v.» '.';! vj>-c&ii m. wow* In ashmOko and 1 f RANDOLPH COUNTY READ TO* COURIER—IT LEADS - ■ '• ■rrm 5,021 PEOPLE WELCOME YOU TO ASHE BORO, “CENTER OF NORTH CAROLINA” gsTJEDW ^irnTiv mm:* L.Y PBIN Aahehoro, N. cwumw 'C- nt«m OT MEN October 22, 1931 $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVWCE IER « Ernest Watkins, One Of Randolph’s Foremost Citizens, Dies At Ramseur Death Cam*Mc__ At Country tHome seur After1— Was Long A Leading Citizen Of Randolph With Was AcfiutrifcF . . Politics, Social, Cmc And Business Interests. Ernest Culpepper WatUns.jme of the county’s foremost and most high ly esteemed business raej, died at lus Country home near Ramseur, Monday afternoon, fallowing sdverel monttis . Illness, irom an incurable malady. His illness in the beginning was thought -minor, hut a sudden development Necessitated a thorough diagnosis which divulged a serious condition which has been treated in various hospitals, the result of which has been extending his usefiillife. During-three months, facing an ultinate end, Er nest Watkins’ optimism, loyalty to friends, interest in business church and civic affaire never waned. His fifty-two years had truly been spent in service and encouragement to his family and to his large circle of friends who were numbered by his acquaintances. He was the son of the late Sheriff. W. H. Watkins and Mrs. Lou Smither- i man Watkins. Before the dedth of his father several years ago, Mr. Wat kins was associated with him in. the cotton mill and furniture and wide farming interests of eastern Randolph. Following the fodtdtepe of his no ble father, he became;* leader in edu (cational, political, manufacturing and other forward movements of this section of the state. At the time of his death he was secretary and treas urer of the Ramseur 'Furniture com pany, associate owner^of the Watlrins Leonard Hardware company, president of the Columbia Manufacturing com pany, president of the "Carter Mercan tile company, arid a nuniber of small er business interests, in addition .to his farm, which is one of the finest in the Piedmont section of North Carolina. He was also a stockhold-' <er of the Hunter Commission and Ex port company, a roeiriber of the Ran dolph County Hospital board, former director Of the Bank of Ramseur anti former chairman of the Randolph county board of commissioners. Outstanding , in service in Randolph county during his office of the' largest ness now located in the -county. As a result of this successful effort every tax -payer in the courtty has beoopne and continues beneficiaries of 'Ins forethought and accomplishment. Not only was tix. Watkins ram of tiie leaders in business, but he was a leader in dll charitable movements although his name did not always ap pear with his works. He was known as a friend to the plain popple as‘wt!ll as popular in social -circles. He is survived by his wife, Who was Miss Lena Sniith, of Ramseur; four Children, Ashley, BJUy, ’E. C,, Jr., anti Miss 'Pattia Watkins; and one sister, Mrs. L P. 'Craven, all tit < Please ttam to page ’8) Ladies Aid Society Of Why Not Church Holds October Meet With Mrs. E.W. Aomen W Miss Boone, In Aghelw J Mrs. Paid Hancock, of High Point, were guest* of Mr. and Mia. 1*. C. ■Cole Sunday. "Miss Delia Mae Graves and 'broth er and Mrs. I*. 15. Cagle went to Aaheboro Saturday shopping and spent some tine with Miss Martha Craves. A. Cr LowdennSk, Jr., and sister, Miss Susan, ef High Point, were goests 0f their patents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Lowdermrfk, over the week end, a»d attended Sunday school rally day service at church. They ate members of our Sunday school. It L. Macon spent the week end at home. He has a position in High Point ~ * s < ®*ny D»y was observed at the local drarch Sunday night The children carried out the program well. Mlssr « Lois Gilliland and Della Mae Glar es had charge of the exercise*. The October meeting of the Why Not Ladies Aid was held at the home E. W. Auman, in Aahebow, with Mrs. Auman and Miss Rona Boone as Jesses. Officers for next year were elected at the close of the pro A humorous reading was giv *® by Mr. E. W. Auman, dressed as a spook. Halloween symbols were us ERNEST WATKINS News In Brief Short Items Of Importaat Happenings Of Week. ;eatnenne, live-year-dld daughter; df, Mr. anti Mrs. C. E. Floyd, of Winston-Salem, was fatally 'burn ed Saturday -white -jJlayftig with mat So far:77^I0,876 pounds of tobacco have been sdld on the Greenville mar ket iaUhe North Carolina bright belt, the average price having been $9.15 ijjer 100 pounds. Some grades have averaged ras high as "?42 per hundred. Sales at TWilaon have 'been about 'the -same as at Greenville with an acver ageuf $9?19. Democratic national committee, Started a drive for '$1,500,000 cam paign .fund for tbe;patty with.a do nation.of $100,000. Bill Huntley, of Aberdeen, was held up anidrebbed by an unidentified negro 'between Southern Pines and one night last week. North Carolina’s share of the 125 million dollar road aid fund, just dis tributed by the national government, is to.KRfion? Hiss Jtosalind Smltherman, daugh ter -at Mm. Elizabeth Tomlinson SnoStherman, of Troy, was married Saturday wooing, 'October !?, wfiSth 'Charies Hasmer Manning, also off Troy. , E. G. Sherrill, clerk and treasurer of GreenSbors since 1B24, lias resign —/ After meeting the train daily far 20 years at Utica, Mo., with his mas ter, "Old Joe,” a 26-yaar-old horse, has (been retired. ■ • • • Deposttoms in the odd hank at Can dor, which failed several months ego, have been paid 30 pareentef their de posit^ tiie last ten per oeat having been paid Monday, October 19. • An rid time fiddlers convention will be held in the school auditorium hi Star on Saturday night, October 24, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. The con vention will J»e under auspices of the parent-teachers association at the Star seftool. Jule C. Smith, 72, pioneer Lexing ton merchant, slut and killed him self Wednesday. Suicide is attributed to business worry. , f , Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Johnson, of Greensboro, were killed Tuesday aft ernoon on highway 90 near Pittsboro when their car overturned on a rough stretch of road. Dr. L. E. Smith, of Norfolk, Va., president of the Southern Christian conference for several years, has been elected president of Elan College to succeed Dr. W. A. Harppr, who' re signed recently. % .■P.j P _ Harvest Corn D. L. Thompson of Anson county tas 30 hogs harvesting a field of corn Md nays this is the best way of sdl ng com. For the last 3 or 4 years dr. Thompson has received more -- - * - other Cranford Suggests Road Commission Use Local Labor Writes Chairman Jeffress That Stone Could Be Knight From Randolph Farmers. Employ Home Folks In Hauling Stone And Also In Crushing It For Use On Im proving Highway 62. C. C. Cranford, chairman of tihe local committee on unemployment •un derstanding additional road woA is contemplated in Randolph, has made the following timely suggestion to the State Highway Commission as to how tbe work may be done to best advan tage of all concerned, especially to farmers of the county and the unem ployed, and at no additional expense to the state: Mr. E. B. Jeffress, Chairman, State Highway Commission, Raleigh, N. C. Dear Mr. Jeffress: I understand that the money for treating road No. 62 from Asheboro west has been appropriated or set aside, and that the orily question in the way is who shall furnish the Stone. Please allow me to suggest that you move one or two of your small crush ere on this soad, buy the rock from the farmers—which they will gladly haul in at a very low cost, thereby giving employment to a great num ber of our people in the county who need tthe work. I, being chairman 6f the unemploy ment committee, offer this as one way to help the unemployed, and at the same time we wQl have both the road and the money in our county. Your prompt action will give us this road before the bad weather sets in. —-Very truly yours, C. C. CRANFORD. Little Twin Child Mr. And Mrs. Green Died Last Thursday Mary Alston, 'One Of Green Twins, Dies In Hospital Aft er 6 Weeks’ Illness. Seagrove, Oct. 20.—Mary Alston , eighteen-months-old twin ness of six weeks. SheJiad been in tine hospital two days. Funeral ser vices were held Friday afternoon at the home’here at 2 o’clock, with Rev. F. M. Shamburger, of Mt. Gilead, of ficiating, assisted by Revs. C. W. Bates, of Greensboro, and W. IH. Neese, of this place. Interment fol lowed in Parks Gross Roads cemetery, four miles south of Ramseur. The pallbearers were Wade Harries, James King, Dal Hogan and Cecil Leach. The flower girls were small girls from Mount Gilead and the communi ty. The town and community was also saddened last week over the passing of Mrs. W. D. Lemons. We realize that we ihave lost one of our best citizens. Mr. and 'Mrs. J. M. Farlow, of High Point, visitett'nl Mr. O. D. Lawrence’s Sunday. > Miss Eugenia Green, of Ramseur, is, visiting her brother, J. M. Green. Carson Leach, of Lynchburg, Va., Visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Leach, Sunday. Mr. and ’Mrs. Taft Henderson, of High Point, and Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Wilfantts, of Hemp, -visited at Mr. W. Keller’s Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Thomas spent the wedk and with Mr. Thomas’ par ents in High Point. Dave Kendall, 70,. ' Former Randolphlan Dies In Rock Hill Was Stricken ID WMle On Visit Ta Relatives In Randolph County Recently. Dave Kendall, 70, who was strick en'with illness while on a visit to his sister-in-law, Mrs. Fannie McDaniel, oh Asheboro, route 3, early in October, died at his horde in Rock H91, S. C, Friday, October 16. He was accom panied to the county by bis wife and son, Everett, Kendall, and wife, of Santiago, Cuba. The second day after arriving at Mrs. McDaniel’s, Mr. Ken dall was stricken with a complication of ailments, the result of an indefinite period of iU health. After a week’s illness he recovered sufficiently to be moved to his home in Rock Hill. Alter a week, he sud denly .grew worse, the end coming last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Kendall for mally resided in Asheboro. He is sur vived by Mb wife and two sons, Earl, Rock Hill, S. C., and Everette, of Com Runs An Automobile aS motive power for the automobile is harnessed. In icstlon conducted at Los Angeles, a standard automobile 1|& a newly developed compressed air motor, whizzed |ts at not a cent cost to the driver for fueL The engine Mm of research and work by Boy J. Meyers, who states ip Will ran the car for 600 miles. Resembling In general 1 airplane motor, the engine Is mounted In an upright | manner as a gasoline engine )n standard motor cars, if system, no ignition system, no carburetor or the hun zts Included in « gasoline motor. The driver operates is the air throttle. Pilled to 600 pounds air pressure, the MMd and the car picks up speed quickly and smoothly, pi being a slight hiss of the air from the exhaust valves. WUgh the engine, forcing-pistons up and down, on the rat employed by gasoline explosions, most of it is re pressed by a compresser built as a part of the engine. ap amazing dh chassis, power around the city is the result of one filling of ti appearance a 1 position In the It requires no i dreds of movli but one lever.'I engine throttle the only sound' As the air gait same principal captured and t \ 2 Ramseur Slight® Auto Are In Accident J.W.West w. c. Math » tides Wi Arnold Mc €ar Co Machine JgWW'llH parents, Mr. and Mi^sTT. E. West Mr. and Mrs. Y. L. Busbee and lit tle Jean, of Richmond, Va., spent Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Steed. Miss Poe, of Fayetteville, is the guest of Mr. and Mm. A. W. Craven this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Allred visited near Seagrove Sunday. Mr. J. S. Wylie and daughter, Mhis Lucy, spent last Saturday night and Sunday at Davenport college with Miss Nellie Wylie. 'Miss Lucy re turned with Mr. Wylie here, and spent Sunday night before going bade to Greensboro College, Monday. Dr. C. S. Tate and others attended the state fair at Raleigh last week. W. C. Trogdon and Arnold McMath had a bad automobile wreck Saturday night near Marley’a MMl when the Trogdon car and a car from Georgia crashed, turning Mr. Trogdon’s car over and making a total wreck of it and bruising and cutting both occu pants of his car. They are recover at home after being attended by Dr. J. R. Johnson. The cause of the crash was attributed to blinding lights. V On October 14, the home economics club met in the laboratory for the pur pose of reorganizing and to elect of ficers after the summer vacation. The meeting was called to order by the teacher, Miss Zebna Farlow. The officers are as follows: President, Edna Highfill; vice- president; Ruth Kimery; secretary and teasurer, Bes sie Johnson; marshal, Faye Brown; reporter, Qeodell Burgess’: and cheer leader, Arta York. The class decided to join the national, association. Elisabeth Stroup was elected delegate to the state meeting, which will be at Winston-Salem. After all the busi ness was attended to, the meeting ad journed. 3 Divorces Granted During Special Tertn Of Randolph Court - cases on this week presiding. Willie from fresh T&ree divorces have been granted during the special tertn of Randolph superior court for t: the civil docket, in p with Judge N. A. S These were: Cleo Pike; Myrtle Hicks John Anderson; and N Marshall Brown. In the action, Wil D. H. Frazier, admr. the plaintiff was alt vices rendered Lowe JST AT*; temoon to Erne* oftiie onl n vs. Lowe, for ser death. the af Large Number Local School Pupils Are Badly Under Weight 506 Oat Of 805 Weighed Are Underweight—This Applies To Grammar Grades. The following report was requested for, publication i» this papjsr and ma furnished from the records of the Asheboro school at the close of the first month of school. The situation concerning the alarming number of children underweight in the elemen tary grades is so alarming that if should be made public through the press in order to remedy the condi tion, if possible. Weight Report For Elementary Grades October 14,1931. Report reads as following: Teacher and grade, 1st column; number weigh ed, 2nd column; number underweight, 3rd column; number overweight, 4th column; number 10 lbs. underweight, 5th column; number 15 lbs. over weight 6th column. Miss Armstrong, 5th Mi4s Hamilton, 6th aVuncannon, 6th Wood, 6th Miss Thomas, 7th Miss Warren, 7th , Totals: Number weighed, 805; num ber underweight, 506; number over weight, 93; number 10 lbs. under weight, 139, or 17.3 per cent; num ber overweight, 22, or 2.7 per cent. Complete Formation Of School Band Here With 20 Members Miss Edith Meigs, the music direc tor of the city schools, has completed the organization of the school band, with about twenty members. The three latest members of the band are John Alexander, who will play the trombone; James Hendrix, the comet; and Mary Harrison Redding, the clarionet. A girls’ glee club, with about fifty members, is also being organized. The officers are af follows; president, Catherine Presaell; vice president, Virginia Hanner; secretary, Julia Rice; treasurer, Evelyn Harrelson; and press reporter, Roberta Saunders. The girls practice once a week in pre paration for singing in public later. ' A boys’ glee dub will be organized in the near future. The children of the elementary grades are being taught rote songs, and are shewing much interest in singing. ‘ - ,' v Miss Moffitt, 1st Mys Cockrell, 1st Miss Lovett, 1st Miss Osborne, 2nd Miss Cagle, 2nd Miss E. Presnell 2nd Miss Howard, 3rd Mrs. Rice; 3rd Miss Rankin, 3rd Miss Loflin, 4th Miss Hayes, 4th Miss Hunt, 4th Mrs. Moffitt, 5th Miss B. Presnell, 5th 36 31 30 43 39 44 45 45 41 44 41 38 44 38 27 23 29 26 18 9 38 34 33 40 31 19 19 31 2 5 1 8 1 3 7 10 8 0 7 0 5 0 Hopkins Kin Establish Legal HeiSiip In Action In Randolph Superior Epurt Parent-Teachers Regular Meeting At Franklinville Large Number Teachers And Patrons Enjoy The Program Prizes Are Awarded. Mrs. Mary York Dead Passed Away Saturday After-1 noon At Her Home In Frank linville At Age Of 70. Franklinville, Oct. 19.—The P.-T. A. held their regular meeting at school auditorium Tuesday evening, with Mrs. C. C. Brady, president, presiding. A large number of parents were pre sent to enjoy the splendid program. After singing “Carolina,’' prayer was led by W. P. Rodgers, followed by an interesting talk by Rev. A. C. Tip pett, using for his subject, “Youth— Its Value To The Community.” Prof. J. Harvey Mitchell urged all parents of the district to cooperate in making a better school, giving its best to the boys and girls of the community. The prizes offered for grades having larg est number of parents and patrons present at meeting went to 7th and 11th. A prize of $2.50 in gold was offered for the pupil getting the lar gest number of paid members by next meeting. S. C. Trogdon and Herbert Martin made a trip to Greensboro Tuesday evening. 1 (Please turn to page 8) Edward Prevost The death angel visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Prevost, on Trinity route 1, last Thursday after noon, October 15th, at 8 o’clock, and took their precious little infant, Ed ward Prevost, 6 months of age. Little Edward is survived by its parents and one little brother, R. A. Prevost. The funeral service was held at Mt. Gilead church Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock conducted by Rev. A. 0. Peeler, of Jamestown, and the body laid to rest in the cemetery, Thp flower were vost, Carlene Cashatt, Frances Rush and Leona Rush. Mrs. Nettie Robertson Mrs. Nettie Robertson, 43, wife of J. G. Robertson, died Monday after noon in High Point. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Rob bins, and though born and reared in Randolph county, had lived in High! Point 20 years. Funeral and burial were held at John Wesley Stand Wed nesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Elizabeth Matilda Arnold Mrs. Elizabeth Matilda Arnold, 77, widow of J. M. Arnold, died at her home in the Pullers community Oct. 12, 1931. Mrs. Arnold was before her marriage Elizabeth Matilda Hughes, daughter of the late David and Martha Hughes, and was bom November 1, 1854. She was married with J. M. Arnold August 24, 1873, and to this union were bom 13 children, eight of whom with their father are dead. She professed faith in Christ in early girlhood and joined the Methodist church, living a faithful member un til death. Mrs. Arnold was a good neighbor, true wife and an ideal mother. era; two sisters, Martha Summy, Full ers and Mrs. Mary Baster, Thomas ville; one brother, J. F. Hughes, Full ers; 26 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral was conducted from Pleas ant Grove church by Rev. Sisk, and the body laid to rest in the church cemetery. Mrs. Janie Deaton 'Mrs. Janie Deaton widow of Sime on C. Deaton, died at her home at River township, Allreds in Montgomery county, Tuesday October 13th, and was buried in the Ether cemetery Wednesday beside her hus band who preceded her by six years. Mrs. Deaton before her marriage was Miss Janie Precise. She was born in Jackson county, Alabama, December 30th 1871. She was married to Sime an C. Deaton, Apgust 26, 1888. Im mediately after her marriage she moved to Allreds, Little River town ship, Montgomery county, North Caro lina, and resided here until her death. Deceased is survived by five daugh ters and two sons, Mrs. Clifford Law rence, of Hgh Point; Mrs. Lacy Lamb, of Randleman; Mrs. J. L. Saunders, of Ether; Misses Noami and Davie Dea ton, of Allreds; R. A. Deaton, of Biscoe; and Alonzo Deaton, of All reds. Mrs. Deaton had been in declining health for about eight months, there ssrj^'stii entire family and her many friends who knew her. Mrs. Deaton profess SurviVing are five children, who are: Mrs. Walter Cashatt, Denton; Mrs. Bert Hoover, Thomasville; I. P. Arnold, Fullers; Mrs. Allen Skeen, Thomasville; and J. M. Arnold, Full More Than 100 Claimants To Estate Left By Mark Hop kins Affected By Action. Establish Direct Kinship To Hopkins Legal Efforts To Obtain Pos session Millionaire’s Estate Moved To California. More than 100 North Carolinians, claimants to a share in the estate left by Mark and Moses Hopkins, who left Randolph county in 1849 to be come great railroad builders in Cali fornia, believe they are a step near er their goal. The immediate goal ia to secure the appointment by the Cali fornia courts of Norman Lee Free man, of High Point, as administrator of the Hopkins estate. What is considered the last legal hurdle was passed this week in Ran dolph county superior court when heir ship was established through direct descent from Edward and Hannah Crow Hopkins, parents of Mark and Moses Hopkins. The immediate suit, which was tried in Randolph court the first of the week, was for possession of the old Hopkins homestead, near Crow Creek in New Hope township. Peaceable possession of the land by W. L. Hopkins, a descendant of Ed | ward Hopkins, for the past 55 years forestalled the purported heirs in their effort to grain possession of the pro perty, but they were able to prove family relationship. The jury empaneled in the case in Randolph court were called upon to answer the following questions, all of which except the last, that regarding possession of the land in litigation, were in the affirmative: Were James, John, Joseph, Martin, Elizabeth, Prudence, Annie, Mark, Moses and Rebecca Hopkins toe child ren, heir's-at-law, and next of kin of Edward Hopkins and Hannah Crow Hopkins, of Crow Creek, New Hope township, Randolph county. If so, was Mark Hopkins, son of Ed ward and Hannah Crow Hopkins, the same person who went to California and became treasurer of the Central Pacific Railway and an organizer of the lone Coal and Iron Company J Are plaintiffs in this action the heirs-at-law and next of kin of the said Edward Hopkins and Hannah Crow Hopkins, Mark and Moses Hop kins? Are plaintiffs owners of the land described in petition ? - ' in which a hearing will be held Nov ember 9th, and at which time Norman Lee Freeman expects to be named ad ministrator of toe estate of Mark Hopkins. It is Mr. Freeman’s intention, if and when he is named executor, to prove to the courts of Califor nia that Moses Hopkins fraudu lently acquired Marie Hopkins’ es tate, after the great railroad build er had died intestate in 1878, by swearing to the court that he waa the only living heir. Previously Mary Frances Sherwood had claim ed toe property, but Moses Hop kins succeeded in displacing her claim and winning toe place of administrator for himself. In the event Mr. Freeman ia named administrator and fraud proved in disposal of the estate, it would be hit work to gather together the vast pro perties for the benefit of the proper heirs. California authorities have constantly denied that there is an un divided part of the estate, but the North Carolina heirs contend there is and .they are fighting for a share in it. Asheboro Football Eleven Wins Three Of 4 Games Played Only Loss So Far Was To Strong Leaksville Team—No Game Set For This Week. The Asheboro football team is mak ing a fine record this fall, both in the number of games won and in the learning of sportsmanship as taught by their coach, E. A. Habel. So far the team has won three games—those played with Mebane, Liberty, and Greensboro’s reserves— and lost one, that with Leaksville, last Friday. There will be no game this week, but before the season clos es the last of November there will be contests with Burlington, Siler City, Madison, and Reidsville. Modern educators believe that ath letic contests, properly conducted, are valuable in many ways. They not on ly develop the physical strength of the boys taking part and foster school spirit, but they teach sportsmanship, or fair play, which is a valuable as set throughout life. The man or wo man who can be a good sport in busi ness, in politics, in social life, in the family, and in other fields of life will be much happier and more successful than the one who does not know how to give sad take. “The fellows who play and the men vfco coach must iodise that in a small way they are laying down rules

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