THE COURIER • Left* In Both Newiaad Circulation • .-- • ■ — . .Ml .i n- ., . - ■«—...I, ISSUED WEEKLY VOLUME LB "7“ ~ ■" ' ' ■ ' . : NOT MEN $2.00 A 3g IN ADVANCE NUMinSp - - - ■■ —«i— Ring Uncovered By Officers Of Law When * charge from a sawed-off shotgun laid “Bad Charlie” Culler low in the woods of Union township Mon day night, December 12th, it was if a signal gun had been fired for the un folding before the eyes of the officers of the law the operations, it is claim ed, of one of the boldest and largest ring of ear thieves which has ever operated within the confines of the •State of North Carolina. So much have the officers found out about the unlawful trade in stolen cars by a ring of which Culler is a confessed member that the shooting of Culler has become a mere incident in the sordid business which is now being ferreted out. Officers from the motor vehicle bureau of the North Carolina Depart ment of Revenue have been in Ashe boro for the past ten days joining hands with local officials and officers of the law- in adjoining counties and at least two other states in uncover ing some of the operations of this car stealing ring. Thirty-six stolen cars have been recovered to date and def inite leads have been obtained as to many more, and nobody seems to know where it will end. Fourteen cars were recovered' at Hemp where Ta«Hn Presnell, brother of Ben Pres nell, who is free under $8,000 bond to answer to charge of shooting Culler and for car theft, is said to have op erated a garage. Larkin Presnell was arrested at the time the cars were seised and lodged in jail at Carthage. Seven cars were recovered in the low er edge of Randolph, five in Ashetooro and others at different places through out this section of the State. Boyd Presnell, brother of Ben and Larkin Preittell, surrendered to Sheriff Brady last Saturday and is free under $3,000 bond on charges growing out of al leged ear theft and disposition of stolen automobiles, all the result of investigations^ officers during tht past ten days. Culler’s Caafsasieu -- tart and wfggci £hnrHe” culler maae, in Mem orial hospital, in Asheboro, what, it Is stated, be thought was hie death bed confession. He had a hole in the ride of his head made-by the charge from the shotgun and. oneieye was shot out. There seemed little chance for him. According to information obtained by Dr. Hayworth from Elsie Cox, who brought the wounded man to the hospital, Culler had been shot about 11 o’clock Monday night, or five hours before he was brought to the hospital. He had lost much blood and the shot had gone so deep into his head that it coulH not be probed oiit. So Culler ceased swearing and started to pray. The lnfomatton nas been given out that it is believed he wanted to get something off his mind before he passed away into the un certainties of the next. , Few know the details of tiie con fession Culler made-enly the offi cers, perhaps, know all he told. But he told enough to justify the sheriff to get in touch with the motor vehicle department of the Department of Revenue. Culler claimed that the shot which caused the ugly wound in his head was fired by Ben Presnell, of Seagrove, and that it was firod in the woods near High Pine church, in Un ion township. The tym, Culler clam ed, had quarreled over the proceeds from the sale of a Chrysler roadster, ♦which "Bad Charlie’” had disposed ot in Florida. ’This car is be leved to have been the Chrysler stolen from the street in front of the AsMyn ho tel, in Asheboro, several months baefc, The car so stolen belonged to abrotn er-in-law of Drs. Dempsey and Til fany Barnes, Then Culler unfolded ,a story of the inside operations of a car stealing ring, a story which soem •d incredible to the. officers vmWthey , to delve into the details or it. gang, of which Culler claimed d Ben Pro ' 'ttMi Presnell and others were ta North Carolina, and Georgia. Caro were dis Three Fite Alarms la Asheboro During Hottdaya Little Damage Dose. - Let the file siren sound onqe in Asheboro and in the course of a few , days it will sound twice more. This is an old saying on the streets of the town. “Troubles never come singly," and fires in Asheboro are in the same category. The fire siren sounded thrice ifi Asheboro during the Christ mas season, but the loss each time was negligible, bn Friday the shrill’ siren called the fire company out to, qbench the fire in an open field in the northern part pf town. Monday the fire tract was again called—a (chimney was burning out. And Tues day shortly after the noon hour, fire was discovered in the servants quar ters in -the Ashlyn hotel where two beds were founcl on fire. The only loss, and that very small, was in the fire at the hotel. Celebrate Golden Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Williams cele brated their golden wedding anniver sary at their home near Staley on December 18th. Six of their eight children, together with a number of grandchildren and other relatives and friends, were present to celebrate with them. A large table was placed in the yard and filled with many good, things to eat, which all enjoyed to the utmost. Moves To Randolph Mrt W. L. Martin has moved to Randolph county and purchased the tract of land known as the Silas Presnell Place on Highway 70 near Seagrove. Mr. Martin will raise to bacco principally. He has been liv ing in Sumner township, Guilford ■county, /or the past few years but saw greater possibilities in Randolph county. Mr. Martin is already living up with the citixenship of the county planning to attract other farmers to this section. Personal Mention In Randleman Community Randleman, Dec. 28.—Mr. Alf Par sons and Lawrence Lineberry nave returned to Mc*roa> Va., after spend ing Christmas in Randleman with their parents. . Mr. 'Worth lineberry, of Winston Satotn, spent Christmapwjth Hz.,and Lineberry and Charles Lineberry, Jr., spent Monday In Winston-Salem with Mr. and Mrs. G. C. lineberry. Miss Tinsley Bryant, of Elon Col lege, i? it home to spend some time with her parents here. Mim Ruby McElhannon has finished her business course in Greensboro and is at home at present. Miss Margie Lee Vestal spent Mon day visiting friends at High Point, j Mias Vera Rosemond has returned, after spending a few daye' in Greens boro. Miss Henry Millikan, of High Point, spent Tuesday afternoon at home. Mrs. G. W. Elliott, Charlie Line berry, Jr., Clifton Hunt, and Worth Lineberry spent Tuesday afternoon ip High Point with Mrs. Elliott’s moth er. Mrs. J. A. Finch. Villiams Of Thad Swaim viic of ttoe outstanding social events of the season was last Thursday af ternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Williams, when Miss "Pauline Williams becaihe the bride of Mr. Thad Swaim. The ceremony was per formed in the presence of a few rela tives, with Rev. J. S. Tillman offic iating. Mrs. Swaim is the popular daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Wil liams, of this city. The bride was especially attractive in her pink georgette evening gown with harmon izing accessories. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. I»,M. Swaim, of Mountain. Park," but has been making his home here for the past few months. ‘ . „ ' The home was'beautifully decorated with holly, mistletoe and other ap propriate decorations. After the cere mony a delicious five course wedding supper was served. After spending a few days at Mountain Park, the young couple ^11 w.kfc« their home here, wh$re they hive a beautiful new bungalow on South Cox Street_ ,. Gigantic Explosion Will Destroy Earth »»■«■ '' run to amend the ml Child Struck By AutoAnd Killed Tyson G. Trogdon, Jr., Only Six Ymn Old Fatally Injured Sunday. Playing On Street only fatality in Asheboro dur ing: the holidays was the death of Tyson G. Trogdon, Jr., who was fatal ly injured Sunday afternoon when struck on the street in front of his home in South Asheboro by a car driven by Carl Steed, Asheboro resi dent. 'Oie little boy, only six years and five months old, was struck while ho was chasing a football, a Christ mas gift. He was taken immediately to Memorial hospital, but died within ten minutes. The accident was held unavoidable. * The child was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Tyson G. Trogdon, formerly of the New Salem community, but for the past two years residents of Ashe boro, making their home on South Fayetteville Street. Funeral for thet little child was held Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock from New Salem church, north of Randleman, by Rev. Joel B. Trogdon, assisted by Rev. W. F. McDowell, and the body laid to rest in- the church cemetery. The pallbearers were Hugh T Brown, R. S., A. 0. and E. L. Ferree, and Daniel and John Trogdon. Flow ers were borne by Mrs. R. D. Lowder milk, Mrs. Ben Morgan, Miss Edith McDowell, Mrs. Gurney Nance and Mrs. Yow and Mrs. Smith, of Randle man. Burns Are Fatal To Little York ChiW Clara May, the three-year-uld daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Everett ,'York, of Ramseur, died in Memorial hospital Tuesday night from effects ;of burns, the little giri and her baby sister were playing in the room where there was an open fire. While the parents were',out about home duties on the premises late Tuesday after noon when her elothing caught on fire. She was burned badly but was .brought to Memorial Hospital, with .the hope she might be restored to health. Her parents and a baby sis ter survive. Bird Dog Killed When It - - From Moving Car , Hr. C/l. HayWarth lost a very val uable bird dog in an unusual manner last Friday while on his way to Sea grove in his car to take Mr. E. B. Leach home from the local hospital. The dog was tied with a rope and .was in the rear compartment of the doc tor’s Chrysler coupe. At some point on the way the dog jumped' out of the car while ft was in. motion and was dragged some distance at the end of the rope to which it .was tiedr When Dr. Hayworth discovered the dog’s predicament the animal was already dead, having either been choked to death by the rope, its neck broken in the jump or having been dragged to death on the road. Handle 10,060 Turkeys One firm in Wilkes eounty handled 410,000 pounds, or 10,000 head, of Thanksgiving turkeys past' season, according to information given out by the Department of Agriculture. In addition the firm handled 43,000 pounds of chickens, , and. the total amount involved was approximately $50,000: Announce Marriage Miss Wright To Mr. H. O. Horne The announcement of the marriage of Miss Mabel Claire Wright to Mr. Harvey Otis Home July 31st was re ceived by the many friends of the bride in^Asheboro Christmas eve. Miss Wright is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Wright,, of Asheboro. She has been teaching at Franklinville this year and will continue the school year. She was educated at Elon Col lege and is an attractive and charm ing young wom'an. The groom is among the enterprising young busi ness men of Burlington being 1 con nected with his father in .the Foster Shoe Company. Mr. and Mrs. Home are spending their honeymoon in Only 2 Raleigh license plates, tea most be parr iied on the auto rnary 1st This two days remain n these tags— iaV of this week, t will be too late, ly be obtained in 18S' Irene Kearns I it the Ingar Nprth Fayette !>u [wait until the Mrs. Susan Kearns Dies Ii| High Point Widow Of Rev. Franklin Kearns And Was Well Known In Randolph County. Nance Says That New Chevrolet Is A Great Automobile Mrs.' Susan Jane Kearns, widow of Rev. Franklin Kearns, died at home of her son, RobertF. Kearns, in High Point, yesterday morning following an illness of several ajpeks. Mrs. Kearns was bom in Rowljh county May 18, 1838, a daughter of the late Colonel Jasper and Jane Hayden Smith. She became a member of the M. E. church, South, in early womanhood and at the time of her death was a member of the Wesley Memorial church, in^High Point. Mrs. Kearw had been a resi dent of High Poin( l5 years, having gone there to make her home with her son following fhe death of her husband. Rev. an