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FLOWER OF BRITISH REGULARS PUT
TO ROUT BY UNTRAINED AMERICAN
*•> MILITIA AT GUILFORD COURTHOUSE
__Hammer’s Ad
dress At Guiltonl Battle
ground July Fourth.
Battle Was Crucial One
Delving Into History .Reveals
Importance To Continental
Cause Of Bloody Fight
[ Ladies and Gentle
have taken place
since 1 was here,
I years ago. Many
rkers have since
the heroes who
fragrant mem
ely preserved in
ople through the
| effort of Judge
ose name will be
and devoted
preserved to man
ory and brought
Mt. Gha
men—Many
oh this battle
more than fo]
monuments
been erected.
The braver
fought here
ory have been I
the hearts at o|
patient, unt
David Schenck, |
revered for his
patriotism. He i
kind the truth of
justice to the North Carolina militia;
to whom grave injustice had been
done, especially by Col. Henry Lee,
whose history was so controversial
and partial that his account -of the
battle is no longer considered as cor
rect by fair-minded students of his
tory.
In passing, there are others, such
as the late Joseph M. Mo rehead, and,
among the living, such as Paul
Schenck and the patriotic members of
the Loyal Order of Moose, to whom
we owe the privilege, courtesies and
entertainment of this most enjoyable
occasion.
I thank you for the opportunity of
appealing before you today.
To Major Charles Manly Stedman,
that brave, gallant Confederate sol
dier, who has so sidy and faithfully
represented this district in congress,
we are indebted for the act of con
gress which had made this a national
park. Unable to be present with you
today, he sends you a message of love
and affection. No truer patriot or
finer type of Southern gentleman ever
was sent by this or any other state as
a representative of the people in the
capital of the nation.
It cheers my heart to greet such
an audience of patriotic citrtens as
have assembled here today.
ed the rotundg ’rf —
again ganed upon the four w
lutionary paintings by John Trum
bull: The signing of the Declaration
of Independence, the Battle of Bran
dywine, Washington Resigning His
Commission and the Surrender of
Cornwallis at Yorktown. As I looked
upon that depiction of the surrender
of Cornwallis, I thought of Guilford
Courthouse.
When invited to address you on this
occasion, I was told to select my own
subject It has been the custom on oc
casions of this kind for the speaker
to select some historical character or
subject m some way connected with
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LEXINGTON YOUTH DROWNS
IN YADKIN RIVER SUNDAY
James Lanning, 17, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Thad Lanning, of Lexington, was
drowned Sunday afternoon while
swimming in the Yadkin river, eight
miles west of Lexington. Lanning
was one of a large group in the river'
at the time, and sank in water about
eight feet deep. He is said to have
been a good swimmer, but is thought
to have become exhausted.
The body was recovered in about
half an hour and artificial respiration
was tried, but without success.
CHRISTIAN SUNDAY SCHOOL
CLASS MEETS IN RANDLEMAN
The Willing Workers Sunday school
class of the Christian church, in Ran*
dleman, met with Miss Pearl Allred
for their monthly business meeting
and social July 7. Those present were
Misses Edna Louise Lamb, Kezzie
Burgess, Clara Bowman, Hazel Lamb,
Kathleen Jarrell, Gladys Bums, Hazel
Robins, Ruby Robins, May Weaver,
pearl -Allred, Mrs. Howard Henley
and Messrs. NumaPariasr, Ollie Ste
vens, Charles Bowman and James
T^iighlin The next meeting will be
yftth Miss Effie Brown.
HAlfe FOUND IN WALKER’S
BULL FOND BY ROAD GANG
A suiall Victory safe, weighing ap
proximately 500 pounds, was found
at Walker’s Mill, three miles
be door, which had been blown
—.. .. .
Tennis Tournaments
In Randolph County
Will Begin August 11
Play for the tennis championship
of Randolph county will begin August
11. Silver loving cups have been do
nated by Hugh Parks and Francis
White for winners in the singles and
doubles matches. The cups are en
graved with the names of the winners
each year and become the permanent
property of anyone who can win them
for three successive years.
Matches in the singles tournament
will be played off the first week. The
tournament is open to any resident of
Randolph county, but names of en
trants must be submitted to C. M.
Fox, president of the Tennis associa
tion, not later than August 4.
A large registration is expected. A
fee of 50 cents will be charged for
participation in the tournaments. In
order to keep within reasonable time
limits, it will be necessary to elimi
nate by default any matches not
played off promptly according to the
schedule, which will be posted by the
steering committee. Contestants will
furnish own balls.
William Storey is secretary of the
association.
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Wind, Rain Storms
Do Much Damage
In Montgomery Co.
Severe Electric Storm Damages
Crops In Wide Area; Trees
Blown Down In Places
Star Heaviest
Home Of J. F. Steed Struck By
/ Lightning; Mrs. Steed Has
'Narrow'Escape
Heavy electric storm, terrific gale
from the northwest that resembled a
tornado and a downpour of rain vis
ited a section of Montgomery county
Sunday, covering & range of several
miles, The storm occurred around
1:80 d’dock and lasted an hour. ^
A tree in the yard of J. F. Steed,
at Steeds, was struck by lightning.'
The telephone was loosened from the
wall in the hall-of the house and a
mattress on a day bed in an adjoining
room set on fire. Mrs. J. W. Steed, 88
years of age, was lying on a double
bed on the other side of the room,- in
stead of on her day bed, as was her
custom, when the house was struck.
Mrs. Steed had been indisposed for a
week, but was not seriously affected
by the shock.
Crops were blown down around
Ether and some trees and limbs taken
off by wind.
Star and its immediate vicinity was
the scene of heaviest property dam
age. In addition to unroofing three
structures in the business district,
other serious damage was suffered in
the section. Trees were uprooted and
tossed by the strong winds, fences
were blown to bits and bams left in
a wrecked condition.
Lines of communication were put
out of commission by the storm and
it was not until late in the afternoon
that connections were re-established.
Crops of this section were not seri
ously damaged, as was feared, by the
storm on Sunday.
Sufferer
F. W. VonCannon Is
Appointed On Moore
Board Of Education
F. W. VonCannon, cashier of the
RutiIt of Pinehurst, has been appoint
ed a member of the Moore county
board of education, to succeed John
R. McQueen, resigned. Mr. McQueen
has been a member of the board for
twenty-three years, during which
time many revolutionary charges in
the educational system of North Car
olina and Moore county have taken
place.
Mr. VonCannon, formerly of Ran
dolph county, is a resident of West
End and a man of exceptional busi
ness ability. Be is deeply interested
in the affairs of his county and state.
Dr. R. D. Patterson,
Son of Old Resident,
To Practice in Liberty
Dr. R. D. Patterson, who has com
pleted his medical education at Tu
lane university and has received his
license to practice medicine in North
Carolina, has definitely decided to lo
cate in liberty, his home town. He is
Bank Of Ramseur Is
Consolidated With the
Page Trust Company
Since the organization of the Bank
of Ramseur in 1907, no more im
portant step has been taken by its
officers and stockholders than the
one taken last Wednesday, July 9,
when the stockholders unanimously
voted for the Bank of Ramseur to
become a branch of the Page Trust
company, of Aberdeen.
Under its present management and
with very few changes in stockhold
ers the Bank of Ramseur has experi
enced twenty-three years of success
ful business.
The bank was organized by the late
W. HL Watkins, with a capital stock
of $12,000, which has been increased
to $25,000, with a surplus of $25,000,
in its last statement. The first cash
ier was R. I. Smith, who was succeed
ed by I. F. Craven. E. H. Leonard,
the third and present cashier, suc
ceeded Mr. Craven.
Terms upon which this, the ninth
member, joins the Page Trust com
pany group indicates this bank is at
this time one of the healthiest and
most successful banks in this section
of our state.
A young but strong institution it
self, with over $500,000 assets, after
becoming a member of Page Trust
company, one of the strongest and
best managed banking organizations
in North Carolina, with more than
$5,000,000 assets, with E. B. Leonard
and I. F. Craven, original organizers,
still in charge, the Bank of Ram
seur is better equipped to serve its
depositors and customers than at any
time in the past.
These men now in charge will be
glad to have any interested depositor
or other friend call at the bank for
full information on this change.
ABANDONED BABY FOUND
ON TABERNACLE ROAD
An abandoned baby girl, approxi
mately six to nine months old, and
weighing eight and three-fourths
pounds, was found on the Tabernacle
road near Greensboro by passing mo
torists Friday night.
The baby, emaciated in body, had
a smile for all who administered to
her comfort in the Clinic hospital at
Greensboro.
SUNDAY SHOWERS CALL HALT
ON WIDESPREAD HEAT WAVE
The intense heat wave end conse
quent drought were broken in Ashe
boro and throughout the county by a
refreshing rain that continued in
showers and cloudy weather until
noon yesterday.
The dry weather had been having
a disastrous effect on the crops, these
being badly parched in many com
munities.
While Asheboro has been running
a high fever for a week, the tempera
ture is far more favorable than many
neighboring cities, with maximums of
100 and over. The highest mark in the
state Saturday was at Hickory, where
the mercury went to 103.
E. H. Cranford, Jr., Is
Married To Miss Fra
ser In New York City
The marriage of Miss Angelica
Farquharson Fraser, of Florence, S.
C., to B. R Cranford, Jr., of Ashe
boro, in New York City was solem
nized at high noon July 3, at the
Church of the Transfiguration, “the
Little Church Around the Corner.’'
Rev. Randolph Ray, rector of the
church, performed the ceremony.
The bride was attended by the fol
lowing friends, who were spending
the summer with her in New York:
Miss Elizabeth Watson, of Green
wood, S. C.; Miss Ruth Ashmore, of
Greenwood, S. 0.; Miss Mary Till
man, of Tampa, Fla.; Miss Willie B.
Taylor, of Columbia, S. C., and Miss
Willie WlateVs, of Johnston, S. C., as
bridesmaids. They were charmingly
gowned in pastel shades of chiffon,
with which they wore black picture
hats,
The maid of honor, Miss Sareas El
lerbe, of Florence, S. C., wore a
lovely gown of yellow chiffon with
hat to match.
The bride entered with her maid of
honor and was met at the altar by
the groom and his best man, Howard
Redding, of Asheboro. The bride was
lovely in an imported crepe model of
navy and white with coat td match.
With this she wore a striking hat of
navy banglcok and other matching ac
cessories. She carried an arm bou
quet of Briarcliffe roses and lilies of
the valley.
Mrs. Cranford is the only daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. David Erskine Fraser,
of Florence, S. C. She is a graduate
of the class of 1929 of Winthrop
college, where she took an active part
in all college affairs. During the past
winter she was a member of the fac
ulty of High Point city schools. She
has spent practically all at her life in
Motau*, & CL, “W* “ a defendant
of some of the oldest families In lower
South Carolina.
County Edfcational
Board Tfflts Over
Problents On Hand
Board Ofr Education Faces Per
plexing Question Working
Out Budget For Season
Board Cuts Allowances
Number Of Children Of School
Age Uneluutsdd ; Same Num
ber Of Basek To Be Used
The county heard of education in
session Monday weed a big problem,
that of working'jjBt the school budget
for the county fir the coming year.
County Supermqjpdent T, F. Bulla, L.
F. Boss and £U$her C. Smith were
present.
The budget as considered by the
board called for all increase of $10,000
in excess of that of last year, which
was $254,044.73. The board of com
missioners, however, did not accept
this increase, and made a cut of $10,
000, which leaves the budget prac
tically the same as that of last year.
On account of the reduction of the
budget, the expenditures for teachers
and other expenditures will of neces
sity have to be cut proportionately.
The number of children in school
the coming year will be approximate
ly the same as for the past year and
there will be no increase in the num
ber of school busses in the county,
which is forty-five.
Schools win open September 8 and
will run upon eight-month and six
month terms, as test year.
Piedmont Association
Of Baptist Churches
To Meet In Asheboro
Piedmont Association of Baptist
Churches will meet with the Ashe
boro Baptist church Wednesday and
Thursday, July 23 and 24. This is the
first time in nineteen years that the
annual associatkm&f meeting has been
entertained by the church in Ashe
boro. Between 300 and 400 messen
gers from churches in Rockingham,
Guilford and part of Randolph coun
ties will be in attendance for the two
day meeting. Difcner will be served at
the church both days; for this pur
pose a large tent will be erected and
the dinners wilLJbe served in picnic
style. MembersP^l0b!»K*L**ush
are co-operating7^ make this a great
meeting.
The following program has been
arranged:
Wednesday—Morning Session
10:00—Devotional.
10:10—Address of Welcome—Dr. O.
G. Tillman. Response — Rev. W. O.
Johnson.
10:20—Ministerial Relief—Rev. R.
P.Ellington.
10:36—Roll Call of Churches.
10:40—Election of Officers.
10:45 — Hospitals — A. Way land
Cooke.
11:10—Rdligious Literature — Rev.
J. S. Hopkins, i
11:30—Sermon—Rev. T. L. Sasser.
Announcements. Dinner.
Afternoon Session
1:30—Devotional.
1:46—Recognition of New Pastors.
1:50—Associational Historical Re
port—Clarence A. Smith.
2:06 — Denominational Report — G.
H. Jones.
2:60—Hymn.
2:55—State Missions—Rev. J. L.
Coley.
3:40—Home Missions — Rev. Ray
mond Lanier. Hymn. Appointment of
committees. Miscellaneous business.
Adjournment.
Thursday—Morning Session
9:30—Devotional.
9:40—Social Service—Rev. J. Les
ter Lane.
10:00—Woman’s Work—Mrst. Net
tie Hoge.
10:30 — Christian Stewardship —
Rev. George P. Tunstall.
11:00 — Orphanage — Rev. Wilson
Woodcock.
11:80—Foreign Missions—Dr. O. G.
TBlman. Dinner.
Afternoon Session
1:30—Devotional.
1:46—Sunday Schools—Rev. J. D.
Barnette.
2:20—Christian Education—Dr. J.
Clyde Turner.
2:50—B. Y. P. U.—Rev. T. L. Sas
ser.
3:20—Hymn.
3:20—Laymen’s Work—Dr. J. T. J.
Battle.
3:50—Obituaries—Rev. O. A. El
more. '
4:06—Reports of Committees. Ad
journment.
MRS. CARTER, OF STAR, FALLS
IN HIGH POINT; BREAKS HIP
Mrs. Ellama Carter, of Star, had
the misfortune Tuesday, while visit
ing her daughter, Mies Norma Car
ter, in High Point, of falling down
some steps and breaking her hip.
Mrs. Carter had reoantly recovered
freon a broken leg. She is a patient in
Guilford General hospital.
Heavy Electric Storm
Around Farmer Sun
day; Bam Damaged
Farmer, July 15.—During a thun
der storm Sunday afternoon, light
ning struck the house and store of
R. S. Lanier, on highway 62, be
tween Farmer and Denton. A large
hole was torn in the roof ajid the
bolt traveled on the light wires to
the storehouse nearby. No damage
was done to the store, excepting a
screen door that was torn off. The
family was in the house at the,time,
but none of them suffered any bad
effects from the shock.
During the same electric storm a
barn on the farm occupied by Virgil
Morris was struck and burned to the
ground. A mule and a large amount
of baled straw were burned. The farm
is owned by Charles Thompson, of
Siloam.
Percy Morgan is moving his store
building and post office to a lot on
the new highway, owned by J. H.
Kearns, near the school building. Mr.
Bingham will move the garage build
ing belonging to Adrian Garner to the
present post office site and remodel it
for use as a dwelling.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Howell spent
the week-end at Pilot Mountain with
relatives.
S. A. Cooper is in Raleigh this
week, attending the conference of
vocational agricultural teachers.
Dr. C. C. Hubbard, who was ill for
a few days last week, is able to be at
work again.
Miss Louise Kendall, of Guilford
College, spent two days last week
with Mrs. Claude Domett.
Misses Madge Johnson and Ada
■Hiomburg returned last week to
Washington, after spending two
weeks with relatives.
Mrs. Bessie Kearns and son, Dale,
and Miss Vivian Kearns came down
from Greensboro Sunday afternoon
for a short visit to Mrs. Nora Kearns.
Miss Vivian has a position with the
botanical survey in Washington and
is spending her vacation with her
mother in Greensboro.
Mrs. Strayhom, of Graham, is vis
iting Mrs. S. A. Cooper this week.
The family of Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
Nance met at the old home for a re
union Sunday. Clay Nance and fam
ily, of Ellerbe; Mr. and Mrs. Byron
Nance and Raymond Nance and fam
ily, of Asheboro; Mr. and Mrs. Reid
Kearns, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cran
ford and Vernon Nance and family, of
High Point, and Mrs. A. D. Shelton
aqd children, of Pleasant Mill, were
Lewis T?in«efTjf
Shelby, was unable to be present. Mr.
and Mrs. Rankin Pickett and chil
dren, of Charlotte, and Misses Annie
and Algie Pickett and Mack Pickett,
of Asheboro, Route 3, were also
among the visitors present.
Miss Hazel Kearns is visiting Miss
Mary Smith at Myrtle Beach this
week.
W. C. Kearns and children visited
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kearns Sunday,
and Fuller and Margaret Kearns re
mained for a longer visit.
mington, associated with the construc
tion of the inland waterway from
Norfolk to Wilmington, must report
soon and Mr. Huske is asking the aid
of traffic men in this section in com
piling data that will secure govern
ment aid in providing more efficient
navigation from Fayetteville and
Wilmington for the benefit of the en
tire state.
Soon the inland waterway, giving
a channel of twelve-foot depth all the
way from the New England and the
Great Lakes states into Cape Fear,
just below Wilmington, will be com
pleted. Then barges entering the Cape
Fear can proceed down the coast to
Florida and return in safety. But at
Wilmington the progress is blocked.
The Improvements made eleven years
ago to the Cape Fear by the con
struction of locks and dams, stopped
short of what would be of most bene
fit to the inland cities of the state,
according to the traffic expert. What
is needed, and is proposed, is a twelve
foot channel from Wilmington to-the
head of navigation at Fayetteville, to
coincide with the depth of the water
way oanal. The desired result can be
obtained by the construction of a
third lock and Fayetteville and Wil
mington have joined hands in a move
ment to urge the government to build
this lode.
This project should interest every
business man and woman in North
Carolina, fer the reason that in a few
years the saving in freight rates
would have a momentuous effect on
the financial condition of business, es
pecially to inland dties, where freight
T. G. McAlister, of Asheboro, has
betotojadupd to co-operate to the move
ment, and wm confer with officers of
the etgadtostion at an earty data.
Representatives Of
Cape Pear Canal Pro
ject To Speak In City
W. O. Huske, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce of Fayette
ville, announces that representatives
of the movement promoting the de
velopment of a canal along the Cape
Fear river from Wilmington to Fay
etteville, will visit Winston-Salem
and other points in Piedmont North
Carolina next week in behalf of the
movement.
The government engineer at Wil
FEDERAL CENSUS FIGURES SHOW BIG
GENERAL GAIN IN POPULATION FOR 1
POl
{(
NEARLY EVERY BOUNTY IN STATE
3M.
J. P. Taylor, Staley,
Sustains Injuries In
Collision Saturday
J. Pinkney Taylor, of Staley, Route
1, while on his way to Greensboro
Saturday, with produce, sustained
minor injuries when his touring car
was almost completely demolished in
a head-on collision with a National
Biscuit company truck, driven by R.
A. Loflin, of Greensboro, on State
Highway 60. The impact between the
machines was so great that eleven of
fourteen chickens in the touring car
were killed outright. The collision oc
curred on a slight curve in the high
way. Loflin, the driver of the truck,
escaped unhurt, and the latter ma
chine was only slightly damaged.
TO CLEAN UP CEMETERY
All persons interested in the ceme
tery at New Union Methodist Epis
copal church are requested to be there
Thursday, July 24, to assist in clean
ing up. In case it is impossible to
assist, a contribution by those who
have relatives buried there will be
appreciated.
Randolph Superior
Court Convenes In
City For Civil Cases
Judge Clements, Winston-Salem,
Presiding; Will Probably Last
Week Or Ten Days More
One Divorce Is Granted
Several Judgments Involving
Considerable Amounts Of
Money, Are Rendered
Randolph superior court, for the
trial of cases on the civil docket only,
convened in Asjheboro Monday morn
ing, with Judge John H. Clement, of
Winston-Salem, presiding. Sessions
of 'the court are expected to last
through the remainder of this week
and next. *
Several cases oh thte calendar have
been either continued or disposed of
during the first three days of court
this week. One divorce was granted,
J. L. Parrish from Montie Richardson
Parrish.
Abe Hudson, administrator John M.
York, vs. Charles M. York et al., re
sulted in a non-suit.
Asheboro Hardware company vs. R.
P. Copple, judgment; $550.
Asheboro Hardware company vs. A.
Thompson and Arthur Harris assur
ity, judgment of $656.50.
Colon Lassiter vs. Philip Gamer
ended in a mistrial.
The Home Building, Inc., vs. G. E.
Woodell, verdict retu*ied in favor of
defendant.
J. A. Holder vs. C. A. Tise, mis
trial.
M» H. Langley vs. J. P. Coble, re
sulted in a non-suit.
CHILDREN’S DAY SERVICE
AT GILES CHAPEL SUNDAY
There will be a children’s day serv
ice at Giles Chapel Methodist Protes
tant church Sunday, July 20, 10:30 a.
m. An interesting program is being
arranged. The public is invited.
Bishop Rondthaler Is
No Theater-Goer But
Attends First Movie
he took time off to see his first movie,
one showing Byrd’s South pole ad
ventures.
The bishop does not commend the
theater. He would rather read the
dramatists.
Pictures depicting Christ displease
the bishop and in connection with his
aversion to filming religious subjects
he has prevented^ filming the world
famous Moravian Easter services,
over Which he has presided for many
years.
TAR HEEL WOMAN DOING
GOOD WORK IN FLORIDA
Mrs. George Cochran, nee Miss
Emeth Tuttle, formerly director of
child welfare for the North Carolina
state board of charities, is now execu
tive secretary of the Family Welfare
association of. Daytona Beach, Fla.
Under her leadership a plan has been
worked out whereby temporary em
ployment and financial relief is be
ing given the needy. Vacant lets, mu
nicipal property, official buildings
and grounds of winter residents are
' Bishop Edward Rondthaler, of Win
ston-Salem, governing bishop of the
southern province of the Moravian
church, has never found the theater
attractive, but has been a keen stu
dent of Shakespeare and Sophocles.
But, as he approaches his eighty
eighth birthday, which occurs July 24,
Increase Of 23.68 Per Cent Jm 1
Revealed By Figures Just
Released By Washington 1 4
Seventh Shows Increase
Guilford Most Populous County?
Takes Honor Away Front
Mecklenburg, ’20 Leader j
Tabulation of the 1930 census rm
port shows North Carolina’s p:
population is 3,165,146, a gain
1920 of 606,023, or an inc
23.68 per cent. Randolph
shows an increase of 5,785. In
the population was 21,383: in
36,641.
The Seventh Congressional' district^
of which Randolph is a part,
gained 57,061.
Tabulation in the various counties
follows:
1930
Anson ....... 29,496
Davidson. 48,700
Davie-.... 14,386
Hoke. 14,242
Lee. 17,000
Montgomery . 16,217
Moore .26,414
Randolph- 36,641
Richmond .... 34,008
Scotland ..... 20,176
Union ....... 40326
Wilkes . ,r... 36,162
Yadkin .18,010
1920
28,334
35,201
13,578
11,722
13,400
14,607
21,388
30^56
25367
15,600
36,029
32,644
16391
Gaia
U6*
13,499
1308
2308
1318
5.78R
Mffl
4378
4398
3318
1,618
Total.352,378 296,317 57.ME
Huge Gain in Fifth.
In the Fifth Congressional district,' I
of which Guilford is a part, there was i.|
an increase of 149,136 in the last dec
ade, the district growing from 408*
139 in 1920 to 657,275 in 1930. This in
an immense gain. “It makes the dis
trict large enough for a couple ef
congressmen,” one observer declared
yesterday.
It is reported that 275,000 will bn
made the basis of the new apportion
ment, but this has not been definitely
fixed as a part of the law, it is sai%
and the figure is approximate. Thn
total population and the total of thn
congressional membership will have to
be considered.
With figures Jar all the counties
available, it is found that Guilford in
the most populous county in North
.Carolina and that it also had thn
largest increase in population in thn
last ten years. This county has a
population of 132,989, a gain of 53*
.717 over the 1920 figures of 79,27%
The next highest impresses by come- .
ties were as follows:
Mecklenburg, 47,260; Forsyth, 34*
426; Buncombe, 33,751; Gaston, 26*
807; Durham, 24,980; Wake, 19,309;
Cleveland, 18,033; Robeson, 12,004;
Rowan 12,004.
The Ten Largest. 1
Ten years ago Mecklenburg was thn
most populous of the counties, the ten
leading counties in the state then,
from the standpoint of population,
having been Mecklenburg, 80,695;
Guilford, 79,272; Forsyth, 77,269; I
Wake, 75,155; Buncombe, 64,148; Rob- ‘i
eson, 54,674; Gaston, 51,242; Johnston^
48,998; Pitt, 45,569; Rockingham, 44,
149. •Jj
Thg. ten counties with the largest
population, as shown by the. 1930 cen
sus, are the following:
Guilford, 132,989; Mecklenburg^
127,955; Forsyth, 111,695; Buncombe^
97,899; Wake, 94,464; Gaston, 78,049;
Durham, 67,199; Robeson, 66,678;
Johnston, 56,608; Rowan, 56,066.
Just five counties in North Carolina f
lost in population in the last decade* ,
the list, with losses, following:
Alleghany, 218; Currituck, 665; Per* 'M
quimans, 269; Swain, 1,657; Yanceft
685.
North Carolina’s population, mat
ed for 1930 at 3,165,146, is consider- !
ably more than doubled in forty yeanfc
as the figures for 1890 will show. la
that census North Carolina had 1,39%
750.
The enumerators of <*■». prrind :.I|
found Wilmington to be the metropo- I
lis of the state, but since that tine ft - %
is almost impossible to count the mu
nicipalities that have gone ahead ef !
the New Hanover capital, ha 139(1
North Carolina waa distinguished
three things: Tar, pitch and tat]
tine. These made Wilmington the 1
York of North Carolina. Old men
remember the North Carolina
“naval stores,” but that state
given way completely to another i
But the population remains al
as “pure” as it ever waa The 603
gain in the 1920-1980 period is for