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--;-— . THE COURIER Advertising Columns Bring Results THE COUBIEK Leads la Both News And Circulation MB ISSUED WEEKLY PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN $2.00 A YEAR IN AdRnCB VOLUME LTV Asheboro, K. C Thursday, August 15, 1929 ER 31 Robbers Accorded Warm Reception In Attempt To Rob Ramseur Bank Cashier Refuses To Give Up Money, While His Son Opens Fire On The Robbers. Robbery Is Foiled Paul And Everett Free Caught In Chase, And Are Held For Court Without Bond. Paul Free, native of Ramseur but for several years past resident of Pennsylvania, and W. Everett Free, of Greensboro, uncle of Paul and him self a former resident of Ramseur, were bound over to Superior Court without privilege of bond at a prelim inary hearing before Magistrate W. C. York in Asheboro yesterday morn ing on charge of attempting to hold up the Bank of Ramseur Tuesday af ternoon. The defendants were not represented by counsel and entered plea of not guilty. They offered no evidence in their own .behalf and paid little attention apparently to the tes-; timony which the State offered to weave a net about them. ; The defendants were given hearing also on charge of breaking and enter ing the Carter Mercantile Company at Ramseur on the night of July 1st and taking therefrom several hundred dol- J lars worth of goods, a part of which was found in two new suit cases found In the car in which they attempted ♦Mr getaway from the scene of the attempted holdup Tuesday afternoon. The goods were identified by Mr. C. B. Smith, manager of Carter Mercan tile Company. The Frees were identi fied by J. C. Siegler, fingerprint ex pert of Greensboro, as being implicat-1 ed in the robbery of Brewer’s store,' near Siler City, on the night of July1 2nd, at which time $1200 worth of merchandise was taken. No mention .of this robbery, however, was made at the preliminary hearing yesterday. The Attempited Robbery Mr. EX B. Leonard, cashier of the Bank of Ramseur, at Ramseur, one of the oldest and strongest financial institutions in the county, was count ing his loose cash preparatory to bal ancing his books for the day at about 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon when Paul Free walked into the bank and asked for change for a dollar bill. Free was wearing colored glasses, but Mr. Leonard, who has a wonderful lmitrlf of remembering faces, recog nised him, although he. had not seen the young man in ten years. ness conditions were in Ramseur vicinity. When Mr. Leonard asked him where he was making his home now, Free answered that anywhere he hung his hat was home to him. Mr. Leonard, after he had given Free his change, started counting bills and was engaged in this during the conversa tion. He had a stack of ten dollar Kill* and another stack of twenties on the counter. Then he started to count ing the latter, Free drew his gun and (Please turn to page 8) Randleman Girls Home From Outing At Lake Waccamaw The Girl Scouts of Randleman re turned Monday from a delightful week’s outing at Lake Waccamaw. Miss Ronie Sheffield is leader of the girls. Those attending, the camp were: Dixie Helms, Louise Matthews, Edna Louise Helms, Sarah Matthews, Eve lyn Williams, Mary Martha Lineber ry, Margaret Newlin, Catherine, Eliz abeth.and Cora Swaim, Mildred Brook shire, Treva Wilkerson, Hilda Mc Snider and Dot Talley. GEORGE LOWE AND MISS LAUI^A SMOAK- MARRIED George Lowe, of High Point, and Miss Laura Smoak, of Orangeburg, S. C., wore mailed last Saturday morn ing'in Charlotte. After a wedding trip through the Shenandoah Valley ip Virginia, they will be at home in High Point.' Mr. Lowe is the son of Mrs. Mollie Lowe, of High Point, and the late James Lowe, formerly of Cedar Grove township* Randolph coun ty. He is a dealer in High Point for Buick automobiles. His bride taught school in High Point the past two years. Mr. E. S. Millsaps, Jr., aA| Family Visiting Relatives County Agent E. S. Mfllsaps, Jr., and family left Saturday morning for a week’s visit to Mrs. Millsapa’ rela tives in western Tennessee and north ern Mississippi They *re making the trip by motor. Mr. Millsaps attended the purebred Guernsey bull sale , held - at Ttoy on August 8th, at which 9 Vffi« ware sold at a. total of $605.00, or an average of $87.44 per animal. ry is another county which in toward Guernseys. T* Begin Sawyersville Revival Friday Evening A series of revival meetings will be gin Friday evening, August 16th, at 7:45 o'clock at Sawyersville Holiness church. Rev. F. R. Cooper, the pastor, will be assisted by Rev. H. B. Barger, pastor of the Holiness church at Ram seur. Services will be held twice a day during the week, at 3=SO end 7 :46 p. m., and on Sunday them will be tine* mrrioes, tt *. Th* public, is cordially Invited -jbdiffTiwadtti Home Of Millard Wrenn Near Erect Destroyed By Fire ' The residence of Millard Wrenn and family, one mile south of Erect, was destroyed by fire yes terday afternoon. The dwelling, a large two story structure built of heart forest pine, was complete ly destroyed together with practic ally all contents. Mr. Wrenn’s two daughters were taking an after noon nap in one of the rooms on the second floor when they were awakened by the flames, but to late to save' anything but a few pieces of furniture and only a few articles of clothing. Mr. Wrenn was in the fields at work, while Mrs. Wrenn was at the Wrenn store some distance away. The smoke house near the dwelling to gether with all contents was de stroyed also. The loss is consider able with only a small amount of insurance. Mr. Wrenn is an uncle of Mrs. Gurney Hoover, of Sunset avenue, Asheboro. Annual Reunion Of Ross Clan Thursday At Pleasant Garden Three Hundred Members Of Clan Gathered From Various Counties And States. Approximately 300 members of the Boss clan gathered at the Pleasant Garden Methodist church last Thurs day for the annual reunion. Visitors and members of the family were pres ent from all parts of North Carolina and from Chicago, Detroit, Knoxville and other points. A number of inter esting talks were made, including those by Mr. R. R. Ross, of Asheboro, oldest member of the clan present, and his two sons, George Ross, of Ra leigh, and Charles Ross, of Lillington, and by Mrs. A. N. Perkins, of Greens boro. Special music was interspersed throughout tfcf program for the day, including Scotch songs by William Hunt and Miss Flossie Denny and the Ross quartet. Piano numbers were given by Miss Alia Josephine Ross. Mrs. Perkins announced during the course of the exercises Thursday that two bronze tablets would be presented Pleasant GardenWgfrseE one given by Dr. Worth Rosa, of Detroit, Mich., in mem ory of his grandparents, W. D. and Lizzie Hendrix Ross, and one by the children of Addison S. Ross and Le titia Ross in their memory. A Brunswick stew at 1 o’clock was not the least pleasing of the day’s program. Officers elected for the cur rent year included Mrs. A. N. Perkins, of Greensboro, president. She was formerly Miss Lalah Ross. Others were J. D. Ross, of Asheboro, vice president, and Miss Esther Ross, also; of Asheboro, as historian. YOUNG MAN KILLED WHILE RIDING ON RUNNING BOARD Bratcher Lee Soloman, 15-year-old son of p. B. Soloman, of High Point,1 was killed Tuesday night when he fell from or was struck, by the banisters of a concrete bridge on the Asheboro High Point highway.near the High, Point city limits. The young man was riding on the running board of a car driven by Thurman Kemp at the, time. Kemp is being held under $1, 500 bond.' Standard Oil Co. Acquires Valuable Piece Of Property One of the largest real estate deals con&umated in Asheboro recently was .that on Tuesday when the Standard Oil Company bought from B. Frank Page, of Raleigh, the old Burns buggy shop lot on the corner of North Fay etteville and Salisbury streets, which is also the intersection of highways 70 and 90. The lot fronts several feet on North Fayetteville and extends west oA Salisbury street a still longer 'distance. It is one of the most valua ble pieces of business property in Asheboro. Consideration is under stood to have been *17,500. Just what disposition will be made of the prop erty by the oU company is not known, but it is the presumptionjihat a ser vice station will be erected on the site of the old Bums shop at no late .. i— One of the most delightful affairs of the summer season, was the annual picnic of the Sunday school of the First M. E. church, sooth, held at Ritter’s Lake, in Guilford county, last Friday afternoon. The party making the trip gathered at the church at 8 o’clock and motored from there to the lake. "Swimming was enjoyed for some time, after which the picnic din ner was spread about 5:80 o’clock. Following this the refum trip to Asheboro was made. Hal and BiU Ewing, brothers, and Blue Smith, are held for Montgomery county Superior Court for the murder of Coy Johnson, who died in a High Point hospital Atigusf 4th fronrtojttr ies received tANa?rilii«iMnbb8e acci eu« the'__ i SsSw ImTt'ifwB i Greensboro Man Killed In,Wreck Above Randleman Hugh Harwell, Greensboro Plumber, Meets Death When His Car Strikes Another. David Stedman Hurt Receives Severe Cut On Head, But Is Doing Nicely Now— Accident Friday. Hugh Harwell, 18-year-old Greens boro plumber, was killed, and David Stedman, 8 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Stedman, of Asheboro, re ceived a severe cut on the head, in an automobile accident which occurred on Highway 70 just north of the city limits of Randleman on Friday about 1 o'clock. H. C. Heath and M. K. Foster, young Greensboro men in the car with Harwell, were only slightly injured. Mrs. Kemp Alexander, driv er of one of the cars involved in the accident, suffered from shock, while Mrs. S. B. Stedman and daughter, Marian, two ether occupants of the Alexander car, were not hurt. Lieut. T. A. Early, of the fifth dis trict highway patrol, went to the scene of the accident immediately af ter it happened and made a thorough investigation. According to informa tion gained by him, the car driven by Harwell came into Highway No. 70 from a side road a short distance north of Randleman as Mrs. Alex ander approached in her automobile with Mrs. Stedman and small son. Her car overtook Harwell’s machine and passed it while going over the top of a hill. Harwell passed her again, and she ran by him again, it was said. Mrs. Alexander was driving south from Greensboro, where she and Mrs. Stedman had been to see their mother, who is confined in Dr. Long’s (Please turn to page 8) Bandits Get Warm ^ Reception When Two Are Shot To Death Filling: Station Proprietor, Him self Mortally Wounded, Emp ties Gun In Bandits. Bandits are getting warm recep tions in the Piedmont section of North On Tuesday two men who attempted te «Sb the Bank of Ram seur, at Ramseur, were pursued and captured by a posse of officers and citizens; a young man, who dynamited J. R. York’s filling station near Ram seur Tuesday night, was apprehended and lodged in jail. And early Wed nesday morning B. E. Birdsong and 01dn Birdsong, said to be from Louis ville, Ky., were shot and killed by ,Gaither Edwards, filling station pro prietor, whom the Birdsongs attempt ed to rob. Edwards himself, however, was shot and mortally wounded by the bandits, but he did not succumb un til he had fired three shots into the body of one of the bandits and then two other shots into the second, kill ing both. Mrs. Edwards, wife of the filling station proprietor, was wound ed in the shoulder and leg during the shooting, and was carried to the San ford hospital. Edwards, who slept in his filling station, was awakened by someone stealing gasoline and opened fire with his gun. When he did this, the ban dits broke into the building and open ed fire on him, a bullet entering his chest. Two of their bullets hit Mrs. Edwards. A woman' in the bandit’s car es caped, but was later apprehended. She claimed to be only a passenger on her way to Fort Bragg and knew nothing of the intention of the bandits to rob the filling station. Rev. F. R. Cooper Holding Revival At Mt. Zion Church The revival meeting, which started last Friday at Mt. Zion Holiness church in Moore county, is being well attended and much interest is being shown. The pastor, Rev. F. R. Cooper, is assisted in this meeting by the Hancock singing choir. Services are held during the week at 2:80 and 7:46 p. m., and on Sunday there are three services, 11 a. m., 2:30 and 7:45 p. m. Rev. And Mrs. Pritchard Are Home From Vacation Rev.,and Mrs. J. E. Pritchard have returned to Asheboro aftejya month’s vacation, part of which "was spent in the mountains, and Mr. Pritchard will fill his appointments at the local Methodist Protestant church next Sunday both morning and evening. The public is cordially invited to the services as follows: 9:46 A M. Sun day school—classes for people of all ages; 11 A. M. and 8 P. M., preaching bv the pastor; and 7 P. M. Christian Endeavor. Troy Smith Improving The condition of Troy Smith, well known business man, of Liberty, who is a patient at the Wesley Long hos pital, Greensboro, is reported as satis factory. Mr. Smith recently under went an operation for appendicitis. The annual reunion of the Cheek -- oh i iirujyilirir ana Stinson families win be held Sunday, August 26th, at the home T., C. Che^c jn ^ihsonville., AH i Mystery Of Carter Store Robbery Is Nearing Solution Officers Believe Nettie Jackson Involved In It With Paul And Everett Free. Good* Recovered At Jackaefi Home And Also Quantitjr Found M Everett Free Home, Greensboro. The deeper Officers and interested parties delve ihto the recent activities of Everett and; Paul Free, in Randolph jail on charge of attempted bank robbery and afso for robbing Carter Mercantile Company’s store at Ram seur on the night of July 1st, the more complicated the whole affair be comes. Acting on information obtain ed, local officers, accompanied by C. B. Smith, manager of the Ramseur store, and Grmnsbord police officials, went to the home of Nettie Jackson, in Greensboro,? yesterday and found two suit cases which Mr. Smith identi fied as having come from his store. Nettie Jackson, young white woman, was arrested last night and brought to Asheboro, where she was permitted to post $50 cash bond for appearance at .court later on charge of being a party to the Carta1 Mercantile robbery. Miss Jackson is said to have ad mitted going to Ramseur with Paul and Everett Free on the night of the robbery, but die denies that she wept into the store and helped select stolen goods, as Paul Free has charged that (Please turn to page 8) Ed Hedrick “Gold Bricking” Asheboro Folks Is No Fake Mr. Ed Hedrick, who operates the Hedrick gold mine in the “Black An kle" community, a few miles south west of Seagrove, is “gold bricking” Asheboro folks, and they seem to like it. The First National Bank is more or less a party to it, since the gold bricks, one large and three small, are stored for safekeeping in this finan cially solid institution. Officers of the institution were ex Ubiting THtgrdy to the curious pub lic these Trtrteh Mr. Hed rick had stored there. The largest of these bricks weighs about eight and a half pounds, and since gold is worth $240 per pound, this one brick is 'worth $2,040.00. The smaller bricks weigh about a pound each. They are made of pure gold mined at the Hed rick mine and melted into ingot form at tiie old Coggins mine. Gold con tained in these ingots was taken from surface dirt, and are not the only gold that has been taken from the “Black Angle” mine. Mr. Cleve Thayer, local manager of the Carolina Power and Light Com pany, who was in the bank yesterday to see the gold ingots, advises that his company is building a sub-station three miles south of Seagrove and workmen are already engaged in run ning a 2300-volt power line from this substation to the Hedrick mine. New machinery is on hand for installation at the plant, and when the power line is completed, Mr. Hedrick expects to operate by electricity and to smelt his own gold. Randolph’s Court Clerk Displays His Sprinting Ability George Johnson, 13-year-old negro, who spent too much money for his circumstances Sunday and Monday, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of having had a hand in the taking of $211 in cash from B, C. Moore and .Sons store in Asheboro last Saturday afternoon. When brought to the court house Tuesday afternoon, during the excitement incident to the Ramseur Bank robbery, the little negro made a break for the wide open spaces. R. F. Routh, Clerk Court and world war veteran, and known for his sprinting ability, happened to be standing near by when the boy made his attempt at flight and succeeded in overhauling the stripling near the jail, where he was placed temporarily. The money taken from Moore’s store was tiedup in rolls and in a 'cigar box on a counter. Two rolls containing $100 each in currency and $11 lying loose in the box were taken. The little negro was in the store Sat urday trying on a pair of shoes, which he did not buy, and it was some time after he had left the store that the money was missed. CONFESSES KILLING S. C. SHERIFF TWO YEARS AGO __ok, negro, Tuesday confess ed the killing of Sam D. Willis, sher iff of Greenville county, South Caro lina, two years ago, and is being held in jail without bond. Rook alleges he was to have been paid $500 by two white men for doing the job, but has received only $50 of the promised sum. Names of the white men were given officers, who are now looking for them. Willis was shot while seated in a ear in front of his home. His wife and a deputy sheriff were tri^d for the murder in a most aehfotional had mm Greenville J. R. York’s Store And Filling Station Wrecked By Dynamite Tuesday Night As if the Ramseur community and Randolph county had not sufficient excitement over the attempted bank robbery Tuesday afternoon, Theodore “Buddie” Gunter, 22-year-old white man, set off three sticks of dynamite in an effort to blow up J. R. York’s store and filling station at White Place, four miles north of Ramseur, the explosion occurring at 10 o’clock | Tuesday night. Gunter admitted when captured and also yesterday morning at preliminary hearing in Asheboro before Magistrate W. C. York that he did the deed. He attempted to im plicate another young man of the same community in the deed, but when this young man was arrested and brought-to Asheboro to confront Gun ter, the latter swore he had nothing to do with it. The other young man con- , sidered the matter as a joke, and neither his friends nor the officers be lieve he had anything to do with the matter nor knew anything of it until , after it had occurred. | It was about 10 o’clock Tuesday night that the White Place commun ity was rocked by an exlosion of dyn-, , amite, which had been placed just to the right of the door of York’s filling station and store. Oil filling tanks were blown down by the shock of the explosion, the front door of the build ing blown away and the front of the store completely wrecked. Eight j window panes in G. P. Kivett’s store just across the road from the filling station were broken. Mr. J. R. York had left his place of business only Highway Patrol Had Busy Time In City Last Saturday Night j Descended Upon Asheboro To Check Up On Faulty Lights And State License Plates. Randolph county people were given l two striking examples of the work and efficiency of the State highway' patrol last week. On Friday, Lieut. T. A. Early, of High Point, who has , supervision over the patrol in the fifth district, investigated the wreck just north of Randleman in which Hugh Harwell, Greensboro man, was killed and little David S ted man, of Ashe boro, injured. He went about his duties in a business-like and cour teous manner, which won for him the admiration and respect of those who jan familiar wife the invest!gattsa On Saturday night, Uent. * Early 1 and two of the patrolmen, L. L. Jack son and R. A. Green way, descended upon Asheboro for the purpose of cheeking up on 8tate license tags and front and rear lights of ears. They stationed themselves at the in tersection of highways M and 70, in close proximity to the Flynt Service Station and proceeded to stop every] car that passed the lights of which were defective. Approximately fifty cars having one headlight or no rear light wen* stopped by the patrolmen and the drivers ssked courteously to have the defects remedied at the ser vice station, which did a rushing busi ness for about three Hours. ! Several scores of people stopped by to observe the work of the patrol and were greatly impressed with their ef ficient work and the courteous man ner in which they handled the traffic at the street intersection, j While many ears in town with de fective lights did not pace the comer while the patrol waa at work it is a safe guess that the news ef what was happening spread swiftly and fewer can with defective lights will be seen in Asheboro in the future. 50-Year Roblnaon Circus Club Guests Of Greensboro News Dully Those per who saw John Robtason’s years ago, or prior to 1880, i have joined the Gneasbo News, 50-year circus club, are of this newspaper and the eii the afternoon performance in boro this afternoon, f Members of this dob frea dolph include: W. F. Talley, man; Mrs. O. M. Pugh, CUmaa. 1; D. C. Smith, Randleman; G. i Marley, Staley; J. a Bleed, Aahebs I John a Kolias, Liberty. Seale 8; D. Teague, Liberty; Mrs. a P. Randleman; W. D. “ boro; M. W. Redding and a a . J. M. Aldridge. Millboro; D. S. ner, Franklinvflle; A. C. | Asheboro; a C. Bu—— — , W. a Hughes. Franklinvflle; Teter, Liberty; J. 8. Tillman, boro; J. A. Wall, Sophia; I. a Ramseur; H. L. Bean, Ashebr P. Hayes, Randleman; J. B._ Asheboro, Rt. 1; John T. Brittain, Asheboro; J. G. Julian, Millboro; J. B. Ward and a M. Worth. Ashe boro; T. H. Hornaday, Liberty; J. A. Redding, Millboro; W. H. Albright, Liberty; Mattie Julian and W. T. Fer guson, Randleman; F. C. Holladay, Franklinvflle; P. Sr p»*«> Asheboro; G. R. Fogleman, Liberty; and W. a King, Ramseur. New Pants Factory The Seaboard Garment Manufactur ing Company, makers of men’s pants, is one of the newest industries for Hamlet. The plant has been In operu tion several days, and the Product is being displayed in the offk Hamlet NeWs-Mesienger in the citisfea b*' about fifteen minutes before the ex plosion. He had just undressed and lain down on the bed when the blast went off. He arose to investigate and found his store had been wrecked. Mr. York went to Ramseur immed iately and called officers, who went to the scene with W. C. York’s blood hounds. Gunter was trailed easily by his tracks in the dust of the road to .Charlie Kivett’s barn, about a quarter of a mile from the scene of the ex plosion. Deputy Sheriff T. A. Brook shire and W. C. York secreted them selves about the bam until about daylight Wednesday morning when they searched the bam and found Gunter hidden beneath the hay. The Kivett’s had no idea he was using their property as a haven. Gunter admitted the deed and told the officers that he stole the dynamite from Mr. York’s tobacco bam where it was stored preliminary for use in building a dam on Mt. Pleasant creek to impound a fish pond being built for Postmaster York and his brother at High Foint. The young man admitted yesterday that he cut down several sections of wire fence belonging to Mr. York about a year ago, and endeavored to implicate others in this act. Gunter, whose father is dead, lives in the White Place community, doing odd jobs here and there, and is considered an irresponsible young man. His mother is living, but she resides apart from her son. W. W. Jones & Sons Opening New Store In Pittsboro Friday Will Be Fourth Store In Chain Growth Of Business Requires New York Buyer. Mr. H. C. Jones, general manager of W. W. Jones and Sons Department Stores, with Asheboro as home office, announces this week the opening of the fourth store in the Jones chain on Friday, August 16th, at Pittsboro. W. B. Perry, for some months past with the Siler City branch store, will be in charge of the new enterprise. The Jones department stores operate at Asheboro, Carthage and Siler City. The concern is one of the oMesi lisbed mercantile firms la the It was started yuan ago by Mr. W. W. _ ' ‘ of the court ty mmd fwitfawti Aftor his 4ntfli hF The few noaths ago to more iiato new fatter uwther*was kicated iat Siler City. Chas.C.Randflnan Died Last Iday At Daughter’SHome Death Followed Week’s Illness From Uremic Poisoning— Stricken At Mebane. Talented Artist And Spent Several Years In Art Work—In Cotton Mill Busi ness For Years. Mr. Charles C. Randleman died last Friday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R. G. Ferree, on North Fayetteville street, following a week’s illness from uremic poisoning. While he had been indisposed for several months, he had continued in his usual health until a week prior to his death when he was stricken. For several months Mr. Randleman had been oper ating an art shop on the highway near Mebane, spending Borne of his time with a relative a few miles dis tant. Upon information that her fath er was ill, Mrs. Ferree went for him, bringing him home in an unconscious condition. Mr. Randleman was the son of the late John B, and Julia Duke Randle man, both of whom were native citi- . sens of Alamance county. Upon mov ing to Handle man more than half a century ago, Mr. Randleman engaged in cotton mill business, and the name of Union Factory which had formerly been Dicks Town was changed te Randleman, honoring the manufac turer. Upon his father’s death, C. CL Randleman succeeded him and operat ed the mills for a number of years. His early education at Oak Ridge and Bingham’s schools with the completion of a textile course at Boston fitted (Please turn to page 8) Annual Convention Of Singers’ Union To Be Held Sept 8 and visitor* from Ro* to attend the nth Qnte Mr. And Mrs. Annan Return Fran A Trio To Washington City
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