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• ,4Vi| x ; .t -v** [ - tftfHWB THE COURIER Leads In Both News mi Clrcalatloa ISSUED WEEKLY VOLUME uri ~~ ■p PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN Aaheboro, N. C, Thuraday, January 5, 1928 ... Farmers’Mutual Made Even Break During Past Year iHNind Assessments Offset Back Other—Aamial Meet S. S. Cox, President Starts On 26th Year As Head Of Association—Growth Of The Mutual. The annuel meeting of members of the Randolph branch of the Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Association was held in the courthouse in Ashe * bore Monday morning. The meeting was called to order promptly at 11 o’clock by President S. S. Cox. Due to the cold weather only a small repre sentation of the association’s 1,858 members was present. The financial report of the associa tion read at the meeting disclosed that losses incurred by fire and wind dur ing the past year amounted to $8, 125.50. Losses were incurred by 24 members of the association. Other expenses incurred during the year brought the total disbursements of the association for the past twelve months up to $8,764.88. Offsetting this amount was the $8,976.05 which was collected from assessments dur ing the year, leaving a small balance in the treasury from the year’s opera tions. / Officers named for the year were: S. S. Cox, president; J. P. Collett, vice president; C. E. Allen, sec. and treas.; J. M. Allen and J. F. Routh, agents; S. S. Cox, M. M. Coble, T. S. Bouldin, W. R. Hamlin and G. H. Comelison, board of directors. Mem bers of the executive committee in clude, A. J. Luck, Edgar Macon, Wil lard Brown, Harris Kearns, J. T. Thornburg, R. O. Parks, Troy Red ding, W. C. Hinshaw, Add English, W. C. Wood, John Rich, R. W. York, C. C. Cheek, C. M. Tysor, Marcus Wood, Clyde King, K. G. Coltrane and W. F. Redding. A motion was made and carried to call the members of the executive meeting together some time soon for the purpose of making the assessment for the year and to devise ways and means to educate the members of the association hi fire prevention meas ures. The present rate of assessment is thirty cents on the $100 valuation, which is considered conservative when __ of • by The local association hah in force a total of $8,011,666 insurance which is distributed among a membership of 1,868. It has been an active organisa tion for 26 years, starting out with 100 members and insurance in force to the amount of approximately $300, 000. Good years- and bad years of business have been the experience of the association, but it has continued to grow until now it is considered one of the strongest farmers’ mutual fire insurance associations within the State of North Carolina. The associa tion has at all times been subject to conservative and constructive man agement. Mr. John Hinshaw Is In County On Visit Lives In Emporia, Kansas, But Was Born Near Randleman, In Randolph. Mr. John Hinshaw, of Emporia, Kansas, is in Randolph county visit ing friends and relatives. He spent a part of the holidays with the Barker brothers on Asheboro, Route 1. Mr. -.Hinshaw is the son of Andrew and Sarah Hiatt Hinshaw, who lived at what is known as the Moser place, near White Hall Service Station, a mile and a half south of Randleman, on Highway 70. Mr. Hinshaw re members his parents lived in a log bouse, and when he was three years of age they decided to go west, first locating in Indiana and later moving to Kansas, where members of the family still reside. Mr. Hinshaw is engaged in farming. He has reared and educated a family of six children, one of whom is a successful business man of Sebring, Fla. This is the rd visit Mr. Hinshaw has made to native county, and the mission which ho came this time is to a marker at the grave of his at-great grandfather, T*omss Hta w, fat the Marfboro faurial grounds. Hinshaw has a lug* family mo rn in the county, Many of _ probably not acquainted he is deeply interested in in the oounty bearing the Meeting W. M. 8. The Woman's the First Methodk* at 3:30 at the church. As this i this fint meeting of the new year the new officers presiding, ell am urged to be present Mias Lowe Virginia Lowe ■■(■SHI 1 with three tables of rook at te on Co* street last Friday . honoring Misses Connie Oa ! Steeds, and Ronie Sheffield, of offoctivelj • *• Kanv in the rooms fruit cake Only Pew Items Of Business Come Before Board Commissioners Sheriff Brady Reports *55,000 Tax Collectioas—New Read GiaSlad. Probably due to the exceedingly cold weather which ushered in the New Year, there were few delegations or individuals to appear before the regular meeting of the Randolph county board of commissioners in reg ular session in the courthouse Mon day with all members present. Little business was transacted save the ap proving and allowing of accounts. Sheriff J. A. Brady reported tax collections and releases during the month amounting to $56,000. leaving a balance of uncollected taxes amount ing to $255,718.15. Claud Routh advised the board that he had not gotten deed for the old county home tract which was sold him by the county many months ago, and the commissioners referred the mat ter to I. C. Moser, county attorney, for investigation. I. L. Ferree, Mary Ferree and W. C. Henley entered into an agreement with the commissioners to assist in the building of a stretch of about two miles of highway beginning near the Bill Ferree place, on the Cedar Falls road, and leading to Highway 90, coming ont at or near the Madi son Hendrix place. By the terms of the agreement the county will fur nish necessary culverts for the road and do the grading, those petitioning, for the road to secure and clear the1 right of way and to do the topsoiling. The next meeting of the board will be held at 2 o’clock on the afternoon of January 28th. Officers Continue Search For Thieves Paul Payne, Latest Man Arrest ed Demands Extradition From Virginia. The beginning of the New Year finds several officers from the motor vehicle bureau of the North Carolina Department of Revenue in Asheboro delving still further into the activi ties of the automobile theft ring whose operations were first brought to light about the middle of Decem ber when Albert Culler, now in Ran dolph county jail, fearing he was about to die squealed on himself and for a ____inis' But this week finds more State officers in the county than were here before Christmas. There are still a number of cars stolen by the theft ring and disposed of in one way or another to be traced up and there is much evidence to gather. As far as can be ascertained, the only recent arrest in connection with this automobile theft matter was that the first of the week of Paul Payne in Norfolk, Va. He is suspected of being a member of the gang which operated out of Randolph county and out intd Tennessee, Florida and a number of other States. Payne will demand extradition, but there is lit tle doubt but that he will be brought to Randolph when wanted. Needleworkers Meet The members of the Needleworkers Club were delightfully entertained by Mrs. Jas. H. Kivett at her home on Cox Street Thursday afternoon of last week. The rooms where the guests enjoyed sewing and talking were attractively decorated with pot ted plants, and the season’s ever greens. The hostess served a delect able salad course followed by cake and jello with whipped cream. Mrs. S. F. Phillips and Mrs. J. A. Craven were the only invited guests. Scout Encampment The first of the winter encampment of Scouts at Camp Uwharrie was held last week-end with 15 Scouts present. The next will be held this week-end, and at least 40 Scouts are expected to be in attendanue. Wood craft forms the essential part of the programs carried out during these week-end encampments. Fred J. Cox Wins Merited Promotion Made Sales Manager For Home Diphtheria Is V; On Decrease In Randolph County Health Officer’s Report Shews Only Three New ^ Cases Is Scarlet Fever Cases Ten Are Reported Doling The Month, Which Is Less Than h November. The monthly report of Dr. G. H. Sumner, County Health Officer, to the Randolph Coupty Health Board in j regular meeting in the court house in | Asheboro Monday afternoon, shows abatement in the number of diphther ia and scarlet fever cases during the month as compared with the number of cases of these diseases the month previous. Ten new eases of scarlet fever were reported during the month and three of diphtheria. Chicken pox took a jump, however, to a total of i 26 cases. . j During the month, Dr. Sumner; made two visits of' instructions to ; schools, 16 smallpox vaccinations and | completed 39 vaccinations against1 diphtheria. Two tonsil and adenoid I operations were made during the | month on school children. Thirty■ school children were treated for den-: tal defects and examinations were made of 271 school students. Among other duties performed by Dr. Sumner in connection with his work during December included thirty visits to the jail and eight to the county home. Twenty-four prisoners were examined, two persons for mar riage, one child for working in the mills, 2 for lunacy and one for life extension. Twenty-nine conferences were held by Dr. Sumner in the furth erance of health work in the county A total of 1021 miles were traveled by Dr. Sumner in the performance of his duties. Randleman News School Opens For Spring Term— Load And Personals Randleman, Jan. 3.—The people of Randleman are very glad indeed to see the teachers retain to start anew their work for the next term of the year’s work, afer enjoying the Christ ““ ® ' "pupils 80 IWB -he a great Messrs. Weaver lineberry and Grier Newlin retamed Wednesday to continue their studies at Oak Ridge. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Holland, of Burlington, spent Christmas holidays with Mrs. Holland’s parents in Georgia, returning last Friday to spend the week-end with Mrs. Sam Holland. Mrs. Jim Coaart, of Badin, was the guest of Mrs. Sam Holland dur ing the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Suggs, of Fayetteville, were the week-end guests of Mrs. Sam Holland. Mr. and Mrs. Worth Ivey, of Mich igan, are spending some time with Mr. and Mrs. Will Ivey. Misses Ina Farlow, of High Point College, Jewel Cole, of N. C. C. W., visited the Randleman high school Tuesday, before returning to take up their work again in school Mrs. R. L. Hilliard and son, of Worthville, are spending this week with Mrs. C. W. Hilliard. Among the number of pupils who returned Monday to Greensboro Com mercial School were Misses Thelma Lamb, Erma Lassiter and Mr. George Jennings. Miss Dortha Lee Lamb re turned to King’s Business College. Miss Esther Broofcsiure nas return ed to Elon College after spending Christmas holidays at home. Mr. John Nelson returned Tuesday to Chapel Hill after spending the holidays with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hayes and daughter, of Winston-Salem, , were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hayes. Mr. Vernon Floyd returned Tues day to State College, Raleigh, after spending the holidays at home. A number of friends are glad to know that Mrs. C. W. Hilliard has returned to her home after undergoing a serious operation at the High Point Hospital. Mrs. Ashburn and daughter, of Liberty, spent several days of last week'With Mrs. N. N. Newlin. Rev. and Mrs. Trella D. Collins, of Durham, spent Saturday with Mrs. E. P. Hayes and Mrs. N. N. Newlin. m— Vera Rosamond was the at tractive week-end guest of Miss Dor thy Curtis, at liberty. him Jeanette Walsh, of Greens boro, spent the holidays with Miss a Ran world a Ran world 5?i“ dolph county war. The an- M-System cated in the ware stand on Depot be owned who now o] Grocery and in this new stoi of the stock one of the m< the entire SI The new sto: ing the usual ceries to be foi in the town added feature attractive to another i which Mb •Of th > will be knm and will be Brady-Hughes Hard of the railroad and The new store will by G. P. Pritchard, pa the G. P. Pritchard arket. The fixtures and the arrangement |1 combine to make it attractive stores in in addition to carry mplete line of gro in the better stores State will have an which will be farmers of the coun ty. This will bp the buying of all kinds of country produce, chickens and eggs and, in fact, almost every product that is produced on the farm. While the netr. cash and carry gro cery will be known as the M-Systems Store and wilt operate under the franchise of thi| organization, it will be owned solely by Mr. Pritchard, who stresses thd^ point that every dollar made in the store will be kept right in Asheboro. The opening of this new store within the next two or three weeks doesn’t mean that Mr. Pritchard will close out his present store by any means. It will be con tinued just as at. present. The new store will be an entirely separate business and for the convenience of those who desire to buy groceries on the cash and carry plan. Weather Man Says Past Year Normal Temperature And Inches Of Rainfall Were About The General Average. report of rver Jkm According to the Rev. J. E. Pritchal for the Weather 1 just closed was jusj normal as one could temperature for th< 56.5 degrees as cotfl of 56.6. The higlm 16| while the lowest was six above sero on January 2. The rainfall for the year amounted to 48.72 inches compared with a nor mal of 46.94. The heaviest rainfall any month of the year was in October with a fall of 7.09 inches. The rain fall for December was 6.27 inches, or just about twice the normal for the month. Young Man Faces A Serious Charge Mrs. Maggie Coble Alleges Gro ver King Criminally As saulted Her. Happened Dec. 12 Grover King, 19-year-old Randle man white man, is in jail in Greens boro charged with criminal assault upon Mrs. Maggie Coble, middle-aged resident of Greene township, Guilford county. The warrant alleges the as sault took place at the Coble home on the night of December 12th. Accord ing to the story told by Mrs. Coble, King came to her home the night of the 12th bringing whiskey with him; that King tried to force her to take a drink with him and then assaulted her. Mr. Coble was away from home at the time, he being detained on the Guilford county road force. King’s contention is that he is in nocent of the charge and he avers that he will be able to prove that be was not at the Coble home on the night of the alleged assault. Pre liminary hearing will ¥e before Judge D. H. Collins, in Greensboro, tomor row. Mrs. Daisy Johnson Died In Furniture City Tuesday Mrs. Delsy Johnson, wife of Joseph C. Johnson, died at her homein High Point Tuesday afternoon after an ill Comity Gets New State Highway Road From Julian Across North ern Part Of County To Thom , asviDe Taken Over. Rebuild "Part Of It It develops that at the last meeting Of the State Highway Commission in Raleigh, the road across the northern part of Randolph, leading from Julian to Thomasville, a distance of approx imately 25 miles, was incorporated in the North Carolina highway system and to be put under State mainten ance about the first of March. News comes from High Point, given out by J. Elwood Cox, that work has been started on a part of the road. Cox ought to know what he is talking about, although it is understood local ly that work would not be started for some time on building up the road. That part which will be first taken over for maintenance is said to in clude the stretch from Deep River to Thomasville, the greater part of this stretch already being in an improved condition. That part from Deep River in an easternly direction to Julian will have to be largely rebuilt. The road begins at Julian, inter secting 60 at this point, comes by Climax, crosses Deep River about a mile below Coltrane’s mill, thence to Archdale and Trinity on to Thomas ville. On the way it connects with State highways 77 and 70. The road, it is stated, is an old one, having been used prior to the Civil War to make the trip to Fayetteville before the old plank road was built. At that time there were a number of buggy and barrel and stave manufac turing plants along the route. Makes Good Record With • Small Flock Of Chickens bushel of StoclCbeets an. of oyster shell*. What seems to be a very fine show ing for a small flock of chickens was that made by the chickens of Rev. J. E. Pritchard of Asheboro. Mr. Pritch ard began the first of December to keep a record of his twenty-five Buff Orpington pullets and in the thirty one days of December he gathered 364 eggs or twenty-nine and one-half dozen. The market price for these to *14.75, The feed Former Franklinville Woman Died Dec. 31st At Home Of Her Nephew In Thomasville — Funeral At Franklinville Church. Franklinville, Jan 2.—Mrs. Eunice Parthania Steel died at the home of Matthew Maness at Thomasville, Dec. 31st. Funeral was conducted at Franklinville M. E. church Monday af ternoon by her pastor, Rev. R. D. Proffitt, of Thomasville, assisted by Rev. J. H. Hoyle. Interment followed in the church cemetery. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Russell and was born July 12, 1847, being at the time of her death 80 years, 5 months and 19 days old. She made her home at Franklinville un til several years ago when Bhe united in marriage to A. B. Steel and moved to his farm a few miles south of Franklinville. After her husband’s death she moved to Raridleman where she made her home with her brother, James Russell, and after is death she made her home with her nephew, Mat thew Maness. She professed religion early in life and united with Frank linville M. E. church where she re mained an active member until seven years ago when she moved her mem bership to Thomasville. She was highly esteemed in this community. A number of friends from Thomasville, as well as several of our older people attended the funeral. i T With The Churches Services At The M. E. Church Sunday school at 9:46 a. m. The school ia departmentalized. Special attention given to the needs of each individual from the baby in the Cradle Roll Department to the adult in his Department. ■ „ M Preaching at 11:00 a. m. and 7:00 p. m. by the pastor. , Morning subject: “When Doubts Turn To Faith”. . ^ _ Evening subject: “laying On Easy Street t” , Special music at these services. The Epworth Dengues will meet at 6:15 p. m. The Worker’s Council will meet at 6:45 p. m. Supper will be served at the The Woman’s Missionary Society will meet Tuesday at 3:00 p. m. The Mid-week Service will be held Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. The Boy Scouts will meet Thursday at 7:00 p. m. Methodist Protestant Church 9:46 A. M. Sunday school, Mr. W. L. Ward, Supt . 11:00 A. M. and 6:00 P. M. Preach ing by the pastor. 6:00 P. M. Christian Endeavor— Senior, Intermediate and Junior. The public is cordially invited to all Coroner Says Rich Death Caused By Alcoholic Poison George Rich Fused Away Tues day Night At Hue In Southwest Asheboro. George Rich, aged about 60 years, died at his home in the West Bend community in Asheboro Tuesday night from alcoholic poisoning. Since several bruises were found about his body, the coroner was called on the case yesterday morning, but nothing was found that indicated foul play. His eldest son, however, had to be treated by a physician Tuesday night for injuries said to have been receiv ed at the hands of his father who was intoxicated at the time. Funeral will be held at West Bend church this afternoon at 3 o’clock. Surviving are his widow and four children; his father, John Rich, and step-mother, who lived in the same house with George Rich and his fam ily; two brothers, Nathan and Penn Rich; three half brothers, Williard, Ivey and Herbert Rich; four half-sis ters, Mrs. Bill Richardson, Mrs. Ru fus Goin, Mrs. Hal Croker and Mrs. Whit Cranford. Seagrove School Opens Spring Term Began Monday After Having Been Closed For Holidays Since Dec. 21. Seagrove, Jan 3.—The school here resumed its work Monday, Jan. 2, hav ing been closed since Dec. 21 for the Christmas holidays. The following teachers spent the holidays at their homes: Prof. Harvey White, at Greensboro; Mr. Charlie O’Quinn and Miss Lillie O’Quinn, at Star; Misses Verda Morgan and Thyra Wright, at Asheboro; and Miss Marie Wrenn, at Franklinville. Miss Edith Beck, of Hemp, visited her cousins, Misses Maple Lawrence and Obera Leach, last week. Rev. J. Clyde Auman, of Enfield, Mr. E. W. Auman, of Dunn, and Mr. J. C. Lawrence, of High Point, vis ited at Mr. 0. D. Lawrence’s last of High 1&TC • Misses Maple Lawrence and 1 Beck spent last Wednesday night with Miss Mildred Auman at Steeds. Mr. Elijah Brown and family, of Star, were visitors in town Sunday. Mr. Frank Auman and family were shopping in High Point Wednesday. Miss Eastel Vuncannon, of Anson ville, was the guest of her cousin, Miss Vada Graves, last Monday and Tuesday. Miss Hazel Auman returned to Randleman Sunday after spending the holidays at home. She teaches in the city school at Randleman. Christmas Meeting Randolph Book Club Mrs. John T. Moffitt was hostess to the members of the Randolph Book Club last Friday afternoon. The oc casion was the regular Christmas meeting to which the membership looks forward from year to year. Mrs. W. H. Moring read a most interesting paper on the origin of Christmas Carols. Mrs. Moring had recently at tended a musical meeting in Wash ington, D. C., and reproduced a part of the program which was of especial interest to her. Mrs. W. A. Under wood read a Christmas story by O. Henry, after which current events were unusually entertaining. While the entire home was lovely with Christmas decorations, the dining room was particularly attractive with a Jack Horner Christmas pie of red and green making the center piece for the table. Gifts which had been .sent in prior to the meeting by each of the club members were in the pie. Red ribbon streamers were attached to the gifts and were all drawn at the same time, some of those present be ing deputized to draw tor the absent members. A salad course was served by the hostess and her daughter, Miss Mary Moffitt. Harrison Freeman, 87, Dies At Ether Had Long Been One Of His Com munity’s Highly Respected Citizens. Funeral was held Tuesday after noon at 2:30 o’clock from the Chris tian church, Ether, for Harrison Freeman, 87, who died Monday morn ing from gangrene poisoning at the home of his son, Henry Freeman, at Ether. Mr. Freeman had lived all his life near Either and was engaged in farming activities until a few years ago when he moved to the home of his son to spend his declining years. He was one of the community’s leaders in church and civic affairs and was p man of strong convictions and friend ships. He is survived by his widow; three sons, Henry and W. H. Freeman, of Ether, and Jonah Freeman, of Gar rett, Indiana; seven daughters, Mrs. Annie Lassiter, of Star, Mm. Martha Moore, of Troy, Mrs. Julia Suggs and Mrs. Minnie Miller, of Ether, Mrs. Mary McCanless, of Randleman, Route 1, Mrs. Betty Heaton, of Poca tello, Idaho, and Miss Ulah Freeman, of Star. In This Sectin Mercury Dwnei To C Alan Zero On Ashebouo—Was Colder Elsewhere. Snow Flurries Too Few Flakes Fell In Asfcehauo And There Was Great Deal In West When the thermometer, ' which ie carefully watched overbyRev. J. E. Pritchard, weather observer, dropped to six above zero early Monday own ing, this community was experiencing the coldest weather since January 12th, last year, when the same tem perature was recorded by the official weather indicator. Thermometers in exposed places showed zero and some as much as two below zero, but Ashe boro folks will have to be contented with the official reading. It was the general opinion among the townsfolk that Sunday night and Monday morn ing constituted the coldest period in Asheboro in several years. This was probably due to the fact the the cold snap followed several days of gentle weather, while last year the cold per iod came during a series of cold days. The temperature rose about eight or ten degrees Tuesday and i» cob- , tinuing to rise until normalcy has been restored in weather conditions. The cold wave swept over the en tire South, even causing the tempera ture to go down in Florida, the laxtC of sunshine. At Greensboro the ther mometer dropped to five degrees above zero Monday morning. It was five above also at Sanford and Salis bury and many other places in the Piedmont section of Carolina. Four teen below zero was recorded at Blow ing Bock and at Boone it was 18 be low and in the blue Ridge 20 below zero. Schools were closed down in many places, noticeably in Georgia. A 9U year old woman was frozen to death at her home in Charlotte. Water coils in stoves and hot water tanka ex ploded in several instances, wreaking kitchens and injuring several peg sons. This cold wave which ushered jn mountainous parts of the comrtry. Snow fell fn some places. A light flurry of snow was noticed in Aalle boro Tuesday morning and the ex pectation was that there would be more snow, but the sun soon came out and the temperature began to drop noticeably. Dodge Introduces New Victory Six Car Put On Display Today At AB Agencies—One At Hedrick Motor Co. The coming of Dodge Brothef* epocal new car, the Victory Six, was announced over radio last , night •• millions of listeners in every sect** of the country. Will Rogers, great humorist, was master of ceremonies of this great radio program and as sociated with him were A1 Jolssu, Paul Whiteman and Fred and Dorothy Stone. The program was heard and enjoyed by many Asheboro f1a> owners, and down at the Dodge agency, fhe Hedrick Motor Company on South Fayetteville Street, quite * crowd of people gathered to hear the announcement. The new Victory Six is one of the most attractive cars as well as nee of the most durable of those that will be put on the market this year. Pro duction has been going on for son* time and every dealer in the country will be supplied today with one or more models of the new Dodge Brothers production. This new six will sell at a lower price than the Dodge Master Six and will be slightly higher than the Dodge • Four. Hie new Victory Six has many new fea tures possessed by no other car thdfc will be placed on the market in ISSB. These are outlined in the advetfiae ment of the local agency appealing elsewhere in this newspaper. While Dodge Brothers will continua to make the'Dodge Four, which hasHr 000,000 owners, and also the Mwger Six, the company’s highest priced can it is freely predicted by the i iniip—y officials that practically two-thirds at the Dodge can made and sold la M will be Victory Sixes. The Deed, agency anticipates a good yen’s base ness in the new models. Demand far new cars will be unusual this iprhfc automobile sales agencies anticipate and dealers am urging the placing af orders now for spring deliveries. Gavin Nominated President Coolidge yesterday sarit to the United States Senate the nssa ination of E. L. Gavin, of SanfsrtC for district attorney of the .ndMht North Carolina federal district, aril J. J. Jenkins, of Siler City, for mm shal of the same district. It is ex pected that the nomination vlB .%• confirmed without contest Within the past three years, pure bred registered dairy bulls been brought into North Can through the work of the county i and dairy specialists of State lege. )