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t most people in asheboro and RANDOLPH COUNTY READ THE COURIER—IT LEADS ISSUED WEEKLY VOLUM£ LV PRINCIPLES. NOT MEN Asheboro, N. C., Thursday, April 9, 1931. 5,021 PEOPLE WELCOME YOU TO ASHEBORO, “CENTER OF NORTH CAROLINA” $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE NUMBER 15 Juvenile Quarrel Leads To Suicide Thurman Foster Eleven-Year Old Boy Of Gray’s Chapel Community Kills Him self After Quarrel. Used A Shot Gun To Blow Top Of Head Off Father Absent At Time Of Tragedy In His Residence. A quarrel abed over who should build the morning fire culminated Saturday morning at 7 o’clock in Thurman Foster, 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Foster, of the Gray’s Chapel community, blow ing off the top of his head with a shot gun. Death was instantaneous. Thurman and his older brother, Del bert, Jr., occupied the same bed Fri day night and when called Friday morning argued \>ver which should get up first and build the fires. Their mother, hearing them from another room, went in and rebuked them for their quarrel and threatened to report them to their father unless they ceased immediately. When she left, the younger boy arose, went into an adjoining room, locked the door, plac ed the muzzle of a single-barreled shot gun near his temple and used a convenient tobacco stick to press the trigger. -Sheriff Carl King was imme diately notified of the shooting and accompanied by County Coroner W. L. Lambert proceeded to the scene of the tragedy, eight miles west of Liberty. When hearing the facts, the coroner decided no inquest was necessary and permission was given for the removal of the hotly for buri At Staley Sunday Funeral was held from Gray’s Chapel church Sunday afternoon.. The child’s mother was Miss Maude Mills, formerly of Asheiboro, and the father, Delbert Foster, was a mem ber of Company K, 120th Infantry, Randolph’s own, in the world war. Another tragic angle of the suicide was that the father of the boy was away from home at the time, having been off in an effort to obtain work. Hie returned home by way of Ashe iy •and, having heard _fe,'n«^4Wid»ry and found . his own aon- VHo had tak Staley, April 6,—A birthday dinner was celebrated Easter Sunday in honor of Mr. E. M. Teague having reached his three score and ten. The occasion was attended by the children and grandchildren of Mr. Teague, including Rev. and Mrs. Norman Os borne, of High Point, Mr. and Mrs. P. A, Staley, Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Galli mare, of Greensboro, and Mrs. Cart A. Teague, of Trinity, Mr. and Mrs. George Pike and Miss Jane Teague, of Staley. The occasion was enjoyed by all for the fact that Mr. Teague despite his years is still young and active runs his business and looks good for anoth er score years, which is wished for him by his family and many friends. TRINITY NEWS Number Of Visitors In Community During Easter. Trinity, April 6.—Dr. Bulla with his •wife and daughter, Nina, and sister, Mrs. Margaret Dougan, spent the day Friday with Mrs. Nannie A. Craven. Mra Mattie Spell Hill, of near Glenola, with Mr. and Mrs. Spell, of .this place, all left for Sampson coun ty Saturday to spend Easter. Mrs. Charles Cox, of Greensboro, visited her cousins, Mieses Rose sad Emma Johnson, Sunday. Mr. W. C. McCulloch, of Elizabeth town, Bladen county, with Miss Lor raine Cox, of Greensboro, visited Mias Rose and Emma Johnson Easter Sun day. Mr. Jasper Comelison and Miss Mary Moore, of High Point, Mr. Paul Frye and Miss Ada Curoby were'din ner guests at John Younts’ Sunday. Ruth Spencer, Roy Ward, Eula Spencer, Baxter Sauge, Mary Lee Stillwell, Beatrice Royals and Howard, and Caster Davis spent Easter in Asheville. Min Loise Massey and brother Chester spent Easter at home. BOWLING ALLEY LEAGUE . ORGANIZED IN A8HEBORO A bowling league was formed last week with some twelve teams. They -will ekuA for high honors in bowling for the next three or four weeks. The Cranford Industries team has played the Post Office team, with the Post Office team winning by .a margin of 11 paints. Quite a bit of interest was manifested. Other teams are shill being formed, and it is expected that most of the bowlers of Ashe boro will take part. There are two, teams of interest. The Aimfield team, com posed of W. J. Armfield and his boys end the Rich team, composed of Elmer Rich and his boys. Spoil Egg Hunt Twelve hundred eggs assembled, cooked and colored for the annual municipal egg hunt at Fhoenixville, Pa., Saturday, were stolen Friday night Theft Waa not discovered un when the egg Charlie Waddell Is Dead As Result Of Blow On His Head Fatally Wounded In Affray At Home Of Edgar Foust Sun day Night At Dance. Ten negroes are in jail here await ing preliminary hearing in connection with the killing of Charlie Waddell, well-known colored man of Asheboro who died in the High Point hospital Monday night following an injury Sunday night at the home of Edgar Foust who was having an Easter dance. Police were called to the negro house early Sunday evening and night policeman Dewy Bulla answered the call but no arrests were made until later, when Chief R. A. Gaddis was called and Edgar Foust was arrested and held in jail without bond upon the verdict of the doctor concerning the injured man’s condition. Developments further come about that led to the arrest of Leonard Foust, son of Edgar, and both are held charged with the, killing. About the time the man died eight other negroes,were arrested and are being held until the hearing which is set for Friday. The eight, are A1 Strickland, Mary Ann Ewing and John Brown, of Asheboro; Charm Black, Henry Johnson, John and Paul Siler, and Herbert Wilson, all of Liberty. Report is that there was a drunken fight and as the dead man started to walk away he was injured fatally with a brick. He was hit on the head and never regained consci ousness. The Waddell family are among the older negro families of Asheboro and have many friends both white and black. Charlie was known as one of the most accommodating colored men of the town and bears to his credit years of faithful service to his white friends. Bid Garner Shot Without Warning By John Maness Brower Township Man Shot Near Heart Saturday Night At A Neighbor’s Home. Chance To Recover Wound Near Heart, Bui Garner Han Splendid Chance To Re in Jail. ,„F -ip,., „_‘ and seriously rounded Saturday night by a pistol 1 the hands of Jbhn. Maness, a eighbor. The shooting occurred, in ie home of W. H. Hussey, a neigh or of the two principals, where Gar er was at the time. Maness is said > have walked in the room where ■amer was at the time and to have red the shot with little warning in le presence of members of the Hus sy family. Garner was brought to Memorial ospital, Asheboro, for treatment. It as found that the bullet had pene •ated the body about an inch above ve heart, and the wound, while seri ns, probably would not prove fatal, [e was removed to his home yester Maness was placed in jail in Ashe ro and has not as yet been given a eliminary hearing. Just what led the affray is not definitely known, mess is said to have stated that he re no malice toward Gamer. It is ported that he was under the in lence of liquor at the time of the ooting. Both men are married and and ve families. Easter Egg Hunt Enjoyed Monday At Realty Development Several scare boys and girls gather ed at Dogwood Acres in the rain Mon day for the Easter* egg hunt and searched all day for eggs hidden about this beautiful and desirable residen tial property. Eggs were eaten at lunch. T. V. Allman, of the Fanner sec tion, was the lucky boy who found 104 eggs, and won the first prise of $20 credit on his home site No. 353. The young man is not married but will own a large home site soon, paying for it with $1 weekly payments, thus saving his money for a future home. Howard Lamb found 40 eggs, win ning $10 credit on home site No. 294. Worth Nash was third and won $10 credit on a home site. Edward Stockner received the four* th prise of $5 cash. Billy FresneU received $3 cash. Edward Morgan Won $2 cash for finding sixth largest number of eggs. To Deliver Address According to an announcement made by the Parent-Teacher Associa tion of Needham’s Grove School, Moore county, Hon. J. Walter Lam beth will make the commencement ad dress on April 16th at 7:30 o’clock. Mrs. Jacques Busbee* head of the as sociation, opens the invitation to the public to hear Mr. Lambeth on this occasion. Stout Wins Trophy Mm»1r Stout, student at State Col lege, captain of the 1930 football town of that institution and named all-state guard by football fans and writers, is the winner of the alumni athletic trophy given to the student moat proficient in athletics. Stout is the son of J. W. Stout, Sanford con tractor, who formerly resided at Ram National Guard , Unit Inspected Tuesday Night Annual Federal Inspection Ot' The 3rd Bn. Hq. Co. Made Here By Captain Page. Good Showing Made Inspector Declares That Com pany Had Made Marked Im provement Past Year. Annual federal inspection of the local National Guard unit, Head quarters Company, Third Battalion, 120th Infantry, was made Tuesday night in the Armory on Sunset Ave nue by Capt Page of the regular army. Capt Page is native of Eagle Springs, Moore county, and is rela tive of Fred Page, of Asheboro. The inspection began at 8 o’clock and continued for an hour and a half, during which time the inspecting of ficer went over very thoroughly points in military training which members of the company should know and inspect ed the equipment of the outfit. The unit was put through close order drill, physical drill, manual of arms and other drills and movements laid down in the infantry drill regula tions. In addition, the vaVious sec tions of the company were put through their specialty work, such as communication, writing and send ing messages, wire laying and test ing, radio and panel and visual signal ing and the like. All this was done before the inspecting officer pro nounced the company very satisfac tory. The inspecting officer compliment ed the company on many phases of its instruction anti training and made con structive criticism of those points in which he found the company deficient. Thus was the third year that Capt. Page had inspected the local company, and Tuesday night, though the out fit made the highest grade of “Very Satisfactory” a year ago, he declared that the unit this year was a hun dred per cent better than it was at that time. He especially compliment ed the personnel of the company. Col. H. G. Davids, of Raleigh, sen ior instructor of the North Carolina National Guard, and Staff Sergeant B. M. Harrison, also of Raleigh, were present on the occasion. OoL. Davis spoke briefly to the company follow-; inf the inspection, complimenting it 28 enlisted mfcn and two officers and is under command of Lt C. J. Lovett One member of the outfit is attending college at State College, Raleigh, and is a member of the R. O. T. C. regiment there, while an other is attending a specialists school at Fort Betming, Ga. Annual encampment will be held again this year at Camp Glenn some time in July, as last year. A Dramatic Pageant Play At Local M. P. Church April 19th “The Challenge,* a dramatic pa geant play in five episodes, will be given at the First. Methodist Prot estant church on Sunday night, April 19th. About 30 characters will take part in the pageant supported by the church choir. The time for present ing is about one hour and twenty minutes. The directors are Misses Bertha Presnell, Enolia Presnell and Esther Ross. The choir is under di rection of Mrs. Harriette Hammer Walker. Some of those taking lead ing parts are: Misses Katy Belle Ca gle, Enolia Presnell, Virginia Hemy, Ethel Lovett, Lucy Leigh Lovett, Mil dred Milks, Ultra Lowdermilk and Virginia Allred and Mesdames Frank Redding, Jr., Lester Rich, R. F. Routh and Robert Lloyd. Also groups of young people in modern costume and groups in Indian costume will take parts. FARMER NEWS Number Of Visitors In Community For Easter. Fanner, April 6.—Miss Hazel Kearns, who is teaching in the Kin ston schools, came home Thursday for the Easter vacation, returning to her work today. Robert Fuller, who has a position in High Point, came home for Easter. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Kearns, of Greensboro, spent the week end with relatives here. • Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Egerton of Durham, visited Mrs. Edgertan’s mother, Mrs. Roxana Dorsett, on Sat urday. Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Hubbard, Miss Hope Hubbard, and Miss Elizabeth Fuller attended the funeral of Dr. W. J. Moore at Aaheboro on Saturday. Bliss Lucile Kearns, who teaches at Sumner school, spent Sunday at borne. Blisses Ocia Morgan and, Faedene Ridge visited Mrs. M. S. K|ncheloe at liberty over the week end, SALES TAX BILL IS KILLED IN THE SENATE The proposed sales tax, provided in in a bill which passed the lower house of the North Carolina general as sembly a week ago, was killed in the upper house Tuesday afternoon by a decisive vote of 36 to 8. It is likely that the Senate will adopt the luxury tax instead. North Carolina mer chants and taxpayers are not kicking so much on the luxury tax bill as the Sales y't .■ Magistrates Warned To Make Reports Of Their Official Work Grand Jury Presents Forty-Four Justices Of Peace For Their Neglect Of Law. The grand jurf last week at completion of its work for the Superior Court term made pre sentments against 44 justices of the peace in, the county who had not made their reports to Clerk Superior Court. The law re quires that justices of the peace make reports on or before noon Monday at each term of Superior Court in the county dn which thty practice their profession. Convenient blanks for making such returns may be had upon- application to the Clerk’s office. No action will be taken against these 44 justices of the peace, provided they make their reports by next term of criminal court, according to Clerk Rufus F. Routh. However, those who fail to make these reports by that time will be subject to indictment. It is not believed that any of these justices of the peace have wilfully failed to make re turns, but have inerely neglected the matter. Many of them, per haps, have transacted no busi ness since the jjnext preceding term of court at ed it necessary tion is called, quiring report ndj ness has been tra jhave not deem | report. Atten ever, to law re ether any busi acted or not. Randolph County Bar Pays Tribute To W.C. Hammer Court Adjounte Out Of Respect To His MeBfbfy And Holds Memorial Service. Resolutions Passed And Adopted j Of Respect Bar, Tributes |id By Judge »meys. Randolph' Saturday me pert ahd to 1 latfr Congres r Court adjourned tribute of res memory of the “uun C. Ham a memorial dean of ifcted -as chairman of the sorvice, and T. A. Burns and A. I. Fenee as secretaries. Mr. Burns read the resolutions of res pect passed upon by the bar. Mr. Brittain then paid the first tribute, speaking of Mr. Hammer as an honorable practitioner in every respect, a friend to rich and poor alike, and excellent politician and of inestimable worth to the people of his home county and with whom he came in contact. Mr. Brittain con cluded his remarks with “when a good man dies, his good shines after him like the evening star.” J. A. Spence, a former partner of the deceased, spoke of his loyalty and kindness and unflinching sin cerity to any cause he entered into. J. V. Wilson, who was a. member of the law firm at the time of Mr. Hammer’s death and for seven years prior to that time, recounted simply (Please turn to page 8) Training School To Begin At Local M. P. Church On April 23 A Standard Leadership Training School will be held at the Asheboro M. P. church commencing April 23rd, and continuing for five nights. The standard courses will be offered by teachers accredited by the Internation al Council of Religious Education, as well as by the M. P. Board. Teachers are considered specialists in the subj ects which they offer. While the school is under the direction of the M. P. churches of Randolph county, it is open to all denominations. CO-OP MOVEMENT IS LIKELY TO BE FAILURE News comes from Raleigh that the proposed tobacco growers co-opera tive association, which has (been in process of organization for some time, will end in failure* With tobacco sold and plans going ahead for the new crop, Dr: Joseph G. Knapp, sec retary of the organizing committee, states that, the growers seem not to be interested. Similar organizations in South Carolina and Georgia ap parently will fail to materialize on account of lack of interest In the meantime thosq who know something about tobacco Relieve that this fall will find tob&cco prices the lowest in history. Had Plenty Liquor Joe Wilbur, 19, of High Point, was arrested in Greensboro Saturday morn ing with 105 gallons of the forbidden fluid in his Ford roadster. The liquid was contained in four 20-gallon cans and one 5-gallon receptacle. Wilbur made an attempt to outdistance the officers in a foot race, but was over taken. Found Near Asheboro Jaipcs Klass, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Klass, of Thomasville, who left school Tuesday- of last week after a reprimand from his teacher, was found by relatives Thursday walking along highway 70 near Asheboro, and taken back home. Dr. W. J. Moore Is Called By Death At His Home Here Prominent Randolph County Physician And Civic Leader Succumbs To Illness. Leading Physician For Many Years In County— Leader In Professional, Civic And Church Affairs. Dr. W. J. Moore died at his home on Sunset Avenue, Asheboro, Friday afternoon following an illness of around twelve years. Until the past few weeks he had been able to prac tice his profession, giving it up grad ually from year to year. He was educated at Oak Ridge and old Trinity College in Randolph coun ty, graduating there in the late eigh ties. The following year Dr. Moore went to Baltimore where he took his medical course at the College of Phy sicians and Surgeons, after which he returned to his home county, Stokes, where he began practicing. He mar ried Miss Mamie Frazier, daughter of the late Dr. F. C. Frazier, of Trinity township, who for many years was the only dentist in the.county' He moved to Asheboro in 1893, purchasing the drug store, office and residence of Dr. J. M. Boyette, who resided where Mr. E. H. Morris now lives. He became associated with the late Dr. S. A. Henley with whom he practiced a number of years. A few years after the death of his wife he was married to Miss Mattie Porter, who with the following daughters and and sons survive: Harold Moore, Char lotte; Wallace Moore, Pittsburgh; Mrs. Clarence Lovett, Miss Evelyn Coleman Moore and David Moore, dll of Asheboro. Soon after moving to Asheboro Dr. Moore united with the M. E. church during the pastorate of Rev. A. W. Plyler, now editor of the Christian Advocate. In addition to serving as a member of the board of stewards for twenty years, he has been con nected with various activities of the church all of which he gave unstint ed and loyal support. As a practi tioner Dr. Moore was held in high esteem, being the type of man to find opportunities to serve rich and poor alike. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. A. P. Bnuitley in the First which burial Annual Convention Federated Women’s . Clubs In Greensboro Will Be Held At King Cotton Hotel, Greensboro, On April 14, 15 And 16. The annual convention of the North Carolina Federation of Woman’s Clubs will meet in Greensboro April 14, 15, 16th. The Greensboro Woman’s Club, Friday Afternoon Club and Review er’s Club will be hostesses to the con vention, which will be held in the King Cotton hotel. Following is the program for the convention ; Tuesday, April 14th 10:00 a. m. Meeting of the Execu tive Board, Home of Mrs. D. Lanier Donnell, Oak Ridge. 12:45 p. m. Luncheon for Executive Board given by Mrs. D. Lanier Don nell. 2:30 p. m. Club Institute for Presi dents of Clubs, Ball Room, King Cot ton Hotel. 3:00 p. m. Meeting of Board of Trustees, Private Conference Room, King Cotton Hotel. 4:00 p. m*. Meeting of Board of Directors, Ball Room, King Cotton Hotel. 6:30 p. m. Past Presidents’ dinner, Private Dining Room, King Cotton Hotel. 6:30 p. m. District President’s din ner, Private Dining Room, King Cot ton Hotel, Mrs. J. M. Hobgood pre siding. 6:30 p. m. Dinner Conference, Presi dents of Clubs, Private Dining Room, King Cotton Hotel. 8:00 p. m. Opening Session, Ball Room, King Cotton Hotel, followed .by reception, courtesy of Greensboro Woman’s Club. Wednesday, April 15th 7:45 a. m. Breakfast Conferences: 1. Literary Clubs and Departments of Literature, Mrs. Annie Miller Pless presiding. 2. Civics, Mrs. J. E. Hardin pre siding. 1:00 p. m. Luncheon Conferences: 1. Education, Mrs. T. E. Johnston presiding. 2. Art, Mrs. L. R. Johnston presid ing 3. Music, Mrs. C. J. Sawyer presid ing Thursday, ^>ril 16th 7:45 a. m. Breakfast Conferences: 1. Citizenship, Miss Ethel Parker presiding. 2. Public Welfare, Miss Ruth Burke presiding. % 1:00 p. m. Luncheon Conferences: 1. American Home, Mrs. T. E. Browne presiding. 2. Junior Membership, Mrs. D. F. Giles presiding. Gray’s Chapel Wins * Gray’s Chapel school baseball team von its fifth straight victory Friday vhen Staley was defeated 12 to 8. Randleman will be played by the 3ray’s Chapel team this week for the risth game. Funds Lacking For Road Construction Work In Randolph County Commissioners Passed Up A11 Requests For Roads At Monday’s Meeting. The board of commissioners for Randolph county met in regular mon thly session Monday morning in the court house. No road matters were decided upon, due to lack of funds for road construction purposes. Tax releases were allowed as fol lows: Mrs. H. L. Kearns, Concord town ship, $380 on 1930 valuation, account of sale of timber. J. E. Davis, New Market township, $1,000 on 1930 valuation, account of sale of timber. The Sheriff was authorized to sell all old copper from stills seized by county officers, obtaining best price possible for same. The board adjourned to meet again on April 15. Baby Death Rate In County During 1929 Not So High Randolph Babies Had A Better Chance To Live Than In 75 Other Counties. Dare Is Lowest With Pasquotank Highest — Birth Rate Per Thousand For Whites Was 25. Babies born in Randolph county in 1929 had a better chance to live than those bom in 75 other counties in North Carolina; and in 24 other coun ties babies had a safer journey. This is shown by figures compiled by the University News Letter from report of the Bureau of Vital Statistics. State Board of Health. Infant death rate in Randolph county during the year, per 1,000 live births, both black' and white, was 59.9. The highest death rate was in Pasquotank coun ty, which was 138.1 per thousand births. The lowest death rate for infants was 25.2 per thousand in Dare. Birth rate per 1,000 inhabitants in Randolph during the year was 25 for whites and 18 for negroes. The death rate of whites was 10.7 per •1,000 white-inhabitants and 12.2 per thousand colored people. Sixty-fline counties in the state had a higher colored death rate, 36 a higher death rate for whites and three counties the same as Randolph. In the entire state during 1929 there were 36,894 deaths. Principal causes of deaths, in the order named, were: Heart diseases, chronic nephritis, pneumonia, appoplexy, tuberculosis, premature births and injury at ibirth, influenza, cancer, pellagra and auto mobiles. Terms Two Members County School Board Expired On April 1 County Superintendent Bulla of the Randolph county public schools and J. A. Martin, of Liberty, a member of the board, faced a peculiar predica ment Monday at the monthly meeting of the county board of education. It all came about because the gen eral assembly in session in Raleigh has so far failed to pass the omnibus bill which contains appointments of members of boards of education for the several counties in the state. The two-year terms of L. F. Ross, chair man of the Randolph board, and Lu ther Smith, a member, expired on the first Monday in April. The omnibus bill, before the general assembly, con tains their names for reappointment for another term, but the bill has not been made law of the land. It prob ably will be during the week or the next ten days. Complaints, petitions and the like were heard by the board as usual Monday, but no definite action could be taken on any matters that day, due to the fact that there was no board. Randleman School Enters State-Wide Debating* Contests Randleman, April 6.—Randleman high school will enter the statewide debate being sponsored by the Univer sity of North Carolina, the finals of which will be held in Chapel Hill this month. Speakers to compete for Ran dleman school are Misses Marguerite Briles and Louise Helms, negative team; Louise Matthews and Mildred Talley affirmative team. The nega tive team debated at Troy Friday evening and the affirmative at Can dor. Standardize Cotton Varieties A community effort to standardize and improve cotton varieties has been started in the Long Island section of Catawba county where the growers have adopted the Mexican Big Boll variety and the local .Dili has agreed to pay a premium for all the lint it buys grading one inch and more in staple length. F. J. Allred, of Liberty, is one of 26 students at the University of North Carolina who made the grade honor roll for the past semester. To make the honor roll a student must aver age from 95 to 100 on his studies. Judge OrdereBA Non-Suit Iiftase Against ftnford Sustained Defense State Had Not Pi Of Embez otion That bn Charge tent. An Abrupt End Jo A Case Which Had Been Hanging Fire Some Time— Many Cases Tried In Court Randolph Superior Court for the trial of cases on the criminal docket closed Saturday morning with a me morial service for the late Congress man William C. Hammer, of Ashe boro. A number of cases was dis posed of at the term one way or an other. Submissions were many, en abling the court to make great head way in clearing the docket. The case against J. Free Cranford, former sheriff of the county, came to an abrupt end Thursday after the state’s evidence had been presented. Counsel for the defense made motion that the case be dismissed for lack of evidence. Judge Moore concurred and the order for non-suit entered on the records ,the Judge holding that the state had not shown in its evi dence that there was any intent to defraud in any of the alleged short ages charged in the bill of indict ment. Other cases disposed of during the term include the following: State vs O. M. Kirby, defendant entered plea of guilty of driving a car while intoxicated and was fined $50 and costs. DeWitt Fogleman entered plea of guilty to charge of driving a car while intoxicated and was fined $50 and costs. Isaac Lloyd and Buck Robbins pleaded guilty of driving cars while intoxicated anti were fined $50 each and costs. Clifford Kivett was found guilty as charged and sentence of 12 months to county roads suspended upon agree ment to pay $20 monthly to Ada Hicks for 12 months and costs in the case. State vs John and Amos King, de fendant Amos King was sentenced to State’s prison one year, and year’s sentence to county roads as to John King suspended on condition of good behavior for two years and payment of the costs in the case. ^ (Please t Mrs. Monroe Hoover Traps A Bald Eagle On Asheboro Rt. 2T Mrs. Monroe Hoover, of Asheboro, Route 2, has for some time been per secuted by the disappearance of her chickens and ducks. On Tuesday of this week she found a duck had been killed and partly devoured. Thinking a hawk was the guilty offender, Mrs. Hoover set a steel trap and was sur prised to find the victim was a large bald eagle, which measured 7 feet from tip to tip, and tipped the scales at ten pounds. Indications are that the bird had considerable age and his weight was also indicative of the fact that he had been fattening on the Hoover fowls. frT^ Two Lose Lives In r».• Fire Which Destroys * Home In Davidson Albert Hunt, 77-year-old farmer, and his bachelor son, Willis, 54, who live just across the Randolph line in Davidson county, were burned to death Friday night, when their home was destroyed by fire of mysterious origin. Miss Hunt, daughter of the aged man who slept in an upstairs room, awakened by dense smoke, es caped by jumping from a porch roof. She was unable to awake the others due to inability to reach them through flames and smoke. After the fire had burned out and ashes cooled, charred bones of Hunt and his son were found by neighbors who came to the scene of the tragedy. C. B. WINN IS NAMED DEPUTY U. S. MARSHAL C. B. Winn, of Liberty, has been named Deputy U. S. Marshal for the middle district, and assumed his duties Tuesday. He succeeds J. F. Ratledge, who resigned this'job to enter federal prohibition work. The new deputy marshal is a licensed attorney, having been admitted to the bar in February, 1930, in Asheboro. His wife, formerly Miss Juanita Winn, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Gregg, of Liberty, is also a licensed attorney. Legion Strong Total membership of the North Carolina department of the American Legion is 14,740, which is 1,500 lar ger than membership last year. The department commander, Con C. John son, predicts membership will page 18,000 before the year is over. An Appreciation We feel it our duty to especially thank Mr. C. C. Winningham and the employees of the Acme Hosiery Mills for their loving kindness shown to us during the sickness and death of our dear husband and father. Jason Hamilton and children. Over $100 in cash and checks was stolen from the office of the South ern Beverage Company at Sigh Friday night. _ u