agent to get the
voucher for them. These vouchers ar
rived at the office of the Clerk the
first of the week. Their total amounts
to $10,322.50. ,
Thirty-three Class A veterans get
$182.50 each, or a total of $6,022.50,
while two negro body servants to Con
federate captains draw $100 each,
making a grand total for the men of
$6,222.50.
Four widows of veterans in Class A
get $150 each, or a total of $600,
while 70 Class B widows will each
draw $50, totaling $3,500. The women
all together get $4,100.
Scouting Takes
On New Life Here
New Troop Organized And An
other In Prospect—Finances
In Fair Shape.
Finance Drive Soon
Scouting took on new life in Ashe
boro during the past week. The
monthly court of honor was held at
the Methodist Church and two boys
: were present to receive badges. After
twenty minutes of questioning in
which all the necessary work to be
come a second class scout was thor
oughly reviewed Frank Hix was
awarded his second class badge. In
making the presentation the scout
executive pointed ouf to the boys that
this symbol was not made of gold as
the color indicated, but that it was
worth a great deal more to the youth
of today than ten times its equivalent
of gold if the recipient would only
use it to form the step in his ad
vancement; in scouting and toward
better citizenship.
Executive Committee Meeting
Chairman J. D. Ross, Rev. C. G.
Smith, and Dr. E. L. Moffitt were
present. The executive of Uwharrie
council outlined the program that has
been undertaken in the Council since
the h*st meeting ot .this group*. The
report of the finances of the camp
was given, showing a considerable
less deficit than in previous years.
This is due to lessf expensive leader
! ship and fewer permanent improve
ments necessary at this time to the
equipment of the camp. •
The finance campaign, after a
brief discussion by the committee,
was definitely placed to be held be
tween the 10th and the 16th of Feb
ruary. The question of having the
Rudloff Rides come to Asheboro was
left with a committee headed by Dr.
Moffitt to take,up with the city fath
ers for their discussion.
Asheboro-now has two troops with
the possibility of a third troop as
flshown by the executive. The present
troops are located at the Presbyterian
and Methodist churches, with the
third to be located at the First Bap
tist,
Methodist Troop Meets Thursday
Night
All boys who desire to join the
troop at the Methodist church are
asked to be present at 7:30 of this
week for their initial meeting with
the scout executive and Scout Master
W. H. Redding. Several old scouts
from troop twenty-five ' have been
transferred into the new tropp, which
will be number 24 and approximately
twenty boys are expected to be in
attendance when the initial meeting
is held at 7:30 Thursday night. All
boys who desire to become scouts at
the Baptist Church will also meet at
this time with troop 24.
Practically the entire Democratic
membership of the House of Repre
sentatives, aided by several Republi
can members, late Wednesday after
noon voted to eliminate from the
revenue measure the sales tax on au
tomobiles, thereby saving to the au
tomobile buying public approximately
$33,000,000 a year. The inheritance
tax levy was left in the revenue bill,
the Democratic members winning out
on this phase of the biM also.
Automobile Sales Tax Is
'Eliminated By The House
Oox-McNeill
Miss Eva Cox and Mr. Wellons Mc
Neill, both of Coleridge, were united
in marriage Tuesday evening at the
home of H. P. Moffitt, the officiating
justice of the pep*, on Ramseur,
Route 1. Mrs. McNeill is the daugh
ter of Mrs. Lula Cox, of the Cole*
ridge community. Mr. McNeill is a
prosperous farmer. They, will make
their home on the Dr. C. A Hay
worth farm, in Coleridge township.
Patience Blair Dead
Patience Abigail Blair, aged 83
years and 8 months, died Sunday at
the Randolph county home, two miles
south of Asheboro, from the infirmi
ties of age. Funeral was held at the
Randleman Holiness church by Rev.
Mr. Talbert, Monday, and the body
laid to rest in the cemetery. Miss
Blair was born March 27, 1ft
dolph county and was the d
ter , of the late John and
JacHbrden And
R®fird Croker
Escape From Pen
Use Half A Dozen Or More Au
tomobiles In Their Flight
From The Law.
Borden The Leader
York’s Bloodhounds Callad Out
For The Chase And Trail
Long Distance.
Jack Borden and Richard Croker,
sent to State Prison by Judge Schenek
at the April term of Randolph crim
inal court, apparently love the lime
light and detest the prison shackle*
with the same intensity that charac
terizes Greensboro’s famous Otto
Wood. These two, Borden and Cro
ker, together with B. M. Petty and
Glenn Butler, dug their way out of
the wire inclosure at Camp Incorrigi
ble at Stokesdale, in Guilford county,
early Wednesday night and made a
spectacular break for the wide open
spaces. Borden was probably the
leader in the escapade.
The escaped prisoners, all of whom
were serving long terms in the peni
tentiary and had been sent to the
camp for incorrigible prisoners, were
traced by officers in company with
W. C. York and his bloodhounds, of
Asheboro, to Summerfield, where it
developed they stole two Ford touring
cars. They abandoned at least one
of the Fords, leaving it near North
Carolina College, in Greensboro, and
secured a Chrysler roadster from a
U-Drive-It company. Later, this cv
was found by the officers abandoned
near Guilford College, the convicts
having swapped this car for another
Chrysler belonging to Mrs. Boren. R
was found that the. gas was gone
from the U-Drive-It Chrysler, which
was probably the reason for this last
change in cars. The car was later
left and a Ford coupe taken by the
escaped convicts to continue their
mad break for liberty.
The last heard of the escaped pris
oners by'the Guilford county officers
was that they were on the road to
wards Winston-Salem. However, la
ter in the night, two or more persons
traveling in a Ford coupe made am
attempt to rob Farlow’s store at
Sophia. Suspicion has it that these
may have been the escaped convicts.
Mr. Farlow, sleeping in the store,
was awakened by the rays from a
flashlight through one of thp wfa- - •
dows and proceeded to give tlie would
be store robbers a charge of shot
from his shotgun. The Ford coupe
was then driven away at a rapid rata
of speed. York and his bloodhounds
were called to Farlow’s. A gray cap,
containing lose shot and holes made
by shot, was found near the store
window, indicating that the shot fired
by Mr. Farlow had taken effect.
It will be recalled that Borden was
sent to the penitentiary from Rand
olph county after having been con
victed on charge of breaking into
and robbing Mrs. E. N. Wall’s store
at Randleman. He was wanted at the
time for the theft of one or more
automobiles. In fact, it developed
during his stay in the Asheboro jail
that he was wanted in a half a dozen
counties and at least in one other
state to answer for alleged crimes.
But Randolph had the first chance at
him and took it.
Croker was sent up at the same
term at which Borden was handed hla
prison sentence.
While in jail in Asheboro, Bordem
and Croker were two as unruly pris
oners as have ever sojourned in
Asheboro’s bastile. During their en
forced stay with the Randolph jailor
they made an unsuccessful attempt to
saw their way to freedom. They
sawed the bars of their cell and got
as far as the hall on the second floor
of the jail. With a bar of iron they
attempted to make a bole in the floor
of the second floor in order to get
down to the first floor, but were dis
covered before they had succeeded in
this attempt. After this, they never
had another chance for freedom.
Croker was sent up for this attempt
at escape, although he was in jail on
charge of theft of automobile tire*.
Information reaching here is that
Croker made an unsuccessful attempt
some time ago to escape from Camp
Incorrigible and received a load of -
buckshot about his person for his
rash efforts. He had just recovered
from his wound sufficiently to bn
able to be sent to the cotton fields be- ''
fore his escape Wednesday night.
Musical Treat
Presbyterian Chur A
fternoon at the
the Presbyterian
the congregation enjoyed a rare mus
ical treat when the choir fr
Church by the side of the
Greensboro, presented “The Ole
Story". The musical numbers
anthems by the full choir, solo
duets and quartets, ail of whi<
given in a most pleasing and
sive manner. After nearly an
of music, the pastor of the
boro church, Rev. Dwight M.
ers, rounded out the progran
lovely thought, “Jesus, file
Saviour”. Rev.
fined his talk
but every woi
congregai
touching
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