U R I E H Cohnaaa ' t ' I n tmwMbvim i $2.00 A YEAR IN ADV little Sickness Camp Declared By Army Offi cers To Be One Of Cleanest la The Entire Country The local National Guard unit, Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, llDth Infantry, returned to Askeboro Sunday morning from Camp Glenn, near Morehead City, after two weeks of intensive training. Twenty-three men and two officers were in rimUrf in the Asheboro company. These were a part of the more than BOO men from various parts of the state in training at Camp Glenn. While the training was intensive and some times lasted from 5 o’clock in the morning until 0 o’clock in the evening, with an hour’s intermission for dinner, there were days when there was no work after 2:80 o’clock in the afternoon, except the care and - ‘ of equipment, and ample i been made for recreation _ i hours. Athletic commit _’staged, ball teams organised and games played, and boating and fishing parties organised and carried out. There were no restrictions on going out of camp at night as long as the soldiers conducted themselves like gentlemen end came in by 10 o’clock. Military police and civil authorities were unanimous in declaring that there had never been at Camp Glenn at any ti"** a finer and more orderly regiment of men than that which com posed the 120th Infantry at this past encampment. High army officers, on tour of inspection of the camp, de clared that there was not a dernier y-P in the entire country than Camp and no higher personnel than ♦hst which was under training there. finA these army officers made the closest of inspections from the condi tion of tjk men’s tents, through the mess halls; bath houses, and, in fact, even to the ptersons of those in train ing. i . ' most witting workers tat the«n tin encampment. Though scarcely a half dozen of the men in the unit had ever shot an army rifle, each man while on the rifle range conducted Mmeqlf in a splendid manner, and many of them made good scores. Tit communication work, the company did equally as well, or belter. As an indication of the healthful -• the camp site and the care that tken of the personnel of the *»»•** ay and the care which each man took of himself, there were but two men on the sick report of the company during the entire week, and these were not incapacitated on account of the illnesses which they suffered. One man in the company suffered one day from a biUious attack, while another was troubled with boils which did not originate at camp. The Asheboro unit will f0"*™1® during the year its usual weekly drills. lo.fTwg an hour and a half each Mon day night, in an effort to be still better prepared next year for the work which it will be called upon to do at tffnimJ encampment. BOSS FRONA UNEBBRRY IS BRIDE OF MR. A. E. FIELDS Climax, July 22-Cowin* « * to their many friend* in Una community was the mania** a* wim Fiona Iineberry to Mr. A. E* Welds, of PleM«*t Garden, Rorrtj^. Th* marriage occurred in Aaneooro with Rev. 0. G. Tillman offi^atta*. The bride and groom wore ■**“£•? by tt« bride’s sister. Treva Ltaeberry, and the groom’s niece, Kathleen Saids. Mrs. Fields is the daughter SlSr. and Mrs. R. K. Lineberry, of Climax, Route 1. After a weddta* trip to Wilmington and other points -•-> will be at home near Climax. r>it.iji nw VBCROESTO T. J. Finch Died Saturday At Trinity After Dines* Extending Many Month* T. J. Finch, one of the county’s most, substantial and public spirited dti-j sens, died at his home in Trinity town ship, early Saturday morning follow ing an extended illness. When the complication of diseases which culminated in his death arose four years ago, Mr. Finch submitted to an operation at Johns Hopkins hos pital and rallied sufficiently Jo return home and later made a trip abroad to complete his restoration to health and strength. While he has not since been a well man, he was able to look after business and by taking treatment from time to time in various hospitals 'has extended his days longer than his many friends thought in the beginning : of his illness. Five weeks ago he went to Lawrence hospital in Win ston-Salem and while he showed some improvement his desire to return to his home was so pronounced that members of his family granted this request and brought him home where he day by day grew weaker until the end. '' He was born in Tabernacle town ship, this county, the son of Alfred B. and Lucy Andrews Finch. His ex perience and interest in farm life dur ing his early boyhood and manhood continued and although % multiplicity of other interests cams jmto his life, his love for the farm continued. Mr. Finch was educated in the public schools of Randolph county, at i tending also two terms of higher grade school taught at Pleasant Hill by the late Julius C. Holmes. From there he went to old Trinity College in this county where he was enrolled as a student during 1881 and 1888. • On account of declining years of his: uncle, Thomas Finch, he left school to I take charge of his farm, remaining with Mm for five years, when he died, A Bumper Crop Of ! Peaches This Year < At Ferree Orchard FARMER NEWS Money Realized From Play Used For Church Purposes Farmer, July 22.—The play “Yim mie Yohnson’s Yob,” given by the Ep-, worth League of Concord church on Saturday night, was enjoyed by a good used audience. The proceeds, amount-! tng to |35.00, will go to the fund for seats for the church. Rev. M- S. Kincheloe and Mrs. Kin cheloe are at Juttaluska, whore they will be for the next six weeks; Mr. James O. Hubbard, of St. Pe tersburg, Fla., spent Friday night with liis uncle, Dr. C. C. Hubbard. A son was bora to Mr. and Mrs. S. \. Cooper on Sunday, July 21, dying birth. The body was taken Monday to Graham for interment in the Cooper Family plot. Mr. Osborne, who has purchased an interest in the Farmer roller mill, moved his family last week to the Rinds Kearns house. TRINITY NEWS Trinity, July 22.—The writer was nit at what has been spoken of as the 'Cross Roads" or “Five.Foists;' It a a rather pretty place* llw» houses n sight, beautiful flowers, and pres snts a picturesque appearance. We ;hink “River View” a better name, as he Uwharrie glides by in plain view. Mr. George Andrews aqd family, of Kami Beach, Fla., visited Mr. Mar rin Andrews here last week.# Mrs. Lee Royals with her daughters, ue with some others spending a few lays at Lake Waoeamaw. - Miss Effio Smith, of Salisbury, and Mrs. E. C. Barker, of Columbia S. C., risite'l Mrs Roland Payne last week. Rivaling the famous “Sandhill peaches” is the pleach orchard of the late A. M. Ferree, a mile south of| Asheboro on Highway 70. This orchard of 18t$ five-year-old Georgia Belle and BUterte trees is in its prime and while announcements were made that the be ready around the 1st of August, the peaches have come in " , and are not on-1 in the Sandhill section is repotted short of last year, this orchard is bearing the heaviest crop of any year recorded as yet. Since the death of Mr. Ferree some months ago, the or chard has been operated by his sons, A. I. Ferree and R. S. Ferree, of Asheboro. BOMB COMING DAT At MT. GILEAD, AUG. 11TB anting Sr db^ed elder, Mr. J. B. Craven, of G: boro, will prench it ttl U -J service, end there will be si bv the Mt Gilead choir. B. L. of Thomasville will deliver an a. Singers from otter church* expected to take part in the cises of the day. A picnic < will be served on the charch gi leaving his plantation to his nephew. ,Mr. Finch has improved the farm from year to year, and as a consequence has one of the most beautiful country homes in the state. He was married in early life to \Mlss Brown, . a daughter of the late Dempsey Brown, of Trinity town ship, who with three sons, Austin, Doak and George Finch, all of Thom as ville, survive. Two other sons, (Please turn to page 4) Ramseur Woman Is Badly Scalded With A Kettle Of Water Ramseur, July 24. — The many { friends of Mrs. B. H. McCam will re gret to hear that she was very badly scalded last Friday with a kettle of boiling water. She is recovering nicely and expects to be out again in a week or ten days. / Misses Verdie and Helen Stewart,! of Spencer, are visiting at the home' .of A. H. Hodgin this week. Mrs. D. W. McCam, of Liberty, is visiting her son, B. H. McCam, this week. ARREST ALEX VICKERY ON PROHIBITION CHARGE , Alex Vickery, wanted for nearly three months on charges of making and dealing in whiskey, was captured Tuesday afternoon on the farm of Larkin Kivett, near Liberty, after [federal agents and county deputies had surrounded the place. Kivett, [also wanted for alleged violation of the prohibition laws, ran and made good his escape. Vickery left Liberty about three months ago with the daughter of a farmer of the commun ity and is thought to have gone to 'Maine. He was back in Liberty try ing to dispose of some property when he was apprehended and taken to Greensboro to jaiL Big Representation From Local Church At Training School The Asheboro Methodist Protestant Church bears the distinction of hav _iool held at the High Point College, for ten days, closing Sunday. All rep resentatives from the church received credit for the courses taken. Those attending the conference were: Misses Elizabeth Hammond, Hazel Lee Mc Cain, Helen Amick, Elizabeth Ross, Sara Jones, Edith McDowell, Lucy Clyde Ross, Elizabeth Phillips, Annie Gilbert Ross and Esther Ross. Such is Fame Calvin Coolidge, until four and a half months ago President of the United States, returned to Washington Wednesday on official business, and passed almost unnoticed save for a battery of news cameras. The crowds which were wont to greet his return while he was President were absent, and only a small group of people were at the station to greet the former head of the nation when he returned to the scenes of his former glory. EXAMINATION FOR RURAL CARRIER ON LIBERTY ROUTE The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an exam ination to fill the position of rural carrier at Liberty, the examination to be held in Greensboro on a date to be designated later. Receipt of applications for the examination will close August 9th. Only those citizens who actually live in the ter* ritory of the ppstoffice where the vacancy exists may compete in the examination. Application forms may be obtained from the Liberty post master. Rev. J. D. Williams To Preach At Local Church Rev. it D. William* paator of the West End Methodist Protestant church in Grebnsboro, will preach in the local M. P. church Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. He is well and favorably known in Asheboro having conducted a series of services here a few years ago. The evening service will he given over to reports by the young people who attended the leadership training school ; at High Point College last week. Bey. W. P. Kennett filled the pulpit last 1 Sunday morning, preaching a real gos pel sermon. Rev. J. E. Pritchard, the pastor is spending some time in the western part of the stats. r 28. This reunion bids fair to in interesting event, and is took forward to by all members and lections of this family as a pleas social event as well as being of tfical interest. A basket picnic loon will be a part of the day’s pram as well as the usual speech Mrs. Mor A Leg From Slipped And Church To Attca era church hymnals and self a« she felt j mediately to jkj Greensboro and pfi Dr. Cole, a bo#i report was tfubnfh fortably. While h« plore her acddMu there is no suijpji while she was* ire: and service to thos< is characteristic of is it unusual for 1 with church mjplc., dence in Apheotat) years, she haa«WK' the music in the ] which she has been music everywhere The Courier jtipli I the hope that idle i ed to health a#d ■! ni agree that eHwt it occurred dering sympathy r*. Moring. Nor identified f since bet teii •bund forty-five f 'lad charge of ELclrarch, with Qiped, but with the community, many friends in soon be restor Will Pile Court Bonds It is understood tl Craven, representing payers of the county, court restraining, R commissioners front posed $100,000 of b«»] bonds or noted, for m out a vote of the phi law thirty days is ■ ing the action aft^J lication of thq'boBdlj ven is now in Flondal and will not Ibtvn^j .but he is quoted Phil ing said tba^EftjjMH manner, ./the case in court of course will be a question of law to be finally determined by the Supreme Court which would make it late next fall be* fore it could hope to be settled, and probably a year from now. SHILOH HEWS Revival Services To Begin At Shiloh Church Second Sunday Moffit, July 22.—Mr. Lewis Rumley and family and Mr. Jones, of Stokes dale, visited at Mr. M. B. Rumley’s last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Craven, of Greensboro, were guests Sunday at the home of D. S. Craven. Mr. E. C. Beane and family spent the week-end in High Point. The revival meeting will be held at Shiloh beginning the second Sunday in August, with Rev. Puller Johnson in charge of the preaching. The woman’s missionary society of the Shiloh church will sell ice cream, candy and sandwiches next Saturday night, July 27, at -the home of M. B. Rumley, the proceeds to be used for benefit of the church. Alleged That Randolph Mail Violated Mann Act A T. Vickery, who lives near Liberty, was arrested Sunday morn ing by V. C. Bradley, chief deputy U. S. marshal, assisted by county officers, on warrant charging viola A visitor in Asheboro for the first time in 17 years is Mr. Malloy John son, now of Rochelle, Ga., where he is in the automobile business. Mr. Johnson who lived in Asheboro and graduated from the Asheboro high school notes many changes in the town. Talking to some school mates on the main street of the town, he recalled that when he left Asheboro 17 years ago that this street was not paved, and large stones were Fails To Appear In Court Theodore Gibson, son of the late High Point chief of police, skipped his bond and failed to appear at a preli minary hearing before magistrate’s court in Thomasville a few days ago 1 Property In County Valued At Nearly Million Eighty School Houses For White Worth $810,441, And 19 Schools For The Negroes Grand Total $829,991 In AD Rural Schools In The County Past Year Reached Total of 8,479 Hie statistical report of T. Fletch er Bulla, county superintendent of schools, for the year 1928-29, con- 1 tains pome interesting information for the people of Randolph county. The report shows there are 80 rural School houses in the county, 68 frame and 12 brick, valued at $810,441. Ne-, gro school houses number 19, seven-' teen frame and 2 brick, valued at $19,560, making a total valuation for. both white and colored school houses of $829,991. These school houses con tain 226 class rooms. There remain in the county a total of 45 one-teach er schools, 33 of these being for white children and 12 for negroes. Cost of new school houses built dur ing the year amounted to $70,000. There are thirty libraries in the county schools, containing a total of 7,459 volumes, 500 of which were added during the year. There are sCven accredited high schools in the county. Eleven schools were consol idated during the year. Transportation Forty-five trucks were used during the year for transportation of school .children, serving 14 schools. These trudkia transported 1,718 pupils daily to arid from school, making an aver age of 1,199 miles each day. The trucks were operated an average of 118 days. Enrollment ' Total rural school enrollment reached 8,479 pupils, 7565 white and £14 colored, Nupiber of pupils in Khools with tems of 125 days and Mh numbered 3,760, of which 2,836 were white pupils. 3,866 pupils were enrolled in schools with terms rang ing from 166 to 166-days. The aver age term of elementary schools dur ing the year was 126 days, while the ftttb school, average! was 160 days, !«r an amSMMt for the elementary The school census for the county discloses in the rural districts a total of 10,699 persons of school age, from 6 to 21 years old. In Ashe boro, the census reveals 1,262 between these ages, or a total for the county of 11,961. Enrollment in the elementary rural schools during the year was 7,395, and 1,084 were en rolled in the high schools. The aver age daily attendance in the rural elementary schools reached 6,569, and in the high schools, 922, or a total of 6,491. Teachers employed in the rural schools numberel 266, of which 221 were employed in the elementary schools and 45 in the high schools. Twenty-nine of these teachers were negroes and were em ployed in the negro schools. Bananas Flourish In Balmy Climate Of The City Of Asheboro Attracting: attention in Asheboro from its unusual growth in this state is the banana tree growing in front of the Davis Motor Company, on Sunset Avenue. Mr. Luther Floyd, who has bought this business within the past few months, brought the tree, then a small sprout, with him when he moved his family here about a year ago from Lake View, S. C. The tree now tower ing several feet high is bearing two “hands” of bananas, each containing six or eight specimens of the fruit. The bananas are not growing in bunches on this tree on account of the climate here, the warm season being too short for the bunch to mature. Mr. Floyd explained that the trees are very tender and susceptible to the cold, dying often from a frost. Last winter, the tree was taken into the brick garage and carefully nursed un til all danger of frost was over, then brought bade outside where it is flourishing, and according to Mr. Floyd will bear 16 or 18 bananas if no “bad luck befalls." In addition to this mature tree there are several small sprouts growing around. These also, will receive careful attention during the winter in hopes of several similar trees next summer. Girt Returns Home After Escapade Of Last Week Unconcerned and maintaining that she had not been mistreated in my way, Miss Hohn Lula Moore, daughter of W. J. Moore, of Liber ty, returned several days ago to the home of her father, after her disap pearance Saturday night, July 13th, from a dance at Kimesville Lake with Harold Carter, of Mebane. Carter is to have wanted Miss Moore to marry him, and when she refused he shot himself over the heart and is now a patient in Watts hospital, Durham, where it is said he will re cover. Miss Moore and Mr. Carter srere on their way to Durham when the latter attempted to mid his life Re morse over his eondttet is thought to Can Add Teachers’ Training Course To High School Work Miss Coltrane In Asheboro In In terest Of Adding Course To High School Here Miss Berta Coltrane, of Trinity township, was in Asheboro Tuesday in interest of putting in a department of teacher training in either the local or another high school in Randolph coun ty. This department affords educa tional opportunities for standard high school graduates, enabling them to re main at home and take work which will entitle them to two kinds of a year’s credit at any of the normal i schools in the state. Twenty-one! counties in the state have availed themselves of this opportunity which is practically no expense to the coun ty, the state bearing the expense. Miss Coltrane is especially interested in having this department in one of the high schools in her home county know ing as she does benefits derived from it. She has taught this work the piast four years, the last two of which was at Pittsboro. Meeting Of District League Union Held In Asheboro Monday Monday evening a meeting of the District League Union composed of Epworth Leagues from Ramseur, Fnanklinville, Randleman, Farmer and Asheboro was held at the First Methodist Church. Delegates from each League were present making an attendance of 75 people. Rev. B. C. Reavis, of the Asheboro church, led the devotional, after which A. W. Craven, of Ramseur, district presi dent, took charge of the meeting, disposing of the business. When the business was concluded games and refreshments were enjoyed in the so cial room of the church. Returns To ^Native County Following An Absence Of 19 Years county f mt a visit to relatives. When Mr. lohnson arrived Saturday and went W the home of Ids toother, R. reception when he visited his broth er-in-law, J. J. Miller. After a few days’ visit to relatives in Asheboro, Mr. Johnson motored to Farmer, where he was bom and reared, and here again, his two brothers, E. B. and Tony, failed to recognize him af ter the long absence. Mr. Johnson is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ruffin Johnson of Farmer, the entire family having been life-long resi dents of Randolph county. He is a contractor of San Diego where he has made his home since leaving Ran dolph. He expects to remain in the county for two weeks visiting rela tives and friends. Mr. Johnson is greatly impressed with the changes in his home county, as well as in the state, where he says he found far superior roads to any state between here and California The trip was made by motor, accompanied by his son, Carl, and Bob Holston. Annual Reunion Of Kearns Arid Wood Families Aug. 4 Hie annual reunion of Kearns and Wood families will be held Sunday, August 4, at 10:00 a. m., at the city park in Asheboro. All members of both families, as well as friends, are invited to attend this delightful oc casion. Each family is requested to bring a well-filled basket for the pic nic dinner which will be spread at the noon hour. Dr. Crowell, of High Point, will be one of the speakers. Bus Line Announces An Excursion To Wilnvngton The Asheboro Bus Station announ ces again this week that they will make a week-end trip to WrightsviHe Beach. This bus, which will comfort ably accomodate 20 people will leave Asheboro at 1.30 Saturday, arriving at the Beach in time for supper, and after spending the night and Sunday, will return to Asheboro late Sunday night. Hie round trip fare being set i'at an attractive price is ‘ attracting many people who prefer this trip to going in their own cars. The price of the trip is $5.00 Paul Turner To Appear Here in Concert August 2 The American Legion Auxiliary an nounce that they have made an en gagement with Paul Turner, “MyBt«ry Man,” of the State Penitentiary, to ap pear in a concert in Aaheboro Friday evening, August 2. Many people will recall hearing Turner’s baritone voice over the radio during the past winter, and will be glad to hear him in this re cital. TO MAKE WHISKEY FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES Bwretwl A Strong Protest Is Filed Against Issuing of Bonds Craven Says Present County Tax I Rate Not Sufficient To Pay Expenses And Interest Bpard Goes Ahead Orders Bond Sale Advertised —. Authorize The Borrowing v 1 Of $75,000 On Notes The board of commissioners for Randolph county met Tuesday, July 16th, to hear protests against the pro posed bond issue of $100,000 for pur pose of erecting school houses at Franklinville, Archdale and Cedar Falls. The only protest filed was ia written form and by Major Bruce Cra ven, of Trinity. The board finally passed the resolution authorising the bond issue and directed the clerk to the board to publish notice for two consecutive weeks in the Tribune. Any action to invalidate the bonds or to hold up their issue must be com menced within 30 days from first notice of publication. It is understood that such action will be instituted by Mr. Craven. Nobody Knows County Debt Mr. Craven’s protest was published in full in the issue of this newspaper on July 11. He called attention to the huge indebtedness of the county, as serting that while figures were given relative the school indebtedness, no body knows what the county debt ac tually is, but that an estimate would be $2,000,000. The present county levy, Mr. Craven declared in his pro test, “is not sufficient to pay county expenses, and money is being borrowed ,constantly to meet the deficits.” He calls attention to the Public Local Laws of 1927 in which it is. made a violation of the statutes to issue bonds in any county without a vote of the people. Permission for issuing these bonds was not obtained from the State sinking fund coptmisdon in a manner prescribed by law, Mr. Craven alleges, and lastly that the bond order was not valid end in proper legal form. Borrow More Money The commissioners passed a resolu tion authorising the borrowing of ,$76,000 bn tax anticipation notes, dat ed July 27,1929, and due Oct.27,1929, ,to defray expenses of the county Until Bond Matters A petition signed by a number of interested citizens was presented the board asking for a sand clay highway ,from R. P. Clark’s to the Guilford county line, where connection would be made with a highway in that county. It was set out in the petition that the route is used by mail carrier and that it is impassable a part of the time. Celebrate Birthday of Mr. W. M. Wright On Route 1 The children, relatives and fnenda of Mr. W. M. Wright gathered at his home on Asheboro, Route 1, last Sun day to celebrate with him his 61st birthday. A table was erected on the yard upon which was spread a boun tiful supply of good things to eat. Approximately 225 people were pres ent on the occasion. Mr. Wright is a highly esteemed citizen of his com munity. He has five sons, John, Hen ry, Willard, Andrew and Tate Wright, and three daughters, Misses Ethel, Hattie and Fleta Wright; and nine grandchildren all of whom-wens present at the birthday dinner. Community Singing Clark Welboro, of Lawrence, Kan, will conduct a community singing in the high school auditorium at Trin ity on Sunday, August 4, beginning at 10 o’clock a. m. Singers from al parts of the county are invited te take part, and the public 1b requested to be present. Tobacco Prices Better , The 1929 tobacco season in Geor gia opened Tuesday with prices 20 te 26 per cent higher than those of last year. Receipts at the several Geor gia warehouses on opening day were unusually large, 95 per cent of the offerings being primings from the bottom of the stalks. Residence Destroyed Fire originating from a defective jtove floe at noon Tuesday destroyed the residence of Vivian Burkhssd, at Candor, causing a damage estimated at $11,000, with $2,800 insurance. A small part of the furniture was sav SUCCESSFUL REVIVAL BEING HELD AT NEIGHBORS GROVE The revival meeting in progress at Neighbors Grove church is meeting with considerable success. The m«et» ing is the beet that, lias been held at this church for years, and the qhungt is being encouraged. Rev. S. Ouk.ee, of Thomasville, is doing some good preaching. Services will. continue each night at 7:45 o’clock, and neat Sunday there will be three services, \