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Two Delightful
Programs Given
At Local School
Primary Grades On Thursday
Night Of Last Week Gave
An Interesting Program.
Show Good Training
Grammar Grades Program Fol
lowing Night Was Also Good
And Well Attended.
Two very delightful programs were
given in the Asheboro school audito
rium last week as a part of the school
finals. These were programs by the
primary grades on Thursday night,
followed by the grammar grades on
Friday night. Good attendance was
recorded at each of the events. Stud
ents did their part well, showing evi
dences of good training and also of
talent.
The program given by the primary
grades was as follows:
• l. Opening Chorus,, “How Do You
Do, Its Up To You.”
2. Play, “The Doll Shop,” by first
grades.
3. Play, “Mistress Mary’s Garden,”
by second grades.
4. Musical Reading, “I’m Scared,
Aren’t You?” by Sam Black.
5. Play, “A Party in Mother Goose
Land,” by third grade.
Between the plays given by the
first and second grades, little Misses
Lucile Cox and Alice Birkhead each
played a piano solo and then a duet.
Grammar Grades Program
Program given by the grammar
grades Friday evening, was as fol
l0'lS Fourth and fifth grades play,
“The Gooseherd and the Goblin,” with
prologue by Truiet Frasier. Charac
ters in the play were: M. W. Harris,
Agnes Cox, George Hughes, Virginia
Allred, Virginia Lisk, Mary Sue Hay
worth, Harris Lamb and Ralph Cox.
2. Musical reading, by Sara Hay
worth.
3, Chorus, sixth and seventh grad
es, accompanied at the piano by Miss
Tennis
Ethel Johnson.
4. Sixth and seventh grade play,
"The Estabrook Nieces.” Characters
in this play were: Henry Hamilton,
Louis Pritchard, Charlie Greesen,
Billy Presnell, Katherine Cranford,
Elizabeth Kearns, Gladys Hamilton,
rC. Aflimkj
The tumiii team of the Asheboro
high school closed a successful season
last Thursday at Albemarle'when they
defeated that team by the dose score
of 3 to 2. Just the week before the
Asheboro boys defeated Albemarle on
the new courts here by the score of 3
to 2. The results of the-first meet,
held in Asheboro were: Armfield
defeated Milton; Coffin defeated Mis
enheimer; Morton defeated Cranford.
In the doubles Armfield and Coffin
defeated Little and Milton while Cran
ford and A. Fox lost their match to
Misenheimer and Morton. «
At Albemarle the matches were al
so close. The last doubles match de
cided the meet The results were:
H. Fox was defeated bv Milton:-Arm
field won his match
enheimer defeated
doubles Armfield an
Milton and Morton and Cranford and
H. Fox defeated little and Misenheim
er.
CARAWAY, ROUTE t, NEWS
Raymond Walker Returns Home
From Hospital.
with Little; Mia
Coffln- I In the
d Coffin defeated
Caraway, Rt. 1, May 25.—We had
hail this morning the size of large
peas and a good shower of rain.
Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Robbins «id
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Davis attended
the communion services at Tom s
Creek Baptist church Sunday.
We are glad to hear Mias Ruth
Reams is recovering nicely after hav
ing he^ tonsils removed.
Raymond Walker has returned home
from the High Point hospital, where
he underwent an operation for ap
pendicitis. He is doing nicely.
Mrs. Clenden Loudermilk is spend
ing this week with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. W. Kearns.
Clifford Myers and family, from
the Pleasant Hill section, visited
homefolks here recently.
. Homer Loflin, of Thomasville, visit
ed with ns last Saturday.
Oscar Parrish and family of Tho
masville, visited in our neighborhood
Sunday.
Miss Pauline Carpenter, of Durham,
was the guest of Misses Elizabeth and
Leota Morgan this week end.
Mrs. Winslow Walker is getting
along nicely at the High Point hos
pital, where she underwent an opera
tion recently for appendicitis.
-jpv. and Mm. R. Barnwell visited
with Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Reams Sun
day.
PILOT MILL TEAM TO
PLAT SEAGROVE NINE
The baseball team of the Pilot
Hosiery Mills will play Seagroye nine
Program Outliued For'Exercises At
Asheboro Hi School Commencement
Commencement exercises of the
Asheboro city schools will open next
Sunday evening, May 31, with the
senior vesper service in the auditor
ium, and will end with Promotion Day
Wednesday, June 3rd. Classes will
meet till Tuesday, there being no cer
tain days set aside for examinations.
These are being given during the reg
ular class periods.
Following are the programs for the
various events:
Senior Vesper Services, May 31, 1931
8:00 P. M.
Processional, —(Audience Stand
ing.)
Hymn, —Holy , Holy, Holy.
Invocation, —Rev. R. C.* Stubbing.
Anthem, Prayer of Thanksgiving,
Community Choir.
Scripture Reading, —Rev. C. G.
Smith.
Prayer, —Rev. A. P. Brantley.
Hymn, —How Firm A Foundation.
Sermon, Building Skyward, —Dr. O.
G. Tillman.
Hymn, Now The Day is Over.
Benediction, —Rev. John Permar.
(The audience is asked to remain
standing after the Benediction until
the Senior Class has marched out.)
Mrs. R. J. Hilker is arranging the
music for the occasion mid the plans
include an anthem by a group of
singers from the choirs of the various
churches of the town. Each member
of the church choirs of Asheboro are
invited by Mrs. Hilker to attend the
practice which will be held at the
school auditorium Friday evening at
7:30 o’clock, and assist in the music
for this occasion.
Asheboro Hi School
To Graduate Class
Of 35 Young People
Largest Senior Class In History
Of The School—Exercises
Tuesday Evening.
Invitations are out for class day ex
ercises of the graduating class of
thirty-five young men and women of
the Asheboro high school. These class
day exercises will be held Tuesday
evening, June 2, at 8 o’clock. Class
motto is "True to the end,” while the
class flower is the daisy and colon,
__ _ _ as fol
lows: ,
Helen Amick, Tna Andrews, Chloe
Allen, Lucile Brown, Minnie Lee Burk
head, Maude Burrows, Ernest Bald
win, Ralph Bulla, Maxine Covington,
Virginia Cross, Velna Cox, Eldon Cox,
Sara Helen Covington, Odell Cran
ford, "Waldo Cheek, Vernon Demar
cus, Alexander Pox, Colvin West,
Thelma Hurley Hasty, Gladys Henley,
Jack Hasty, James Harrington, Vance
Klvett, Esther Lambert, Doris Milks,
Paul Miller, Juanita Pickett, Stanton
PiesneTl, Beulah Ritter, Lucy Clyde
Ross, Margaret Robins, A. Coyl
Staley, Lois Stout,. Pauline Smith,
Golds Tysor.
Randolph Officers
Make Sizeable Hole
In Bootleg Industry
Sheriff King and Deputies Barnes
and Morgan knocked a sizeable hole in
some bootlegger's private supply of
whisky Sunday afternoon, when they
found and destroyed 36 gallons, con
tained in twice as many fruit jars.
The whisky was found hidden in the
woods along both sides of an abandon
ed road in Bade Creek township, and
only a short distance from Sophia.
Had the officers been a few minutes
earlier they would have been able to
have nabbed a car and its occupants
as they sped out of the vicinity of the
hiding place of the whiskey. As it was,
they were not near enough to get the
car number nor to Identify the occu
pants.
DELEWARE VISITOR IS
iMPnvaann ‘WITH STATE
Cobnut of
anelbyville, Delaware, returned Sun
day, after spending a few days In this
section looking after business connect
ed with the settlement of his father’s
estate. Many of our readers will re
call that Mr. S. G. dolman has owned
some real estate in Cedar Grove town
ship which was known as Cedar Rock
mountain and that he has from time
to time prospected for gold. Mr.
Colman had the misfortune in Feb
ruary of burning his foot, whereup
on his son S. T. Colman, of Philadel
phia, come and took his father to a
hospital. He died in a few weeks at
the home of his son in Shelbyville who
spent some time here a few years ago
assisting in searching for gold. He
sees marked improvement in North
Carolina and says he has seen no
where Buch evidence of progress as
hen and that in many places in his
home state there are hundreds of un
employed. This was Mrs. Cobnan’s
first visit and she is much impressed
with the beauties in Carolina. She
maria a anlWHon of flowers which she
Class Night, June 1, 1931
8:00 P. M.
President’s Address, —Stanton
PresnelL
Class History, —Waldo Cheek.
The Advancing South, —Ina' An
drews.
life’s Essentials, —James Harring
ton.
Class Poem, —Esther Lambert.
Formation of Political Parties,
—Coyl Staley. ,
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow,
—Margaret Robins.
Class Will, —Ralph Bulla.
Class Prophecy, —Maude Burrows.
Farewell to Asheboro Hi, —Class.
Graduation Night, June 2, 1931.
Processional, March (Aida).
Prayer, —Dr. O. G. Tillman.
'Salutatory, Welcome, —Eldon Cox.
Introduction of Speaker, —JHI. M. Rob
bins.
Address, The Supreme Task of Our
Christian Democracy, —Dr. Henry
Louis Smith.
Presentation of Senior Awards,
—R. J. Hilker.
Presentation of Diplomas, —R. J.
Hilker.
Valedictory, Value of An Educa
tion, —Lucy Clyde Ross.
Benediction, —Rev. R: C. Stubbins.
Promotion Day
Wednesday morning, June 3, will be
Promotion and Award Day. At this
time seventh grade diplomas, perfect
attendance and grand honor roll cer
tificates, various prizes and other
1 awards will be presented. The rising
| Senior Class will initiate the rising
! Freshmen Class, and also sing a fare
| well song to the graduates.
Program Given For
Annual Homecomers
Day At Worthville
Annual Event To Be Held This
| Year On June 7th—Attracts
Large Number.
Homecomers Day, annual event at
Worthville Union church, Worthville,
will be held Sunday, June 7th. This
occasion always attracts a large num- j
her of people, not only those in the
community, but also former residents
and others from all parts of Randolph
and other counties.
Program for the event June 7th is
supt.
110:45—Intermission.
11:00—Congregational singing.
11:06—Music by Twin City Male
, Quartette, Winston- Salem.
I 11:15—Serrhon, by pastor, Rev. B.
W. Lefler. '
1 11:45-—Music, by Twin'City Male
Quartette.
12:00—Dinner and noon intermis
sion.
Afternoon
2:00—Congregational singing.
2:05—Music, by Twh» City Male
Quartette.
2:15—Business meeting.
2:30—Sermon, by Rev. J. C. Cum
mings, Hemp.
3:00—Music, by Twin City Male
Quartette.
3:15—Short talks, by visitors.
3:30—Music, by Twin City Male
Quartette.
RANDOLPH EY.P.U.
MEETING AT RAMSEUR
The regular meeting of the. Ran
dolph District B. Y. P. U„ will he
held at the Ramseur Baptist church
Sunday afternoon, May 31, at three
o’clock. A good representation from
all unions in the county is expected.
Church
Plans are progressing
vival meeting, at the Baptist
beginning June 14 and lasting for two
weeks. The church has asked the pas
tor to do the preaching. Mss Cora
Lee Cannon, of Durham, will be pres
ent during the meeting, and will have
charge of the personal work. The W.
M. S. has pledged itself unanimously
to be responsible for the personal
work during the meeting, and Miss
Gannon comes to lead them in this
work. The pastor is arranging a series
of interesting sermons, the subjects
of which will be published next week.
All are invited to attend these services
and aid in the great work of shedding
and radience ita our community.
Plans Progressing
For Revival Meeting
At Baptist
... Extra Session
^resident Hoover has no idea of
calling mi extra session of Congress
to aid employment. In a statement
Friday he declared that "we cannot
legislate ourselves out of a world
economic depression. We can and tfill
work ourselves out." He know* of
nothing that would more “disturb the
healing processes now undoubtedly go
in sr on in the economic situation” than
here Friday
ther Dam
Done. 1
Quite A S'
Evening, B
age R<
Given By Mr.,
Cox In Ronai
ghter’s
1 Mrs. G. H,
Their Dau
hday.
S.— There was
day evening of
ion of roof was
at Randolph
Franklinville, MS)
quite a storm heint
wind and rain.
blow off boiler 4|
Mill No. 1., * ;
Hermon Hudson,
S. Marines and atj
.lioned at- Paris 1st
Mr. and Mrs. %
son, Harvey, went:
day evening: Mist*
will spend some |
and will return m
Mr. Wilson return
noon.
Misses Nettie an
tended commertcend
college last weetej
Franklinville bat
Biscoe at Biscoe Jj
score 9 to 1 favdj
was Franklinvillell
season and their 9
play the Routh si
noon at FranklinSl
A few of our p6j
erly meeting atM
as joined the U.
esent will be sta
id, S. C.
W. Wilson and
t> Cooleemee Fri
filson and Harvey
ne at Cooleemee
Greenville, S. C.
I Saturday after
Esther Moon at
it at Campbell
ball team played
;urday afternoon,
of Biscoe. This
,th game for this
t loss. They will
» Saturday after
ile attended quart
►lly Springs, Bun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. (
ty at their hom<
in honor of their
birthday. The 1
decorated with.fi
her friends took
games in yard «
of which refresh
consisting of baa
and candy. Mb
pient of many tu
the invited goes
and Frances Hot
and Mildred TSj
and Francis
Allred and Billy:
Mr. and'Mia^
near RaleiffeMl
Misses Nettie «)
Moaday Mrs. Bb
[. Cox gave a par
aturday afternoon
ugh ter, Mary’s, 10
te was beautifully
ers. A number of
rt, playing various
house, at the close
its were served,
a, cakes, lemonade
Jox was the reci
1 presents. Among
were misses Reva
P Florence, Nell
t, Patsy Husband
«ad John Hubert
t Stephens, of
week end with
her Moon, and
, Misses Nettie
Prepare Addresses
To Be Delivered At
Asheboro Hi Finals
Preliminaries Held And Eight
Best Selected, These To Be
Given At Finals.
Asheboro Rotarians
To Have Mr. & Mrs.
JBusbee As Guests
The Asheboro Rotary Club will have
as their guest speakers fit the regular
weekly luncheon Friday, Mr. and Mrs.
Jacques Busbee, of the Jugtown Pot
tery. Mr. Busbee will apeak on Art
from an interesting angle. Being a
former portrait painter and writer, as
well as scholar, Mr. Busbee is a speak
er of more than usual
he-and Mrs. Busbee hai
interest in the revival <
this section of North
have contributed great]
section toward of the r
therance of native tal
weaving and basketry.
Mrs. Busbee is a n
school committee of Ni
and her work with am
including
r of the
t’s Grove
nr the
As a part of the acquirements for
graduation the members of the senior
class of the local high school this year
have been asked to prepare addresses,
requiring from eight to ten minutes
each to deliver. Th® topics discussed
varied from sketches of the lives of
Old Dame Rumor Played Dirty Trick
On Asheboro Folk Monday Morning
Webster’s New International Dic
tionary defines “Rumor” as being “a
story current without any known au
thority for its truth.”
“In this sense,” continues Webster’s,
“it is often personified,” hence “Dame
Rumor.”
Well, the old lady, “Dame Rumor,”
had her day and her inning Monday
in Asheboro.
Starting early Monday morning,
whence, why, wherefore, how and by
whom, nobody knew old lady Rumor
had it all over town that in excavating
a pit for the rifle range at Mineral
Springs, workmen had unearthed the
skeleton of a man.
A little later Rumor was positive
the skeleton had been identified as
that of a young man who hasn’t been
around Asheboro for a few months,
and who was last seen in the vicinity
of Mineral Springs, which is on the
Redding land about two miles west of
Asheboro and just west of highway
90.
Along about noon or a little later,
Rumor had it that the woods were
being guarded by armed officers to
prevent disturbing of the skeleton—
though only a hour or so earlier Ru
mor was positive the skeleton had
been removed to a local undertaking
establishment.
Before noon probably fifty persons
had gone to the scene of the alleged
find only to return with information'
that there was nothing to the tale, but
that didn’t keep Dame Rumor from
running her tongue at both ends.
Workmen engaged in work on the
rifle range didn’t start Dame Rumor’s
tongue going, they are certain. But
they do know that over the week end
somebody had appropriated several of
their mattocks and picks. There wasn’t
any rumor or doubt about that.
But old lady Rumor is a plausible
old character. When it was discover
ed that if there were any skeleton in
the Mineral Springs terrain it lay
still unmolested, the old lady wagged
from the other end of her tongue that
the find was on the other side of
Back Creek mountain.
But, by that time, folks had become
Trinity News
Mrs. Lee Royals Seriously 111 In
Guilford General Hospital.
Trinity, May 25.—Mrs. Mildred
Thornburg Walker, of Flint Hill sec
tfinfc Is v$siti*r Mttfc Jo&a WaH and
Mrs. Cora Crotts.
Mrs. Lee Royals is seriously ill at
Guilford General Hospital in High
Point. She underwent a blood trans
fusion operation Tuesday evening.
Fred Ridge, a young man of Trinity
volunteered to give the blood, with
several others, if needed.
Mrs. Maud A. Carpenter expects to
attend Greensboro College commence
ment. She will be the guest of the
college.
Edgar Pepper, of Thomasville, with
his little son, Edgar Flowers, Jr., and
Miss Nell Parkin, also of Thomasville,
were shaking hands with old friends
here Sunday evening.
Claude Pepper, of Hamlet, Jim
Pepper, of Trinity and Edgar Pepper,
of Thomasville, made a trip recently
to their mother’s old home at Eliza
bethtown, in Bladen county.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Davis with their
daughter, Miss Laura, expect soon to
move into their new home at Arch
dale. We regret giving up these good
people, but the last house in Trinity
is not far from the first house in Arch
dale.
A few days ago, Clarence Fink, of
Concord, visited our town. Mr. Fink
attended the college here some 51
years ago.
Miss Ida Ingram, of “Lansdowne,”
near Trinity, who has been an in
valid, suffering with rheumatism, is
about the same, no better.
Young Walter Ingram, one of our
Trinity boys, who graduated this last
commencement, expects to take a busi
ness course now as soon as he decides
on his work.
Mr. Morgan, of Thomasville, who
with his family are living at the
“Uncle” Lewis Leach, place near here,
is making a nice looking place of the
old brick house which has weathered
the gales of 86 years.
Mason W. Gant, 63, for seventeen
and a half years Clerk Superior Court
of Guilford county, died from heart
disease in Rex hospital, Raleigh, Sat
urday morning after an illness of sev
eral weeks. He was native of Rock
ingham county.
IN REGARD TO CIRCULARS BE
ING DISTRIBUTED ALL OVER
TOWN BY OUTSIDE MERCH
ANTS.
I came home a while ago and found
a large 4-page circular in the front
walk, one on the porch and one in
side the screen door, headed Greens
boro, N. C., “Annual June Sale Edi
tion—The greatest bargain event of
the year, etc.”
Now I think that these outside
merchants should place their ads in
one or both of our county papers, like
the Asheboro Merchants do, or be
forced to pay taxes for the privilege
of distributing cut price circulars all
over town in competition with our
local merchants who pay large taxes
each year for the upbuilding of our
town and county. I’m not a merchant
and have no axe to grind in the mat
ter, but I feel like that these outside
merchants ought to help support our
tired of chasing the old girl around
and decided if there were a skeleton
on the other side of this sizeable
wrinkle on the face of the earth, it
might stay put.
Nobody will claim authorship of
this “story current without any known
authority for its truth.” Close in
vestigation by relatives of the alleged
deceased sent them scurrying from
one to another in an effort to trace
Dame Rumor to her lair, but days are
too short and time too dear to ever
find such abiding place.
‘Twas ever thus. That sinister old
lady, Dame Rumor, has caused more
heartaches and pain than Truth; has
ruined more reputations, perhaps, than
all Truth in her nakedness. And yet,
she is a venomous old soul that many
people welcome by their hearth sides,
and whose foul emanations there are
many who roll as sweet morsels under
their tongues.
It is often only when the old girl
becomes patently ridiculous that she
can be headed off and put in her
place. Such was the case Monday, but
not until after she had turned the
town topside down in an effort to get
to the bottom of her mouthing.
Mt. Olivet News
Miss Maie Wrenn Graduates
From Flora McDonald College
Erect, May 26.—Farmers in this
section are very busy with their crops
this week as the recent rains have
somewhat thrown them behind.
Mrs. Herman Williams, of Chapel
Hill, spent last week with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Wrenn. Mrs. Wil
liams is a recent bride. She was for
merly Miss Ola Wrenn, one of the
teachers here the past winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Presnell, of
Graham, announce the arrival of a son.
Mrs. Presnell is remembered here as
Maude Lee Tysor.
Mr. ^nd Mrs. Claud Homer and
children returned to Graham Sunday
after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. L. 0.
Sugg. They were accompanied
Mrs. Pickard, of Graham.
Misses Eugenia Tysor and Dorothy
Craven are spending some time with
Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Presnell at Gra
ham.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wrenn and two
children, of Graham, visited. Mr. M-. F,
■WremaTs recently. uT”!•*?*&
Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Sugg and child
ren of Asheboro, visited relatives here
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Wrenn and
children Lucy and Edwin, and Mrs.
Hermon Williams attended the gra
duating exercises at Flora McDonald
College last week. Their daughter,
Miss Maie, was a member of the class,
and accompanied her parents home for
the summer. Miss Maie has made an
exceedingly good record in her work
during all her four years in college.
Mrs. Sugg and children, of High
Point, spent a few days at Mr. B. F.
Brown’s recently.
ANNOUNCE MARRIAGE
OF MISS MARY BULLA
The marriage announcement of Miss
Mary Bulla, of Asheboro and Wash
ington, to Arthur William Snow, of
Hickory, Virginia, received by rela
tives and friends in Asheboro yester
day follows:
Mr. and Mrs. William Snow, and
Miss MaTy Isobel Bulla, announce
their marriage on Friday, May the
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thir
ty, Hickory, Virginia.
At hoipe: Hickory, Virginia.
The announcement came as a dis
tinct surprise, as the bride recently
spent several weeks in Asheboro dur
ing which time she had a motor trip
to Atlanta for a week. She is the
daughter of L. D. Bulla and sister of
Misses Eunice and Elizabeth Bulla, of
Asheboro. Following her business
course she accepted a position in the
office of Dr. McCain at the State
Tubercular hospital at Sanatorium. It
was here that Mr. and Mrs. Snow met
and their romance began. During
this time Mrs. Snow accepted a posi
tion with the government in the Fish
ery department and has recently re
signed. Mr. Snow is a former North
Carolinian, being a native of Curri
tuck county. Hie has chosen farming
as a profession and he and his bride
will reside on their farm at Hickory,
Virginia.
Senior Class Guests At
Garden Party Friday Eve
The members of the eleventh grade
of the Asheboro high school, with their
room teacher, Miss Massa Lambert,
and mascot, Master Nat Mason Har
rison, were guests at a Garden Party
Friday evening, May 22nd, from six
to eight o’clock, given by Misses
Esther and Frances Ross at their
Wainman Ave., home. The spacious
lawn was made more attractive by
numerous bouquets of daisies, the
class flower. Outdoor games were en
joyed for awhile and then the down
pour of rain turned the garden party
into and indoors party but did not
dampen the spirits of the young folks.
The color scheme of yellow and white
was carried out in the refreshments,
which were served picnic fashion.
Misses Makenzie Boss of Lillington
and Annie Gilbert Ross assisted in
serving.
;
I
Negroes Give m
Under A Bamge !
Of Shot Gnwire
C. L. Hasty And Oscar Lassiter
Foil Robbery Of Filling: Sta
tion Saturday.
Negroes In Jail
Officer Called And Negroes Are
Taken To Jail—Given A
Hearing Monday.
Two negroes, Curtis Scurlock and1
Ernest Coleman, who give High Point;
as their home, are in Randolph county
jail in default of $400 bond each, im
posed at a preliminary hearing Mon
day.
They were arrested Saturday night
by Deputy Sheriff Ben Morgan after'
C. L. Hasty and Oscar Lassiter, of
the Fair Ground Service Station, a
mile south of Asheboro, on highway
70, had held them up at the point of"
guns arid called the officer.
Hasty, awakened by a noise about
the gas tank, arose, armed himself,,
seeing nothing, waited a short while.
In a few minutes a car, without lights,,
was driven up in front of the station,
and the occupants began to busy them
selves about the gas tank. Hasty
called to them, and when no answer
was forthcoming proceeded to open
fire. Mr. Lassiter was awakened and
joined Mr. Hasty with a shotgun. The
occupants of the car, the two negro
es tried Monday, retreated a few
steps, but surrendered under a bar
rage of pistol and shotgun fire. It
was then that the officer was called.
The negroes were riding in what
turned out to be the car belonging to
a Minneapolis physician, who was in
High Point on a visit when his car
was stolen. The noise which awaken
ed Mr. Hasty was made by the ne
groes who had on their first trip to'
the station, broken the gas tank lock;
and drawn out a quantity of gasoline.
It was when they returned on the
second trip that they were trapped.
Senior Class Pays \
.Visit To Acme And
McCrary Mills Here
Friday afternoon, May 15, the
Senior class of the local school, ac
companied by Superintendent R. J.
Hilker, visited the Acme - McCrary
Hosiery Mills. Very few of the stu
dents had ever been through a hosiery
mill, so the visit was a very enjoyable
as well as a very profitable one. Half
of the party was conducted by Mr.
Frank McCrary and the other half by
Mr. Charles McCrary. Mr. D. B. Mc
Crary explained the work of the office
force to everyone.
Mr. McCrary only gave his tipie
to explaining to the eager “crowd,”
but the also kindly offered to gw*'
every member of the class who wrote'
a letter telling about the most inter
esting thing he or she saw a pair of '
hose.'
On this visit the blue prints for the'
Randolph County Hospital, to be er
ected on North Fayetteville, werw
shown to the seniors by Mr„
McCrary. jgng *
County Home Inmates
Are Enjoying New Radio
Through the energetic activities of
a committee which was appointed ser
eral months ago, an eight tube Ma
jestic Radio has been installed at the1
county home. Superintendent I. BE.
Thomas says that if those who cons
tributed could see how much enjoy
ment these unfortunate people are get
ting out of it they would Be glad they
contributed to this worthy cause. He
also says that the sermons on Sunday
and the various programs they get
over it during the week replaces sad
ness with gladness in the home.
E. G. Morris, Mrs. J. S. Lewis, Miss
Nan Lowdermilk and W. L. Ward con
stituted the committee.
Much Interest Is ^l-t
Manifested In The "
School Of Cooking:
Much interest is being manifested
in the cooking school which is schedul
ed for June 16 and 17 and sponsored
by the local Woman’s club. Miss Sul
livan, of Chicago, economist, assisted
by Miss Bushong, of the Carolina Pow
er and Light Company, will be in
charge of the school Both have had
varied experiences and have every
where succeeded. Mrs. Charles Fox
is chairman of the comnuttee from the
club and expects to seefto it that pro
ducts from the local stores be used ire
demonstrating. The schools have*
been very popular throughout the
country and it is hoped that not only
the ladies of Asheboro but throughout
the county will attend.
Seeks $12,500 Damages
' N. P. Hedrick, of High Point, ham
started suit against A. L. Snyder, «£
Denton, alleging that the latter pub
licly humiliated him by having, sworar
out a warrant against Hedrick with
out cause and with malice. Accord
ing to complaint filed, Hedrick was
Charged in a warrant with diatmfisn*
religious worship at a public baptfi
ing near Healing Springs, Davidson*