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Tax listers Will
Begin Work First
Week Next Month
Men To Do The Work In Each
Of The 20 Townships Have
Been Appointed.
Take Farm Census
In Connection With Listing
Property—Work Most Be
Completed Before July 1.
I
Tax listing time is near at hand.
The appointment of the list takers
for the twenty townships in the coun
ty by Fred J. Phillips, tax supervisor,
bring this matter to the fore in these
balmy spring days, and beginning the
first Tuesday in May these various
list takers will be on the job. All
taxes must be listed and the abstracts
and farm census blanks filled in by
the third Monday in June. ;In addi
tion to the listing of taxes, the farm
census will be taken again this year.
This census has no relation whatever
with listing, but is taken at the same
time as a matter of convenience and
economy. Randolph farmers are more
or less familiar with this census. It
requires that acreage in various crops
be given, number of acres in improved
pastures, woodland, waste and other
data necessary for complete informa
tion relative farm activities. Number
of livestock, poultry, fruit trees and
number of tons of fertilizer used must
be given also.
The Tax Listers
The list takers, recommended by
the board of commissioners and ap
pointed by the tax supervisor, are as
follows:
Asheboro: K. D. Cox, Asheboro.
Brower: Fred Moffitt, Moffitt
Back Creek: N. H. Ferguson, So
phia.
Concord: C. C. Homey, Farmer.
Coleridge: J. C. Cox, Coleridge.
Cedar Grove: J. G. Dorsett, Sea
grove, Rt. 2.
Columbia: Howard Frazier, Ram
Trinity: R. L. M. Blair, Trinity.
Tabernacle: John T. Hughes, Ful
John B. Trogdon,
seur.
Franklin ville:
Asheboro, Rt. 1.
Grant: Will Allred, Asheboro, Rt 1.
Level Cross: G. Elwood Stanton,
Randleman, Rt. 1.
Liberty: J. M. Reece, liberty.
New Hope: J. M. Chandler, New
Hope Academy.
New Market: Chas. L. Coggins,
phis#: lM- ji''!■ -Si, '&.'$? % ■
Richland: R. H. Brown, Seagrove.
Randleman: J. F. Routh, Randle
lers.
Union: Sam Trogdon, Seagrove,
Star Route.
Randolph County’s
Debt Reaches Nearly
Two Million Dollars
Figures given in the current issue
at the University News Letter, publi
cation of the extension division of the
State University, gives total debt of
Randolph county as $1,978,860 with
additional indebtedness of $25,000 for
special districts. This indebtedness
amounts to 7.3 per cent of the entire
property valuation in the county.
Debt of incorporated towns in the
county amounts, according to the
News Letter, to $788,800, or 10.4 per
cent of entire property valuation in
the incorporated towns. In Davidson
the county debt is given at $767,640
and district indebtedness at $744,750,
these being 3.7 per cent ofithe total
valuation. The municipal debt in Da
vidson, however, amounts to $5,497,
668, or 31 per cent of valuation. Chat
ham’s county debt is $1,262,310,^with
district debt of $119,000, making 7.5
per cent of assessed valuation, while
the municipal indebtedness is $716,000,
or 26.3 per cent of valuation. Mont
gomery county has a debt of $1,476,
660, district debt of $484,000, all
to 10.8 per cent of total
valuation. The indebtedness of in
corporated towns in Montgomery
amounts to $738447, or 15.4 per cent
of property valuation.
VETERANS URGED TO MAKE
APPLICATION FOR BONUSES
Strange as it may seem, it is esti
mated that approximately 800,000 of
the nearly four and a half million men
who served in the world war have not
applied for their adjusted compensa
tion certificates. Those who have
not given tills matter attention should
do eo at once, is the advice of tiie
ygfryU.,. bureau. Any honorably dis
charged veteran who served in the.
Amy, Navy, or Marine Corps for
Mr. Cooper’s Home
And Barn Destroyed
'By Flames Saturday
Loss Win Total $4,000; With
Only $2,000 Insured—Little
Property Saved.
Farmer,. April 15.—Mr. James
.Cooper, of Mechanic, lost his home
and barn and most of the contents by
fire on Saturday afternoon. The fire
Originated in the bam, but how it was
started n6 one knows. There is no
telephone in the immediate neigh
borhood and yery little furniture could
be saved, as help could not be gotten
soon enough. The insurance carried
on the property was $2,000, and the
loss was about $4,000.
The father-and^Bon banquet given
by the boys of the agriculture classes
of Farmer school on Saturday night
was very much enjoyed by all who at
tended. The number entertained, in
cluding the young farmers themselves,
their parents, and several invited
guests, was about eighty. Quite a
number of patrons of the school at
tended the corn, poultry and shop
work show In the afternoon, and the
speeches by the boys, and by Mr. E.
P. Dixon were thoroughly enjoyed.
Mrs. C. C. Hubbard, and Miss Hope
Hubbard, of Farmer, and Mrs. W. W.
Lassiter, Mrs. Addison Barnes, Mrs.
Ida Kearns, Mrg. W. M. Bingham, of
Mechanic, and Mrs. John Vuncannon,
Mrs. Fannie McDaniel, and Miss Anna
B. Lowe, of Asheboro, Bt 3, attend
ed the Missionary Conference at the
Asheboro Friends church last week.
Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Kincheloe re
turned Friday from an extended vis
it to friends and kinfolks in Virginia
and Tennessee.
Miss Mary Welbom, of Gibsonville,
spent the week-end with her sister,
Miss Edith Welbom.
Mrs. Emma Cagle and two sons,
Ernest and Roy, and little grandson,
James C., spent Sunday with Misses
Katye Belle and Connie Cagle.
Mrs. Dorsett, who spent the latter
part of the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. I. S. Kearns, in Asheboro, has
returned home.
Text Books For
Asheboro School
Adopted Saturday
Preference Was Given To Books
Already In Use—Adoption .
Stands Five Years.
The following: article relative to
adoption of text books for the Ashe
boro city schools is submitted for
publication by Prof. R. J. Hilker, sup
erintendent, and explains in detail
steps taken with reference to selec
tion and titles of the books chosen:
Superintendent R. J. Hilker and the
teachers of Asheboro high school met
in the school building, last Saturday
morning, at ten o’clock, and adopted
books for the next five years.
A few weeks ago a preliminary
meeting of the county text-book com
mission was held in the courthouse,
and Mr. R. J. Hilker, fit Asheboro,
was elected chairman, and County
; Superintendent T. F. Bulla was made
secretary. The other members of the
commission were as follows: D. C.
Holt, Superintendent of Liberty high
school; H. H. Hamilton, Superintend
ent of Randleman high school; and R.
D. Marsh, Superintendent of Trinity
high school. At this meeting Mr.
Hilker was elected chairman; and Mr.
Bulla, secretary. No definite time
for the final adoption was set, but it
was decided to have a general meet
ing of departmental teachers on
March 30, to discuss books. Some
days later Superintendent Holt, of
the Liberty high school, asked for a
postponement of the meeting and
April 6 was selected as the date. A
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Car Stolen And Burned
Thieves stole Dewey Loflin’s car
Saturday night from the streets of
Thomasville and drove it down to
Fullers in Randolph county where it
was afterwards found burned to ash*
es. There was a small amount of in
surance on the car. Loflin was able
to identify his machine from the mo
tor number and State license plate.
Whether the thieves deliberately burn
ed the car or it accidentally caught
fire while they were speeding away
is not. known.
False
I Ups. Lela Bulla Jackson, of Ban*
let, writes this newspaper that the
‘ being circulated in Randolph
and elsewhere that her has
been imprisoned Is without
in fact, and she wishes to
emphatic denial of the truth of
such reports. <w w ■%,
STONING CHURCH SHRVICES
man TO BBGIN AT SIGHT
Beginning next Sunday, April 21st,
the evening services at the various
churches in Asheboro will begin a half
hour later than at present, which
means that the hour will be eight
o’clock. This change in hour of ser
vice is in keeping with the usual prac
tice in the summer in ls*d houses of
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Young Tar Heels
Staged Big Fair
At Fanner, 13th
Cora, Poultry And Shop Exhib
its Featured Showing: Which
Was Attended by Crowd* >
Prizes Awarded
In Almost Every Department-*
Exercises Come To An End
Banquet For Parents.
Farmer, April 16.—The annual
com, poultry and shop show, staged
, by the members of the ‘Young Tar
j Heel Farmers Club, was held at Farm
er Saturday afternoon in the pres
ence of a large crowd attending from
the community. Messrs. Warren Rush
and J. R. Comer judged the shop ex
hibits and the following prizes were
awarded: Wagon bed, George Vun
cannon, first prize, $1.00;. Grady Har
dister second prize, 50c; hog feeder,
Coney Elliott, first prize, $t.0O; Sam
Arnold, second prize, 50c, chicken
feeder, Woodrow Ridge, 50c; Baby
crib, Geo. Vuncannon and Grady
Hardister, 60c; saw horses, Buren
| Cranford, 50c hog box, John Bane,
25c; best sharpened saw, Clark
Thornburg, 50c; best ground axe,
Wayne Bingham, 30c; best sharpened
draw knife, Ralph Cashatt, 50c; Clark
Thornburg, 26c; best work bench, Bil
lie Walker, 25c.
Com Show
Mr. Worth Gamer judged the com
show and the following prizes were
awarded: White com, George Vun
cannon, $1.00, Stanton Poole, 75c, and
an additional 75c for the best selected
exhibit from an educational stand
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Randolph Students
Make Honor Roll At
University Of N. C.
During the quarter ending March
31 there were at the State University
270 students on the honor roll. Of
this number the following are from
Randolph county: Miss Henrietta
Underwood, Asheboro; W. R. Curtis
and H. J. Fox, Franklinville; and H.
C. Wall, of Sophia. Thirty-five of the
270 on the honor roll are class A stu
dents. One of these, W. R. Curtis, is
from Franklinville, Randolph county.
Softie of the others in class A are W.
H. ’
- LH|»iahnrg; and K
McNairy, Greensboro. Suae other hon
or students are: N. A. Underwood, J.
U. Gunter and Miss M. M. McLeod,
J. W. Clinard, High Point; 0. T.
State and W. E. Webb, Thomasville;
R. C. Leonard, Lexington; J. A. Long,
Carthage; C. C. Bell, Rockingham;
K. B. Rape, Welcome; and I* F.
Randon, Pittsboro.
Deaths
of
at
an
Bruce Burney
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at the Presbyterian
church in Clarkton for Bruce Burney,
aged 48 years, who was killed in an
automobile wreck Friday afternoon,
April 12th, in Melbourne, Fla. He
was bom and reared at Clarkton, N.
C., but for the past 24 years he had
been living in Florida. He is sur
vived by three brothers, Joe, of Clark
ton, F. C., of High Point, L. C. Bur
ney, of Asheboro, three sisters, Mrs.
Marietta Baldwin and Mrs. Chas. Fos
ter, of Asheboro, and Mrs. Allen Mc
Day, of Winston-Salem, and by his
wife.
Mrs. A. A. Spencer
Mrs. Flora Annis Spencer, wife
A. A. Spencer, died at her home
Carthage Sunday morning after
illness of several months. Funeral
was held from the Carthage Methodist
church, of which Mrs. Spencer had
been an active member until her
health failed Monday momirg by the
pastor, Rev. Mr. Buffaloe. Mrs.
Spencer was bom in Randolph county
May 26, 1862, and was a daughter of
the late George and Elizabeth Rob
bins. She was married in 1880 to Mr.
Spencer, and for some tiihe after her
marriage lived in the Flint Hill com
munity. Later she and her husband
moved to Asheboro where Mr. Spen
cer engaged for a short time in the
grocery business, and later in the ho
tel business, having owned and oper
ated the Central Hotel for about 15
years. Mr. Spencer sold his interests
in Asheboro and moved to Carthage
about 15 years ago, where he is in
the lumber business. Mrs. Spencer
has many friends in Asheboro who
will regret to leam of the passing of
this good woman. While in Asheboro
Mrs. Spencer Was an active member
of the M. P. church and ter* a leading
part in church and community work.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Spencer
eves seven children: Mrs. Charles M
Fox and Mrs. L. L. Whitaker, of
Asheboro; Mrs. Henry B. Martin,
Winston-Salem; Samuel Spencer,
Memphis, Jeon.; Ernest Spencer, Mu
nice, Ina.; Colin 6. Spencer and Miss
Mary Spencer, Carthage; two broth
ers, Jesse and Frank Robbins, of the
nmunity; and two sisters,
Yow, Central FaBs, and
Sowing,- High Point.
, a comedy
at the
fas' will be
Himself
Us newspaper
liffltt declared
ns or eircum
I candidate to
et of Ashfeboro.
tnderstood for
Hoffltt Would
again, there is
bites. If there
B for the place
Although it'iu
some time thji
not consider n|
still a dearths
is an avowedS
the public Mij
city election^
away, comings
firat Monday J|
tie time in Wj
about for nott
board of alderj
selected at mii
court house «
election, whicl
fication of the
meeting. May
in keeping wi|, , ,
similar mass meeting of the citizens
of Asheboro at some time prior to the
day of election It is the presumption
that nominees for mayor and town
councilmen will be selected at this
gathering. i
advised.
New Act Providing Making
Court Calendar Makes Slight
Changes In Procedure.
301 Criminal Cases
Prove Attend
f^Shose Days
Spthmoned.
Witnesses May
ance Only Fpi
For Which
li an act passed by
he North Carolina
Clerk Superior
uthhas prepared
iriminal cases to
nal term of court
in Asheboro on
, with Judge Cam
heville, presiding,
'. Long, of States
ludge McRae will
jtaup Lexington,
In compliance
the last session
general assemt
Court RufuS'-P.
a calendar of tl
be tried at the
which will copvi
Monday, Aprfi 2
eron McRaa^ of
and SolicitiKjS^
that calendars-must be .made for every
•term of criminal court in the county
in the future, just the same as for
civil court
Jail cases and cases in which good
behavior must be shown by defend
ants who have been tried at previous
terms of court will be taken iip the
first day and disposed of before other
cases are taken up. Witnesses will be
summoned for specific cases and call
ed to report on date these actions are
to be taken up in court. They may
,come to court, if they desire, before
the date set for:the trial in which they
are interested, but cannot prove at
tendance except for the days sum
moned. All witnesses who are to go
before the grand jury will be sum
moned. to appear on one of the first
four days of court; summons will
state which day. Such witnesses may
prove attendance for days summoned
only. Officers who summon wit
nesses will see that date on which
witnesses are to appear at court are
plainly stated specifically on the sum
mons.
A heavy docket faces the term of
court which will convene the 29th.
There are exactly 801 cases on the
docket, and as many as possible will
be disposed of during the term.
MEMORIAL SERVICES TO BE
HELD AT UNION GROVE
Memorial services will be held at
Union Grove Baptist church on Sea
grove, Route 1, on Sunday, May 5th.
Exercises will begin with a song ser
vice at 10:30 a. m., followed by a ser
mon by Rev. John C. Kidd, pastor, at
11 o’clock. Following the sermon a
short service will be held at the ceme
tery. In the afternoon there will be
a song service at 2 o’clock, followed
by a father and mother’s service led
by H. F. Way.
Successful Revival
Comes To A Close At
First M. E. Church
v A two weeks’ meeting which be
gan Easter Sunday dosed last Sun
day evening at the First M. E.
Church. This was one of the best old
time Methodist revivals that has been
held here in some time. Rev. B. C.
Reavis, pastor, delivered the able
sermons to an appreciative congrega
tion, each one attending receiving in
spiration through the unfaltering
'faith and consecration of the pastor.
Mr*. A. E. Stanley, of Greensboro,
soloist, assisted in the services, and
with her sweet Voice sangher way into
the hearts of all those who heard her.
The results of this meeting were very
gratifying. There were thirty-four
professions several reclamations, and
quite a number by At profession of
faith will join the church next Sun
day at the morning service.
Automobile wrecks in North Caro
lina caused 47 deaths last month and
killed, 14
Sixth District 0.
D. C. Held Meeting
First EG. Church
Each Of The Nine Chapters In
6th District Was Represented
At This Meeting.
Mis. Reid Presided
Mach Business Transacted And
Interesting And Instinctive
Talks Are Heard.
The meeting of the Sixth District
U. D. C., held in the auditorium of
the First Methodist Church in Ashe
boro Tuesday, was a marked success
in many ways. Each of the nine chap
ters in the district was represented at
this meeting which was presided over
by Mrs. Reuben Reid, District Direct
or. In addition to the usual business
which is transacted at such meetings,
Mrs. E. L. McKee, of Sylva, President
of the N. C. Division U. D. C., was
present and delighted the ladies with
a message. Mrs. McKee presented
the work of the organization in a
most attractive manner, even mak
ing her appeals for the financial sup
port of the work in a charming man
ner. It is the hope of Mrs. McKee
that the N. C. Division may, while
she is president this year, publish a
brief history based on the true facts
leading up to the causes and condi
tions of the War between the States.
The history and work at Fort Fisher,
and the Maury Memorial were dis
cussed by Mrs. McKee. Mrs. Gar
land Daniel, of Greensboro, treasurer,
was delighted to report that this dis
trict has paid up 100 per cent. In ad
dition to Mrs. McKee’s address, Mrs.
Dolph Long, Ex-President of the N.
C. Division; Mrs. J. S. Welbom, Edu
cational Chairman, and Mrs. W. S.
Bernard, Historian, presented their
phases of the work in interesting and
instructive talks. During the lunch
eon hour in the social room of the
church, Mrs. Henry Owsley delighted
the ladies with a group of Southern
readings.
Among those attending were:
Mesdames E. L. McKee, Sylva, J. S.
Welbom, O. E. Mendenhall, C. H.
Bass, High Point, Reuben Reid, E. V.
Hobbs, R. I. Smith, T. H. Barker, F.
M. Flinn, Leaksville, W. R. Goley, J.
D. Kemodle, Geo. S. Attmore, J.
Dolph Long, A. M. Burrow, Junius
Hardin, W. E. White, Graham, W. S.
Bernard Chapel Hill, Mrs. C. L. Lewis,
High Point, L. G. Nicholson, Graham,
J. W.. Albertson, J. W. Hedrick, J. D.
firown, S. G-Daniel, High Point, Miss
Mamie Pftfce?, Mrk. X W;’Holt; Me*«
dames J. J. Henderson, Graham, H. L.
Gwyn, A. L. Florence, Geo. A. Ander
son, Yanceville, P. A. Holt, Walter
Harden, Graham, Chester C. Haworth,
, Burlington, D. E. Richardson, High
Point, M. R. Rives, Graham, Mrs.
J. F. Hayden, C. A. Ring, J. A. Mor
ris, N. H. Phillips, J. W. Harris, Geo.
A. Matton, Chas. Ragan, J. E. Kirk
man High Point, T. G. Frasier, Gar
land Daniel, Miss Lizzie M. Lindsay,
Z. V. Conyers, Greensboro, Rodney
Snow, Chas. Kephart, High Point, C.
G. Matthews, J. W. Satterfield, E. F.
Hall, Miss Sallie Sharpe, Mrs.
R. S. Montgomery, Reidsville.
Building And Loan
Association Names
Officers For Year
L. F. Ross Again Heads Ran
dolph County B. & L., And
Kearns Secretary.
The annual meeting: of the Randolph
County Building: and Loan Associa
tion was held in the court house in
Asheboro on the night of April 9 with
several stockholders present and a
majority of the shares represented.
Report of the secretary, Lee M.
Kearns was read and approved, the
report showing a remarkable growth
of the institution during the past
year. Detailed report of the activi
ties of the association were given in
these columns several weeks ago.
Officers elected for the ensuing
year were: President, L. F. Ross; vice
president, E. C. Williamson; secre
tary and treasurer, Lee M. Kearns;
attorney, T. A. Bums; directors, T. F.
Bulla, J. K. Wood, H. M. Robins, H.
L. Ingram, M. G. Edwards, E. H. Mor
ris, J. M. Neely, Lee M. Kearns and
E. W. Davis. Appraisers for Lib
erty were named, these being E. C.
Williamson, J. E. Allen and E. C.
Frazier; Ramseur appraisers appoint
ed were E. C. Watkins and E. B. Leon
ard.
It was disclosed at the meeting
that the new series of the association,
opened the first of February and clos
ed April 9th, had reached nearly 1100
shares, this being one of the best in
the history of the association.
Services At The First M. E. Church
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Preach
ing at 11:00 a. m. and 8:00 p. m. by
the pastor.
’ “Growth in the Kingdom” will be
the subject of the morning sermon.
As a result of the series of revival
services quite a number are uniting
with the church on profession of
faith. These will be received at the
marninar service
morning service.
(Jeorgre Ross Will
HelpGoy. Gardner
In Farm Program
Native Randolph Man To Direct
Fanning Program At All
State-Owned Institutions.
What Governor Gardner character
ized as probably his most important
appointment was that made by him
Tuesday when he named George Boss,
director of State farms. Mr. Boss,
already head of the State marketing
bureau, will have general supervision
of the agricultural program at the
State prison farms, visit all State
institutions owning farm land and en
gaged in farming with view to sup
ervising in a general way the agricul
tural endeavors at these places. Gov
ernor Gardner hopes through such
supervision and demonstration that
more food crops may be produced on
State-owned farms, and at the same
time to demonstrate to the farmers of
the State that the growing of food
crops is just as important as the
production of cash crops. He is mind
ful that North Carolina people send
$250,000,000 a year out of the State
for products which they could grow
at home, and it profits little to pro
duce cash income crops and have to
send the money derived from same out
of the State for crops which could be
produced at home.
Governor Gardner is a great believ
er in more and better cows. He
doesn’t like this one cow to six fam
ilies proportion which exists in North
Carolina. It is a part of his farming
program to see that North Carolina
children shall eventually consume
more milk and butter than fatback.
He has in George Boss a man of
demonstrated ability to assist in put
ting over his farm program. Mr.
Boss, who is a son of Mr, B. B. Boss
of Asheboro, is an honor graduate of
State College, and is thoroughly train
ed in practical and scientific agricul
ture.
Franklinville Hi
Finals To Begin
Thursday, Apr. 25
Primary.Grade Exercises Will
Come r Followed By
Grammar Grade Program.
Fumas Is Speaker
Gttilford College Man To Deliver
Franklinville, April 15.—The Frank
linville high school commencement be
gins Thursday evening, April 25, with
primary grade exercises; Friday even
ing, April 26, grammar grade exer
cises; Tuesday evening, April 30, con
test for medals; Thursday evening,
May 2, annual address, by Prof. Phil
lip Fumas, of Guilford College, and
presentation of seventh grade dip
lomas and certificates of attendance
by Prof. T. F. Bulla; Friday evening,
May 3, graduating class exercises,
presentation of diplomas by John W.
Clark; Saturday evening, May 4, a
play, “Poor Married Man”, a comedy
in three acts, by high school pupils;
and Sunday morning, eleven o’clock,
at M. E. church, commencement ser
mon, by Dr. J. A. Campbell, president
of Campbell College.
Mrs. Theodore Craven, who was
taken to Memorial Hospital, Aahe
boro, a week ago and underwent an
operation for appendicitis, died Sat
urday evening. Funeral service was
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FARMER HONOR ROLL
Following is the honor roll seventh
month of Farmer consolidated school
at Farmer:
First Grade: Dorothy Copple, Ra
chel Lowe, Hester Snider, J. B. Allen,
Maggie Trotter, Annie Mae Hunt,
Olin Hoover, Johnnie Pickett.
Second Grade: David Williams,
Frances Parrish, Ruby Jean Vun
Cannon, Ruth Ritch, Edward Hunt.
Third Grade: Mammie Bescher.
Fourth Grade: Vivian Lowe, Tom
Welbom, Bamum Bingham.
Fifth Grade: Pallie Lowe, Grace
Gamer, Faye Gamer, Florine Kearns.
Sixth Grade: Whitman Kearns, Les
ter Cranford, Nannie Welbom.
Seventh Grade: Dorothy Luther,
Betsy Bane, Moaelle Homey, Marinda
Harris, Cbas. Kearns, Jr., Claude Wil
liams.
Eighth Grade: Marion Garner,
Pearl Hardister, Myrle Johnson, Elva
Harris, Millie Vuncannon, Annie
Hughes, Algie Pickett, Glenn Daw
son.
Ninth Grade: Mary Lewis Skeen,
Ruth Trogdon, Walta Parrish, Stan
ton Poole, Grady Hardister, Robert
Nance, Ruth Gamer, Clam Ritch,
Grace Nance, Pauline Arnold.
•' Tenth Grade: Elinor Glynn
Bane, Annie Leigh Williams,
Sarah Kearns, Chrissie Trogdon, Lou
ise Thornburg, Annie Pickett.
Eleventh Grade: Moaelle Johnson,
Imogens Lewis.
Gilbert Tucker, 6», who died at his
home in High Point Tuesday morn
ing, was native of Montgomery coun
Stfaving been bora there Feb. IB,
1866, son of the lata Jesse and Zel
phia Tucker.
Chatham FaAer
Has Keamflenee
About Front Yard
And Rest Of It Strang About
His Fields—Place Yields Up
Quantity Other Goods.
Farmer Is Jailed
After He Could Not Account
For Scores Of Articles Found
Hidden On His Place.
A quantity of wire fencing mined
by EL M. Keanu, Caraway fanner
who has also extensive business inter*
ests in Asheboro, was discovered by
Chatham county officers on the prem
ises of R.. L. Rouse, who lives seven
miles northeast of Pitts boro just off
new highway No. 93. Fencing was
identified by Mr. Kearns, who went
over to the Rouse place Monday on
being called by Sheriff Blair, and
again on Tuesday morning to appear
as witness against Rouse, who was
placed in jail in default' of $1,0001
bond.
The wire fencing was missed by Mr.
Kearns toward the latter part of
March after he had placed it on a plot
of land some distance from his homo
some time late in November with ths
intention of putting it up this spring.
When he found the wire gone, he im
mediately advertised a reward for in
formation leading to recovery of the
wire and conviction of the guilty par
ties. It was when Sheriff BlaiPa de
puties went to the Rouse place Satur
day on charge of robbing a postoffice
that the wire was discovered. The
son, however, knocked the deputy
sheriff down, took his pistol and es
caped in a car. A search of the Rouse
premises disclosed his fields were
well fenced with good wire, and not a
cow nor a hog inside any of the fields.
Other wire was found hidden in brush
heaps and at other, points about the
place. Search of the attic and under
the house and in out of way place*
led to the discovery of plows, har
ness, plow gears, shoes, overalls,
shirts, thread, tobacco, gun shells,
canned goods, a motion picture film
and dozens of other articles. The
elder Rouse claimed these had been
brought to the place by his son, and
he* offered to pay Mr. Kearns for his
wire, the most of which had been
strung about the place, a part of it
having been used to fence in the
front yard.
Rouse and his family moved to
Chatham county last October front
^I>*vid»oncounty and setttoi on ^this
I which, though near a new State high
way, is in an isolated place and ap
parently well situated for the pur
poses for which it evidently had been
used.
CoL J. W. Harrelson
Pays First Visit To
State Game Farm
For the first time since his ap
pointment as director of the Stata
department of conservation and de
velopment a few weeks ago, Col. J. W.
Harrelson, of Raleigh, made a short
call at the State game farm, two
miles south of Asheboro, yesterday.
He was accompanied by Assistant Di
rector John Hargett, State Came
Warden R. L. England and Paul Kel
ly, editor of the publication gotten
out by the department of conservation,
and development. Col. Harrelson and
his companion officials were greatly
impressed with the farm and the
work which is being carried on there
by the manager, W. C. Grimes, who
is one of the few men in the South
successful in game propagation. A
few improvements in prospect for the
game farm were outlined by C©L Har
relson, who with his party left after
a stay of something like an hour for
the Sauratown game refuge in Stokes
county. After leaving there they will
make an inspection of the fish hatch- >
eries in the western part of the State.
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Important Meeting Of
Junior Order Is Called
Every member of Asheboro Council
Jr. O. U. A. M. is requested to
present next Tuesday evening at 7:
for an important business
After this there will be a dabs :
There are about seventeen ]
members to be initiated and 1
teres ting meeting is
ah recently elected member
quested to be on hand at eight o’c
for initiation.
Millsaps Unloaded Car
Of Grain Here