42 Homes New And The annual report of the Randolph County Building and Loan Associa tion, covering the year ending Dec. 31, 1927, presents figures which are of especial interest to the 218 indi vidual shareholders in the institution and also to those who are interested in the success of building and loan institutions. This report which has just been completed and mailed yes s££5awssaLsirt the Randolph association made a net gain of $20^0.14 in assets during the year, making the total assets on Dec. 31st, last, total $257,702.14. The associations has first mortgage loans outstanding to the amount of $246,518.50, and stock loans amount ing to $9,269.00. The net earning rate of the association rite past year reached six and two-tenths per cent, which is considered good for a build ing and loan association, which aver age around six per cent net earnings. The Randolph County Building and Loan Association began business Feb KiaSKSfisrS shares subscribed. It has grown un til on Dec. 31, 1927, there were 4,234 shares subscribed and in full force and effect in the association, a net gain of 589 during the year. And in the meantime, the association had ma tured 166 shares, representing $15,500 paid to shareholders. There are in force also 786 fully paid shares on which the holders draw five per cent interest each year. ' * , . fore the day was over a total of 188 shares had been subscribed. The of ficers of the association are expect ing the present aeries to be one of the largest in the history of the institu tion. Building and loan is becoming more popular each day and more and more people are realising that it is one of the greatest agencies on earth for promoting home ownership and at the same time better citizenship. Shares are payable $1 a month per share, and mature to 8100 in approx imately 84 months. Officers of the association are: President, L. F. Ross; vice president, E. C. Williamson; sec. and treas., Lee M. Kearns; attorney, T. A. Burns; di rectors, L. F. Ross, E. C. Williamson, J. B. Humble, J. K. Wood, H. L. In gram, J. M. Neely, E. H. Morris, H. M. Robins, E. W. Davis, Lee M. Kearns and T. F. Bulla. The secre tary and treasurer, Mr. Kearns, may be found during office hours in the Asheboro Hardware building, oppo site Ashlyn Hotel. And his office hours are not from nine to four, for Mr. Kearns came to Asheboro from the western part of the county and works by the sun instead of the clock. Mrs. Caveness Sustains Severe Injuries In Fall Mrs. Lydia A. Caveness sustained painful injuries and severe bruises about her body Sunday afternoon when she slipped and fell from the sSSsB&Tt Wild Game To Roam Land Where M i. The reeeat inclement weather has hindered operations at the near State game farm wt the eointy home «M|f two miles south of Asheboro, on High way 70, hot it has net stopped prep arations for opening of the farm and plana for the carrying on of the work. Consideration is being given to eon tracts for building the home for the manager of thfe farm, who will be Mr. W. C. Grimes, of Concord township, a member of the Randolph board of commissioners, and manager for years of Tip Top Lodge, near Jackson Creek. Contracts will be let also for fencing and for the building of coops, runs, etc., for the game which Will be kept at the farm, and just as soon as the weather permits other preparations for the reception of the game stock will be made. Game On The Farm Two hundred and forty-three quail, trapped in western North Carolina, [have been secured for the farm, and I are at present kept at Tip Top Lodge. Two hundred more birds are expected from this source. Contract call for the delivery of 2,500 more quail to .the farm on the first of March. In addi tion to the quail, 100 pheasants will be placed on the farm. These have been bought and will be delivered when the farm is ready for their reception. To supplement this game stock, there will by 12 deer brought to the farm and several bears, together with a few imported pheasants of rare vari ety. It is anticipated that from 3,000 to 4,000 quail will be raised on the farm each year at the beginning. To hatch out the quail eggs five hundred bantam hens will be needed. It has been demonstrated that bantams make the finest and most satisfactory sit ters for quail eggs. Besides the hens, incubators and brooders will be oper ated. Investigate Quail Raising While Mr. Grimes is one of the most experienced breeders of wild game in the south, he, E. D. Cranford and Major Wade H. Phillips, di rector of the Department of Conser vation and Development, recently his name as A young turned Mr. Pern*, who driving, was bruised considerably and had a cut In the left aide of his head which required three stitches, and Mrs. Ferree was thrown from the front seat where she was riding into the bade of the car. Her head was cut on the right side, requiring five stitches. She was also bruised con siderably and is in Memorial Hospital, Asheboro, for treatment. Wreck Check Flasher Pulls Old Stunt To Fleece Several Merchants man, signing H. T. Lewis of the Lewis pany, pulled off an ancient form of graft on. some Asheboro merchants Monday afternoon. The young man seemed to be plentifully supplied with blank checks on many different banks in the State and used them freely during his short stay in Asheboro. He used the plan of going into a store, making a small purchase, then writing a check for a larger amount, getting a good deal of change in return. The net amount of his winnings on his afternoon's work have not been ascer tained. He stayed only a short time, and Asheboro merchants who were fleeced awoke to the fact that had been buncoed to late to d< thing but swear out warrants f arrest. The larger number ot rhtvV* he mm were for amounts «**«#*§ '? --, * j .- #6 i Virginia farm has the reputation of being One of the most successful breeders of quail in the country. Val uable information waa obtained here. Short History Of Land Tract The tract of land on 100 acres of which the game farm will be operated once oomprised 640 acres. Part of (Please turn to page 4) Hawks Observe No Law Relating: To. *_ Protection Robins When the robins first swooped down on the cedar and pine thickets on Back Creek to make their home for the winter* many Randolph residents are said to have fallen for the temp tation of enjoying a robin pie. Many of these persons were ignorant of any law to. protect the robin red breast. But they were soon acquainted with the law and with the enforcement- of it. They had to forego the aroma and the delicacy of their favorite pastry. But there are residents of the county, members of the feathered tribe themselves outlawed by State statute, who have no fear of the law, and a great love for the taste of robin meat, these feathered outlaws are members of the tribe of hawk. Often one or sometimes two of these birds of prey may be seen swooping down on the robin ranks, and they seldom miss their quarry. It is difficult for the robins to escape the talons of the hawks. There are so many of the red breasts that should they attempt to escape the clutches of the sharpened talons, they would only succeed in huddling together to form a larger target for the hawk’s attack. Hawks do not play the game “ac cording to Hoyle” with the federal and State statutes, being ignorant perhaps that the laws of man safe guard the robin, and if they knew, not understanding why they them selves should be outcasts, and no dis charge of gun can stay their raids because, the^sound of gunshots would have a far better chance of life than it is with others of Mg feathered world seeking his life, and sometimes the elements seeming to combine against his existence. New School Houses To Be Built For Colored Race At Ramseur And Liberty. Randolph will be one of the 25 counties which will share in the $261, 600 State literary fund which will be distributed February 10th. The liter ary fund must be paid back in in stallments to the State. This partic ular amount will be used in the con struction of 48 schools, 75 per cent of the number negro school buildings. Randolph will get $12,000, which will be used in the construction of two buildings for the colored race, one at Liberty and the other at Ramseur. Contract will be let for these struc tures some time during the present year with view in mind to getting them completed and ready for occu pancy by the beginning of the school term in the fall. Both buildings will be modem in every respect and equipped with all latest improvements. Whether they will be of brick or frame construction depends largely upon the prices which are bid for the two types. Additional school facilities are need for both Ramseur and lib erty, and it is planned to supply this need during the year. Mis. Matilda Royals Dead Mrs. Matilda Royals, 74, wife of Cyrus C. Royals, died Friday night at her home near Trinity after a brief illness. Funeral was held Sunday morning from Hopewell church. Be sides her husband, she leaves one son, H. C. Royals, of Trinity; and three daughters, Mrs. C. F. Floyd, of Trin ity; and Misses Ella and Made, at home. ral, opeamni raccoon and fox have qo«* *• «i «>d. Open seaaon for squirrel dosed January 15th. The hunting1 season for raccoon, opos sum and fdx expired Tuesday, Jan uary Slat. Open season for other game in the county ends on the dates set out below: K Rabbit, March 1st Mink and lkunk, Feb. 15th. Quail and turkey, March 1st. Muskrat, March 31st. Mr. Garner calls attention also to the fact that the people of the county irrespective of occupation have cooperated splendidly with the officials ; in the enforcement and observance of the game laws the past sealon. Morning TUttperature Was Sec ond Lowest Of Year—Jan uary 2nd Was Colder. Jan. Average Normal According to the monthly report of the Weather Observer here, the month “Tgp practically normal noint of temperature fetjudl decidedly be *ge. The monthly mean ;iras 39.6 as compared id of 39.1. The tempera nary of last year was or just .2 of a degree January of this year. The pasture for the month h« 15th while the lowest zero on the morning of from the while the low the a temperate with a no ture for J 39.4 degn colder tha highest tc was 75 oa 'or the month amount s as compared to a nches. The rainfall of : year was just 1.00 cold wave hit almost ast Friday night and ■esfabove zero. This coldest weather of the Arthur Ross Not A Candidate For Lieut Governorship Has Never Authorized Any Statement That He Would Be In Race For The Place. Arthur Ross, of Asheboro, is not a candidate for the Democratic nomina tion for Lieutenant Governor and, has no intention of entering the race. It was stated in Washington corres pondence to the State press last week that Mr. Ross would probably enter the contest for the nomination.. Asked to make a statement about the matter, Mr. Ross made the fol lowing remarks: “I have not been a candidate, and will not be though several of my friends did urge me to enter the race. Neither have I authorized any state ments with regard to the matter. If I had intended to run I would have made the announcement myself.” The race for the Democratic nom ination for Lieutenant Governor re mains as it was before the statement of the Ross candidacy came out from the capital city. R. T. Fountain, of Rocky Mount; John G. Langston, of Goldsboro; and Sumner H. Burgwyn, of Northhampton, county, are contend ers for the place. Rotarians Host To Textile Men Had Many Mill Men Of The County As Guests At Regu lar Weekly Luncheon. L. W. Clark Speaker Hugh Parks, in charge of the pro gram at the weekly luncheon of the Asneboro Rotary Club last Friday noon, arranged for a program relative the textile industry. L. W. Clark, general manager of the Marshall Held textile mills at teakaville-Spray, was the speaker of the occasion. His talk on the history of and the present status of the textile industry was in teresting as well as instructive. The Rotarians had as their guests at the luncheon several business men of the county interested in the tex tile industry. Those present as guests included I. F. Craven and J. R. Wil son, of the Colualhia mills, at Ram seur; John W. Clark and J. Harper Injuries Fatal To Henry Allred Succumbs To Hurts Sustained Sunday Night—Thought At First Not Serious. Buried At Cedar Falls Henry Allred, 26 years of age, died at his home at Cedar Falls early Tues day morning from injuries received in an automobile accident Sunday night. Allred, in a car with Carl Brady, also of Cedar Falls, was returning from Bennett As the car was nearing a bridge near Bennett, it is stated that the lights suddenly went off, leaving the road in darkness. The car went over an embankment, injuring Mr. Allred. He thought at first that his injuries were not serious, but on Mon day he began to suffer intensely and a physician was called. He died, how- j ever, early Tuesday morning. Mr. Allred was a son of George All- j red, was married and leaves his wid- j ow and three children. He was an j industrious citizen of his community. < Funeral will be held at Cedar Falls this afternoon at 2 o’clock, probably with Junior Order honors since Mr. Allred was a member of that fra ternity. Otis Trogdon Shot When He Runs From Randleman Chief Officer Brings Fleeing Man Down, And Finds He Is Not Man Wanted After AIL Otis Trogdon, of near Randleman, was shot in the fleshy part of the right leg above the knee late Satur day night by Chief Myers, of Randle man, after he had hurled an axe at the police officer. Chief Myers, in company with Deputies T. A. Brook shire and C. W. Steed and Chief Hig gins, of Asheboro, had gone to the Trogdon home in search of his broth er, Dwight Trogdon, when the shoot ing occurred. While Deputy Brook shire was opening the front door, Otis Trogdon dashed out the back way with an axe in his hand. This he hurled at Chief Myers, who was stand ing guard there. Myers retaliated with a shot which sent Trogdon to the hospital and resulted in a warrant be ’ * * ' him. Brookshire, at shot back of the house scene of the trouble. About that time Dwight Trogdon, the wanted man, made a break for liberty through the front door. Brookshire gave chase, but was outdistanced. The officers had a tip that Dwight Trogdon, wanted on charge of assault with deadly weapon on Basil Fogle man about thirty days ago and who escaped from the magistrate’s court room with the handcuffs on him, was either at his own home, his brother’s or at the home of his father. They searched the Dwight Trogdon prem ises, but did not find tfie man wanted. They did find two gallons of liquor secreted in the bam. They went to Otis Trogdon’s home. He denied his brother was on the premises and would not let the officers in the house. They waited in the cold until others of the party could go back to Randle man and get the search warrant. It was when the officers returned with this warrant that action started, re sulting in the shooting of Otis Trog don and the escape of his brother, Dwight. Wreck Sends High School Student To High Pt. Hospital Car Turned Over Near Randle man Bridge, Coming In Foot Of Going In River. Randleman, Jan. 31.—Monday night the Biscoe high school boys went to Greensboro to play basketball, the Greensboro team winning by 25 to 17. While on their return home, the Biscoe boys had a wreck at the Ran dleman bridge. It was sleeting and the road was slick. The car turned pver, coming within a foot of going over the embankment into Deep River. One boy was severely cut. He was taken to High Point Hospital for treatment. Mr. Paul Brown, of Greensboro, was the week-end guest of his par ents in Randleman. Miss Ruth Russell was the attract ive week-end guest of Miss Margie Lee Vestal. Mr. Joseph Dobson left Tuesday morning for Asheville where he will attend a military school. Fiddlers’ Convention An old-time fiddlers’ convention will be held in the Gray’s Chapel school auditorium on Saturday evening, Feb. 11th. Blackface comedians will help entertain the audience. The public is cordially invited to attend this event, the proceeds of which will be used for benefit of the school. Will Boggs In Jail Auto Theft Case Hearings Monday Was Tame Affair State T* Make Big Fight la Chatham And Case In Ran dolph Is Secondary. At a preliminary hearing held hi Asheboro before Magistrate Hal M. Worth Monday morning, Ben, Boyd and Larkin Presnell were bound over to Superior Court under bonds of $100 each on charges of car theft. Neither of the defendants was in court, Ben and Boyd Presnell having been in jail at Pittsboro for the past ten days or more, and Larkin Presnell in jail at Asheboro for about the same per iod of time. They are being held un der bonds of $2,600 each by the Chat ham grand jury. Two cases against J. B. Powers, which were to have I been heard before Magistrate Worth Monday morning, were nol pressed by permission of Assistant Attorney Gen eral Walter D. Siler, here to prose j cute for the State. The charges ! against Mr. Powers are covered by | the Chatham grand jury indictment i several days ago. It is obvious that the State will make its main fight at the May term of Chatham Superior Court, since the greater number of charges against the defendants were brought before the Chatham grand jury. Paul Payne is also being held in the Chatham county jail, failing to give bond re quired for his alleged part in the car thefts. It develops that all the cars recov ered by officers are North Carolina cars with two exceptions, these being one South Carolina car and two from Virginia. No cars stolen in Tennessee or Florida have been recovered by North Carolina officers, nor has there been any evidence produced so far that any North Carolina cars were taken to Florida for sale. The great er number of the cars recovered were stolen by somebody from persons liv ing in High Point, Greensboro, Reids ville and other points in the northern Piedmont section of North Carolina. Doors Of New “M” System Store To Be Opened Sat, Feb. 4 Hard ware Company’s stand, west of the railroad, on Sunset avenue. Work men have been busy this week in stalling the fixtures and placing the stock. Fixtures are all painted white and present a most pleasing view from all angles. Truly, it is one of the most beautiful stores in the coun try. In the new cash and carry grocery each customer, waits on himself. There are no clerks, no bookkeeper, no de livery boys. You make your select ions from the stock which is neatly and handily arranged and then pass out by the cashier who will check up on the amount of the goods and take your money for your purchases. Buy ing for cash and selling for cash will enable the store to make some very attractive prices to its customers. Country produce will be bought, which will be a great convenience for the country trade. The new store is owned by G. P. Pritchard, of Asheboro, who already operated the G. P. Pritchard Grocery and Market and the Cash and Carry Store in the building occupied by the Purity Steam Bakery. Mr. Pritchard also handles the entire output of the bakery which is owned and managed by Mr. J. R. Parks. Little Child Dead Alberta Wells, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Wells, of Flint Hill, died Jan. 23, 1928, from diph theria. She was sick only a week. She told her mother before she died that she was suffering so she wanted to die. The funeral service was con ducted in the Caraway church on Jan. 24, and she was laid to rest in the cemetery at Flint Hill. Her death brought sorrow to all her friends. Officers Find Still While looking for a man who had escaped arrest Monday afternoon, Randolph county officers discovered a large still four miles above Randle man on the unoccupied Tice Trogdon place. The still was hidden in an old bam and was not in use at the time it was discovered, but showed evi dences of very recent use. The still was brought in to the sheriff’s office at Asheboro. “Bob” Ritchie Killed "Bob” Ritchie, High Point garage owner, was shot and killed Monday af ternoon in High Point by John Lee Black, who lives in the northern part of Davidson county, in a quarrel over a woman, Mrs. Frank Rockie. Ritchie was shot while sitting in his car just after Mrs. Rockie had alighted from it. -Mrs. Rockie probably escaped death when she seized Black’s pistol and wrested it from him when he at tempted to fire on her, Mack has not been apprehended. _____________ • CutOut Babies do not need are reedy to walk, ing is required for warmth, caj until they workers. ;*v. - ’ • Delegates From Various Churches In Ten And County—Meeting Wffl Be Interdenominational. The Township Young People’s Sup erintendents have had the responsibil ity of inviting the groups from oat side of Asheboro. These superin tendents are as follows: Trinity, Mol Jim Pepper; New Market, Mrs. P. S. Davis; Providence, Mrs. A. O. Adams; Bethany, Mrs. W. T. Hanner; Taber nacle, Mrs. Lee Younts; Back Creek, Mrs. J. W. Farlow; Randleman, >Km Patsy Wright; Franklinville, D. TL Trogden; Columbia, Mrs. J. R. Wil son; Concord, Otis Ridge; Cedar Grove, Miss Alma Lassiter; Grant, Miss Emma Kinney; Coleridge, Gea. T. Gunter; New Hope, Rev. G. W. Clay, Farmer; Richland, Mrs. A.