THE COURIER Advertising Columns Bring Results ISSUED W ww;i PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN $2.00 A YEAR IN Af ANCB VOLUME UV N. C. January 31. 1929 j UMBER 5 Randolph’s Tax Rate Is Far Below Average In State Only Eight Counties In State Have Rate Under $1.00, And Only Three With $1 Rate Forsyth Lowest Collecting Cost In Randolph, However, B? A Little High Compared To Others. Two recent issues of the University News Letter, published at Chapel Hill by the University of North Car olina, give some very interesting in formation relative to county tax rates and the cost of collecting taxes in the 100 counties in the State. This information has been compiled by ✓Paul W. Wager, who is well known to many residents of Randolph coun ty. The tax rate in Randolph for the year 1927, is of course common knowl edge in the county, was $1 on the $100 valuation, and was the same for 1928. This rate wad based on an as sessed valuation of $27,446,362, pro ducing a revenue of $326,668. The average county and district rate in Randolph was $1.19. This, of course, applies to the entire county where the various special school taxes and other special taxes levied in certain districts, which, if they were distrib uted equally over the entire county, would make this average. In this re spect. Randolph ranked 8th lowest. Forsyth having lowest rate of any county in the State. In 1927 there were but 8 counties in North Caro lina having a tax rate lew than $1.00, »nH only three other counties having a tax rate of $1.00. Eighty-nine counties had higher tax rates than Randolph. Clay had the highest tax rate, $8.10 on the $100 valuation. Assessed valuation and tax rate in some of the counties were: Forsyth, $198,5664111 valuation, rate .60; Guil ford, $192,823,410 valuation, with .98 rate; Davidson, $88,450,414, rate 1.20; Chatham, $18,537,924, rate $1.37; Montgomery, valuation $16,462,438, rate 1.86. Total assessed valuation in the State was $2,934,011,733. Cost Of Collecting In cost of collecting taxes Randolph was exactly on the half way ground among the counties in the State, be ing 60th from the bottom. The cost in the county amounted in 1927 to per cent of the levy. The lowest of collecting taxes amounted to 9.61 per cent of the entire levy, this being the highest percentage of cost of any county in the State. . It cost .96 of one per cent to collect the 1927 taxes in Davidson, 1.20 per cent in Chat ham, 6.17 per cent in Montgomery, and .90 of one per cent in Guilford. Ford Windshield May Break, But It Will Never Shatter Two Montgomery county residents early one morning last week were given visual evidence that these wind shields on the new Ford cars may break after a severe impact, but the glass will never shatter. Herman Saunders and Madison Hall, of the Ophir community, were driving along before day one morning recently in Saunders’ new Ford on their way to a fox hunt. A large owl, probably resenting the intrusion on its* peace and quietude by the gasoline buggy, dashed agaipst the windshield of the car, killing the huge bird instantly. The car was stopped and the bird picked up and taken to Troy. The windshield of the Ford was broken in hundreds of radiating cracks, but not a particle of glass was shattered, nor did the bird crash through. i r - According to * rule followed by the' Aaheboro Ministerial Association for the pest several years, all churches in Asheboro will change the hour of their evening services beginning with next Sunday evening, to seven-thirty o'clock. thank our many born for their many and sympathy dur Formal Opening Service Station Saturday, Feb. 2 The New Ingram-Ganter Station Alt Ready For Opening Day ./ —24 Hour Service. Cost $35,000 Is Outcome Of Service Given Public—One Of Largest Ser vice Stations In State. The new Ingram-Gamer super-ser vice station has been completed at a cost of |35,000, and will be formally opened to the public on . Saturday. The building is one of the finest and most modemly equipped in the State, certainly in this immediate section of North Carolina. It is of brick and concrete and contains 16,861 square feet of floor space. The outer finish of the structure is of white stucco, trimmed in red. The equipment of the station is of the latest type throughout. Every service required by an automobile may be had at this new super-service station, which will be open 24 hours in the day, except general repairing which will be taken care of at the Ingar garage, on North Fayetteville street, which is also owned by J. P. Gamer and H. L. Ingram, owners of this new enter prise. In was on Sept. 1, 1921, that the first drive-in Service station in Ashe boro was opened. This was the In gram Service Station on the comer of Worth and Fayetteville streets owned and operated by H. L. Ingram. On June 1, 1923, Mr. Ingram sold half interest in Ingram A Company, style of the firm under which Mr. Ingram began business, to Mr. J. P. Gamer. (Please turn to page 4) J. D. Nevilles Is New Scoutmaster Troop No. 24 Mr. J. D. Nevilles assumed scout mastership of Troop 24 for Asheboro M. E. church with a meeting held Monday evening in connection with the Court of Honor. Mr. Nevilles has been a Scout as well as serving as a scout official( and the scouts of Tropp 24 are very enthusiastic over the prospective work outlined by him. He will succeed Mr. Ed Cranford, who has been in charge of the troop for the past few months. His resignation was accepted a few days ago due to pressing business matters that com pelted man to resign. • * • > r ; To Assist T*xP*ye™ A representative of the U. S. In ternal Revenue Department will be in Asheboro at the postoffice on Feb, 18th and 19th for the purpose of as sisting taxpayers in making out their income tax returns. Hay At Coleridge “As A Woman Thinketh,” a com edy in three acts, by Edith A. V. Painter, will be given, in the Cole ridge school auditorium, Coleridge, Saturday night, February 2nd. The play is full of fun and action. C. L. Gamer as Charles.Weeden makes the .play interesting from beginning to end. Elma Burgess as Mrs. Ida Jan ette Weeden applies her psycho logical ideas and recreates and re forms her entire household. Native Randolph Man Gets In “Dutch” Again J. E. Lanier, a native of western Randolph, later of High Point, Ashe boro, Lexington, Siler City and now understood to make his home at Madison, N. C., waa arrested last week in Newton for giving worth less checks in purchasing antique fur niture. Lanier appears to have quite a great delight/in getting into this kind of trouble. Recently he wms ar rested in Lexington on the charge of alleged worthless checks. A similar charge was brought against him in Randolph Superior court two years ago, and he was in jail here in de fault of bond some six months ago. A play, “Hie Path Across The Hill,” will be given in the Balfour school auditorium, on Highway 70 north of Asheboro, Thursday night, Jan. 81, at 8 o'clock, by Gray’s Chapel school. An admission fee will be charged. Local Laundry Making Extensive Improvements Annuncement has been made by Mr. F. M. Kingsbury, manager of the Asheboro Laundry, of the installation of additional equipment in the local plant in order that the highest class of service may be rendered at all times. Mr. Kingsbury, who recently acquired the business and became the manager, has had thirty yean of experience in laundry operations in Baltimore, Washington, Florida, and in Columbia, S. C., and Greensboro, N. C. A slight change has been made in the prices that will be charged. Can In Collision The Buick sedan driven by Nor man Hopkins and a Ford touring car driven by Elvin Cox -collided head-on Sunday night nett the bridge at Franklinville, both can being badly damaged. The Hopkins car is that which was "borrowed” by Enoch Nel son, young Asheboro white ifan, from Rufus Hopkins, about ten diys ago and taken to Washington, after wards being recovered and brought WaaL> f* Asheboro. ■ BY M. L. SHIPMAN. (By M. L. Shipman) Raleigh, Jan 28.—Again this past week the general assembly was the center of interest as many important measures came up for consideration and the budget committee continued its work of listening to pleas for add ed funds for institutions and de partments. Chief among measures up for consideration were the bills providing for medical dispensing of whiskey, liberalizing the divorce laws* sterilizing mental defectives, barring lobbyists and tagging them, workmen’s compensation, and many others. Governor Gardner was try ing to line up forces for his Austral ian ballot system and got an ally in former Governor Morrison, but it was reported that eastern North Car olina would kill this measure offhand. No announcement was made with ref erence to the state highway commis sion, pardon commission and state prison jobs though it was indicated that Nat Townsend had refused the pardon commissioner’s post. Person Bill Loses ^The senate finally killed the meas ure which would have liberalized the prohibition laws so that whiskey might be dispensed by drug stores on doctors’ prescriptions. The matter was referred back to committee for amendments but even in improved form it failed of passage. Repre sentative Boren’s bill providing that five years of involuntary separation Home Is Entered And $60 In Cash Taken By A Thief Bennett Man’s Pockets Are Rifled While He Is Sleeping In Adjoining Room. Bennett, Jan. 28.—An unidentified thief entered the home of Dave Brady Sunday night and stole $60 in cash from the pockets of Mr. Brady’s trousers, which had been left in a room adjoining that in which he was sleeping. Nothing else in the house was disturbed. There are no clues as to the identity of the thief. The Bonlee & Western railroad, which recently came under new man agement, is doing the best business in years. The Enterprise Manufactur ing Company, at Coleridge, is ship ping large quantities of yam over the road, and is receiving much raw has increased in recent months, add ing much tonnage to the road’s freight total. Clark Brady and family moved to Asheboro last week. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Brew er, recently, a son. Miss Swann a Jones visited friends at Buie’s Creek Sunday. Former Asheboro Youth Jailed In Greensboro Harvey A* Woodell, former Ashe boro young man and nephew of Ed gar A.. Woodell, also a former Ashe boro resident, but now of Greensboro, was arrested, tried and bound over to court recently on charge of false pretense, the trial taking place in Guilford county. It was alleged that young Woodell obtained endorsement of his uncle on a note which the lat ter had to pay, under pretense that he expected to obtain at expiration of due date of the note a certain amount of money due him. Woodell has served in he United States Navy, hav ing come home about a year ago. Committee On Textbook, Adoption Holds Meeting The committee for adoption of high school textbooks for Randolph county held its organisation meeting Jan. 26th. Those composing the com mittee include, County Supt. T. Fletcher Bulla; Prof. R. J. Hilker, supt of the'Asheboro school; R. D. Marsh, principal at Trinity; H. H. Hamilton, principal at Randleman; and D. C. Holt, principal at Liberty. The departmental meeting of this Committee will be held March 30th, at which time the various department teaChers from the * schools of the county will meet and discuss the merits of the textbooks included on the multiple list gotten out by the State department The wide range offered in this list according to Sup erintendent Hilker, is certainly ah in dication of the progress and enlight enment in .educational endeavor id North Carolina in recent years. Franklinville Merchant Declares Self Bankrupt C. L. Allred, Franklinville merchant for many years, was adjudged bank rupt Tuesday by Judge Johnson J. Hayes, in federal court, in Greens boro, after Mr. Allred had filed a vol untary petition to that effect. Mr. Allred listed assets at $3,391 and lia bilities of $4,289. The ease was re ferred to C. C. Frasier, referee in. bankruptcy. . t —■ 11" 1 "S’ "* Girl Disappears. Christine, 16-year-old daughter of Mrs. Sal lie Whitaker, of High Point, disappeared from her home Monday morning and has not been heard from since. Foul play is suspected, since the young lady was known to be de voted to her widowed mother and devoted to her .to such an extent it is not believed she would left «f her own free wilL' ■1 »• . \ i T f would constitute g was passed by the the upper body. I< cifically to afford i of convicts but mi was an opening ! vorce easy and m ground as the laws plenty lax now. v' A move to tag ajS those appearing in Raleigh in favor of bills as lob byists failed in the; senate after Sen ator Person had made a valiant fight. His measure was* far-reaching in scope and was aimfed at, he said, the big business interests of the state, especially the powdrinterests. A bill to provide for sterilisation of mental defectives was presented and referred I to committee. This Is in line with ad vanced thought of the day and no ! doubt the measure will have many : friends when it comes up for consid eration. An Economy Legislature The headsNof educational institu tions appeared before the power that be this week and urged that they be allowed more funds. The request for educational funds was pressed by lead ihg educators of the state but no in dication was given that any changes would be made from the recommend i ations of the budget commission, and all signs pointed to reduction of some (Pleast turn to page 2) Mr. Moffitt Builds A Big Business In The Furniture City His Underwear Factory Turns Out 1,000 Dozens of Suits Each Day—100 Styles. The recent industrial edition of the High Point Enterprise contained many things of interest with refer ence to the fumitiire city, in the mak ing of which many native Randolph ians have taken to active part and still are. One of these is H. A. Moffitt, native of the. Moffitt com munity, Randolph county, former merchant, who moved to High Point more than 30 years ago to establish a retail mercantile establishment which he maintained for 20 years. In 1918 he established the Moffitt Underwear Company in a small build ing on North.Main street, High Point, until today #200,000. The factory turns out each day 1,000 dozens of suits of un derwear for men, women and chil dren, 100 different styles of which are made. The output of the first small mill operated by Mr. Moffitt was 160 suits of men’s underwear in two styles only. The weekly payroll of the Moffitt plant is about $3,000, and the annual business approximates $1,000,000.’ Two hundred and fifty people are employed in the plant. It wjll be recalled by local people that Mr. Moffitt was the father-in-law of Mr. Clyde Cox, of Ashebcro, who was associated with him in the con duct of the underwear business from the time of his marriage to one of Mr. Moffitt’s daughters until Mr. Cox’s death a few months ago. Socials Feature Week At Ramseur Enjoyable Meeting pf Parent Teacher Association Held Epworth League Social. Music Club Meets Ramseur, Jan 28.—Thursday night of last week brought an interesting and enjoyable evening to members of the parent-teacher association when the teachers club entertained “in the old-fashioned way” at the school building, a short business program was first attended to, after which “the old became young, and the young be came kids”. A number of old games madfe everybody^ happy, and music by the orchestra rang through the halls to the delight of* all. Sand wishes, Candy, chocolate, etc., were no small feature of the entertain ment. Misses Faye Ferree and Mary Sykes spent the week-end with friends in Greensboro. Misses Frances Smith and Lucy Wylie, of Greensboro College, en joyed speeding Saturday and Sunday with homefolks at Ramseur. Miss Madge Craven spent part of last week with friends at Greens boro, and with Mis8 Frances White head at Meredith College, Raleigh. Mrs. Fred Smith, of Greensboro, visited Mr. and Mrs. W. F- Smith, here Sunday. Dr. and Mrs. L. R. Thompson and son, Roy, of Winston-Salem, visited Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Steed this week. Mr. Burton Leonard, of Wake For est, spent a few days at home follow ing exams last week. Mr. Walter C. Craven and family, of Greensboro, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Craven. Mrs. Sain 'Sykes spent part of last week with friends in Greensboro. Mr. Jessie Craven spent the week end with friends in Raleigh. Messrs. Howard Ellis and Dillard Chisholm, of Greensboro Commercial College and Guilford College, spent Sunday here with friends. Xttease turn to page 4) Twin Gty Folks Use Airplane In Making Call Here Flying in • monocoupe, W. M. Reynolds and L. S. McGinnis, of Winston-Salem, landed at the State Game Farm, two miles snath of Asheboro, yesterday afternoon, after haring tried in rain for ser eral minutes to locate the landing field near Spero, now being used' by a commercial plane. The land ing was made cleanly and the takeoff a short while later man aged without mishap. The trip from the Miller airport at Wins ton-Salem was made to Asheboro in 25 minutes. The plane left at 4 o’clock in order that its pilot might fill an engagement in the Twin City at 4:30. The young men in the plane were in Asheboro On business haring to do with inter esting two or three local people in the purchase airplanes of the type demonstrated in the Winston-Ashe boro flight. Boy Scout Troop Makes Fine Record Entire Membership Troop 24 Advanced During Past Month —Unusual Showing. Scout Meeting Held At the January Court of Honor held at the Asheboro M. E. Church Monday evening: Troop 24 went on record as having 100 per cent ad vancement on the scouts in the troop. Scouth Executive Hackney stated that this was the first troop during his career that he has heard of any troop showing this large advancement for any month and he praised the scouts of Troop 24 and Rev. Mr. Reavis, who has heen serving as scoutmaster, for the work that they have accom t plished in the troop. During the Court of Honor he also introduced Mr. Nevilles, the new scoutmaster, and discussed some of the recent develop ments going on at the council camp. He stated that Mr. James Howell and James Asbury had already accepted positions as leaders during the com ing year. The following scouts received ad vancements: Additional Enrollment, A. Way; Second Class, Braxton Younts; Public Health, William Cof fin, Howard Fox, Edward Armfield; Carpentry, Carlsyle Page; Fireman ship, Eugene Tyson, Clyde Burkhead, Fox, Braxton Younts; Woodcarving, Howard Fox, William Coffin; Life Saving, Edward Armfield; Swimming, Alexander Fox; Civics, Carslyle Page; Cooking, Howard Fox. A short troop meeting was held af ter the regular Court of Honor. Mem bers present were Rev. B. C. Reavis, J. D. Nevilles, and H. P. Corwith. Attempt To Rob Bank At Bennett Foiled By Mr. Yow i An attempt to rob the bank at Ben nett was frustrated about 3 o’clock Thursday morning of last week when ;John Yow, who was sleeping upstairs in a next door building, heard the sound of the high explosive being used to force the vault, and opened fire in the direction of the bank with a gun. The three men engaged in the job ran and made their escape in a car in which, it is thought, a fourth man was waiting. Entrance to the bank was gained by breaking through the front door, and after entering the robbers made an attempt to blow open the vault door, failing in the ef fort. Considerable damage was done to the bank’s furniture by the discharge of high explosives used in the job. /This same bank was robbed of approximately $4, 000 on January 7, 1928, and about ten days ago thieves entered the bank and stole the cashier’s gum S. S. CLASS MEETING HELD WITH MISS McNEILL Randleman, Rt. 2., Jan. 28.—The regular monthly social and business meeting of the Philathea and Baracca Classes of Neighbors Grove Wesley an Methodist Sunday schol was held at the home of Miss Ada McNeill Sat urdey evening. Reports of the work of each class during the month were made. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. R. C. Caudle February 16. At the close of the business meeting a social hour was enjoyed. A tempting course of refreshments were served. Many Ladies Expected At Banquet Tomorrow Night ... ■■v—. Approximately 115 persons are ex pected to be in attendance on the annual chamber -of commerce banquet Friday night in the social rooms of the first M. E. church. Those who are planning to attend should send in their names to the secretary, Mr. T. A. Bums, without delay. Mem bers are reminded that Friday night will be “ladies night,” and not to for get to bring the wife out. There will be an address by Dr. Rondthaler, and the usual treat of music and solos. Former Governor Cameron Morris on, V an interview given out at Ra leigh last Friday, announced himself in favor of the passage by the North Carolina legislature of the proposed Australian ballot act to which Gov ernor Gardner is committed. Deaths George P. Enna George P. Evans, 88, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Henry Frasier, n4ar Randleman, Saturday Night at 8 o’clock. Funeral was held at (Hies Chapel church Monday af ternoon at 8 o'clock. Bryant O'Neil Moffltt Funeral for Bryant O’Neil Moffltt, nine-weeks-old son of Mr. and |frs. L. M. Moffltt, who died at the home of his parents in High Point Tuesday afternoon, was held Wednesday af ternoon from Pleasant Grove M. P. church, Randolph county. Jesse H. Freeman Jesse Harris Freeman, born Dec. 12, 1890, died Dec. 18, 1928, at Sea grove. He was married to Miss Ella Maness Sept. 6, 1914, and to this un ion were bom two children, Curtis Gray and Bonna Edith Freeman. He was a son of G. B. Freeman, who sur vives. His mother died some years ago. Mrs. Roy Saunders Mrs. Roy Saunders died Sunday, Jan. 27, at her home in High Point. Funeral was at Why Not church, near Seagrove, Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Joel Trogdon. Interment was made in the local cemetery. She leaves her husband, three children and her mother, Mrs. Jack Davis. Mrs. Saunders was about 29 years of age. She had many relatives and friends in the Why Not community, Randolph county. Miss Martha A. Webster Miss Martha Ada Webster, 52, died at the home of her brother, E. W. Webster, at Central Falls, Thursday after an illness lasting two years. She leaves four sisters, Mrs. T. L. Trog don, Ramseur; Mrs. R. E. Tate, Me bane; Mrs. W. W. Garrett, Graham; and Mrs. Bert Holt, Burlington; two brothers, E. W. Webster, Central Falls; and C. J. Webster, Belmont. Funeral was held Friday from Bel mont M. P. church of which the de ceased had been a member. Mrs. Amy Trogdon Seagrove, Route 1, Jan. 28.—In the death of Mrs. Amy Trogdon on Jan. 20th, Seagrove community lost one of its oldest women. Mrs. Trogdon was about 96 years old. She was married at the age of 22 to J. R. Trogdon, who died two years ago. Her only surviving brother is Wil liam Lucas, of Seagrove, who is 82 years old. Funeral was conducted by Davfit of ihe: Baptist church at the home after which the body was interred in the Lucas cemetery. Amick Lamb Amick Lamb, who had been sick for several months at his home on South Fayetteville street, died last Friday afternoon. He was the son of the late Oscar and Margaret Jarrell Lamb, and was forty-one years of age. In 1919 he was married to Net tie Presnell, who survives him. The funeral was held at West Bend M. E. church, South, Saturday afternoon at two o’clock and was conducted by Rev. J. E. Pritchard. In addition to his wife he is survived by one son, Marvin; his mother; one brother, Cic ero Lamb; and by two sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Hughes and Mrs. Alice Jar rell. Mrs. Vandelia Auman Mrs. Vandelia Auman, 57, widow of Enos Auman who died 12 years ago, died from heart failure at the home of her son, Wiley Auman, on Park street, Sunday. Funeral was held from the Auman home at Ether Mon day afternoon by Rev. Williams, and the body laid to rest in the Christian church cemetery. Mrs. Auman, whose home is at Ether, was on a vis it to her son when she was stricken with influenza, which left her in a weakened condition. She leaves five sons: Barney Auman, Star; Grady and John Auman, Ether; Wiley Au man, Asheboro; and Clovis Auman, Central Falls. Surviving also are a brother, Wiley Freeman, of High Point, and a sister, Mrs. C. A. Need ham, of Ether. Clark Hinshaw Clark Hinshaw, 65, died at his home near White Hall church Tuesday morning. He had been ill with flu and thought he had recovered when he was stricken with pneumonia, and his heart having been weakened could not stand up under additional affliction gave way. He had been en gaged in the mercantile business for many years, having been connected with the Randleman Store Company and G. W. Elliott’s store in Randle man. Jle leaves no children except an adopted daughter, Mrs. Howard Slack, with whom he lived. He leaves five brothers, Winfield, P. L. and J. H. Hinshaw, of Randleman, Ad Hinshaw, of Greensboro, and Jake Hinshaw, of Lexington. The funeral was held at the residence at 2 p. m. yesterday, after which burial followed at White Hall church, of which Mr. Hinshaw had long been a member. Play At Ramaeur The Senior class of the Farmer high school will give a play, “Mam my’s Lil’ Wild Rose,” at Ramseur in the high school auditorium Friday night, February 1st. An admission will be charged and the proceeds will go for the benefit of the schools. Cramer Tellst/hy . Solid Soiitlf^roke •1 In Last Election Advises President-elect Hoover That Industrialisai Was Prin cipal Cause Of It World Disagrees ' New York Newspaper Says That It Was Due To Other Issues, Principally Religion. It is recorded in the daily press that Herbert Hoover, president-elect, in quired of Stuart W. Cramer, Republi can treasurer in North Carolina dur ing the past campaign and often mentioned for a cabinet post in the new administration, how much the re ligious issue and the liquor question, had to do with North Carolina’s Yldp into the Republican column last No vember. Incidentally, Mr. Hoover .included the other Southern states which left the Democratic coliimn. Cramer is said to have told Mr. Hoo verm that the growing industrialism ‘ . in the South was more responsible than either the religious question or the prohibition question or both com bined. There are those who take issue with Mr. Cramer's reply. In fact, there was a storm of protest im mediately the Hoover-Cramer confab was reported. The New York World, staunch Smith supporter in the past campaign, reminds Mr. Cramer that it was in the rural districts that the death knell was given the Smith candidacy in the South. The World shows that the large industrial cen ters in the South with few exceptions went for the Democratic nominee and that it was the rural ^Hoover major ities which upset the States. New Orleans and Atlanta, largest cities in, the Southland, were for Smith, as were scores of other industrial cen ters, the World points out. The World concludes: “Did Louisiana, with the largest .city in the solid ^outh and with a - sugar industry dependent on a high tariff, go Republican? No. It re mained safely Democratic. Did Ala bama with its iron, steel and coal in- s dustries, repudiate Democracy? It did not. Did South Carolina, the third largest cotton-manufacturing state in the union, cast its vote for a Republican tariff? No. It went Dem ocratic by a 20 to one vote. “Why then, did the solid south split ? Mr. Cramer might obtain some real information on this point from Colonel hlann, but'Irfetmbly h