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$2.00 A YEAR IN AD^NCE
■ Several Patrons
’ Ask Board To Call
Off Tax Election
Petitioners Say They ,Ar?„ AI*
ready Burdened With Taxes
In Special School District.
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: Term Long: Enough
And Don’t Want Longer Term
In The District-Petition Not
^ Granted By Board.
^ A petition was presented the board
f of education in regular meeting
® here Monday by several patrons of
Frpnklinville school district' asking
that the special local tax election 'be
held July ltth in their community be
edited off. The petitioners gave as
their reasons that they did not wish
to pay additional tax of 35 cents on
the $100 valuation of property, that
they deemed a term of six months
long enough, and that they were al
ready burdened with taxes. The
board had already granted this el
ection upon petition of other patrons
of the district and felt that it would
be an injustice to these petitioners to
call off the election after arrange
ments had been made for it
Explanation of Purposes of Election
The board explained to the petition
ers Monday the purpose of. the spe
cial election called for Franklinville
district and incorporated this explan
ation in the minutes of the meeting.
This explanation is as follows: The
election called for on July 17 embraces
Franklinville, Cedar Falls, Fair Grove
and Silver HiB districts. The board
proposes to btiild a new high school
building at Franklinville, whfch will
accommodate all high school pupils in
cluded in the boundaries outlined in
the tax petition; also a four-room
, building and auditorium will be built
l at Cedar Falls for seven grades. After
pupils have completed the seventh
grade at Cedar Falls they will be
transported to Franklinville for high
school training. In consideration of
thin, the board of education and coun
ty commissioners are asking the peo
ple of this territory-to vote a tax levy
of 85 emits on the $100 valuation with
which to* operate both schools for two
months in addition to the Six months
provided by the county and state
funds.
er will to allowed for Fiuto’ Cross
Roads, and no pupils will be taken to
Ranoseur without first getting per
mission from the Ramseur school
board, .f „
A petition was' presented to the
board asking'for the transportation of
pupils in Aiamanes county to ,a school
In Randolph. The petitioners were
advised to take the matter up with
the board of education in Alamance.
The report of the appraisal com
mittee for an additional lot for Ran
dleman school was accepted and the
county superintendent advised to
complete settlement for same as
early as possible.
The May budget asking for funds
to operate schools in the county for
the year 1928-29 was submitted to the
board and approved, and filed with
the board of county commissioners for
approval.
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North Carolina Pays And Pays
Federal tax collections in North
Carolina for the fiscal year ending
June *80, 1928, amounted to $225,820,
$22, or 20 million dollars more than
collections last year. State tax col
lections made by the department of
revenue for the same period readied
nearly $14,000,000, the largest in the
State's history, as were federal col
Miss Womble Weds
Miss Margaret Womble, *bo wj|Mfc
Asheboro for some time as stenog
rapher for Moser A Boms, attorneys,
was married Thursday evening of
last week in Pittsboro to Mr. Norman
Sharpe, of Burlington, in a pretty
ceremony in the Methodist Episcopal
officiated, using the ring ceremony.
ome in Burlington.
t Off With Fine
For Violating The
State Traffic Law
I?. C. Cox, Charged With Driving
Wagon At Night Without
Tight, Gets Off Easy.
J; C. Cox, Central Palls farmer,
- ..Os given a hearing before Magis
trate Hal M. Worth, in Asheboro, Fri
day, on charge of violating the State
traffic laws. Mr. Cox was the driver
' of the wagon which was run into on
i the night of Monday, June 25, ■ by a
car driven by J. W. Jenkins, fifth
-sgttenwtttSi
t a mile and a half north at Asheboro
£ on Route 70. In this accident, Hal
bert Brown, eight-year-old son of
Mr.; Sylvan Brown,, was badly hurt,
having been thrown from the wagon
under a binder, which was being tew
ed behind the vehicle.. Mr. Jenkins’
a car was badly wrecked. Cox, it was
charged, was driving Ida. wagon with
out displaying a light, as
the Stftte law. He. was t
the cost, in the case' by
Worth.
Another Year Of
Health Work Is
Assured County
Commissioners Ih Session Mon
day Renewed Public Health
Work Contract,
Contract For Audit
A. T. Allen & Company’s Pro*
posal Accepted By Board—
Sheriff Reports On Taxes.
The board of county commissioners
in session Monday in the court house
agreed to pay the expense of .all
Confederate veterans in the county
who wish to attend the annual reun
ion of the old soldiers at Tarboro on
or about August 7th. The road sup
ervisor was instructed to make in
spection of a proposed public road
leading from the Randleman-Worth
ville highway near the Nathan Shef
field place in a southemly-direction
to the John Caudle farm, thence in a
westerly direction to the Boling place
on Highway 90. This proposed road
leadB by the farms of Thomas Culler,
John Laughlin, Thomas Stalker, John
Caudle and the Joe date Allred place
and the Foust old place. '
Contract was made with A T. Al
len &, Company, auditors, of Raleigh,
with branch office in Asheboro, with
Fred J. Phillips in charge, to audit
the books of the county for the year
beginning July 1, 1928, and ending
June 30, 1929. This company has
had charge of this work in the county
the past two yean or more. The com
pany agrees in ito contract to make a
continuous audit of the books of the
county, including the preparation of
the budget; keep up the bookkeeping
at all times and furnish monthly
statements of the financial condition
of the funds to the board of commis
sioners; render all necessary assist
ance. to the county accountant, the
tax department and the purchasing
department; and. to make a detailed
audit of the county finances each year.
This service is to cost the comity
$3,600 per year, payable monthly as
the work progresses. '
Contract for health work was re
newed with the State Board of
Health, which furnishes $2,600 of the
funds which maintain thi§ work.
colteSSs tf $lt
000 during the month, this including
the $2,926.12 represented by land
sales for tikes. Counting out $2,
meS.wh^fte^Aenffcieemsun
Urges Support For
Congressman Hammer
Staley Folks Are lining* Up Be
hind The Seventh District
'"■\Y Representative.
Staley, July 2.—Born to Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. HobsOn, a daughter, June
£0th.
Mr. and Mrs. James Kelly,- of
Richmond, Va., have returned to
their home after spending a few days
with Mrs. Kelly’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. N. Ziglar. They were ac
companied home by- Ray Ziglar, who
goes to take a position there.
The addition to the hosiery mill is
nearly completed. The plant will be
ready for operation in another week
or two.
Miss Louise Berry spent last week
with her sister, Mrs. Calvin Frazier,
in Asheboro.
The B. Y. P. U. met at Miss Paul
ine Hobson’s Friday night and en
joyed a social hour.
Mr. Hampier seems to be the man
we are all in favor of- around here.
Some of the Republicans are going to
lay aside politics and vote for the
man. Mr. Hammer has done more
for them than their own party, and
we are all anxious to Bee him elected
again this fall. Let’s all vote for
Hammer. <
Mr. James Staley, one of our Co. K
boys, is improving in a Greensboro
hospital. He is taking treatment for
rheumatism. He has been back fro§»
California about a year and has beqjh
engaged in the poultry business here
The fifth annual, reunion of the
Alhright clan will convene at Mt.
Hermon church, Alamance county,
Tuesday, July 17th, 1928. Mr. Hor
ace M. Albright, superintendent of
the Yellowstone National Parle, Wy
oming, and Hon. Wm. C. Hammer,
member of Congress, have been in
vited to address the association.
Speeches and business session will
feature the morning hour. The af
ternoon program will be devoted to
Cordial in'
tended to those who are related
blood end marriage. Those attend
should take wall-filled baskets for
picnic dinner to be served at, the n
ALFRED
EMANUEL
t SMITH i
JOSEPH T. ROBINSON
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For Presidency
Nomination Made On First Gal
lot At National Convention
In Houston, .Texas.
Great Enthusiasm
Marks Convention As Smith Is
Selected And Senator Robin
son As Running Mate.
Governor Alfred E. Smith, of New
York, was nominated for President
and Senator Joseph T. Robinson, of
Arkansas, for Vice President, at the
Democratic national convention at
Houston last Friday. Both were nam
ed on the first ballot, each receiving
more than the necessary two-thir8s
vote. , When the roll call of states
was finished at one o’clock Friday
morning Governor Smith bed received
724 2-3 votes. Ohio then switched
44 votes to the New York Governor,
and then Smith had 768 2-3, or more
than two-thirds of the convention.
State after state then changed votes
onto the nominee piled up nearly
nine hundred. Cordell Hull North Car
olina’s choice, was second highest
with 71 6-6 votes and Senator George,»
of Georgia, third with 64 1-2 votes.
Senator James A. Reed, of Missouri,
was< fourth with 48 votes. North
Carolina gave Smith four and two
.thirds votes.
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Fair Catalog Ready
For Distribution Soon
Information comes from the man
agement of the Randolph County Fair
Association that the new catalogs
will soon be ready for distribution.
All persons desiring to make entries
of exhibits at the fair this fall will
be furnished one of the catalogs up
on request. More than $3,000 in
premiums will be offered to prise
winners. The fair this fall will have
the usual departments and the pros
pective exhibitor has a wide range to
select from in the selection of an
item or article which he or she de
sires to display at the fair.
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Mrs. G. B. Stroud
Time To
Jr
tes
Autos
The time has arrived for ,the
purchase of new city automobile
license plates for the ensuing year.
These plates, which cost $1.00
each, may be obtained at the town
office on Church street from Grady
R. Garner, town clerk. Old li
cense plates expired June 30, 1928,
and therefore, are out of date, and
to use them is illegal. Few people
realized that the time for pur
chase of new city car licenses had
rolled around again, and, conse
quently, few have been delivered
to car owners. City authorities
call attention to the fact that li
cense plates are ready for distri
bution and that each car owner in
Asheboro is required to purchase
same and’ place on the car in con
spicuous place as heretofore.
Slightly Injured
In Car Accident
Mrs. G. B. Stroud, of High Point,
was slightly injured Tuesday after
noon about 3 o’clock in an automobile
accident which occurred at the inter
section of Bulla and South Fayette
ville streets, in Asheboro. The acci
dent happened when the car in which
Mrs. Stroud was riding with her
husband, going north on Fayetteville,
was run into* by a Dodge coupe driv
en by Albert Henley, colored, of
Asheboro, who was coming out of
Bulla street and making an attempt
to go south on Fayetteville. Both
cars were badly wrecked, but Mrs.
Stroud was the only person injured.
Newcomers Day At The
Local M. P. Church Sunday
Next Sunday will be known as
Newcomer’s Day at the local Meth
odist Protestant church. The purpose
of the special day is to allow the
church to give a hearty welcome to
all newcomers to Asheboro. New
comers will be those who have not
lived in Asheboro more than two
years. Some family of the church
will be glad to accompany any. new
family to church and at the proper
time in the service all newcomers will
be asked to stand. The pastor will
preach a sermon appropriate to the
occasion and it is planned to make
the service helpful to all who attend.
The public is cordially invited to all
Tuesday Night At Marley &
Caveness’ Store—Are Out
To Give Ramseur Boost.
Speakers Are Heard
Messrs. M. E. Johnson And E.
B. Leonard Make Interesting
Talks To Club.
Ramseur, July 4.—The Business
Men’s Club of Ramseur, which was
organized about two months ago for
the purpose of boosting and bene
fiting Ramseur, held its monthly
meeting Tuesday evening in the
store of Marley & Caveness. While a
number of members were absent from
the town, those present were en
thusiastic over the organization and
were determined to benefit the town
and community.
Mr. M. E. Johnson spoke on the
subject of increasing the pay roll in
Ramseur and of the general business
outlook. He said that some time
ago stock was raised for a hosiery
mill but on account of inability to
secure someone to operate it, the
matter was deferred. In speaking of
the financial side of the progressive
town, Mr. Johnson called attention to
the fact that while the various busi
ness enterprises were operating on
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Automobile Breaks Plate
Glass Window At Rose’s
One of the plate glass windows in
front of Rose’s "6,10 and 25 cent store,
on Depot street, was smashed Tues
day morning when a Chevrolet sedan
driven by Mr. L. M. Jones, of Central
Falls, crashed into it Mr. Jones was
endeavoring to back out from a park
ing place on the street in front of the
store when he lost control of the
car. No damage was done other than
the smashing of the plate glass win
dow. Mr. .Tones, who suffers from
a strained back, had to be taken to
the hospital for first aid treatment,
his back having been hurt when he
was thrown against the seat by the
impact He was able, however, to
continue his way home in a short
Local Military
Company Goes To
Camp Saturday
To Take Two Weeks Of Traiiiing
At Camp Jackson With En
tire 30th Division.
Unit In Good Shape
Organized Only About A Month
Ago, But Is Fast Getting
Into Fine Shape.
The local National Guard unit,
known aa Headquarters Company,
Third Battalion, 120th Infantry, com
posed of 38 enlisted men and two of
ficers, will entrain Saturday after
noon at 2:50 o’clock for Camp Jack
son. The cars carrying the local un
it will be switched on a troop train at
High Point, carrying a number of
other units to the annual encamp
ment. This train will arrive at Camp
Jackson, near Columbia, S. C., at 4
o’clock Sunday morning.
The entire 30th division of the
National Guard will be at Camp
Jackson for this two weeks’ training,
the first time since the world war
that a division of National Guard
units has been brought together for
this purpose. Training since the
world war has consisted of annual
encampments of units of a regiment,
that for the 120th having been at
Camp Glenn, Morehead City. Troops
will break camp at Jackson on or
| about July 22nd.
Training at Camp Jackson this year
will be under supervision of the
national government, which furnishes
the equipment for the National Guard
and provides most of the pay. The
rate of pay for National Guard of
ficers and enlisted men is the same as
pay for like ranks in the regular
army. The local unit was federally
inspected on May 24th, and, therefore,
has had only a little more than a
month of training. However, federal
officers who have assisted in super
vising the instruction of the Ashe
boro company are frank to state that
the local unit is already as well drill
ed and disciplined as many units
which have . been in the service for a
year or more. These officers feel
that Asheboro furnished, to the
National Guard orfU of iw finest or
ganizations and say ‘that it will com
pare favorably' with any unit that
will be at Camp Jacksoh for the next
two- weeks. The local company is
commanded by Lieutenant Clarence
4. Lovett with laeut Eoy Cox, second
in command.
Take A Farm Tour
Take a day off and go on that farm
tour. The experience of the other
feHow will oft-times aid you in solv
ing your own problem.
Move Spero Poet off ice
Spero postoffice has been moved
from location on the railway line from
Asheboro to High Point to the Dixie
Service Station, on Highway 70, about
two miles north .of Asheboro. Mr. J.
R. Hinshaw is the new postmaster.
H. N. McMasters
Dies Following A
Lingering Illness
Passed Away Monday Morning
At Home On Salisbury Street
—Well Known Citizen.
H. N. McMasters, 52 years of age,
a well known and highly respected
citizen of Asheboro, died at his home
on Salisbury street early Monday
jnoming following several years’ in
disposition. Mr. McMasters had
moved from the Farmer community
to Asheboro five years ago. Prior to
moving to Asheboro he was engaged
in farming.
He was the son of the late L». O.
McMasters, one of the county’s Con
federate veterans, a teacher who was
not only interfested in the educational
but also the moral side of life. Mr.
McMasters was a member the M.
E. church, but had been Unable to
attend church services for some time.
The last time he attended a public
meeting was when the Kearns-Wood
family reunion was held in the church
in Asheboro two years ago.
Mr. McMasters married Miss Ada
Vuncannon, and to this union there
are three sons, Daniel, of Oklahoma,
Raeford, of High Point, Eugene, of
Asheboro, and one daughter, Miss
Janet McMasters, of Asheboro. He is
also survived by the following sis
ters: Miss Cora McMasters, of Ashe
boro; Mrs. Alan Browning, of Hills
boro; Mrs. Chas. Lewis, High Pomt;
Mrs. Elmer Steed, Trinity; and Mrs.
E. L. Tasker, Rock Island, Illinois.
The funeral was delayed on account
of waiting for the arrival of Mr. Mc
Masters’ son, Daniel, who had left
Oklahoma for Asheboro the day prior
,to his father’s death, having been ap
praised of his father’s serious condi
tion. The services were held from
the M. E. church, Asheboro, Wednes
day morning at 10 o’clock by Rev. B.
C. Reavis, pastor, after which burial
followed. The pallbearers and flow
er girls were nephews and nieces of
both Mr. and Mrs. McMasters.
Among those from out of town at
tending the funeral were: Mrs. Jen
nie Lassiter, of AJbemarie; Mr. sad
Mrs. H. W.. Kearns and Mrs. R. L.
Cotton, of Badin; Mr. and Mta. R. L
Kearns, of Trey; Mr. and Mrs. Win
sassjs&w’gsus?
Mrs. Nora Kearns, of Farmer; and
Messrs. T. R. Homey, Jones Bums
and Sam Window, of High Point.
Illicit Liquor I (
Industry Gron
A Severe Blow
Deputy Routh And Federal
Agent Funk Play Havoc WHfc
“Moonshine” Business.
Seize Three Stills ■
Two Of Them Were Going At
Fun Blast, While Other Was
Ready To Make A “Run”.
Deputy Sheriff R. E. Routh, of
Providence township, and Federal
Agent John S. Funk, of Greensboro,
struck the illicit distilling industry in
Randolph county a telling hlow last
week in the capture of three large
liquor-making outfits and two moon
shiners. The stills were brought to
Asheboro last Friday afternoon and
turned over to the sheriff, while the
two prisoners were taken to Greens
boro to face federal court by Agent
Funk.
The first of the three stills seized
last week was taken on Wednesday
afternoon. It was found in full blast
concealed about one mile west of
Lineberry station. It was an outfit
of 75 or 80-gallon capacity. At the
still place were eight gallons of
whiskey, 600 gallons of beer and sev
eral containers for reception of the
run in process of making. The stHl
was discovered by two boys out hunt
ing-hawks. Operators of the atffl
seeing the approach of the youngsters
fled. Deputy Routh was notified and
the still was seized.
The second still was seized Thurs
day* morning by Routh and Funk
about one and a half miles east of
Level Cross. This was a 50-gallon
outfit and was in operation when the
officers approached. Two or three
men, who were operating the outfit,
ran on the approach of the officers
and were not apprehended. At this
place were found 25 gallons of the
forbidden fluid, 1200 gallons of beer
and containers galore. Included
among the large supply of containers
were fifteen 5-gallon oil cans, several'
cqses of,fruit jars, jugs, etc. Evi- .
dences were that the moonshiners
had been spending their days and
nights at the still for some tr^e and
had been cooking and eating their
meals at the still place.
The third still, a 45-gallon copper
outfit, was seized at dawn on Friday.
Funk and Routh had watched the
still place a large part of the night
wuritmg for the operators to show up.
Just at break of day four negroes in
single file, the leader a burly, coal
black man, were seen to approach the
still. The leader was within a dozen
feet of the raiders when he observed
them. He bolted, running over and
knocking down the man just behind
him, who was seized and handcuffed
by the officers before he had time
to realize what was happening. One
of the other three was caught, while
two escaped. There was very little
equipment at this still, it having
been recently set up for business.
Independence Day Is A
Quiet Affair In Asheboro
Independence Day passed very
quietly in Asheboro yesterday. There
was no celebration here, and those
who wished to give expression to the
Fourth of July spirit were forced to
go elsewhere to unburden themselves.
The town was practically deserted
during the day, though the streets
were filled during the morning hours
with cars carrying town residents to
places where celebrations were sched
uled for the day. Mills were closed
during the day and what few stores
remained open during the morning
were closed after dinner. Grocers
made deliveries during the morning
hdurs, but were closed after dinner.
Camouflage The Egg
Even the lowly egg when prepared
in different ways will seem new and
appetizing. The same vegetable or
fruit may be served many times when
prepared differently, state food spec
ialists at State College.
Randolph County
Board Of Pensions
In Session Monday
Passed On Applications For Pen
sions By Confederate Vet
erans And Their Widows.
The Randolph county pension board
met Monday with George T. Murdock,
of Asheboro, and A. J. Rush, of Far
mer,' and also A. G. Myrick, . of
;Worthville, present. H. C. Causey,
chairman of the board, was not pres
ent for the meeting. The board ap
proved applications for pensions froin
the following widows of Confederate
veterans: Mary J. Ferree, Worth
ville, Sarah Jane Hill, Asheboro,
Mary Scarlet, Asheboro, Elizabeth
Hunt, Caraway, Ruth Shaw, Sea
grove, Route 8, and Hannah Lewder
milk, Seagrtfve, Route J,', Applica
tions for pensions for one Confeder
al "AW tortndMh Coble, of Ran