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. I Mr.-Hammer Gets Seventh District Official Returns From Every County Except One Give Him 13,348 Lead Over Battley. Carries 12 Counties Mr. Battley Gets Only Home County of Richmond—-Fouii tain Leading For Lt. Gov. Official returns from the primary Saturday from twelve of the thirteen counties in the Seventh Congressional District, with the exception of one small rural precinct in Wilkes, and unofficial returns from Moore, show that .Congressman William C. Ham mer, of Aaheboro, was renominated by a majority of 13,348 votes. Mr. Hammer carried every county in the district with the exception of Rich mond county, home of-his opponent, Mr. T. E. Battley, which returned a majority of 660 votes for the latter. In Randolph county, Mr. Hammer polled an even 2500 votes while Mr. Battley polled 25. In sixteen of the 29 precincts in the county Mr. Battley received no vote, and Ids highest in any precinct was four. Union county polled 3228 for Ham mer and 1258 for Battley, giving Mr. Rammer a majority of 2,070. In this county, Mr. Battley had for' his man ager a son of Mr. Helms, who was a candidate to succeed himself in the Legislature. In the contest he lined Up many of the adherents of his father, but ijis father failed to re ceive the nomination, getting about COO fewer votes than his next highest opponent. Davidson county gave Ur. Hammer • majority of 1449, he getting 1479 votes against 30 for his opponent. In Richmond county, residence of Mr. Battley, Mr. Hammer polled 1700 votes against 2360 for Mr. Battley, the latter getting 660 majority. Anson county gave Mr. Hammer 1396 and Battley 506, a majority of 889 far Mr. Hammer. . Hoke county returned a majority of 989 for Mr. Hammer, he getting 1126 votes against 136 for Mr. Battley. Unofficial returns from Moore county give Mr. Hammer a majority of 2200 votes. In Cameron precinct, where Mr. Battley lived before mov ing to Richmond county, Mr. polled 191 votes and Mf. •OMt former a majority of giving Montgomery county gave Hammer 1078 votes against 67 for Battley, or a majority of 1021. Thirty-two of the votes cast against Mr. Hammer were in Mt. Gilead township where an intensive campaign was waged in the lower part of the precinct next to the Richmond county line. Davie returned 483 for Mr. Hammer and 34 for Mr. Battley, a majority of 449 for the former. Yadkin county gave Mr. Hammer 429 votes to 44 for Mr. Battley, a majority of 386. Mr. Hammer’s majority in Lee was 1263, Mr. Hammer receiving 1621 votes against 888 for Mr. Battley. Scotland county returned 1413 for Mr. Hammer and 808 for Battley, a majority of 606 for the'former. Fountain Leads In State Practically complete returns from every county in the State indicate that R. T. Fountain is leading in the race for lieutenant governor. On the basis of returns so far compiled Foun tain has 77,341 votes; John D. Langs ton, 64,968; and W. H. 8. Burgwyn, 59,500. Mr. Fountain does not have laiority over the combined Vote of Langston Vaccination Drive In Randolph Meets With Good Results Dr. Sumner Is Everywhere On His Rounds Being Met By Large Numbers People. Dr. G. H. Sumner, county health officer, is meeting With decided suc cess in his campaign in the county against typhoid fever and diphtheria. Wherever he has made engagements during the past two weeks, he has been greeted by large numbers of cit izens of the county anxious to avail themselves of the opportunity of im munizing themselves against typhoid and diphtheria. Thursday of last week, Dr. Sumner vaccinated 198, and on Friday a total of 764. Dr. Sumner’s next engagements are on Monday, June 11th. On that day he will be at the following places at the hours designated for the purpose of giving free vaccination to all Who care to take advantage of it: Liberty school house, 1 p. m.; Sta ley postoffice, 2:80 p. m.; Shady Grove school house, 3:80 p. m. Dr. Sumner and the members of the county health board are hopeful that the people in every section of the county will avail themselves of the free service in the way of vaccination and that the campaign this summer may go a long way toward stamping out diphtheria and typhoid fever ha Randolph. H»e health officer may be found each Saturday in his office in Asheboro, and if there should be those who for one reason or another could not attend one of the clinics, they may be vaccinated at Dr. Sum ner's office on Saturdays. T. A. Burns Elected Secretary C. Of G Succeeds Dr. M. G. Edwards, Who Has Offered Resignation Begins Duties Aug. 1. At a recent meeting of the Ashe boro Chamber of Commerce, T. A. Burns, local attorney, was elected secretary to the brganization', succeed* mg Dr. M. Gw Edwards, who is re linquishing the place on account of the many other duties incumbent up on him. Mr. Burns, who has been re cording secnfcin of the chamber of commerce since rts organisation, Will assume bif nctr duties tti Atiguib 1st. Dr. Edwards, the retiring secretary, has given, a great deal df^time and held"since' tbd * organization of the evidenced by the new industries Which have located hi town since he became secretary to Asheboro’s trade and civic organization, and also shown by many other improvements which have place in town. Dr. Edwards and the directors of the chamber of commerce, and as for that matter the entire membership, have worked in perfect harmony during his tenure of office. The retiring secretary is be ing relieved upon his own request and to the regret of the board of direct Leonard War'd Fined For Escapade In Greensboro Leonard Ward, of Randieman, was tried in Greensboro municipal court rhursday of last week and found iruilty on three counts for violation of the law on April 20th. For operating Ms car while,under the influence of rhiskey, Ward was fined $100 and losts and deprived of driving a car for a period of time; as a result of a nnall quantity of whiskey being found in his ear, Ward was given a suspended sentence of 6 months on the roads conditioned on good behav ior and his car confiscated and cold; and for assault on an officer (trying to tun down the policeman who tried to stop him) Ward was fined $26 and A1N. C. C. W. Randolph famished -ven rnembere f the graduating elasa of North arolina College for Women, Greens inferred upon them are: . Burkhc&d, Asheboro, tdhelor of Music; Miss Hazel earns, Farmer, Bachelor of Science , physical education; Bachelor of its degree, Misses Thelma Grace shworth and Virginia Barker. Aahe Faye Cole Cavenese, Cotendge; ary Evriyn^HolUday^FranidinviUe; id Annie Liberty. Joint Meeting Of Rotary And Kiwania Clubs Tonight I A Joint meeting' of the Botary and Kiwanis clube of Aeheboro will It held at 6:80 Thursday evenfhg in the dining hill of thie Methodist Protest ant church on South Fayetteville street. On the program f«f the ocj casioa will he Cha*. Ketchum. of Greensboro. Dr. Broun, of Beideville, and Dr. E. L. Moffltt, 0# Asheboro. the various numbers on the -program 'will he interspersed with special mu sic. This meeting w$i take the place of the regular weekly luncheon of the Botanr club which is usually held on Fridays. /r*;};;-’ Imfniwl Mftk fifoja#usscutii»» ;.fcr..ft* .... economical^;milk K*A*Mun •'^h herds of. 16 court or mote, according to John A. Arty. Good pasture, gndn feeding end mineral* are oth er, profit fatten.. . ........ .ppifV|V .. '■ • /■; Board Appoints Committeemen In Several Districts Except as Otherwise Designated These Committeemen Are To Serve Three Years. Other School Matters Adrian Garner Again To Look After Condition Of Randolph County School Trucks. The board of education held its reg ular monthly meeting Monday in the office of Superintendent T. Fletcher Bulla with two members present, these being J. A Martin and L. F. Ross. A delegation from Central Falls came before the board protest ing against consolidation of the school in the district with Balfour. The 'board had not received any proposal for such consolidation, therefore any action on the matter was postponed. W. M. Wright presented a bill for lumber for the colored school at lib erty, furnished several years ago. The bill was never authorised by the coun ty, but the board deemed it a just ac count and, therefore, ordered it paid out of the sale of the old school house in liberty colored district. No increase was made in the salary of the teacher of agriculture at Far mer. ' ^ ' A delegation living adjacent to the Asheboro school district asked for some relief in the way of school facili ties. They were advised to vote in the Asheboro district taking on the same rate of tax carried in Asheboro. The matter of the county bearing all or a part of the building indebtedness for Asheboro township was received favorably. Adrian Gamer was employed as mechanic to look1 after the school trucks for another year. The board asked and received of the county commissioners an exten sion of time for completing and pre senting the school budget School Committeemen The following school committeemen were appointed for the several dis tricts in the county to serve a term of three years. The committeemen whose .terms of office have not ex pired will continue to serve either one or two years, as the case may be. The law provides that the term of only one school committeeman in a district shall expire each year. Th# colored school committeemen will be appoint^ ed later. Trinity: T. S. Bouldin and Chas. W. Redding. Level Cross: Clarence Adams. Marlboro: Cedi Fartow, 3 years; Jerome Davis, 2 years; lewis Farlow, 1 year. Piney Grove: W. A Coltrane. Sophia: J. F. Adams. Providence: J. A. Pugh. Liberty: E. C. Williamson. Walnut Grove: A S. York. Payne’s: H. T. Staley. Cedar Grove: A. L. Campbell. Worthville: W. A Jennings. Mt. Pleasant: Ira D. Poe. Pine Hill: G. W. Brower. Staley: Chas. M. Staley. Shady Grove: Dolph Lackey. Patterson: W. H. Coble. Gray’s Chapel: C. E. Julian and G. W. Pugh. Cedar Falls: W. T. Wrenn. Brower: Maben Henley. Gold Hill: Arlie Pugh. West Bend: D. W. Keeling. Belvidere: H. I. Kearns. Mt. View: Everett Trotter. Flint Hill: Walter Farlow. Mountain: Jasper Vuncannon. Plsgah: D. M. Luther. Staley: Alvis Parks. Eleazer: A J. Luther, 3 years; Lee Johnson, 2 years. Gravel Hill: A -A Loflin. New Hope Academy: G. F. BUI. Bell’s Grove: Wilson Russell. SOPHIA ROUTE 1, NEWS le 4.—Farmers are much de [ with their work owing to so , rain. v.. a. Hannah Spencer la spending time in Greensboro with her Virgil, Charlie and Nerius ss Clara Davis has returned to home hero for the summer from cer high school faculty, large crowd attended Sunday >1 at Marlboro last Sunday ling. The new classrooms are ing completion. C. Farlow accompanied Jeff s, of Deep River, to Holly Springs dhrioe last Sunday morning, ork is progressing very nicely on . Nowlin’s new service station i miles north of Sophia. Royal Arch Masoas An effort is under way to organize a chapter of Royal Arch Masons in Aaheboro. The oiganisatioh of this chapter would mean that the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh degrees in Masonry could bo conferred by the local chapter on candidates for these degrees. Much interest is being ex pressed by the local Masons in the organisation of this chapter. * Community Singing There will be a community singing through the day. Everybody is in vited to attend, take put in the sing ing and to bring well-filled basket for the picnic dinner which will he spreed on the church grounds. The singing will be held under auspices of the liberty Choral Union. ■ SfPHpj; V Revival S ToBegii Chur* Evangelist L. Preaching i it Baptist On June 17 Miller Will Do His Brother Of Music. Meet Evangelist L. H. Miller, of the Evangelistic Fences of the South ern Baptist Convention. Rev. Miller and his brother, Charles 0., will be with the Asheboro Baptist Church in ~ • a series of reviv al services, June 2-July 1. L. .will do the preaching, while | C. O Will have charge of the mu Cut Of $23,307.84 Shares Of Neighboring Counties Union 6et#l|M|est Amount fund for public School* for the 1928 29 session. This is a decrease of $23,807.84 under the M7.706.S8, which was Randolph’s Share last school ses sion. The equalising board* which met in Raleigh for the purpose of apportion ing the $3,250,000 state equalizing fund among the 90 participating counties, had to take into considera tion the increased school budgets in these 90 counties and also the fact that the legislature did not take into consideration these increases when it fixed the fund for two years. This made it necessary for the equalizing ' board to assume an increased valua tion of $133,000,000 over the actual determined valuation in order to reach a basis on which to figure the dis tribution. On this basis, the board placed Randolph’s valuation at $31, 446,362, when it is actually approxi mately $27,000,000. Shares of some of the other coun ties are: Davidson, $66,032.65; Mont gomery, $36,925.03; Moore, $26,668. 97; Chatham, $32,812^6; Lee, $23, 340.98; Union, (largest apportion ment of any county), $88,941.91. Mthodist Protestant Church 9:45 A. M. Sunday school, Mr. W. L. Ward, Supt ' 11:00 A. M. and 8:00 P. M. Preach ing by the pastor. 7:00 P. M. Christian Endeavor. The publie is cordially invited to all the service *. Democrats Will Hold Convention Saturday At 2:30 In Asheboro For Purpose Of Se lecting Delegates To State Convention, 12th. County Has 36 Votes In Raleigh Meeting<—Number Delegates Each Precinct Is Entitled Set Forth. Pursuant to call issued by the coun ty chairman, Democrats of Randolph county will assemble in the court house in Asheboro on Saturday after noon, 2:30 o’clock, June 9th, for the purpose of electing delegates to the State convention which meets in Ra leigh on Tuesday, June 12th. Dele gates to this county convention Sat urday were selected at the various precinct meetings held on Saturday, May 26th. W. J. Scarboro, chairman of the Randolph county Democratic executive committee, will call the con vention to order Saturday promptly at the hour designated and the conven tion will then get down to the busi ness before it. The county is entitled to 36 votes in the State convention, or one for every 160 Democratic votes cast for Governor in the Section in 1924. To the county convention, each pre cinct is entitled to one vote for every 25 Democratic votes or fraction of 25 over 12 cast in said precinct in the last gubernatorial election. The Demo cratic plan of organization provides that not over 3 delegates and 2 al ternates may be chosen for each vote the precinct has in the county conven tion. Number Of Delegatee Under the plan of organization out lined, each of the 29 precincts in the county has the number of votes in the convention Saturday set forth in the list below: Asheboro, North Ward, 12. Asheboro, South Ward, 12. Asheboro, East Ward, 7. Asheboro, West Ward, 10. Back Creek, 7. Brower, 4. Cedar Grove, 6. , Cedar Falls, 4. Central Falls, 5. Concord, 6. Coleridge, 14. Franklinville, 10. . Grant, 4. ■ ^iSerty, South, Level Cross, 3. New Market, 6. New Hope, 9. Pleasant Grove, 3. Providence, 7. Richland, 11. Ramseur, East, 10. Ramseur, West, 7. Randleman, East, 10. Randleman, West, 8. Staley, 4. Tabernacle, 5. Trinity, 13. Union, 6. Mrs. Sam Bunting Passes Following Short Illness Mrs. Sam Bunting, aged 49 years, died at her home near Asheboro Sun day night at 12:30 following an ill ness of a few days with pneumonia. Mrs. Bunting was a faithful member of West Chapel Methodist Episcopal church and was held in high esteem by all who knew her.. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Shaw, of Troy, and Rov. F. R. Cooper, pastor of the Asheboro Hol iness church, Tuesday morning at 11:00 o’clock at Charlotte church, four miles west of Asheboro and inter ment made in the church cemetery. The deceased is survived by her husband, Mr. Sam Bunting, and the following children. Colvin, Fred, Clarence, Winfred, Worth, Hal, Ag nes, Etta and Mabel. HOW RANDOLPH DEMOCRATS VOTED SATURDAY Congress Asheboro, N. Ward Asheboro, E. Ward Asheboro, S. Ward Asheboro, W. Ward Back Creek . Brower ... Cedar Falls. Central Falls Cedar Grove . Coleridge. Franklinville . Grant. Level Cross . North liberty South liberty Movement Is Under Way To Build Big Hotel In Asheboro Matter Brought Up At Chamber Of Commerce Meeting And • Is Heartily Endorsed. Asheboro is practically assured of a new hotel, costing approximately $100,000. The matter, which had been in the minds of many of the leading citizens of the town for some time past, came to a head at a meeting of the board of directors of the chamber of commerce held last week. Prelim inary steps were taken at the meeting looking to the selecting of a site for the proposed new structure and also for financing same. It developed at the meeting that the matter of finan cing could be easily handled, several of the members of the board of di rectors present agreeing without so licitation to take large blocks of stock in the new project. It is expected that the site will be selected in a short time and the company for build ing the hotel organized so that the walls of the hotel may be soon going up. Parties in Atlanta, Ga., have had negotiations under way for some time past looking to the building of a hotel in Asheboro, while a large hotel com pany in Nashville, Tenn., is interested in leasing a hostlery in the town. Local business men have decided, however, that the hotel should be fi nanced by local capital and leased to the operators. This is the {dan which will be followed. 415 New Cases Of Measles Reported In County In May Epidemic Shows No Abatement —Seven Cases Scarlet Fever And One Of Typhoid. The measles epidemic in Randolph county shows no abatement it is indi cated in the monthly report of the county health officer made to the county board of health in meeting in Asheboro Monday. This report shows there were 415 new cases of measles in the county during May, by far the largest number of cases of the disease in Randolph in..many years past. Seven -cases of scarlet fever were re ported, .one case of typhoid fever and one of diphtheria. All these cases were quarantined by Dr. Sum ner, county health officer, either by visit or by mall. Dr. Sunmer completed 32 vaccina tions against typhoid fever during the month, 4 against diphtheria and, one smallpox. One tonsil and ade noids operation was made during the month. Twenty-one professional vis its were made during May by the county health officer to the jail and the county home. Seven examina tions were made for various purposes. Twenty-seven office conferences were held by Dr. Sumner with people of the county in May and two public con ferences or meetings. Dr. Sumner traveled a total of 1138 miles in per formance of duties incident to health work. Total cost of his services dur ing the month reached $394.88, half of which is paid by the State. B. F. Hilliard, 74, Died Early Tuesday Passed Away At Home Of His Son After An Extended Illness From Paralysis. Ben F. Hilliard, aged 74 years, died at the home of his son, George Hil liard, on Salisbury street, Tuesday morning following an il}nes! lasting two months or more. Mr. Hilliard suffered a stroke of paralysis April 17th and since that time had been confined to his room. His condition became serious a week prior to his death. Mr. Hilliard was bom at Mt. Gilead, son of George W. and Mary Lisk Hilliard. He was married to Miss Roelyn Cooper, of Mt Gilead, who survives him, and makes her home with her son on Salisbury street Mr. and Mm. Hilliard have been residents of Asheboro for thirty years. Mr. Hilliard leaves his widow and one son, with whom he made his home. Funeral was held Wednesday morn ing at 10 o'clock from the residence by Rev. B. C. Reavis, pastor of the First M. E. church, South, Asheboro, of which Mr. Hilliard was a member. Burial was made in the local ceme tery . i ^ Staley Hosiery Mill Is Building Large Addition Staley, June 4.—Work begins today on the addition to the Staley Hosiery Mill. This addition will be erected as early as possible since the rest of the mill will have to stand idle while the work is being done. Mr. George Berry has the founda tion laid for his new roller mill. ^ ' will go forward as rapidly as on this new enterprise. . Two stills were captured near Hen Special School ■ Tax Election Is® Called By Board For FrankBnville, Cedar Fab. Fair Grove And Silver Hil School Districts. Election July 17th To Decide Whether A Rate Of 35c On $100 Valuation Wifi i Be Levied. The board of commissioners of Randolph county in session Menday^ upon petition of a number of ritisen* from Franklinville and Cedar Mte school districts, called a special school tax election for these two districts and also Fair Grove and Silver JM to b* held on Tuesday, July 17th. Ttm election will be for the purpose of deciding whether a special school tax of 35 cents on the $100 valuation vft be voted to extend the school in the consolidated district for a term ft eight months instead of six. Doglii tration books will be open from Jobs 11th to July 7th. Reference* may he had to notice of election which ap pears elsewhere in these columns. Franklinville district already has a special tax rate of 25 cents for i purposes for extension of the to eight months. Should the on July 17th carry, the consolidated district will pay a 35 cent rate and all high school pupils of the and the greater number of the mar grade students will attend i at Franklinville. A school for grammar grades will be built at Ce dar Falls. The commissioners ” agreed to build a new school horn Franklinville if the special school election is carried. It has been . also by the board that if the ridge district will vote a special tax: similar to that which has been peti tioned at Franklinville, a new school house will be built in that district and an eight months’ school held. Other County Matters The commissioners ordered QaA n public cartway be opened and main tained from Highway 70 to the State Game Farm, which is situated a sheet distance west of this highway sad just south of the county home. Users of water, from the paam. which runs from Asheboro to the county home must pay for the water they consume each month, else the service will be discontinued, the board decided. ~ ^ Renewal whs made of ftMlff# note to take care of the money loaned a few years ago to the State high way commission for building- No. J® from Asheboro to the Chatham coun ty line. This money was obtained for the county by the Asheboro Bole dfc Trust Company, through Byer* Company at a five and one-quarter per cent rate of interest. There worn three bidders for the note, the Ashe boro Bank & Trust Company, how ever, offering the lowest rate. The commissioners will meet again Saturday afternoon, at 2 o’clock at which time the jurors for the July term of court will be drawn. Services At The First M. E. dunk The public is cordially invited to worship with us in all of our ser vices. There will be preaching nest Sunday at 11:00 a. m. and 8:00 p. m. by the pastor. Morning subject: '“The Complete Savior”. Evening subject: “A Staggering Face In life.” Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Epworth Leagues at 7:15 p. m. Mid-week Service Wednesday at 8:00 p. m. • - The Sunset Reading Circle meet Monday at 3:80 p. m. with Mrs. C. Rush, 508 Sunset Avenue. The Woman’s Missionary Society will meet at the church Wednesday at 8:00 p. m. The Boy Scouts will meet Friday alt 7:30 p. m. To1 r Sunday Convention Held At liberty Most In dered And Year liberty, June 4.—ffiberty Township Sunday School Association held a very interesting' convention Sunday at the liberty M. E. church, Sedttt. Besides the regular business, Ret, 9L P. Ellington, pastor of the T.ibertj Baptist church, delivered a fine ad dress on “Some Sunday School Ob jectives." Mr. C. H. Ireland, of Greensboro, was the main speaker for the afternoon, taking as hia subject^ “Going to School.” Among those who
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