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* THE COURIER Advertising Columns Bring Results ISSUED WEEKLY VOLUME LTV I PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN —.-.:SB;i)K’ia.:,r;-is Aahebwo, N. C. ThurtwUr. December 26, 1929 $2.00 A YEAR IN AjfVANCB I m UMBER St I Fate Of Hospital For Asheboro Fill Be Decided Dec. 31 Which Is Date Set To Vote On ., Proposal For $25,000 Issue Of Hospital Bonds. Heavy Registration I For The Election—Approximate ly 1,000 Voters Will Take Part In Election. More than 1,000 voters have reg istered for the hospital bond election to be held in Asheboro on Tuesday, December 31st Registration books are closed and only those who have had their names entered in the new registration are eligible to vote. The registration is considered a heavy one. The campaign for the hospital bonds has been conducted quietly and on a dignified plane. The matter has been presented fairly and without bias and no ballyhoo has been resort ed to in an efifbrt to win votes for the proposition. Plain statements of fact have been made and the tax payers and voters left to make up their own minds as to what they will do on next Tuesday. There' is said to be little or no opposition tb the pro posal. The gist of the matter is that Ashe boro may secure a community hos pital 1 costing $100,000 by the expen diture of $25,000 in the form of se rial bonds. The hospital committee' advises that if the taxpayers of the city will vote the bonds, an additional $25,000 will be raised by private subscription. On top of this, the Duke Foundation promises to contribute $50,000, which will furnish a total of $100,000 for the hospital project The county agrees to furnish a cer tain sum each year for maintenance of charity beds in the institution, and the Duke Foundation agrees to furn ish a dollar a day for each day a charity bed is occupied. The hospital will not be alone for charity patients, however. It will be, if built, conducted along the lines of any first class institution. Those who can pay will pay rates prescribed by the superintendent of the institu tion. Those who can pay part will pay, just as in any hospital. Though, in each instance, the rates will likely • than in institutions not hospital board, which Will have su pervision over the institution will have no idea of operating a profit making enterprise, but only of keep ing the institution on a self-support ing basis, with modern equipment which is necessary to the conduct of a first class hospital. Community hospitals have been built* in various counties in the State through help of the Duke Foun dation. One has been completed re cently at Morganton and another at Marion. The Foundation has spent a million and a half dollars in the past short while in building hospitals and a large sum for maintenance. A part of this beneficence is offered Asheboro community, if the people of the city will meet the Foundation half way. 2 Unusual Requests Have Been Made Of Co. Welfare Officer r While the town of Asheboro now has a Community Chest for the first time, of which every citizen is justly proud and which is doing some splen did work not only at this Christmas season but of a permanent type, two appeals of unusual nature came in Saturday to 1*,. Fletcher Bulla, welfare officer for Randolph county. Two boys from Randolph county who are in training schools wrote borne for what they want for Christmas to Mr. Bulla. Jack York, a white bop who has been at the Eastern Carolina Training School for several years, wrote wanting a knife, socks and a harp. He is e boy of 16. The second request would be a little harder to fill, even if Mr, Bulla had funds, which he .hasnlt. J. B. Bangor, a colored boy at the Morrison Training School, wroti his Christmas letter "home,” but wants an overcoat, au tomobile and lots more than is quite reasonable to aqjc of Santa Claus. Bangor is not a native of Randolph, but was found here with no home nor people and sent to the State institu *A beautiful Christmas spirit is manifested by the members of the *orth Asheboro Prayer Circle No. 2. Phe members have asked that any FERAL FRIDAY FOR MRS. MOLCY NEESE, 86 ineral services for Mrs, Molcy W, widow of William Neese was at New Hope church last Friday moon. Rev W. H. Neese conduct PRAYER CIRCLE WANTS TO PLAY ROLE OF SANTA CLAUS whom Santa Claus tailed u> re notify The Courier, which turn notify the prayer circle, a remembrance will he sent. Christinas Week Starts Off With Blanket Of Snow Pali Of Sleet And Snow Sunday Was General From Caroli nas To Texas. Few Bad Accidents No Deaths Reported lit This Vi cinity, But Several Deaths In Other States. Christmas week got off to a rather colorful start Sunday in Randolph county and North Carolina generally, when snow, and sleet blanketed the greater partftf the State. Snow was prevalent in the western and central portions of the State and in the east ern part there was plenty of sleet. Snow began falling in Asheboro early Sunday morning and continued throughout the day, until it was suc ceeded by rain and hail, which formed an icy coating over the ground and everything else touched.' The sleet made the streets of the city difficult for traffic Monday and the sidewalks except in the business part of the city, which were cleared of their icy coating, were too smooth for safe walking. Chains were in evidence on car wheels, and those that did not have them were skidding about on the ice-covered concrete and asphalt. There were several minor car accidents, but none of any conse quence. Several pedestrians were un able to keep their footing, but no bones were broken in falls. The temperature remained low all day Monday and there was little melt ing of the snow and ice except about the middle of the evening. Enough stayed on the ground, however, to niake traffic difficult Tuesday. Roads in the county were made dan gerous for traffic, and when the snow and sleet melts mud will take the place of ice. However, hundreds of late Christmas shoppers braved the ele ments Monday, and there was quite a crowd of shoppers in Asheboro. No deaths were reported in the county from accidents, but in other parts of the State and in other South ern states, since the snow and sleet ex tended from the Carolinas to Texas, many accidents were reported invol ving the deaths of several persons. ig Action Of Montgomery Jury Still Sticks To Story That Wife Committed Suicide—Is A Wounded War Vet. Evander Ward, world war veteran, farmer and carpenter, who is in Mont gomery county jail, charged with the : murder of his wife on . the night of December 4th, will stay there until the regular grand jury convenes on January 20th. Ward was arrested last week after the body of his wife had been exhumed from Dover church cemetery and a coroner’s inquest held. Ward claimed his wife had committed suicide by burning herself to death after having poured kerosene over the bedclothes. But the coroner found evidences of her having been choked arid’ beaten. Ward still sticks to the suicide story and nonchalantly smokes cigar ettes in the Montgomery county jail. He served in the world war and has a wound in the calf of one of his legs which has never healed and requires dressing each day. The dead woman, 29 years of age, was the mother of two children, a boy about ten years of age and a girl about & Hie little girl, late for school on the morning of Dec. 5th when her mother was found dead in bed, is said to have told her teacher that she was late that morning at school because ‘T didn’t sleep much last night Papa beat and choked mama all night long.” College Students Are Home For Christmas Among the boys and girls who are attending the various colleges in this and other states and who are home for the Christmas holidays are the fol lowing: Misses Emma Rice, Beatrice Lewallen, Nettie Alice Wood, Helen Bennett, Alice Lewallen, Fern Way, Margaret Hammond, Pearl Sykes, of N. C. d W., Greensboro, Henrietta Underwood, University, Chapel Hill, Carrie Parks, Fassifern, Dorothy Whitaker, Queen’s college, Char lotte, Louise Swaim, Betsy Arm field, Salem college, Winston-Salem, Mentis. Reid Hix, George Burkhead, Jesse Tjnmn, John T. Humble, Walter Hammond, State college, Raleigh, James Cox, Guilford college, Albion Armfield, Arthur Ross, Jr., David son college, Henry Redding Lawrence Wnmnwmd, Thomas Redding, Univer sity* Chapel Hill, John Redding, Penn sylvania Medical college, Philadelphia, Pa. ] WEIGHT REPORT GIVEN FOR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL Following is the weight report of Ihe load school for the past week as recorded in the health campaign' be ing conducted by the school manage ment: " T " Enrollment in high school, 22S; No. pupils weighed 226; pupils normal weight. 41, or 14 per cent; pupils underweight^ 183, or 66 per cent; trapils overweight, 52. or 24 per coqt; “ 10 pounds underweight, 88, or eent; pupils 16 pounds over *l,or Pausing amid the rush and bustle* of Christmas shop ping, Christmas giving, and Christmas traveling. 'Hie Courier would like to give a wish to each reader and sincere hope that the Christmas time will bp a happy time in each home when people forget business and gath er for a reunion of loved ones. It has been ^ privilege and a pleasure to serve our readers and we pledge our best efforts for the coming year/ and a wish for that prosperity, good health and happiness may jfeome and abide with each one. THE COURIER mmm ^ ■ * — fasten In, Santa Clau^Randolph County Children Are Broadcasting Their Wishes Caraway, N. C. Dear Santa: Please bring me a little doll and carriage and some apples and some nuts. Mabel Jester. . Carawy, N. C. Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a wagon, fruits, candy and nuts, and thank you. With love, Fred Briles. Trinity, N. C., Dec. 10, 1929. Dear Santa Claus, I am a little girl in the first grade at Trinity school. I like to go to school Mrs. E. M. Macon is my teach er. Please bring me a doll and. doll carriage, candy and nuts. Don’t for get my sisters and brothers. Your friend, Marjorie Mitchell. P. S. I forgot to tell you that you could not get down our chimney, so I will leave the door unlocked for you. Trinity, N. C. Dear Santa Claus, I go to school every day. I am in the first grade. Please bring me a wagon, apples, English walnuts and some negrotoes. I want a gun, too. Thank you for everything you bring. Your friend, Joseph Woosley Bouldin. Trinity, N. C. Dear Santa Claus, Please bring me a little car, a gun, nuts, candy and oranges. Bring any thing you think I need. Your little boy, Wade Davis. Asheboro, N. C. Dear Santa Claus: I am in the fourth grade and nine years old. I want a violin or a desk or a puppy. I know that I will have a happy Christmas. With love, Mary Harrison Redding. Caraway, N. C. Dear Santa: Please bring me a doll and a doll bed, and forks and knives and spoons, apples, ‘candy, oranges and all kinds of nuts. With love, Pauline Eamhart. Trinity, N. C. Dear S&nta Claus: Please Santa bring me a tricycle, candy, fruits and nuts. With love to you. Joseph Briles. Trinity, N. C. Dear Santa: I want you to bring me a car and apples, bananas, and candy and grapes. • With love, Coy Crotts. Trinity, N. C. Dear Santa: Please bring me a doll and a bed and candy, nuts and apples, oranges, fruits, grapes, raisins. With love, HazeL Caraway, N. C. .Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl eight years old. Please bring me a doll and sweater, fruits, nuts and candy. With love, Bertha Rush. Trinity, N. C. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl seven years old. Please bring me a set of dishes, a doll and a dresser. Plenty of nuts, apples, oranges and candy and raisins. With love, Carlene Pierce. Caraway, N. C., Dec. 5,1929. Please bring me a big doll and a doll bed, some candy, nuts, oranges, and apples too. With love, Dorothy Brown. Trinity, N. C. Dear Santa Claus: Iwant youtobring me a doll and a 1 tLutmam Trinity, J&C, Dec. 5,1929, Dear Santa: 3 Please briny me sJne candy, apples, oranges, and fruits, f Please remem ber other children. ' With love, Arvel Cashatt. Erect, N. C. Dear Old Santa Claim: I am a little girUeeven years and in the first grade at school, want you to come apd ^ee me Christ mas and bring me tome apples, or anges, candies, raisins, nigger toes, peanuts, English walnuts; and a pret ty doll carriage also. Remember my little sister, Frances!; Your friend, Cary Brown. old I Trinity, N. C. Dear Santa: I am a little boy just 8 years old. I go to school. My teacher’s name is Miss Briles. Please bring me a wa gon and a little can. Bring me some — - Arvil Cashatt. Caraway, N. C. Dear Santa: I am in the third grade. I want you to bring me a wrist watch. Bring me a sweater, Bring some candy, nuts oranges and apples. With love, Iver May RuSh. Pisgah, N. C. Dear Santa Clans: I will write a letter to tell you what I want you to bring me. Please bring me a car that will run. I want a ball and lots of candy and toys. Now I will go to sleep. Good night Herman Vuncannon. Trinity, N. C. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl eight years old. Please bring me a set of dishes and a doll bed and all kinds of nuts apples, oranges and candy. With love, Virginia Kinley. Caraway, N. C. Dear S&nta Claus: Please Santa bring me a coaster wagon. And bring me some fruits, nuts, candy and thank you. With love, Raymond Earnhart Caraway, N. C. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little boy 10 years old. I go to school at Mt. Pleasant I am in the 3rd grade. I want to get in the 4th soon so I am smart at school. Please bring me a ball and a knife, some candy and nuts, oranges and ap ples. Your little friend, Dock Rush. Franklinville, N. C. Dear Santa: ■ I want a little boy doll, a checker board and two games. The games I want are Old Maid and Doctor Quack. I want some nuts, candy, oranges, ap ples, raisins and tangerines. I am nine years old and in the fifth grade. Do not forget Santa scran. Ypnr truly, Hilda Grey Brady. P. S. Please come in at the front door. You can’t get down the chim ney. ' Franklihville, N. C. Dear Santa: I want a little boy doll and a 20 pc. aluminum tea set I want a big rub ber ball toe. I want some candy, nuts, apples, oranges Aid tangerines. Yours truly, Helen Ray Brady. Ramseur, N. C., Dec. 18, 1029. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little boy 8 years old. I want you to bring me a pair of gloves, ap ples, oranges, candy, nuts and lots of things good and please remember Grandma, 81 years old. Your little boy, Clyde Cheek. Mr. Hammer Would Relieve Farmers In Stricken Areas Introduces Bill In Congress To Make Federal Aid Available To Distressed Farmers. Reasons For The Bill Storms And Floods In Several Southern States Leave Fanners In aid Shape. Representative William C. Hammer, of the seventh North Carolina district, has introduced a bill in Congress with the following provisions: Whereas, owing to the distressed economic condition of the storm stricken areas of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Geor gia, Florida and Alabama caused by the floods of 1928 and excessive rains of 1928 and 1929 in said states, Con gress enacted a law authorizing the secretary of agriculture to make ad vances or loans to the farmers of said areas for the purpose of enabling them to purchase seed and fertilizer and to cultivate crops for the year 1929; and Whereas, said act was of great help to many fanners of said states by enabling them to make a living and operate their farms; and Whereas, owing to the low price of farm products and excessive rains in said states, practically the entire proceeds of the borrowers' crop will be used to repay the said advances leaving the farmers in practically the same financial condition and many in worse financial condition owing to the unusually excessive rains in Baid states in the summer of 1929. especially so with those farmers in the stricken area who failed to apply for and receive- aid as provided in the act of February 1929, that they were in at the beginning of the year 1929. Therefore be it Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in Congress as sembled, that the act of Congress en titled, "Joint resolution for the re lief of fanners in the storm and flood stricken areas of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Alabama," approved Feb ruary 25, 1929, and fully set out in United States statutes at large, 70th Congress. wgMBL Ak etegjgrSlgJg; and same is hereby, re-enacted ana (Please turn to page 5) Two Asheboro Boys Seriously Hurt In Automobile Accident Benton Skeen and Lester Man ess Both Suffer Broken Legs In Mishap* Benton Skeen and Lester Maness, Asheboro young men, were badly in jured Friday night about 10 o’clock in an automobile-motorcycle collision about a mile below the Coble filling station on the Asheboro-High Point highway. The right legs of both boys were broken when the motor cycle they were riding ran into the front end of a truck belonging to the Glenola Brick Company. The boys were taken to Guilford General Hospital, High Point, for treatment. It was found there that they were suffering also from severe bruises about parts of their bodies. Another boy riding with them was not hurt. According to information obtained about the accident, the truck and motorcycle collided when the truck started to turn into a side road. The boys were headed toward Asheboro and had just moved over to the left side of the road to go around the truck when it started to turn. Young Maness is the son of Paul Maness, of Asheboro, while Skeen is the grandson of John Skeen, also of this place. Mr. E. L. Cetwick Goes To Former Home For Christmas Vacation Mr. Leo Cetwick left Friday night for New York City for a few days’ visit before going to his former home at Bradford, Pa., where he will spend Christmas with his family. His sis ter, Miss Clara Cetwick, who was very painfully injured in an automobile accident at Thanksgiving and has been in a hospital at Salamanca, N. Y., ever since, was taken to the Cetwick home %t Bradford, Pa., Thursday, but the many friends of Miss Cetwick will regret to learn that she will be forced to remain in bed for another six weeks. Miss Minnie Cetwick, also of Asheboro, is with her sister. Mr. Cetwick will return to Asheboro in about fen days. CHRISTMAS SERVICES AT CHURCHES IN RANDLEMAN Randleman Dec. 23.—The Christmas entertainment at the Baptist church here was presented Friday evening. The program included “Star Led Pil grims,” which was interspersed with music and recitations by children. The program at the St Paul M. E. church was presented Saturday evening, and proved most delightful. The Naomi M. E. church nrosrram was ~ " J Christmas Services Were Given Sunday At Various Churches Vesper Services At 3 Churches Feature Christmas Idea —Good Sermons Also. The churches in Asheboro held Christmas services Sunday with ser mons bearing on the Christmas topic with appropriate music at the eleven o’clock services. At 5 o’clock in the afternoon vesper services were held in three of the churches at which time Christmas music predominated. At the First Methodist church, a varied program of music was given by the church choir. This was made up of anthems, duets and a double quintet, with a sermon by the pastor, Rev. B. C. Reavis. At the Methodist Protestant church at the same hour the choir presented a Christmas cantata, “His Natal Day,” which was a very tuneful production and very well rendered. A pageant, “The light of the World," was presented at the Presby terian church at the same hour also. This pageant combined as it was with Christmas greens, portrayed the Christmas story effectively. The music in all these services showed unusual work on the parts of the choirs and gave pleasure to the various congregations. At the evening church hour at the Friends church, under the direction of the pastor, Rev. John Permar, a diver sified program of music was given, which was another treat for the music lovers of Asheboro. Injuries In Strange Accident Are Fatal To Asheboro Negro Dragged To Death When Caught Underneath Car—Accident Last Thursday. James Staley, well known colored man of Asheboro, died in Kichardson hospital, Greensboro, Saturday morn ing from the effects of injuries re ceived in a most unsual accident at the home of E. H. Cranford Thursday night. Staley had been doing some work about the Cranford premises during the day, and was delayed in starting home until dark when he found his car had developed a flat tire. He repaired the leak in the tire and cranked the machine to start almost across the Cranford lot nearly to the street before it dropped him at a depression in the ground. Hie was caught underneath the front axle of the car, which was slung low. Staley’s right leg was badly muti lated, his chest was crushed and some of his ribs were fractured and broken. Ligaments in his legs and back were strained and gulled out of glace* and his entire body badly bruised. The car, after dropping Staley, careened across the Cranford lot, over across the street and struck a car in front of the Nance Chevrolet Com pany’s garage, the impact turning the machine back across the street where it came to a stop only after it had crashed into a telephone pole. Honors In Scouting Peyton Moffitt, of High Point, a high school graduate at 15 and the possessor of 42 medals in scouting, is being entered by Scout Executive Bunn Hackney as candidate for the Harmon foundation scholarship award from the Uwharrie Council. Young Moffitt plans to enter college next fall. BOOTLEG WHISKEY MAKES GOOD ANTI-FREEZE MIXTURE The sheriff of Buncombe county has saved a hundutd dollars or more the past few weeks in utilizing bootleg whiskey instead of alcohol in radia tors of county cars to prevent freez ing. A bichloride of mercury tablet is dissolved in each radiator to pre vent the thirsty from draining them, j County Home Is Presented A Radio For Christmas The holiday season for the inmates of the county home was made bright er this Christmas when a radio was bought by popular subscription and presented the institution. Several days ago a committee was appointed to solicit funds for the purpose, and the campaign met with splendid suc cess. The committee was composed of W. L. Ward, chairman, and Mrs. C. L. Cranford, Mrs. J. S;. Lewis, and Misses Rilla Spoon, Nan Lowder milk and Annie Leigh Hall. Marriage Licenses Going Slowly In Holiday Season The marriage mart in Randolph will have to pick up some during the remaining days of December if it is to be of any consequence. So far dur ing the month only 24 licenses have been issued, an average of one a day. During the year to date, 238 licenses to marry have been issued in the county. The Register of Deeds feels that during the Christmas season enough licenses will be issued to bring the total for the month fo 35 or 40. Several applications for li censes are pending at this time. Representative Kerr of North Car; olina has introduced a bill in Congress asking fbr an appropriation of $25, 000 for the purpose of procuring for the government a marble bust of the Brief Paranphs Of Importiflt News For Busy Readers Former Governor A. W. McLean Says He Will Not Oppose Simmons In Primary. Tobacco Sales-Heavy Sales On Wilson Market Go Over 80,000,000 Pounds—Heavy At Winston Also. Former Governor A. W. McLean has set rumors to rest regarding his candidacy for the tJnited States Sen ate against Senator Simmons. Mr. McLean declared emphatically last week that he was engaged in banking and other business and had no politi cal bees buzzing in his bonnet Sales so far on the Wilson tobacco market, largest bright leaf market in the world, have reached 81,153,596 f pounds, which have been sold for $16,543,945, an average of $20.38 per hundred. : . \ Winston-Salem tobacCoilnlcs so far ' V this season have reached 49,053,146 pounds, at an average of $17.56 per * hundred. * Statisticians have figured that 41’ f per emit of the wealth of the United < States is controlled by women. Dr. J. EL Hbbgood, formerly of ThomasvUle but for several years past a member of the staff of the State hospital at Morganton, died Fri day afternoon after a fear hours’ illness with paralysis. He was a son of the late Dr. F. P. Hobgood, of Ox ford, a well known educator. Mrs. N. W. Lanier, of Cid, died of apoplexy Thursday afternoon. She is < survived by ber husband and four i daughters. One of the largest deals in the Piedy* mont section of the State was that , last week when the Entwhistle Manu facturing Company bought the two large mills of the Roberdel Manufact uring Co. at /Rockingham, the transac tion involving about a quarter of a million dollars. Mrs C. N. unday morning after an operation and confinement for several weeks. She was nearly 70 yean old. One of her three surviving daughters is Mrs. E. E. Hardy, of Denton. Mrs. Camilla Brewer, 58, wife of J. F. Brewer, of High Point, died Thursday morning after a brief ill ness from heart trouble. She was nst tive of Moore county. The United States is new connect ed by air mail routes with 22 foreign countries. Congressman William A. Kaynor, of Massachusetts, and four others were killed in an airplane crash in Washington, D. C., Friday. The Congressman had started home for the Christmas holidays. According to estimates made by the state department of education, 900, 000 children are taking their Christ mas vacation from school this week. Congress Disposed Of Large Amount Work Before The Holidays Congress, which has recessed for the two weeks Christmas vacation, set a fast pace for work in the first three weeks of its regular session. The pre-Christmas record shows four pieces of major legislation. These are the $160,000,000 federal tax cut, the veterans hospitalization bill, the French war debt settlement and the bill extending indefinitely the life of the radio commission. The Senate al so settled the Vare ease from Penn sylvania by denying a seat to Senator elect Vare. Congress will convene after the Christmas holidays on Jan uary 6. Penalty On County Taxes Is Effective On First Day February Those who pay their county taxes during the rest of this month and during the mont^of January may pay them at par. But beginning February 1st and extending through the month, a penalty of one per cent will be ap plied. The penalty increases one per cent each month until taxes are paid, or until the annual tax sale. For in stance, the penalty in March will be 2 per cent; April, 3 per cent; and May, 4 per cent. ,< Several scorn taxpayers took ad vantage of the discounts offered during the past two months, and a* a result saved several dollars for themselves and put a sizeable amount of money in the county's coffers. Card of Thanks Through the columns of rier We desire t* thanks to our neighbors for their and words of
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