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Aaheboro, N. C„ Thuraday, February 16, 1928
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Art Exhibition
At Local School
House, Mch. 15-16
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Two Hundred Picture* To Be
Shown By Elson Art Publi
cation Company.
Purposes Of Exhibit
Give Local People Chance To See
Masterpieces Of Art—Small
Admission Fee.
Recognizing the educational ad
vantages to be derived from oppor
tunities to see good art, the local high
school has arranged with the Elson
Art Publication Co., Inc., of Belmont,
Mass., for an art exhibition of two
hundred pictures to be held at the
school building March 15-16.
This collection, consisting in large
part of carbon photographs, photo
gravures and prints in full ctdors,
made directly from the original mas
terpieces, is selected by art experts
and should attract large crowds. The
purpose of this exhibition is two-fold:
First—To give the people of Ashe
boro an opportunity to see a collec
tion of the world’s famous master
pieces pf painting, sculpture, and ar
chitecture, Many of them have not
had the opportunity of seeing the or-*
iginals of many of these pictures
which are hung in the museums of
this and other countries, but now they
will have a chance to see splendid re
productions of them. Thus they can
gain a familiarity with the great
paintings which will make a later vis
it to an art museum all the more in
teresting and profitable. Moreover,
there are doubless many people here
who would like to purchase some good
pictures for decoration in their own
homes. During this exhibit any per
son desiring a copy of any picture ex
hibited my leave an order for it at
the school. The prices of the pic
tures, unframed, range from 5c to
$75.00 each.
Second—To make it possible for
the school to own a few of these pic
tures. A small admission fee will be
charged and all of the proceeds, after
the expenses have been deducted, will
be used for the purchase of pictures
for the school rooms.
This exhibit should interest you
because throughout the country peo
ple are awakening to the importance
and value of good art as creative pf
• refining influence and inspiring at
mosphere—and just so sorely as peo
ple become familiar with the lfest in
art, just so quickly will the crude in
art be displaced through apprecia
tion of something better. It is, of
course, idle to suppose that one shall
become a competent judge of art
simply through studying for a time
photographs of prints.
But what can and should be ob
tained is a large measure of appre
ciation. A work of art which is real
ly great will bear reproduction, and
even though this may not possess the
the pleasure-giving power of the or
iginal in a gallery three thousand
miles away, that measure of power
which it does possess is well worth
taking.
One great object of picture study
ty is that of opening the eyes to the
beauty all around which an artist’s
eye perceives, while it is missed by
others. This is the essential service
of all great men—to draw us up in
some measure to their own level of
insight, enjoyment, and inspiration.
These pictures are of interest to
botn young and old and everyone
should come. As someone has express
ed it, "One can live without art, but
not so well.”
Trinity Parent-Teachers
To Celebrate Birthday
On Friday evening, Feb. 17, at
7:30, a program will be given in the
Trinity high school auditorium to
celebrate the thirty-first birthday of
the Parent-Teachers’ Association. The
program will consist of a play, sev
eral interesting talks, and other fea
tures. There will also be a box party
after the other program. Everybody
is cordially invited to come, and a
good time is promised to everyone.
Spoon’s Car Burned On
Road 3 Miles West Here
Moss Spoon, son-in-law of Rev.
Joel B. Trogdon, of Seagrove, lost his
car by fire Monday night. Mr. Spoon,
who has bean visiting relatives in the
county, was enroute to the home of
his sister-in-law, west of Asheboro,
Monday night from High Point, when
Ids car caught on fire aa he was going
down a hill about three miles west of
town an Highway 90. He succeeded
^1^001111 the ear and fretting out*
bat was unable to extinguish the fire.
.
Missionary Pageant At
M. P. Church Sunday
Local Church Has
Pledged Its Quota
Baptist Centennial
And Church Representatives At
tended First Report Supper
In Greensboro Friday.
Last Friday night Dr. and Mrs. O.
G. Tillman, Mrs. C. G. Frazier, Mrs.
C. W. Scott, Mrs. J. V. McCombs, and
Mr. C. E. Clark attended the first
Report Sapper at the First Baptist
Church in Greensboro. This meeting
was to hear the first reports from the
Churches in the Piedmont Associa
tion in connection with the Centennial
Campaign, and marked the end of the
first week in which subscriptions had
been taken. ' There are forty-one
churches in the Association, nine of
which reported that their quotas had
been reached or exceeded; the Ashe
boro church was one of those report
ing their quota pledged. The Pied
mont Association’s goal is $90,000 and
at the end of the first week $24,877
was pledged. Two more of these re
port meetings will be held Friday of
this week, at the Green Street Bap
tist Church, High Point, and Friday
of next week probably in Greensboro.
William G. Staley
Dies In A Hospital
Following Operation
William Grady Staley, 18, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Staley, of Erect,
died Sunday at the Guilford General
Hospital, in High Point, following an
operation for appendicitis. He had
been a member of Mount Olivet
church since the summer of 1925. He
was patient, kind, and could be trust
ed always to do the duties assigned
him in his various tasks of life. Sur
viving are his parents, four brothers
and three sisters, who are Floyd, Ev
erett, David, Wade, Ha, Edna and
Dorothy, all of whom live with their
parents.
Funeral service was held Tuesday
frome Mount Olivet church by Rev. J.
C. Cummings, of Hemp, a Christian
minister.
Dr. A. G. Dixon To
Address Ministers
At Ne$t Meeting Ministerial As
sociation Here Monday Af
ternoon, February 20.
The Randolph County Ministerial
Association wffl bold
monthly meeting in the M. E. Church
in Asheboro next Monday afternoon,
February 20 at two thirty o’clock.
Rev. A G. Dixon, D. D., of liberty,
will deliver the principal address on
the subject, “The Things that Make
for Success in the Ministry”. Dr.
Dixon was for five years President of
the North Carolina Conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church and has
Jiad a wonderful opportunity to study
men and their methods of work.
The County Association meets on
the Monday following the third Sun
day in each month. While some busi
ness is transacted, the association is
largely for the purpose of furnishing
inspiration and fellowship for the
ministers. All ministers living in the
county or serving churches in the
county are urged to attend the meet
ings of the Association. The officers
of the Association are: Pres., Rev. J.
E. Pritchard; Vice Pres., Rev. W. A.
Elam; Secretary-Treasurer, Rev. C. L.
Gregory.
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Monthly Meeting Worker’s
Conference Of M. E. Church
On Friday evening of this week at
seven-thirty o’clock, the Worker’s
Conference of the Methodist Protest
ant Sunday school will hold its month
ly meeting in the social room of the
church. Following this will be a
social for the entire Sunday school.
The unusual thing about the social
will be the nature of the refresh
ments which will consist of com mush
and milk. All members of the Sunday
school and all members of the. church
are invited.
County High Schools
Asked To Enter Contest
The white high schools of Randolph
county have been asked to participate
in the national oratorical contest
made possible by the co-operation of
63 newspapers in the United States,
one of which is the Raleigh News and
Observer. High school elimination
contests will be held March 16; coun
ty elimination, March 30; district
elimination, April 20; and State con
test, at Raleigh, April 27th. State
prises are $100 for first; $60 for sec
ond, and $25 for third. Detailed in
formation may be had by applying to
County Superintend—t T. F. Bulla, at
Aaheboro, or The News and Observer,
Raleigh, N. a
Play At Shiloh
Shiloh school wijl give a play Sat
urday night, Feb". 18tfa, for which an
admission fee will be charged,^the
proceeds to be used for benefit of the
school String music will intersperse
_ Dealr"
EU Maness, aged about 60 years,
well known former living three miles
west of Ether, was found dead in bed
- He had been in
usual health, except on Monday night
he hmi complained of hi. head hurt
three
B. & L To Issue
3 Gasses Stock
Shares May Be Had For Either
$1 Or 50 Cents A Month, Or'
Can Get Prepaid Stock.
New Series March 15
Some very important steps were
taken at the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the People’s Building
and Loan Association, held Friday
night in the office of the secretary,
W. A. Bunch. The meeting decided
that in the future three classes of
stock will be issued, instead of one
as heretofore. These are the regular
f 1 per month shares, which mature in
about 84 months; a 50 cent per month
share, which is expected to mature in
about 144 months; and prepaid shares,
paying 5 per cent interest semi-an
nually and which are non-taxable.
These new classes of shares will be
issued beginning with the opening of
the 17th series of the association on
March. 15th.
This change was made in order to
meet the popular demand, and offic
ials of the association are expecting
a great response to this move on the
part of the organisation. The charter
has been amended providing for a
maximum of 25,000 shares, instead of
5,000 as heretofore. The new series
is likely to make the total number of
shares in force in the association ex
ceed the 5,000 mark.
Rev. J. W. Strider
Is Dead In Concord
Death Follows Heart Attack—
Was Native Of Randolph And
dlas Many Relatives Here.
Rev. J. W. Strider, native Ran
dolphian, and for 45 years a member
of the Western North Carolina M. E.
Conference, died suddenly at Concord
Saturday from heart trouble, aggra
vated by acute indigestion. He was
75 years of age. Mr. Strider was ed
ucated at Trinity College. He served
a number of pastorates in the State,
and at the time of his death was on
the superannuate list of Methodist
ministers. Surviving are his widow
and seven children. Rev. A. L. Lucas,
native of Union township, Randolph
county, and son of Mrs. C. H. Lucas,
is a nephew of the deceased. Mr.
Lucas is pastor at Ronda, in Western
North Carolina. Mr. Strider has many
-relatives living in the : Pisgah com
munity of Union township, this coun
ty. _
Young Couple Drives To
Palmetto State To Wed
Miss Ruth McPherson, thirteen
year-old daughter of Mr. Clarence
McPherson, of Asheboro, Route 1,
and Wesley Bullins, young farmer of
the same community, were married
Thursday of last week at some point
in South Carolina. Miss McPherson
took her books and lunch and started
to school Thursday morning, while
young Bullins met her in his car and
they hied away to the Palmetto State.
They were married the same day and
returned home late that afternoon.
Lecture At The Baptist
Church Monday Evening
Next Monday, February 20, at 7:30,
in the Baptist Church, Rev. Herman
T. Stevens, of High Point, will deliver
his famous lecture, “DoWn on the
Farm”. He gave this several years
ago in the school, and those who heard
it will want to hear it again, while
those who have not, have missed a
great treat. Hear him imitate the
different animals and birds. The lec
ture is being held under the auspices
of the Y. W. A. of the Baptist church,
the proceeds to go into the building
fund of the church. Admission 25 and
50 cents. Come have a good time and
help a good cause.
Trinity Junior Class
Renders Pleasing Play
“Anne What’s-Her-Name,” a mys
tery comedy, was presented by the
junior class Friday night at Trinity
high school, at Trinity. It was wit
nessed by a large audience. The play
Was full of interest from start to
finish. Those taking part as char
acters in the play were: William An
drews, Murray Lohr, Eva J ones, Mary
Louise Lambeth, Radie Hughes, Hom
er Loflin, Mattie Pierce, Stanley Far
low, Fincher Wall, Norman Hassell,
Zeola Sykes, Pauline Moorefield, An
dres Frazier, Rosaline Cain and Clar
ence Coltrane.
Several Changes In
' Business Locations
During Past Week
The past few days have witnessed
several changes in business location
in Asheboro. Concerns moving in
clude the Asheboro Printing Company,
Hasty’s Cafe and W. W. Jones and
Sons Department Store. The Ashe
boro Printing Company moved from
its location on Depot street to the
more spacious Stedman building, near
the Bank of Randolph, which had been
remodeled and put in shape for re
ception of the printing concern. W. H.
Long, of Pinehurst, having bought the
furniture and fixtures of the Hasty
Cafe, recently relinquished by W. B.
Bryant, moved the cafe into the build
ing vacated by the Asheboro Printing
Company. Just who will occupy the
quarters of Hasty’s Cafe, next to
Bank of Randolph, is not known at
this time. W. W. Jones & Son De
partment Store is being moved from
the old location on Depot street to the
new Armfield building between the
Old Hickory Cafe and A. O. Ferree’s
grocery. As'soon as the old Jones
location is vacated, Pence’s Novelty
Store, on Worth street, will be moved
into the building.
Charles W. Allred
Died Last Friday
End Came In A Greensboro Hos
pital—Funeral Held From
Gray’s Chapel Church.
Was 38 Years Old
Charles W. Allred, 38, of Asheboro,
died in a Greensboro hospital Friday
morning. Mr. Allred moved from the
Gray’s Chapel community to Asheboro
about eight years ago and engaged in
the carpentry trade. He was a mem
ber of the Gray’s Chapel church, and
had many close frUnds and a large
family connection m that community.
Mr. Allred was a member of the
Asheboro Council of the Jr. O. U. A.
M., which had charge of the services
at the grave.
Mr. Allred is survived by his widow,
who was before her marriage, Miss
Flora Routh; three children, J. D.,
Deith and Howard, all at home; his
mother, Mrs. Cynthia Allred, of
Greensboro; four brothers, Roy, Coy,
Grady and Ted, all of Greensboro; and
five sisters, Mrs*:J3. M. Kivett and
and Miss Lettie Allied, of Greens
boro.
The funeral was held at Gray’s
Chapel M. P. church Sunday morning
at 11 o’clock by Rev. C. L. Gregory,
pastor of the Asheboro Friends church,
assisted by Rev. J. E. Pritchard, pas
tor of the M. P. church, Asheboro;
and Rev. A. 0. Lindley, pastor at
Gray’s Chapel.
Flowers were borne by Misses Lena,
Nora, Zelma, Mary and Huldah Kiv
ett, Dorothy Kirkman, Blanche, Jes
sie, Carletta and Margaret Routh,
Ruth Underwood, Margaret Wood and
Evelyn Harrelson. Active pallbearers
were: Walter Stowe, O. E. Rich, Chas.
T. Smith, Elma Harper, Jesse Over
man and C. C. Harrelson.
Mrs. Myrtle Hanl
D.; Mrs. June S3:
Liberty, R. F.
, of Asheboro;
Late John R. Blair
Was Native Of Randolph
Leases Caveness Building On
Depot Street And Will Es
tablish Store May 1st.
Lease has been signed by Rose’s 5,
10 and 25 Cent Storey Inc., with gen
eral offices at Henderson, for the
Caveness building on Depot street, oc
cupied since 1919 by .the Old Hickory
Cafe, The lease becomes effective
May 1st, or at any time prior that the
bufldiftg is vacated by its present ten
ants. The Old Hickory Cafe will
probably move to another location, al
though no announcement has been
made of the future plans of the cafe
corpoi
link in
John R. Blair, father of Sheriff G.
Walker Blair, of Chatham county,
who died one day last week, was a
native of Randolph county, having
been bom in this county the son of
the late Zemeriah Blair. His mother,
too, was a native Randolphian, being
a relative of the Kemps, of the Kemps
mill section of the county. Mr. Blair
was for thirty years a justice of the
peace in Chatham county. He had
lived in Pittsboro for five years. Mr.
Blair was a member of the Hickory
Mountain Baptist church and had
been Sunday school superintendent of
his church for 25 years. The funeral
was held at Mt. Vernon church Thurs
day of last week and the body laid
to rest in the church cemetery.
Rose To Locate
5 & 10c Store Here
Operates 30 Stores
J.E Harper Dies
From Heart Attack
Death Follows Week’s Illness
With The Disease—Funeral
Held At Maple Springs.
Was 65 Years Old
J. M. Harper, aged 65 years, died
at his home in Asheboro Sunday
morning following an illness of a
week with heart trouble. He had been
in failing health for some time, but
it was not until a few days prior to
his death that his illness became crit
ical. He was bom and reared in the
Seagrove community, but had resided
in Asheboro for many years.
, He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Nettie Harper; six daughters, Mrs.
Sabina Blake and Mrs. Mary Ellen
Boone, Seagrove; Mrs. Gouvenor
Thomas, Liberty; Mrs. Clint Burrow
and Miss Ella Harper, Asheboro; and
Miss Dell Lloyd Harper, of High
Popit; three sons, Oliver Harper, Sea
grove; and Elmer and Burney Har
per, of Asheboro. He leaves also one
brother, J. J. Harper, of Bennett; and
two sisters, Miss Wincy Harper, of
Seagrove, and Mrs. Spencer, of Sea
grove, Route 2.
Funeral service was held at Maple
Springs church, near Seagrove, Tues
day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock by Rev.
O. G. Tillman, pastor of the Asheboro
Baptist church, assisted by Rev. C. L.
Gregory, pastor of the Friends church,
Asheboro. Mr. Harper was a loyal
and faithful member of the Asheboro
baptist church, having joined when
•he moved to Asheboro several years
ago.
Bennett Still Ships
Many Cars Of Cedar
Twenty Or More Carloads Sent
From Town Since Christmas
—Star Mail Carriers.
Bennett, Feb. 13.—Twenty or more
carloads of cedar have been cut and
shipped from this place since Christ
mas.'
Eulan Brady has been hon> for
some time from Elon College, recup
erating from an attack of measles.
Some species of wild animal has
been killing pigs in this community
recently. Two pigs were killed last
week at Tandy Harper’s and one at
Oscar Routh’s place.
Allie Hunter and family, of Biscoe,
i were guests of Mr. Hunter’s uncle.
! Edd S. Phillips, Saturday night.
Miss Swanna Jones was the guest
of Miss Mabel Meredith at her home
at Trinity over the week-end.
Clarence Peace, of Thomasville, vis
ited his uncle, J. R. Peace, Sunday.
Miss Fern Hammer, of Sanford,
was the guest of Miss Estelle Jones
and other friends here Sunday.
George Esteridge has secured con
tract for carrying the star route mail
from this place to Siler City beginning
July 1st. This mail has previously
been carried by Preston Sizemore.
Ramon Kiser, carrier on the Bennett
Kemps Mill route for the past four
years, was again successful bidder on
the contract.
Mother To Pay Off
Her Son’s Worthless
Checks Given Here
T. H. Lewis, who passed several
worthless checks for small amounts
on a number of Asheboro merchants
on January 30th, has been arrested
and is in jail in Guilford county for
like offenses. A Guilford officer was
in Asheboro Monday taking up these
worthless checks, which, the officer
stated, would be made good by the
young man’s mother, together with
other worthless checks he has passed
elsewhere. Lewis used an old stunt
here by going in a store, making a
small purchase and then writing his
check for a larger amount and ob
taining change in return. He was
plentifully supplied with checks on a
number of banks while he was in
Asheboro. There is no disposition on
the part of those who were swindled
to prosecute the man provided their
money is returned.
Mr. Grimes Will Not
Have To Resign As
County Commissioner
W. C. Grimes may hold down the
job as superintendent of the State
game farm in Randolph and at the
same time serve the county in capac
ity of a member of the board of
county commissioners. This is the
gist of a ruling by Attorney General
Dennis G. Brummitt, asked for by
County Attorney L C. Moser, and
handed down by the State official last
Friday. There was some difference
of opinion about the matter among
Randolph folks. Mr. Moser held to the
belief that Mr. Grimes could legally
hold both places, but in order that
all doubts about the matter might be
aet at rest, he asked for Mr. Brum
mitt’s ruling. Mr. Grimes, while now
supervising work at the game farm,
officially assumes the duties of sup
erintendent of the farm on March 1st
Garage Succeeds Church
The SdlEthodiat church at
—--Troy,
on Main street near the postoffice <
which has been one of the *
of the town, is being torn
* *'y« filling ^
of Biscoe, will b<
Local Rotary Club
Sponsors Siler City
Rotary Organization
Took Part In Ceremonies At
tendant Upon Reception Of
Charter By New Club.
Seventeen of the 26 members of
the Asheboro Rotary Club went ever
to Siler City Monday night to meet
with the new Rotary club at that
place and to take part in the ceremon
ies incident to the reception of the
charter by the Siler City club. This
new link in Rotary was sponsored by
the local club. Joe Spence, of the
Asheboro club, presided over the meet
ing in the absence of the president,
Cleve Thayer, who is indisposed.
Ralph Hilker took a part in the pro
gram by singing two solos, while
greetings from the Asheboro Rotary
Club to the baby club were spoken
by Rev. J. E. Pritchard. Will Arm
field also made a short and interest
ing talk. Luther Hodges, of Leaks
ville-Spray, governor of the 67th dis
trict Rotary International, delivered
the principal address and presented
the charter to the new club. Repre
sentatives were present from approx
imatel a score of clubs in the State.
Dewey Dorsett is president of the
newly organized club.
Mr. Surratt Badly
Burned When Road
Truck Catches Fire
S. D. Surratt, superintendent of
county road section 4, comprising that
part of the county south of Highway
90 and west of 70, was badly burned
Monday morning when the truck in
which he was riding, and with which
he was doing road maintenance work
caught on fire. A large part of his
body from the waist down was burned
before he could stop the burning
truck and alight. First aid was given
Mr. Surratt by Mrs. C. C. Hubbard, in
the absence of her husband, Dr. Hub
bard, of Farmer, and the stricken
man brought to Memorial hospital,
Asheboro. While Mr. Surratt, who is
resident of Jackson Creek, is quite se
verely burned, hope is entertained for
his recovery.
Has Quotations On
Various Kinds Seed
And Order For Same May Be
Placed By Seeing Mr. Cooper
Or His Students.
Farmer, Feb. 13.—I wish to notify
the people in the Fanner community
that I now have quotations on South
ern Beauty seed corn, almost all va
rieties of soy bean seed and sweet
clover seed. Basic slag contains 50
per cent burnt lime and 13 per cent
phosphorus, and is $14.00 per ton,
delivered at Asheboro or Denton,
provided we get up a car load. Sweet
clover sown on lime land should have
an application of from two to four
hundred pounds per acre, and when
sweet clover is sown on unlimed land
from 500 lbs. to 600 lbs. per acre.
This will be one of the cheapest fer
tilizers that you can use and I will ap
preciate it if you will see me as soon
as you are ready to place your order.
If you can’t see me, place your
order for seeds or slag with one of
my students.—S. A. Cooper, Teacher
of Agr., Farmer High School.
News And Observer Plays
Up New Randolph Creamery
In the picture section of the Ra
leigh News and^bserver of last Sun
day was an eaflpent photograph of
the Randolph (Jreamery, in Asheboro.
The script under the picture read as
follows: Carolina’s Youngest Cream
ery—More evidence that North Caro
lina farmers have definitely turned to
dairying as a source of income is
seen in the establishment of this
creamery at Asheboro in Randolph
county. Though only a few months
old, it is proving a good market for
■surplus cream.
Get Another Still
Deputy Sheriff R. E. Routh and
Policeman J. L. Hinshaw, of Liberty,
raided a still early Wednesday morn
ing about a mile and a quarter south
of Liberty, and in addition to getting
the still caught S. F. Coble and
brought him to Asheboro to face
charges of violating the whiskey
laws. Another man at the still at the
time of the raid escaped. The still is
of thirty-gallon capacity and is made
of copper. Six hundred gallons of
beer were taken also.
TRINITY NEWS
Feb. 13.—Mr. Clarence Johnson has
not been well for a few days, but is
some better now.
Mrs. Irene Burgess, of High Point,
visited homefolks here Saturday.
There are no more cases of scarlet
fever reported in this community re
cently. *
» Mrs. Doris Richardson, of Greens
boro, visited Mrs. Earl Johnson Sun
day.
W.W. Jones & Son
To Open New Store
Friday Morning
This Department Store Now Oc
cupies The New Arm field
Building On Depot Street.
In Business 16 Year* l
I Is Sixth Year Of H. C. Jones’
Management — Two Other
Stores Opened Lately.
The sixth year of Henry Jones’
management of the W. W. Jones A
Sons Department Stores, founded 1C
years ago by his father, the late W.
W. Jones, will find this mercantile
establishment housed in new quarters.
This new location is the Armfield
building, just a few doors distant
from the old location on Depot street^
built especially to house the growing
department store. The new home of
W. W. Jones & Sons Department
Stores is modem in every respect. Tie
building itself is of brick and of the
latest design in construction for mer
cantile business. Inside, it is finished
in a most artistic and attractive man
ner. Wall tints and electric lights
and fixtures finishes and decorations
harmonize so as to be most pleasing
to the eye.
There are two entrances to the new
store building. One is from Depot
street, opening on to the main floor
while the other entrance is on Trade
street and leads directly to the bar
gain basement. Both entrances am
flanked by plate glass fronts, enclos
ing attractive and commodious show
windows. The mezzanine floor is di
rectly above the bargain basement and
is reached by a short stairway from
both the bargain basement and the
main floor. Above the main front is
another spacious floor, reached by a
short stairway from the mezzanine.
On the mezzanine floor, in addition to
the department which it will house;
is the ladies rest room which has beat
fitted up for use of the women cust
omers of the department store.
Each department of this growing
mercantile establishment will be sep
arate and distinct and tastefully ar
ranged in a certain section of the new
building. All of this will be opened
up for inspection tomorrow morning.
The new location is a far cry from
the small beginnings of sixteen yean
ago, when the late W. W. Jones,
shortly after he came to Asheboro
from Wake county, opened a sniitT
dry goods and notion store at the old
location on Depot street. The bold
ness grew and prospered with the
town. About six years ago, upon the
death of his father, the management
of the business fell to H. C. Jones;
who had been associated with hia
father during the latter years of hia
life. Under the new management the
store began to take on a new life, new
departments added and enlarged, un
til, at length, the building became
too small to take care of the increas
ing patronage and stock.
The growth of the Asheboro store
by no means tells the story of the de
velopment of the business. A store
was opened at Carthage, in Moore
county, several months ago, and plac
ed under the management of Robert
Jones, a younger brother of the man
ager. This store has enjoyed a pres
perous business. A little later, an
other store was opened at Siler City.
This is under the management of Me.
Wade Jones, who left the hotel bosi
ness to enter the services of W. W.
Jones & Sons Department Stores.
The Asheboro, or parent store, is;
however, the largest of the three, and
since going into new quarters is ana
of the most complete small depart
ment stores in the State.
Fewer Randolph Co.
Farms Mortgaged
Than 15 Years Ago
According to statistics complied by
Paul W. Wager, at the University of
North Carolina, and published in the
University News Letter, 18.8 per cent
of the owner-operated farms in Ran
dolph county were mortgaged for one
amount or another in 1925. This,
however, was a decrease of 12 per
cent from the number mortgaged in
1910, fifteen years before. Randolph
was one of the 37 of the 100 countiee
in the State in which the number of
mortgaged farms decreased during the
period. In percentage of owner-op
Mr. Hammond To Assist
State Income Ta