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•} j THE COURIER Titmf* in Both News *ai Circulation ISSUED WEEKLY VOLUME un ===== f PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN Alhcbf*. N. C. Thu»4»y. April 26. »2» $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVA NVl I Work Of Listing Taxes Will Start Early Next Month List Takers Have Been Named And Are In Readiness To List Property In County. Farm Census Valuable Is Of Utmost Importance That This Be Made As Nearly „ Accurate As Possible. T3$ appointment of list takers for the various townships in the county by Tax Supervisor Hal M. Worth was confirmed at the meeting of the board of commissioners held in the court house in Asheboro Saturday. These list takers have gotten or will obtain within the next few days their supplies necessary for the completion of the work and will begin the first week in May in most townships to list property for taxation. Each list tak er will publish at public places in each township the places and dates he w^ll be for listing property and taking the farm census. Taxpayers are request ed to meet these list takers on the dates and at the places so designated. Attention has been called by the county tax supervisor to the import ance of the farm census. The law re quires that each farm owner shall prepare a list of the acreages of each crop grown, including tenths of acres of truck. The list should, show the total acres cultivated by the owner, also the acres cultivated by all ten ants on each separately recognized farm, the acres in improved pasture, woodland, idle and other lands. The farmer shall be prepared to report the number of bearing fruit trees, the number of livestock of breeding age, number of hogs sold and slaugh tered during the past 12 months, num ber of laying hens on his farm, and tons of fertilizer used during this crop year. This information is kept confidential and has no relation to taxes. Its purpose is for agricultural education, economic analysis and safer guidance of farm agents and farmers generally. The tax abstracts prepared by the list takers must be completed the first week in June and turned in to the county tax supervisor, together with the complete farm census for each tann in the township. Following X? : «T. T. Back Creek: W. B. Fulton, Sophia. Brower: R. E. Baldwin, Bennett. Cedar Grove: C. T. Luck, Sea grove, Route 2. Coleridge: H. P. Moffitt, Moffitt. Columbia: R. W. York, Ramseur. Concord: S. Mont Lewis, Mechanic. Franklin ville: D. M. Weatherly, Franklinville. Grant: S. S. Cox, Asheboro, Star Route. '■ 5-5 l ":T *'■ liberty: J. C. Kiikman, Liberty. Level Croes: T. T. Adams, Randle man, Route 1. New Hope: J. B. Allen, Pipe. New Market: R. L. White, High Point, Route 8. Pleasant Grove: M. E. Seawell, Bennett. Providence: W. J. Pugh, Climax. Randleman: R. C. Moser, Randle Richland: C. E. King, Seagrove. Tabernacle: S. M. Delk, Cid. Trinity: H. M. Cranford. Trinity. Union: S. A. Cox, Pisgah. Mrs. O’Possum And Family - Find Themselves New Home For some time Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Luck, of Seagrove, Route 2, have been missing eggs, and recently the eggs from a sitting turkey have been disappearing. Precautions had been taken, a fence around the nest was built, but no remedy still. On last Friday morning, the turkey was miss ing, whereupon steel traps were set and as a consequence Monday morn ing,'Mrs. O’Possum with five baby o’possums In her pockets were in cap tivity. Mr. Grimes of the State game farm was tendered the offenders and accepted the gift Mrs. OTossum and her five children are numbered among the interesting boarders at the game farm. Silk Throwing Mill For Asheboro Now Considered Certain Def by*. Gunshots Serve To ^Wam Distillers Of Coming- Of Officers Sheriff Foiled In Attempt To Catch Blockaders Because Outposts Warned Them. The raid made by Sheriff J. A. Brady and a bevy of deputies on a distillery in Level Cross township Tuesday was heraled by the discharge of guns. The shots were not fired, however, from guns in the hands of the officers nor from those which may have been in the hands of the distillers, but by watchers who noted the approach of the officers and warned the distillers of their ap proach. This is not the first time gunshot signals have been used to warn distillers of the approach of raiders, but it is the first time in re cent months. The still was found in operation by the officers, but the op eratives had fled the scene. Monday night, Sheriff Brady and his deputies raided a still in Columbia township with no better luck than the Level Cross raid. The Columbia still was not in operation but had not cooled off from a recent run. Monk Isley was arrested Tuesday in connec tion with the raid on the Columbia township still. Revival At Local M. P. Church Meets Splendid Results The revival services which started at the local Methodist Protestant church last Sunday are progressing very satisfactorily and splendid con gregations are in attendance daily. ,Rev. H.'W. Maier, of Thomasville, came Monday afternoon and is doing the preaching very satisfactorily. Those who have heard him are im mensely pleased with his pleasing manner of presenting the truth and of his Way of sealing the truth with apt illustrations. There is an early morning service at eight o’clock mid the evening service is at eight. This week services have been held in the various mills and factories of Ashe boro at the noon hour and many peo ple have heard the gospel message in that way. The meeting will run through Sunday and pa long into next week as seems necessary. The public is cordially invited to all the services. Snakes Plentiful Copperhead snakes are still making their home in and about E. C. Cbx’s residence on Cox street. Last Sun day morning Mrs. Oox went out to one of her flower beds to pick some blooms and was surprised to find a 3-foot copperhead making himself very much at home among her flow ers. She proceeded to slay the snake. Later in the day she went out to the flower bed with Mr. Cox to show him the scene' of the snake killing, ’ ahd, much to their surprise, there was an other snake of like size in the same place. Mr. Cox killed this reptile, making a total of two kills for the day. It was at the Cox residence late last summer that Mrs. Cox found her small children playing with a copper head snake, and five snakes of this species have been found and killed on the place in the past seven months. Old House Gives Up Story Of Its Building While remodeling his home in South Asheboro, Mr. Enos Sykes found a plank behind the mantle with the words written: “This mantle was put up July 19th, 1892, by J. B. VunCan non and Harris Lowdermilk”. The house was built for Mr. VunCannon and he lived in it for several years. His sister, Mrs. Albert Oglesby, has again moved to Asheboro and hdb been living here for a year. The other carpenter, for in those days a carpenter was a carpenter and not a contractor, was Harris Lowdermilk, who moved to a western state soon after building the house in 1892. He is a brother of Mr. W. F. Lowdermilk, of South Cox street. Mr. VunCap non is living in Moore county, West End. After the VunCannon family moved to West End, Mr. ‘Uriah Preanell bought the house and lived in it un til about ten years ago wben^ Mr. Sykes, the present owner bought the house and has recently completed re modeling it. -board containing the writing fa a little more than a foot long and five sod a record of this present Ing has been put in a concrete block (or further reeoftL . * Liberty Has Good Liberty high school baseball team a setting up a record for itself. On ■ ' i— ' to thy rf 11 to »; and on April 20th, Ub srt# defeated Graham 11 to 4. Measles Rapidly Reaching Stage Major Epidemic 225 Cases Of The Disease Have Been Reported So Far Dur ing Present Month. Must Report Disease It Is Required By Law And Will Help To Stamp It Out And Prevent Spread. With 225 cases reported so far during this month, measles is fast reaching the stage of an epidemic in Randolph county. The disease is confined to no one section of the county,,though by far the largest number so far reported have been from Concord township. There are isolated cases in practically every sec tion of the county, however, and many places report a dozen or more cases of the disease. There are ’ several cases from the neighborhood of many of the consolidated schools in the county, and the disease generally seems ta have been spread from the school rooms. Six cases in one fam ily have been reported in Asheboro during the past few days. With the time for school closing drawing, near, the county health of ficer is hopeful there will be some abatement in the number of cases in a month or so. It is easy for the dis ease to be spread while schools are in progress. One child afflicted with the disease may expose a whole room or school of children without ever being aware that he or she has the disease. Should Report Measles While contagious diseases have been reported right along in the county, Dr. Sumner yesterday reiterated the importance of reporting all cases of such ailments, especially at this time measles. If contagious diseases are reported promptly and proper meas ures of quarantine immediately taken and enforced many additional cases may be prevented. The laws of the State specifically make it incumbent upon the citizenship of North Caro lina to report all diseases which are contagious. A penalty of $50 fine or 30 days confinement, or both, is pen alty for not observing the law. It is a small matter to report a contagious disease, but it means a lot to those who are staving. to.Jtamp them out. Randolph county. Every possible means should be invoked, according to Dr. Sumner, to prevent the further spread of the contagion. Two Members Same Family Are Injured An accident occurred near Ba shool Monday afternoon, i# to little girls very painfully. Randleman Seniors Are Entertained By The Junior Class The annual Randleman high school junior-senior banquet was held Satur day night in the Hylmore tea room, in Greensboro. Miss Lucile Brown, president of the junior class, presid ed at the banquet and acted as toast mistress. The welcome address was extended by Kermit Floyd. Mr. Ar gus Lineberry offered a toast to the seniors to whirh Miss Inez Trogdon, president of the class, responded, while Miss Margaret Cooper gave toast to school, Prof H. H. Hamilton responding. Guests in addition to the members of the senior class were Prof. H. H. Hamilton, superintendent of the Ran dleman school; and J. W. McElhan non, A. B. Beasley and Misses Grace Brown, Virginia Tinsley, Ollie Fen triss and Elizabeth Edwards. Worker In Bakery Gets His Hand Badly Hurt Eli Callicutt, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Callicutt, of Strieby, who has been employed by the Purity Bakery, in Asheboro, suffered broken bones in his left hand Saturday of last week-when his hand became caught in the rollers of the bread breaking machine in the plant. Quick work on the part of the injured youth in pull ing the switch to cut off'the power probably saved him the less of his arm. « Misses Moeelle And Glenna May McFarland Suffering From -*•*:.«* Accidental Hurts. , i - ago, an May. by a car Her injuries am Randolph Whiskey Makers Aye Giving Richmond Trouble rhreeRam cently la Caught Re ey Down County. Richmond ing trouble with On March 6, a ' plant was broken well of said to be hav >lph blockaders. distilling by Sheriff Bras and two white blockaders taken. These were Leland Bodges and Daws South, of the Level Cross community, Randolph county. They were fined 000 each or given opportunity to wofk ;lt out on the roads. Hodges camf across with the cash, while Routh elected to do 8 months. Only last Saturday, Sheriff Braswell's deputies raided another large distillery and tan Arza Red ding, said to be from Randolph, a foot race, which respited in his being overtaken and lodged in jail. Red ding is said to be six feet and two inches in height. The plant which he was operating was ope of the largest ever seen in Richmond county. He had made forty gallons of the forbidden juice and had 1500 gallons of beer standing handy in huge vats. His still was equipped with a brick fur nace and was modern in every re spect. Just why Randolph blockaders are leaving the county and setting them selves up in business in Richmond is quite a mystery ia these parts. It has been suggested! that competition is becoming too keen in the home bail iwick and that newer fields are being sought where business is better. It may be that it has been represented to these Randolph distillers that chance of detection is less in Rich mond county. But if this is the im pelling cause for migration, their in formant must have been ignorant of the facts. Sheriff Braswell is making quite a reputation for himself in en forcing laws in his county, witness the quick arrest of the Norman bank robbers and his ability to gamer the stills together wiffct’fhe operators. Randlemaxi Finals To Begin Friday Night With Recital The commencement exercises of Randleman high school will begin Friday night, Apt# ?7th, with a re cital by the department. At the same time agamd and clothing ex JiWJ*.jaBhla *H| & * ..*>*** mm, .... ^ brief foments of way some of the; the class during the past school year. On Saturday night* an operetta, “The Golden Whistle,*| will be given by the grades. The commencement sermon will be delivered on Sunday evening, at 7:30, by Hr. J. A. Camp bell, president of Campbell College. Exercises by the graduating class will be held on Wednesday evening, May 2nd; and on Thursday evening, May 3rd, the high school play, “The Bride Breezes In,” will be rendered. The final exercises will be on Friday evening, May 4th, when the com mencement address will be made, dip lomas, certificates and prizes pre sented and medals awarded. Victor Sales Company Is Making Splendid Record The Motor Sales Company, which began business about a month ago at the old fair grounds on North Fay etteville street, is doing its part in equipping Randolph county people with new cars. This concern has sold during this time 5 carloads of Pontiac and Oakland cars. Four cars were sold and delivered only last week. W. G. Phillips, formerly with the Johnson-Phillips Motor Company, Randleman, is manager of the new concern. Elon Alumni To Stage Banquet At Some Early Date Appeal Is Made For All Local Alumni Of The Institution To Join Association. Some time ago the alumni of Elon College in Asheboro township ware called together at the high school building for the purpose of effecting a local unit. Owing to the short no tice there were not as many present as were hoped for. However, there were enough in order that the local unit oould be organized. Dr. C. A. Hayworth was elected president; Dr, E. U Koffitt, vice president; Miss Thyr* Wright, sec retary and treasureqg^u', g The constitution provides that in this, organization shall be of two rissseif. active and honorary. All holder!*, of. degrees from-Mon College, all, former stu Members Of Car Theft Ring Draw Stiff Sentences Presnell Brothers, Greer, Barber And Palmer Are All Sent Up For Long Terms. Total Of 26 Years Claude Jones And Frank Scott Declared Not Guilty—John Powers Also Set Free. The curtain was rung down Tues day in Chatham Superior Court in Pittsboro on the trial of the alleged automobile theft ring which operated extensively in Randolph, Moore and Chatham counties last fall. Sentences aggregating from 20 to 26 years were passed on six members of the gang Tuesday afternoon by Judge C. C. Lyon. Edward Barber and J. Clifton Palmer were sentenced to not less than 2 years and not more than three years in State prison. Bob Greer was given from 3 to 4 years in the peni tentiary. Ben and Boyd Presnell re ceived the heavy end of the punish ment, each being sentenced to not less than 5 years nor more than 6 years in the penitentiary. Larkin Presnell, brother of Ben and Boyd, all of whom are native of Randolph county, was sentenced from two to three years ih State prison. Claude E. Jones and Frank Scott, of Bennett, were found not guilty by the jury which rendered its verdict in the case. Suit against John B. Pow ers, Randolph county man, was dis missed by Judge Lyon immediately after Mr. Powers had given his tes timony in court. Colon Fox and Elsie Cox, also said to be members of the gang, have not been caught. It is doubtful if the State has a clear cut case against the latter. The only part which Cox seems to have had in the matter is that he had knowledge of what was going on in car theft circles. D. Wal ton White, Tennessee notary public, who sold fake titles to members of the car theft ring, was fined $250. then came Bob Greer, who made a Members Tell Whole Story The defense put on no testimony except in the case against Claude E. Jones and Frank Scott. This rebut tal evidence took up about two days of the court’s time. Jones made a good witness. He was subjected to a severe cross examination but his evi dence vrent to the jury substantially unbroken. At the very begimring of the trial, the State began to weave a web about the defendants, Greer, Palmer, Barber and the three Pres nells. First, Albert Culler, confessed member of the ring now under indict ment in federal court, told all he knew of the activities of the theft ring. He was followed by Red Har crow, another confessed member also under indictment in federal court, and then came Bob Greer, who made a clean breast of the gang’s activities. The Presnells then threw up their hands and the State put them on the stand in an effort to convict Jones and Scott. They gave some damaging evidence and told substantially what had been told before by witnesses who had preceded them. But the evidence was not conclusive enough to en tangle Jones and Scott and the Ben nett Motor Company. Opening Of Rose’s Store Attracts Crowd Building Is Crowded To Capac ity And Managers Well Pleas ed With Beginning. A store opening which attracted more than usual attention was that last Saturday of Rose’s 5, 10 and 25 Cent Store in the Caveness building on Depot street. There was an in formal opening Friday afternoon and evening during which time several hundred of the people of the town in spected the new store. They must have found it to their liking for town people vied with those from other parts of the county in trading at the store Saturday. Despite the inclem ent weather, for it rained practically all day, the new store was crowded from early morning until late at night. Mr. J. D. Thaupe, manager of tjie ptore, and officials from the head office who were here for the occasion, were especially pleased with the open ing of this the 35th link in the chain of Rose’s stores. They are satisfied that they have made no mistake in opening one of their stores in Ashe boro. The company, the head offices of which are in Henderson, plans to open a new store each month dozing 1928. Whiskey Gets Randolph Boys In “Peck Of Trouble” Two Randolph county youths got themselves in a “peck of trouble” in Greensboro Friday. These were Leon ard Ward, of Randleman, who was arrested on charge of driving a car while under the influence of whiskey, transporting whiskey and assault with deadly weapon; and W. I* York, of Central Phils, arrested for being Mrs. Hayworth Is New President Of Local Woman's Club Elected At Closing Of Club’s Work For Ensuing Year— —Other Officers Elected. The April meeting: of the local Woman’s Chib closed their year’s club work and officers were elected for the ensuing: year. Mrs. B. F. Brittain, president, and a number of officers automatically retired, having: served their allotted time in a capable and efficient manner. The dub has not only gained in membership but has extended its activities and ac complishments in a satisfactory man ner. Dr. F. R. Taylor, who is with the State Board of Health, giving: his time to the “life Extension Unit”, was present at the meeting and spoke on prevention of diseases, mentioning the alarming number of persons who die from cancer, diabete, heart and kidney diseases in the prime of life. He said that any of these diseases were as bad, except for contagion, as tuberculosis and could be prevented by periodical examinations. He spoke of the excellent work of the North Carolina doctors in reducing the death rate in contagious diseases, and urged the women of the club to study health conditions, recommending “Hygeia” as a helpful magazine. Dr. Taylor came under the supervision of the Health and Welfare department. The following officers were elect ed: Mrs. Claude Hayworth, president; Mrs. W. L. Lambert, vice president; Mrs. J. E. Pritchard, 2nd vied presi dent; Mrs. Dempsey Barnes, record ing secretary; Mrs. Ira Ferree, cor responding secretary; Mrs. B. F. Brittain, treasurer; Mrs. 0. L. Pres nell, music and art chairman; Mrs. I. C. Moser, education and literature chairman; Mrs. M. G. Lovett, Ameri can citizenship chairman; Mrs. C. L. Cranford, health and welfare chair man. Mrs. C. A. Hayworth by virtue of her office as president and Mrs. W. A. Underwood will represent the club at the state federation, which meets in High Point May 1-4, inclusive. Mrs. W. L. Lambert and Mrs. J. E. Pritchard were elected alternates and all members of the club were urged to attend the annual state meeting. A summary of the club’s work of the past year will be gpven at an early date. Asheboro Baby Is Winner First Prize - in Elks Baby Show At the . Elks Baby Show, held in Greensboro April 20th, little Carolyn Ruth Cranford, the eight-months’ old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Cran ford, of this place won first place. Carolyn won in the contest for the most beautiful baby in Class “A", be ing from birth to one year old. She was unanimously voted the prettiest baby in the show by seven New York judges. The prize was a lovely silver cup. Carolyn is a 100 per cent baby in health as well as beautiful and was awarded a blue ribbon certificate for being one of the healthiest babies in the contest. Her mother was Miss Ruth Edwards, of Greensboro, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Edwards, of that place. Her father is M. L. Cranford, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Cranford,-of Asheboro. He is vice president of the Piedmont Chair Com pany. Mr. Ross Attends Church Conference In Pittsburgh Can’t Prove That Will Rainey Robbed Bennett Bank Will Rainey, arrested in Rocking ham county, on charge of being one of the gang that robbed the bank at Bennett on January 7th, came clear in Pittsboro court Tuesday. The State was unable to build up a case against the young roan, and he was able to establish an alibi that stood the test ;of the court. - Identification of Rainey as a member of the gang was far from conclusive. He was returned to Wentworth to serve time on -the roads for violating the prohibition laws. As it stands now, nobody is in jail on charge of robbing the Bennett Messrs. J. D. Ross and George Kraatz left Asheboro at 5 o’clock last Thursday morning and drove to Pittsburgh, Pa., the same day, a dist ance of 570 miles. They went via Danville, Lynchburg, Winchester, Va., Cumberland and Hagerstown, Md., Visit Of Street I Preacher Star® Trouble In Tffn Barrage Of Eggs Halts His Street Attack On A1 Smith And Catholic Church. Results In Arrests One Thing Leads To Another And Soon Magistrate's Coarts Get Work To Do. Roma Caleb Gamer, who states that he is from Illinois and is an ordained minister of the gospel, accompanied by his wife and small daughter, came into Asheboro the first of last week, and soon after trouble started. On Tuesday night, Mr. Gamer essayed a sermon or speech on the comer of Fayetteville and Depot streets, but desisted in his efforts in denouncing Governor A1 Smith, of New York, and Catholics in general after a shower of eggs had descended upon him. Gar ner was also demonstrating a book which purports to give his life ex periences, and was distributing liter ature attacking Governor Smith and the Catholic church. On Thursday night, Mr. Gamer lectured, preached or demonstrated, to quite a good-sized audience in the court house. This meeting, Mr. Gar ner claims, was interrupted by J. V. Wilson. Mr. Wilson was arrested Friday on a warrant charging 1dm with disturbing public worship and with being intoxicated. He was tried Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock be fore G. R. Gamer, justice of the peace, who, after hearing the evidence in the case, dismissed the charge of dis turbing public worship, holding that the meeting was held for the purpose of pushing the sale of the book which Mr. Garner offers. Judgment on the latter charge was reserved until a later date. Mr. Wilson was re-ar rested Sunday and cited for trial in Randleman Monday. A continuance of thirty days was asked at this hearing and granted. On Saturday morning Z. H. Rush wa3 put on trial in magistrate’s court on charge of assault with an egg, it being alleged that Rush was rite per son who hurled the eggs at Mr. Gar ner on Tuesday night. Mr. Rush was arrested Friday on a warrant sworn out in Randleman and held for trial Saturday under bond of $500. At Saturday’s hearing he was held for higher court under $250 bond. Saturday night, Mr. Gamer deliv ered a lecture or sermon in the lodge room on the third story of the old postoffice building. Some 50 or 76 persons attended this meeting. Mr. Gamer was arrested Thursday night on charge of peddling hooka without a license, and at a hearing Friday morning was bound over to Superior Court under bond of $250. Mr. Gamer lays claim to being an ordained minister of the gospel. He stated on the witness stand at the hearing Saturday afternoon that he had been indicted 19 times in bis life, and that a part of these indictments charged him with inciting riots. He also stated that he had served about two years in the Michigan peniten tiary, he says for singing “My Coun try ‘tis of Thee.”e The trial, he al leges was heard by a Catholic judge and before a jury composed of Cath olics. The literature which Mr. Gamer distributed in town during his stay severely attacks the Catholics and especially Governor A1 Smith of New York. The reading of this propa ganda and the remarks made by Mr. Gamer in his discourses riled some of the Smith supporters in Asheboro, and, one thing leading to another, several indictments as above noted have grown out of the matter. World's Largest General Motors Corporation still maintains its position as the world’s largest corporation. Net income of the corporation for the first quarter of 1928 amounted to $69,468,576, as against $25,907,139 for United States Steel, its nearest competitor and for years the world’s largest industry. “Kangaroo Court” Is Organized By 10 Prisoners Iii Jail Among the items coming into The Courier office this week are the following sent from the jail It si the ten prisoners there have formed themselves into a “Kangaroo Chart" with rules and regulations *f their own,* ering The i 1. A
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