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t~' ■ X /■■ ' ‘ — THE COURIER Louis in Both News and Circulation ISSUED WEEKLY VOLUME LUI ES $2.00 A YEAR IN Local Telephone Company Is Sold American T. & T.. Large Corporation Last Week Obtained Entire Stock Of Randolph TeL Co. •u jjj|^ Cox Buys Another Manager Of Local Company In Torn Gets Controlling Inter est In Troy Company. Rumor has had it for the past two weeks that the Randolph Telephone Company had been S*dd to outside in Ssts. An effort last week to ob details of the sale from Mr. K. 1D. Cox. manager of the local com pany, brought no information other than that the business' waa in process of transfer to the new owners. It is learned, however, that the final transfer of all the stock in the local telephone company was made the latter part of last week to the Amer ican Telegraph and Telephone Com pany, of New York. Rumor had it that the Bell Telephone Company had purchased the Asheboro company. It la true that the Bell is a subsidiary of the A. T. A T., and this is how the rumor had its inception. Is the transfer of the Randolph Telephone Company's stock to the American company, K. D. Cox, chief owner and manager of the local com pany, acquired controlling interest in the Troy Telephone Company, at Ether, for several weeks past going under the name of Carolina Telephone Company. This company owns eral lines in the Sandhills section, in Chatham county and a line at Nor wood and probably other places. Whether the deal brought Mr. Cox controlling interest in the entire sys tem or only in'the Troy branch is not known. The American Telegraph and Tele phone Company has in recent months acquired a number of small independ ent telephone companies chiefly in North Carolina and Virginia, some dosen or more having been bought by «Ma large corporation. Mr. Cox will continue as manager of the local eom , it {^ understood, no chance pany, wdUl be made in the policy of {jbe Aside from owfegAjk _to Cedar Ralls; also the * from Asheboro to Ramseur and exchange there and probably some rural lines from this latter, place. Other lines coming into Asheboro are party lines, owned by individuals served by the lines, and which pay an ■rmn»l rental for connection with the Asheboro central office. Several improvements have been made in meant months on the UjMf of the local telephone company, not ably the rebuilding of the entire line from Asheboro to Seagrove. This is in progress at present and the change in ownership has not affected the im provement Tmatalllngi New Fountain The Heaves Pharmacy is installing this week an electrically refrigerated soda fountain, manufactured by the Liquid Carbonic Corporation, of Chi cago. Instead of ioe and salt to keep the ice cream hard, a small refriger ating machine driven by an electric motor does the job. The principle on which the machine operates is the .name as used by manufacturers of ar ^Bffcial ice.' It has many advantages over the old salt and ice method. It does away with the mess and labor of |Hy*fag with salt, and eliminates the periodic interruption of business while the fountain is bring packed, and insures absolutely uniform tem perature in the ice cream compart ments at all times. Urn local drug store invites the public to come in. and have the details of the new fountain demonstrated.to them. _ Jurors Drawn For June . 7.. Term Of Federal Court y'i Fifty-six Jurors for sendee in the criminal term of middle district fed eral court which . Will convene in Greensboro on June 4th, wen drawn yesterday. Seven of these jurors trm Randolph county, and «•: Frasier, Iibertyt-Sraist Talley, J. M. Davis, Millboro; on, Liberty; B. R. Chaney, __„_i; K XS. Osdsr ShUs; mi g. w. Pugh, Only Eight Veterans Here Last Thursday For Annual Reunion These Were Entertained At Noon By Local Chapter U. ~ D. C. At M. P. Church. At the Methodist Protestant church the Randolph Chapter U. D. C. en tertained the Confederate veterans of Randolph county in their annual celebration. At 10:30 the veterans held their camp meeting at which time matters of business were discuss ed and disposed of. A. C. Rush, pre sided over this meeting with Mr. P. H. Morris, as secretary. The same officers were re-elected for the com ing year. At noon the veterans as sembled in the dining room of the church and were served dinner. Dur ing the dinner a program was given. Rev. J. E. Pritchard, pastor of the church, conducted a short devotional service, followed by a few timely re marks to the veterans. Mrs. J. A. Spence, president of the chapter, wel comed the men. Mrs. Harris Burk head then 'gave a reading, "Is There Still a Dixie” and Miss May McAlis ter played "Dixie”. Old-time songs interspersed the numbers. Hie vet erans from the county present were: A. C. Rush, A. J. Rush, A. G. Myr ick, M. J. Hughes, Wyatt Brady, Al pheus Upton, W. D. Siler, W. B. All red and P. H. Morris. John Burkhead Goes To Study Dyeing Business John Burkhead, for several years past with the Asheboro lee and Coal Company, has sold Us interest in the business to the manager, Mr. Cox, and goes to Charlotte to take a special course in hosiery dyeing. Up on Us return, Mr. Burkhead Will be connected with the dyeing department of tiie Acme hosiery mills, in Ashe Jboro. During his absence, his family will be with Mrs. Burkheald’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. A. H. Redding, at Cedar Falls. The commeneemea EUse high school'd?'! Friday night wftii tin declamation contests. May 20th, the baceah will be .preached* ; by IwtorefWW Christian Endeavor Society delivered by Rev. Murdock McLeod, of Pinehurst Monday, May 21, will be the alumni luncheon, and at 8 o’clock p. m., the same day, senior class day exercises will be given. On Tiiesdey, May 21, at 10 a. m will be the music recital and the annual de bate, followed by the art and home economics exhibit. At 2 p. m., on May 22, Dr. Frasier Hood* of David son College, will deliver the annual commencement address, and the grad uation exercises will be held. Asheboro Kiwanis Club Was Presented Charter Last Week District Kiwanis President Makes Presentation At Ban quet Thursday Evening. The recently organized Asheboro Kiwanis Club was formally presented its charter Thursday evening of last week at a Banquet held in the dining hall of the First Methodist Episcopal church, South. More than 200 ladies and men were present on the occasion. The charter was presented by Clar ence R. Pugh, of Elisabeth City, gov ernor of the Carolines Kiwanis dis trict He was introduced by E. B. Jeffress, president of the Greensboro Nears Company and charter member of the Greensboro .Kiwanis Club. Welcome to the visitor* was given by H. M. Robins. T. A. Borns, presi dent of the local dub, was toast master on the occasion. The lieuten ant governor of the Carolina Kiwanis district, June Gunter, of Sanford, brought greetings from his dub, which had sponsored the organisation of the local Kiwanis dub. C. C. Cran ford, mayor of AriMbno, .creeled the visiting Kiwanians on behalf of the city of Asheboro. Hal M. Worth and J. 0. Redding spoke briefly, Mr. Worth presented the attendance prise. The charter was acowted on behalf of the local Kiwanis club by the president An address on the dvie dub Nine More Fine Cows Placed On Randolph Farms Four Were Bought At Guernsey Auction Sale In Lexington Last Wednesday. Five From Union Co. Brought To County Tuesday For E. C. Byrd & Sons Dairy Farm Near Ramseur. ' Several Randolph county dairy farmers attended the auction sale held in Lexington Wednesday of last week by the North Carolina Guern sey Breeders’ Association. Forty three cattle were put on sale at this auction and brought a total of $11, 300, or an average of $262.79 a head. Some of the finer bulls sold for more than $600. None of these hdgh grade bulls came to Randolph, but Menden hall brothers, of Trinity township, bought half interest in the highest priced bull sold during the day. These same dairymen also purchased one of the high grade dairy cows. D. F. Allred, of Mechanic, pur chased one of the purebred cows, while W. M. Bingham, of the same place, bought two. This made a total of four of the Guernsey cattle to be bought by Randolph dairymen and a half interest in a purebred sire. The price at which the cattle sold was a little high, however, for some of our d&irymen, who began to look about after the sale for the purchase of high grade animals elsewhere. According ly, with the assistance of County Agent Mill saps, E. C. Byrd and son, of Ramseur, Route 1, made a trip down in Union county and brought back with- them Tuesday five fine milk cows. In this lot were three registered Guernsey milk cows and two fine grade cows. These are now on Mr. Byrd’s farm, near Ramseur. Mr. Byrd and his son have built up an excellent herd of the Guernsey breed, like many other dairymen in Randolph. Several of the cattle sold at Lexing ton went to Davidson county farmers, these perhaps getting tho la^er num ber of the animals sold. But, like the sale which wap held In Asheboro last year, the cattle were bought by and fafmera from several ■uernsey auction sales have been eld in the Piedmont section of the itate, and the last two In the two and Davidson, rhkh an probably outstripping all thers in the State in the develop lent of dairying. Reid Mendenhall Honored Reid Mendenhall, of the Mendra iall brothers dairy farm in Trinity ownship, wps lust week elected a aember of the board of directors of he North Carolina Guernsey Breed m’ Association at its annual meet ng held in Lexington. The Menden taU boys am among the State’s most uccessful dairymen and their herd of luerseys one at the best in the State. Important Notice R. J. Hilker, superintendent of the sheboro city schools, requests that le names and birth dates of all Chil ian in Asheboro who will become x years of age before next January > reported to him at the school lilding immediately so that prep rations may be made to take care of «m nfext school term. This is a sry important matter and should be traded to immediately. Mrs. Wood Recovering From Severe Injuries Mrs. J. T. Wood is recovering at her home on Sunset avenue from in juries sustained Friday of last week jrhen the car in which she and her huri>and were riding on their return from a visit to relatives near Denton left the highway and turned over. Km. Wood sustained severe cuts about her neck and face, on# cut re quiring fourteen otttchoSo Mr. Wood was bruised considerably. They were tafran to Denton by James H. Pou, Raleigh attorney, who happened along about the time of the accident. After Mr. and Mrs. Wood's injuries were dxeaeed at Denton, they were brought home late in the afternoon. The cer was badly damaged. Now Model Ford Track ” Performs- Satisfactorily The local Ford dealers, with view of trying out the first new model ton and a half Ford truck to he received in Aababoro, on Tuesday, prevailed on Von Pugh, of Asheboro, Route load it up with lumber and drive to to Asheboro. The truck and itr load weighed W*0 pound*. Subtracting the weight of toe truck and cab, fc Gyde Cornelison Starting On Trip Hurt In Accident Trip To Wyoming Had To Be Postponed On Account Of Automobile Accident. Farmer, May 14.—The play given by the senior dam of Farmer school, on May 8th, was repeated on Satur day night, as the heavy rain hindered many people from coming out on Tuesday night The actors all showed careful training, and the play was thoroughly enjoyed by a large au dience. | Clyde Cornelison, a member of the graduating clhss, started on Sunday afternoon for Salisbury where he ex pected to take the train for Wyoming, but just before he reached High Rock his car was run into by Albert Wall, of High Point, who claimed to have lost control of his car because of faulty steering gear. Clyde was cut and bruised considerably, but no bones were broken, and he came back home to wait ’till his wounds are healed. Mrs. J. H. Kearns, who has been ill for several weeks, is able to be out again. Measles is still,in the Farmer con solidated district; but nearly all of the families hav* already had from one to six cafeas, ffl»d it will probably of ths Phwy bp Saturday, and funeral services were held at Ptney Grove on Sunday, and interment fol lowed in the local cemotery. He whs well known throughout the section, and a large crowd attended the ser vices. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Cooper were called to Ocracoke an Saturday be cause of the serious illness of Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Cooper’s mother. Mr. and Mrs. John Plummer and little daughter, of High Point, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Kearns. Endorse Only Dry Candidates The Southern Baptist union con ference, representing a membership of 440,000, in session in Chattanooga, Tenn., went on record Tuesday in resolution as opposing any candidate for president or vice president, irre spective of party, who was not strict ly committed to the enforcement of the 18th amendment and prohibition. The resolution was adopted unani mously by the 1,400 women delegates in attendance. Mrs. James C. Pox, aged about fifty years, died suddenly at her home in Columbus, Georgia, Tuesday even ing. Mrs. Fox was before her mar riage Miss Susie McDonald, of Rock ingham, and a graduate of North Carolina College for Women at Greensboro. At the time of her death she was superintendent of one of the graded schools in Columbus, Ga. Mrs. Pox is a sister-in-law of our towns man, Mr. Cbas. Pox. She had waited in Asheboro upon numerous occasions and had many friends here who will leant of her death with regret Mrs. James C. Fox Is Dead In Columbus, Ga. — Special M Brof. J. P. Gallery* violinist from the Pari of Charlotte, will mb ial mrfsic at the local ano tuner and r Gardner Co., nr some spec aptist church Pp and the ML E. Church B a. m., Mr. To Publish Milk Grades At Some Tune Next Month Publication Hold Up Temporar ily To Give Dairymen Time To Meet Requirements. Dairymen Cooperate And Are Making Extensive Im provements At Plants—Good Milk Is Assured Town. Samples of milk from the dairies which supply whoie milk to custom ers in Asheboro have been taken up by Dr. M. G. Edwards, who is in charge of the enforcement of the standard milk ordinance recently passed by the Asheboro city council. Mr. Edwards states that the milk is grading up satisfactorily and that it will call for little extra trouble on the part of the dairymen to supply the finest grade of milk to their custom ers. Grades will be published some time in June. The publication of the grades will be held up a short time on account .of the fact that the dairymen are mak ing extensiye improvements at their plants and it is desired on the part of the town that they should have credit for these improvements if possible in the publication of t}ie first grading. Dr. Edwards is of the opinion that from the cooperation the milk or dinance is receiving from the# dairy men that they are going to be con tent with nothing short of producing and furnishing milk of the highest grade. At the Caveness dairy, an entirely new bam and plant is being constructed. This plant is modem in every respect, with concrete floors, steam sterilizer and wash room. An adequate water supply is also being provided. Carson Winningham is remodeling his bam and milk house by ceiling same and putting in concrete floors. He is also making provision for steam sterilizer and is putting his plant in first class shape. Earl Bulla is making the few necessary improve ments at his plant on Highway 90. Garkfnd Pritchard is planning to make improvements and changes at his dairy plant in order to produce milk of the finest grade. Military Unit Is Assured For Town Enough Enlistments Made To Justify The Cwnpany—Fed eral Inspection Next The required number of enlist ments necessary to assure Asheboro of a military unit have been gotten and physical examination of appli cants completed. These have been forwarded to the Adjutant General of ;Nbrfh Carolina by Clarence J. Lov ett, recruiting officer. In a few days, it is anticipated that a federal in specting officer will come to Ashe boro and inspect the unit preparatory to recognizing it as a part of the North Carolina National Guard ap proved by the national government. After this is done, all necessary equipment will be issued the com pany and it will get ready for the annual summer encampment to be held in July for a period of two weeks. The top floor of the Hedrick building, space formerly used by old Company K, has been secured for an armory and it is here the equipment will be 8 to red and drills held once each week after the company is rec ognized. The unit will be known as Headquarters Company, 3rd Battal ion, 120th Infantry, North Carolina National Guard. Alabama Uphold* Heflin Complete returns from the recent Alabama primary show that the rank nwi file of the voters of the, State stood by Senator Heflin and other anti-Smith leaders. Delegates to the national Democratic convention run ning on the anti-Smith platform won a sweeping victory, the entire Ala bama delegation being pledged to vote against the New York governor. The American Legion poet at Troy has purchased an 8-Ac re tract of land near the dty limits to be used for a fhir ground. - * Kiwanians Trim Rotary Team By Score Of 17 To 10 Excelsior Plant Is Latest Addition In Industrial line Plant Being Installed In Old Fair Building By Messrs. Hedrick And Whitaker. The latest addition to the industrial life of Asheboro is an excelsior plant which is being installed in one of the buildings at the old fair ground on North Fayetteville street. Messrs. E. L. Hedrick and L. L. Whitaker are the owners of the plant and will operate it when it is ready to work. It is expected that the plant will be ready for operation in about two weeks. Work of installing machinery has been going on for several days past. The plant will furnish employ ment for 8 or 10 men. This excelsior plant will be one of only a few in the State. It will make excelsior pads for use in furniture and chair factories and for the peach growers, who use a large amount of excelsior pads in the shipping of peaches. There are only three other such plants in the State, according to Mr. "Whitaker, who says these are at I^enoir, Efland and Thomasville. Only Short Time Until Registration Books Are Closed Only a few more days remain for getting your name on the registration book of your precinct if you would vote ill the primary on June 2nd. Sat urday, May 19th, is the last day. Challenge day is Saturday, May 2®th. If you have become of voting age since last general election, have mov ed from one precinct to another, have moved into the county and State from another State or have moved from another county into Randolph, you should register if you want to vote in the June primary. This reg istration will suffice also for the gen eral election in .November. Voters of Randolph county will have the privilege on June 2nd of se lecting Democratic nominees for lieu tenant governor, commissioner of labor and printing and congressman from the seventh district. You can not vote in the primary unless your name is on the registration books. The thing to do is see about it today before you forget all about it, Registrars may be found at the regular polling places in their re spective precincts Saturday. On oth er days he may be found at his res idence «■' WHY NOT NEWS ! Seagrove, Route 1, May 14.—jMr. and Mrs. A. C. Lowdermilk and children attended church service at Suggs Creek last Sunday. Miss Hattie Yow, daughter of Mrs. Geneva Yow, was taken to a High Point hospital Monday for treatment. Master Griffon Presnell, little son of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Presnell, is .very sick. ‘ ■ Mr. V. E. Stuart and Miss Mary Weeks, of Goldsboro, came Saturday to spend Mothers' Day with Mr. Stu art’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Stuart. Mr. Bob Macon, of High Point, spent the week end in this community. Mr. R. J. Lawrence is spending a few days with her daughtes, Mrs. Elbert Sykes, on Seagrove, Star Rt. Mrs. Sykes has the measles. Mrs. J. A. Monroe and son, C. L., of High Point, were visitors in this community last week. Mr. E. W. Auman has returned from Dunn, where he was principal of the Stuart high school the past year. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Stuart, Mr. V. E. Stuart and Miss Mary Weeks spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Cox, in Lexington. Little Miss Ella Stuart Coat returned with them and is visiting her grandparents. Mr. P. C. Rominger had visitors from Winston-Salem Sunday. ^ ■ MT. LEBANON NEWS Pisgah, May 14.—T1 memorial service at church Sunday morninj •mere was a singing u Mr. Shelton Strider Sm~_. Those who attended were: Mr. Strider and family, Mr. and Mrs. vin Shaw, Messrs. Eli Rhymer and Hugh Calikutfc l V -2.Ll Beulah and Etffle Stnder and Miss Alice Callicutt and Messrs. Lacy Strider, Cicero Luther and Eh Callicutt were visitors in Star Sun day afternoon. Mr. Rowland Luck, of Star, visited his parents, Mr. an<f Mrs. Walter **Mr. Ehigene Luther, of Thomasville, visited Us mother, Mrs. Walter Stri ^Mj^BeUski^S^der and Miss Alice Callicutt, of Asheboro, visited their parente last Mr. Gaddis Qpi Four Gas Thieves In Shotgun Battle Watchman Opens fire Thieves Attempt To Cranford’s Gas Tank. Thieves Return Fire But Nobody Is Two Shotes Take Effect h Tire And Back Of Ante. The four men who attempted rob the gas tank at the Chair Company Thursday night last week were surprised prnliafiy the reception which was them by R. A. Gaddis, Tuesday night previous the at both the Cranford and the mont plants had been robbed rf eral gallons of gas. The immediately on Wednesday night ployed R. A. Gaddis to tanks. Nothing unusual happened day night, but about 10:30 1 night, while Mr. Gaddis was im ing in the Cranford plant in view of the gas tank, a large car, probably a Hudson, dime Before it had stopped, three jumped out and made a bee Hw ,the gas tank. Hardly had come to a stop before Mr. go a shot from one of the _ .the double barreled shotgun h hands. This shot punctured fte front tire. The driver of the answered with a pistol shot, three men on foot then made a for the car, two of them getting side but the third being ostdM by the car which was put under immediately after Gaddis’ fiite Mr. Gaddis then fired a second the shot taking effect In the I the car. Two or three more were fired by one or more of tec cupants of the automobile. Bloodhounds were brought out trail the man who escaped on i but after trailing for some Bttie tance the scent was lost. Owe made after the car which i southward on Highway 70, but it not overtaken. Report was one or more persons living grove, on Highway 70, of fc driving by at a late hoigr night apparently with ft down* 'Local officers w* the car which Mr. Gaddis flwi thp ms tank. ’ ' ‘>~t From description Of the tmr i furnished by Mr. Gaddis, .cere believe they know the ate of at least, two of the wotfd-te: bare and their arrest Is antwap* Mr. C. C. Cranford has offered n ward of $50 for their aj Celebrated Mr. Moore’s 40th Birthday Last About a hundred and fifty and friends gathered at the ! Mr. and Mrs. Claude Moore horde two miles north of on Highway 70 last Sunday to c brate Mr. Moore’s 40th birthday. B. F. Brittain of Asheboro interesting talk after which ti __ tuous dinner was served. Aiming te many good things to ast weee te squab which Mr. and Mrs. ed on their pigeon farm, is an ex-soldier and has been i in raising pigeons since his from the world war. TRINITY NEWS Begin now to plan den. It Is not C6o to! of the more tender May 14.—Dr. Charlie "E. president of Meredith College, ed the literary address at the exercises of Trinity high was a "gem of purest ray.* Mrs. Harris, the mother of R. Harris, has returned to * at Rutherford after weeks here. Mrs. W. F. Ellis, of ited Mesdames Ballance and ter Sunday. Mr. Frank Wood, of Mesdames Ballance and Sundsy* Dr. Alex Alford, of visited his aun and Carpenter, „„ was accompanied by Herbert Ballance, of is head «T the Bainhridge Mrs. Hepler and dfcug Ruby, of High Point, visited Mrs. Earl Johnson Snnday. ■ 'I##* m ' m
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