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rv-i —!* .1 'rt- r'trrv ITHB COUBIBB i1 '■ Advertising Columns * '0* • ■ i -#!#. Bring Resets V \ — PRINCIPIJB& NOT MEN $2.00 A YRA^psr Ai \ examined by « VOLUME LIV Aalteboro, N. C. HpUfay, Januady 2, 1930. Nt?18 anl^ 68 ---v abscessed Two Residences In Asheboro Burned Reqently By Fire Tenant House Belonging To J. Ml Caveness Was Burned Saturday Morning ~ Another Fire Sunday Residence Of Mr. And Mrs. C. B. Martin On Cox Street Practically Destroyed. Two fires in 24 hours his set Ashe boro folks to* wondering where the next blaze will break out At 5 o’clock last Saturday morning the fire siren gave warning of a fire in a tenant, dwelling in West Asheboro owned by J. M. Caveness and occupi ed by At Swaney and family. The Swaneys Were away from home at the time and had inot been home since the afternoon before the' fire was discovered the next morning The house, a one-story, .five room structure, was destroyed. Although there is Jittle evidence to support Jdie theory the fire is believed' to have been of incendiary origin. , People living nearby are said to have seen lights in the house during the night, but no one apparently saw the per sons in the house, thinking perhaps the Swaneys were at home. Blanco Swaney, cousin of the occupant of the house, has been arrested on evidence largely circumstantial in connection with the house burning and will be given a hearing today. ‘ The next blaze was Sunday morning abopt 2 o’clock when fire practically destroyed the .home of Coy E. Mat tin on Cox street. This blaze was dis covered by Mr. R. A. Briles, who lives next door, who was awakened by has pheasants which were alarmed by the ‘fire and the heat The Martins were away from home at the time. No cause can be assigned, for this blase, Which burned house and almost all the contents and damaged the Briles house next door. The dwelling was a nicely appointed bungalow, Start The New Year , Right By Attending Services At Church . MS V. • •' •'» • - * ^ V IrJE ve”ry appropriate tfan in a letter to The Cwirter that especial effort should be made by every one to attend church services next Sunday, It being the first Sun day in the new year. Every family should be represented at church ser vices next Sunday, Mr. Phillips feels. The suggestion made by the Bennett man is passed along to Courier read ers. Every person, whether church member or not, should select some church and attend its services. This holds true not for just one Sunday but for all Sabbaths. Hundreds Looking For Employment In Asheboro Monday Asheboro faced a situation Monday morning unusual in the history of the municipality. The mills and fac tories had resumed work after the Christmas holidays with the usual force at work. But, beginning early and lasting until late in the day, these industries were besieged by men and women looking for work. There were probably 200 persons in all in Asheboro that day seeking em ployment of any nature. At each of two of the hosiery mills it was esti mated that tOO persons called during the day seeking jobs. At another of the hosiery mills, from 65 to 76 persons called for work. The wood working plants were also scene of job seeking, men who were asking for any kind of work -available at any kind of wages. Other places of business in town were likewise be sought for jobs. Though some of the industries of the eity have been working on short hours and without full complement of hands for some time, not at any time during the year or in several years past has there been such a demand for jobs as there were Monday and also to lesser extent Tuesday. J, DR. A. C. WHITAKER, OP JULIAN, FATALLY HURT Dr. A. C. Whitaker, 58, widely town physician of Julian, was k01 [ in an automobile collision in Wina n-Salem Sunday morning and died ireejjouw later.^^Dr^Whi^ker, ac . 5 11 I IT* '■■■■ li <■■■■■ ■■■■■■■■■■ ■ ^ Rotary Club Offers Suggestions For Betterment And Growth Of The City The last meeting: of the Asheboro Eotary Club for 1929 was held at ti»e Adheboro Methodist Protestant Church on Friday noon. This was a meeting of more than usual interest in that it was thrown open for dis cussion of matters relative to the good of thej town. Each member of fered -a suggestion for the better ment and growth of Asheboro. The most outstanding ones follow: No. 1. Either to have our local post office remain unlocked with thd present mailing, arrangements ac cessible to the public all night, or to install a box for convenient use of the public after the post office is locked up for the night. No. 2. In the event that the pres ' ent contemplated railroad merger goes through, to buy or condemn a lot at about the present location of the Norfolk-Southern depot and to erect a modern municipal building thereon, with facilities for housing the fire department, town offices, chamber of commerce office, and post office, the rentals from the post office and. chamber of commerce to be applied in retiring the bonds in cidental and necessary to the erection of this building. No. 3. In view of the congestion in the present grades and high schobl, to erect another building on the same lot of sufficient size to handle the present situation and provide enough room to take care "of moderate future growth until such time as Asheboro shall have grown to sufficient size to provide for a graded pchool building in eadh wird, at which title the pres ent plant with the suggested addi tion, would, ho used as a high school. No. 4, Develop the present high school athletic field, fencing in same and erecting grand stand for spectd* tors. Trogdons To Obtain New Trial Decision Of Supreme Court Court Holds that Judge McRae Erred In His Charge To The Jury In The Case. Otis and Dwight Trogdon, of Rand leman, sentenced to the State pen forfiO years each, after conviction of secret assault on the person of C. W. Myers, chief of police of Randle by State Supreme Court Tie Trogdon brothers were tried and convicted at the special criminal term of Randolph county Supreme Court held last April with Judge Cameron F. Mc Rae, of Asheville, presiding. They gave immediate notice of appeal and were put under heavy bond until the Supreme Court could act. The case now comes back to the Superior Court for trial and will again be placed on the Randolph criminal docket The new trial was given the Trog dons through an error in the charge made to the jury by Judge McRae. It revolved around the testimony affect ing the character of the defendants, neither of whom put witnesses on the stand to show character, while the judge in his charge instructed the■ Jury that their character had been placed in issue. System Of Telephone The automatic dial telephone sys tem of operating telephones was put into effect at Randleman Saturday by the North State Telephone Com pany, of High Point, owner of the vi Align a unit, vwucr ui uic Randleman lines. This replaces the old magneto system, whereby a per son desiring to make a calf had to resort to the antiquated method of using a crank. This new system gives Randleman the same sort of up-to-date tele phone service /that larger towns enjoy. There are approximately 100 tele phones in Randleman. YANKEES ARE IMPRESSED WITH ROADS AND LIQUOR A bus load of people from New York and New Jersey en route to Florida stopped in Raleigh Suhday. The visitors expressed themselves with being wonderfully impressed with good roads in North Carolina uid also with the quality of the com liquor obtainable in a state which wait for Hoover. They were dispos ed to think/of North Carolina as be ing supremely dry, but found it wet ter than either New York or New Jefaey. Convict Is K»l«d BUI Lark, convict on the Guilford >qsty road force, was shot in the Randleman Obtains New Automatic Dial No. 5. Develop and enlarge local building and loan associations. 'No. 6. Develop streets parallel to the present main thoroughfares to re lieve traffic conditions such as to hard surface Cbx street through to Salisbury street and across from the i Southern end of Cox street to High | way number 70, later opening up Cox street further north and connecting this with number 70 on the north. No. 7. For the citizens of this com munity to back the chamber of com merce in boosting Ash^boro and vi cinity, and advertise its climatic ad vantages and strategic location as related to other sections of the state, and the south. No. 8. To fence in the present school yard thereby protecting the children during school hours, and pro tecting school property at other times. No. 9. The proposition of building a Community Hospital which has been mentioned considerably of late, and in regard to which, an election for bond issue is to be held on December 81st./ 1 No. 10. Development of airport or landing' field. No. 11. Assist in the development of the cattle raising industry in Ran dolph county. No. 12. The development of a ihore unified spirit of local cooperation among the citizens of the communi ty. The fulfillment of this last sug gestion will practically insure the ac complishment of the others as listed above. We feel that all of these sugges tions are noteworthy and see no rea son why they should not receive only the enthusiasm of our' organisation, hut of all other citizens of this com munity , , Hunting Accidents Claim Two Victims In This Community Lane Comelison and Lee Vun cannon Both Suffer.. Severe Gun Shot Wounds. Hunting accidents claimed two victims in this community during the holiday season. Lane Comelison, son of W. I* Comelison, of Allreds, lost the forefipgter on his left hand and wist discharged Thursday. Young Comeli son had Just returned from bird hunting and was engaged in remov ing a piece of mud from his gun when it was discharged. He was brought to Memorial hospital, Ashe boro, for treatment. Lee Vuncannon, 18, son of Jason Vuncannon, of Seagrove, Route 2, was the other victim. Vuncannon was out with a hunting party when for some reason he laid) his gun on the ground. Another member of the party came along and stepped on the gun, causing it to discharge. The load entered Vuncaonon’s right hip, making an ugly wound. He, too, was brought to Memorial hospital, where his condition is reported as satis factory. City Schools Open * 1J1“ The Holidays ne my schools opened Monday af ter having been closed a week for the Christmas • holidays. Teachers re tarded from their various homes and in readiness for the year’s work. Class work was resumed Monday without confusion and delay. The on ly change in the teaching staff Is that Miss Etta Reid Wood has been granted leave on her own request and Mrs. Don McGlohon is supplying ilace. __H. Coble Winner Of — In An Auto Contest Mrs. John H. Coble, of Launnburg, left Saturday for their home after a visit to Mrs. Coble’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Presnell. Mr. Coble has just been notified that he won first place among Chevrolet salesmen in North Carolina during the contest in the month of Novem ber. This was a $50.00 cash prise. In addition to this, the Charlotte of fice offered a prise for the salesman making the best record in the dis trict. This prise also went to Mr. .Coble. Mr. Coble was at one time in connection with what is now the Hay worth Molar Company in Asheboro. oat NEW MACHINE INSTALLED IN THE LOUISE BEAUTY SHOP The Louise Beauty Shop, Ashe boro's beauty parlor which adequate ly serves the women of the city, is several improvements this 'The new “Bonat" waving ma la being installed, and on Mon day, January Sth, an expert demon - ‘ from New York with his will be at the beauty shop the New LoanSei Open) And ’o Be On Feb. 1 Randolph Offers New To Invi Enjoyed Past Years Associate A $27 Association eS Of Shares Then. Year Good One For rw Maturing Series. The Randolph Cdfcity Building and Loan Associith# will open a new series of shares Jfc February 1st, in accordance with % Custom and the rules governing thd conduct of the as sociation. Shares, i^ay be Obtained any time during January and Febru ary. This building* and loan association, one of the two strong institutions of the kind in AshC&bre, has made a splendid record for the year 1929. It is now maturing $27,800 in shares. Some of this wfll b# paid in cash to shareholders, while part of it will be represented in canceled mortgages. In speaking ofopening the new se ries, Mr. Lee secretary and treasurer of, the Randolph Build ing and Loan Association, states that the amazing grow&M building and loan associations m the United States attests to the fasit diat people are coming to realize^twir worth for in vestment and forfait hi heme build ing. Increased savhigs, points out Mr. Keanu, meaMs m fund to draw upon in case of sickness, accident, old age or death. It hteans independence, freedom from weiry. If every citizen with an earning Mpleity would start saving through tbi building and loan* declares Mr. Keawu, we would see a prosperous, contented citizenship in our community, j Blanco Arresi Su Is Non Of Child Warrant Swo: mer, But The . Bill Last Sum Blanco Swan day night at in West Aah' opunty jail to ted Sun of a relative in the non-support of his chitft. It will be recalled that tills child has found at the Swaney home in western Rand olph last, summer by a county health officer and county welfare Officer in starving condition. Swalfey Waa away from home at thft time, but the ehild was brought to the county home where it was kept until September. It was then sent to the State ortho paedic hospital at Gastonia, where it is reported as getting along nicely. A warrant was issued for Swaney last summer, but he managed to evade the officers until Sunday night. “ Swaney will also face charge of arson, it being alleged that he set fire to the A1 Swaney residence in West Asheboro * early Saturday morning. Hearing on this charge will be held today. Expert In Pheasant Breeding is Secured At State Game Farm S. W. Long, a game breeder of 40 years experience, has been secured by the State Game Commission to as sist Superintendent W. C. Grimes at the State game farm, near Asheboro, in the rearing of pheasants. Ur. Long is considered an experience and cap able breeder of the ringneck pheas ant, which is destined to become a popular game bird in North Carolina. Additional pens and facilities have been provided at the game farm for pheasants breeding so that it is ex pected to rear about 2,000 of the birds next season and distribute 12, 000 eggs, or twice as many as were distributed last summer. TWO CASES OF TETANUS CAUSED BY CAP PISTOLS Toy cap pistols are responsible for two cases of tetanus being treated in the High Point hospital, High Point. One boy being treated is Glenn Roy als, of Trinity, Route 2, and the other is Arthur Griffin, a High Point lad. INCREASE IN 19*8 DEATH RATE IN NORTH CAROLINA The department of commerce an nounces that the 1928 death rate for North Carolina was 1,280.8 per 100, 000 population as compared with 1,136.2 in 1927. Increase in deaths Asheboro Voters Authorize $25,000 Bond Issue For Community Hospital The $25,000 bend election as pert of the cost of e $100,000 communi ty hospital with the aid of private subscription and the Duke Pounds tkm was carried in Asheboro on Tuesday by a rot* of 915 to 8. There were 1,033 registered for the election, and since all names on the registration book that are not voted are counted against such propositions, the count actually stands 915 for and 118 against. But only three votes were actual ly cast against the bond issue, and probably all those who did not vote were hot against the issue. At any rate, the proposition was put across, and it is now up to the Duke Foundation and private sub scription to do the rest. The election Tuesday was car ried out < under provisions of the -new secret ballot act, and those who voted and those who watched the procedure obtained some point W-♦-— Ashehbro Branch Of Carolina Motor Oub Sells 2,200 Licenses Will Be On Sale During Janu ary—No Extension Of Time Allowed By State. The local branch of the Carolina Motor Company, in charge of Miss Jessie Burkhead at .the Ingram-Gar ner Company building on south Fay etteville street, has sold to date ap proximately, 2,200 state license tags to-motorists in Randolph and adjoin* ing counties. Sale of license plates will be kept up during the month. Figures given out by the State revenue department indicate that on January 1st, 1930, more than two thirds of the motorists in the State had gotten their licens tags. Prac tically all others are expected to have gotten them by today. It is estimated that there are 400,000 cars in the State to be licensed. The last general assembly took away from the revenue department authority to extend the time for buying license plates, and all officers of the law are instructed to arrest those drivers found without their 1930 license tags after midnight Dec. 31st _ Traveler Locates A J. L. Cagle, of Greensboro, located a stolen car parked on the side of Highway 70 at Level Cross Wednes day morning as he started to Rock ingham on a hunting and fishing trip. Seeing & tteW Chrysler coupe 66, parked by the side of the High way,. he got the number, which was a dealer’s, and recognised it as belong ing to the Gate City Motor Co. Tele phoning to the motor company from Randleman, he found that the car was stolen from the garage Tuesday evening, driven to Level Cross where it ran out of gas, and was abandoned. The car was unhurt and was taken back to the garage by noon Wednes day. Announcing Birth Of Son To Mr. And Mrs. Burgess * An unique and unusual autobiog raphy comes to us from Fred Bur gess, Jr., who is the non of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burgess, bom and reared near Ramseur. The young man ap parently comes with *pen in hand,” having inherited some of the wiiiing ability of his father, who wrote a splendid history of Randolph coun ty while he was a student at Chapel Hill. He has no doubt inherited some of his maternal ancestor’s fine traits also. The autobiography fol lows: Many great men have been bom in December. I decided to claim dis tinction for the Burgess family by putting in my appearance December 25, 1929, Christmas Day, the great est of all days, so I arrived at 12:30 p. m. I have brown hair and blue eyes. I weigh eight pounds and two ounces. My full dress name is to be Fred Ross Burgess, Jr. I would have chosen Florida for my birth place, but as Mother and Dad live at Peachland, N. C., I changed my mind and will ho doubt make my home there too. At present I am in the hospital, so if you want to see me, call at Anson Sanatorium, Wadesboro.—"Shorty” Burgess, Jr. Bird Hunters Asked Not To Hunt In City Limits Complaint has been made by some residents living on the outskirts of the city that bird hunters have been ' in shooting binls within the Asheboro mid as to the nearness to filling1 their guns, by these residents to era on how the Jane primary and the general election this fall will he conducted in North' Carolina. There was brisk voting a great part of the day, it pat being possible to vote as fast under the secret ballot system os under the old procedure In Res more boxes and booths are provided for equal number of voters. The hospital committee has not held a meeting since the election authorizing the bond issue, but in* quiry on this point elicits the. in formation that a meeting wilL be held within the next few days and plans set on foot fior raising the $25,000 necessary to bring the share of Asheboro and community up to $50,000. The Duke Founda tion offers to duplicate this 9mounts thereby assuring Ashe boro of a $100,000 community hos pital plant. 1929 Decidedly Wet And Dry, Weather Report Indicates Rainfall 12.03 Inches In Excess Of Past Year—October Was The Wettest Month. According: to the annual report of Rev. J. EL Pritchard, the official ob server for the Weather Bureau for this section, the year just closed was decided wet and slightly warmer than the normal year. The rainfall, in cluding melted, snow was 58.97 inches as compared to a normal of 48.94 in ches, or an excess of 12.03 inches. The driest month of the year was January with precipitation amounting to 2.06 inches, while the wettest mon th was October with 9.46 inches. There were 180 days that were class ified as clear, 74 days partly cloudy and 111 that were cloudy. The num ber of days with .01 of an inch of precipitation wfis 128. The mean temperature for the year was 58.9 degrees as compared with a normal of 67.6 degrees, or excess of 1.3 degrees. Th* highest temperature for the year was 93 on August 2nd, while the lowest was 12 above zero on Nov. 30 and December 1. Industrial Leaders And Bankers Could Do Away With War Edward Hurley, one of President Wilson’s assistants during the war, talks sense and tells the w^hole story when he says the industrial leaders of the world can permanently abolish .war by a mere gentlemen’s ' agr6?-< ment. In a letter to the president of the international chamber of commerce, Mr. Hurley urges industrial chiefs to control the world’s supply of t iron ore, coal, rubber, manganese) nickel, aluminum, petroleum, mercury, and other things “in such a manner that these materials will not be available in sufficient quality to enable any nation to wage war effectively.” This is a big program, but com paratively simple. Financial leaders of America alone, our biggest bank ers, can prevent war by *a gentle, men’s agreement. There is not a na tion in Europe that could finance a war for two months—probably for two weeks—without calling on Uncle Sam for the mogey. Christmas Dinner Party jGiven By Mrs. E. A. Hardy A Christmas dinner party was giv en in Washington, D. C., by a for mer Randolph county, woman, hon oring Randolph county people. Mrs. Eugene A. Hardy, who was bom and reared in Franklinville, was hostess and the honored guests were Mrs. Sallie Henley Michaux and Misses Eunice, Mary and Elizabeth Bulla and Mr. Ben Bulla. Mrs. Hardy was before her marriage Miss Curtis. -She was first married to Mr. Stout, and after his death moved to Greens boro where she resided several years before engaging in business in Washington where she was married to Mr. Hardy. Although Mrs.1'Har dy left Randolph county more than 20 years ago, her interest in the county and her people has never waned as was evinced in the Christ mas dinner party, and her continu ous enrollment on . the Courier’s sub scription list. Those attending the dinner party report Mrs. Hardy’s culinary arts are unexcelled. A BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR SPENT ON CANDY IN U. S. The annual candy bill of the United States, approximately a billion dol lars, represents 3.6 per cent of every dollar spent for food, according to the Department of Commerce. Prod uets which are in figure are sugar, chocolate, milk and milk products,^corn ayrtjp,nuta,fruits, box It was elated that it is estimated ^ the filthj Public Must Not “IS Interfere With The Work Of Firemen Chief Gaddis Quotes Law Refafc* tive Parking Too Close To A Burning Building. Hampers Firemen Pub lie 'Has Been Negligent h ' No Intent, However, To Vio late Any Ordinance. R. A. Gaddis, chief of police for tho city of Asheboro, is using columns of this newspaper this week and also other means to advise the public that interference with the work of the fim company in line of duty must stop. It is in violation of the law to driva a car within 30# feet of a burning building within the city limits while firemen are engaged in extinguish ing the flames, and -also against the law to drive a car within 160 feet of ’ a hydrant while it is being used for extinguishing fire. The ordinance embodying these re gulations has been in force some time, but has not been enforced The public has become careless in this matter, largely through thought lessness and ignorance of the law, with no intent whatever to violate the law or interfere with the work of the firemen. However, in the future Chief Gaddis will remind citizens of their infraction of the law. His no tice of warning reads as follows: NOTICE On page 7 in the city Ordinance yon 1 will find an Ordinance where it is a, violation of the law to in any way interfere with the fire company or any truck or hydrant in time of fire. I have not been enforcing this law heretofore as I really ought to have done. But it has become necessary that these laws be enforced. The fire company must have protection from now on. On January 1st, 1930, any person who drives a motor vehicle within 300 feet of any burning building with in the city limits while firemen are' trying to extinguish fires shall be fined. Any person who drives a motor vehicle within 160 feet of any hy drant where hose is connected for the purpose of extinguishing fire shall be fined. This Ordinances does not apply to members of the fire com- t pany. Please bear this in mind and read the ordinance for it will be enforced from now on. This means all. R. A. GADDIS, Chief of Polka Couldn’t Have Been Worse Had Al Been Elected President Washington, Doe. 8fo,— Senator Wheeler told a story in the course of a Senate debate of a young man in Montana under examination for citi zenship papers, who answered mot of the questions correctly until the judge ashed, “Who is President of the United States?” “Al Smith,” was the prompt -Pfc* ply- . * “What makes you think Mr. Sflafc is President ?” “Well,” replied the applicant, **all I know about it is that the Republi can orators told us that if Al Smith, was elected we would have a gener al panic in the country; that price* in Wall Street would drop, that men. would be out of employment, that the fanners would go broke and banks would fail. All of these things has* happened, so I think Al Smith mu*t be President' of the United States.* Recovers From Her Burns And Returns To Work At School Seagrove, Dec. 30.—Miss Eva Lucas, principal of New Center school, began work again this week after having *een indisposed for about a month. Miss Lucas* were severely burned in a heroic effort to extinguish the flames when the clothing of one of her pupils caught on fire while standing in front of the fire in the school room. The little boy, Tracy Cagle, son of Henry Cagle, is also able to go to school again. a MANY LARGE HOGS ARE KILLED ABOUT RAMSBOR Ramseur, Dec. 27.—Fanners on Ramseur, Route 1, have large hoga recently as fellows: W. Stout, one hog weighing pounds; Colon Brooks, one, 706 pounds; Ralph* Cox, o ing 462 pounds; and Lynn weighing 827 pounds. MR. COOPER TO BBGD
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