OST PEOPLE IN ASHEBORO Aim RANDOLPH COUNTY READ THE . COURIER—IT LEADS ; 5,021 PEOPLE WELCOME TOM T ASHEBORO, “CENTER OF NORM CAROLINA” MEN M, 1938. $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCBi NTHHZ ct Meeting Will Be Held In he School House At Farmer Friday Night, March 24. county-wide “Assembly” «u held beCourt Hoorn hi Asheboro Sat iy with the large room weU filled i farmers. Net only fanners from nrer Randolph comity gathered at meeting, but rich men, poor men, on, lawyers and others joined t. The meeting was unique in that as neither Democratic nor Repub \ and leaders from both parties and mingled their ideas for the I of the county. on. Bruce Graven stated the pur ©f the meeting in a few Words, dally requesting that people dia ls matters uppermost in their hds and matters that would tend rard the betterment of conditions the county „ during such trying ms. Mr. Cmven then called for njaation of a chairman and B. R. siiey, of Farmer, was elected, lev. J. M. Allred then opened the pting with prayer for guidance, kr. Chaney then called for the.dis irion of the purposes of the meet Bl Hinson opposed any wasaure would raise the tan cite and d this sentiment from a meeting right before af fouf Randolph ty pmdrtcts. Piuftmoe ■ D; M. herly, J6fcn R. Sttiith him o(Mri i briefly on the question; «* jng disfavor. A. G Lowdennilk t briefly, but fat detail ebneefiriag emperative prices of farm 'hm m dhiefly of bttlttg ffhdPWip the state's financial affairs, dtaa Routh, dork of the court of doljdi, advanced a suggestion that Id save Randolph county consider money in carrying on her courts. Tfrufli. pointed out that if six rs were selected in March, six in and six in December, each Serve one year, it would be *nim rvsment over the present method. ,C Hammond amended Mr. Routh’s tion and Mr. Routh accepted the Sndment that In view of the crowd - conditions each Monday of crimi court, it would expedite matters save considerable in witness fees temnon no witnesses for that day bat me bases were tried. It would i allow time for the selection of es and give the solicitor an op :unity to examine witnesses and k -up Ms docket. This matter decided upon unanimously, he time and place for the next ting of the Assembly was set for acheol building at Fanner on lay evening, March ttth, at 7:36 Brie Abernethy led Tuesday From Self-Inflicted Shot Dr. E&ric Alonso Abernathy, former rysielan at the University of North uolina, died from a self inflicted m shot wound at his home in Chapel Hi Tuesday night, March Slot. Rela tes aid friends of Dr. Abernathy at Ms act to iU health and tooding over financial conditions. Dr. bemsthy retired recently from his wet with the University on account 4 his »a»Hng health. He graduated wm that institution in 1906. Dr. Abernethy was 66 years of age, ad is survived by his wife, Mrs. ^aara Maes Abernethy and two sons, Un Turner Abernethy, .of Florida, sod Dr. William Borden Abernethy, of Enel Hill. Three brothers also sur ge. They are Representative Charles gAiernethy, of New Been; Dr. Claude Pibomethy, of Raleigh, and Ben Min Abernethy, of Washington, D. * ■ ' Mpi Goes To Mexico I Josephus Daniels (above) has been named United States Ambassador to Mexico by President Roosevelt and has accepted the appointment. Epidemic Of Minor Accidents Feature Week At Farmer Four Boys Have'Suf^ped Broi Farmer, March IQ.—An Epworth League party was given Friday eve ning at the home of Mrs. M* F. Skeen, whefc members of the League and sev eral; invited guests spent the evening in games and stunts. Hip games which featured St Patrick’s day were led 'by Miss Myrtle Scarboro. Delec table sandwiches and lemonade were served by the hostesses, Mrs. Claude Dorsett and Misses Juanita Kearns, Donnie Cagle and Mary York. Fawner Sewing Club was enter tained on Tuesday, the 14th, by Miss es Rope Hubbard,. Connie Cagle and Mary York, * the Hubbard home. Mb*: ¥ork/v*£fcd.in-paper on St Pat rick, giving farfs and legends about him, and Mrs. Claude Dorsett rend ■on of Virgil Morris, all thfee1UM. Hum nix years of age, also have m* turns. To add to this chapter of rhfeor accidents, Miss Grace Gamer, daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. P. GGar tier, fell while playing biisketbalpat school, and suffered a serioueeprain of the ankle, necessitating the use of crutches. Miss Louise Kendall, of Guilford College, spent the week end with Mrs. Claude Dorsett _ V' ■ , Bom to Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Byrd, March 12th. a son, James Harmon. ' Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Buie, March 20, a son. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Cooper and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cooper, of Gra ham, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Cooper. Seagrrove Mews llth Grade Wins Basketball Championship. Seagrove, Match 21.—Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Stone and Mrs. J. C. Stone, of Henderson, Visited Mr. Stone's sister, Mrs. J. M. Green, recently. Miss Mary Auman returned home last week from Miami, JFla., where she spent two weeks, fine was ac companied by Miss Nina Hall, of Asheville. Miss Strawda Hare spent Saturday in Greensboro. Alberta Auman and Maple Lawrence and O. D. Lawrence visited in Hemp Saturday. Frank Auman, A. C. Harris and E. B. Leach went to Raleigh cm business Saturday. Watch for the announcement of the play, “What About Betty," which will be given soon by the Parent-Teachers Association. Mr. and Mrs. Will Hughes and family, of ASheboro, visited in the home of Frank Auman Sunday. The basketball teams have been playing class games the past week. The scores were as follows: 8th and llth grades, 22 to 2 in favor of the llth; 8th and 10th, 22 to 0 in favor of the 10th; 10th and llth, 17 to 4 in favor of the llth grade. The llth grade has been class champs since they were sophomores. tOBERT M. McGKE. 88, DIBS 4 AT HIS HOME NEAR GLHNOLA Robert M. McGee, 88, farmer. died (arch 17th, . at his home near (Ben ia, Funeral services were held Sun ay at 2 o'clock at Mount VmW lethodiat church, with Rev. Mr. Mitt fatiUMBt dSwsd in the church cemetery. MrMcGee is survived by eight S?aKJWFsS3§ r; R. X, of route 8, High Pomt; W. .and E. L., of routs V. F., at route 1, Trinity and G-W ‘ -end one sister, Mrs. '-•V JTJ: ? K.' ■ y - School Expenses h Asheboro Are Redoced Sharply A recent nummary of -figures giv en out from the office of Superinten dent R. J. Hilker gives some interest ing facts concerning the expenses of the local schools the past three years. It is noticeable that, on account of prevailing financial conditions, expen ditures in practically all departments have been heavily cut Exception is found in the matter of maintenance. Even though money has been Scarce, it has not been thought wise to econ omize on keeping up the building and equipment that we already have. In 1980*31 expenses for general control were 03771.06, which dropped to $76 in 1931-32, but rose to $313 in 1932-33, with a total reduction in the two years of 92.8 per cent. The cost of instruction for the year 1931-32 was $34,538.02, estimated to drop to $33,748.00, with a saving of 2.2 per cent. During the same three years, the cost of operation has dropped from $3,346.17 to an estimated cost of $1, 970.00, with a saving of 41J per cent, In the same period as above coat of maintenance has risen from $551. 24 to $562.74, making an advance of 2 per cent. During the three years expenses for fixed charges have dropped from $900.84 to $646.60, with a saving Of 28.1 per cent. In. 1980-31 capital outlay amounted to $Bfe82; and, in 1961-32, $1,7«M1. Tib year nothing is being paid op fill ffold School for Scout Leaders At Camp Grey stone purpose of helping local councils and camping committee meet the need for trained leadership at Scout camps. During the school there will be discussions on such subjects as camp craft pioneering, cooking heal* th and safety, campfire programs, hiking and outdoor programs, handi craft, nature study, patrol methods and projects, games, scoutcraft, etc. Asheboro expects to have a large High Pine School Closed March 17th With Good Program High Pine school closed March 17 with a large crowd attending. Speech es by I. C. Moser, Rev. Lester Lucas, S. G. Richardson and A. I. Ferree were thoroughly enjoyed by all, as well as the contest in the evening by the grammar grades. Three students made perfect at tendance throughout the entire year and two made a perfect spelling rec ord. Others made high scores. Improvements were made, main tained and left with the school dur ing the year. Twenty-six pupils Were enrolled, with an average ot 95 per cent present daily. Enthusiasm and hearty cooperation were shown throughout the term by all participating. Are Given Under $15,000 Bonds Each At liberty wider $15,000 bonds each, Colonel Lake Lee and Luka Lea, Jr., were at their Nashville home Tuesday, March Slst, pending the resumption of the habeas corpus hearing by which they hope to defeat extradition to North Carolina. L Counsel for the Leas asked a pest _„_T. Cunningham granted their request when no protest was en tered by North Carolina’s attorneys. His fixing of their “ firay’s Chapel Pupil Instantly Killed In School YdSifMonday FeB In Front Of School Bus, Which Ran OrmHis Body, Death Walter Thurman year-old aon of Mr. C. Thomas, of Uteri fatally injured Mom the graands of the school. Available inform* feet that young-Thai in the school yard, of pup 3s awaiting t motor hus, wH& 1 Item to their homes » frwjMtthe mad the mtepfo death « mas, nine Brs. Walter ite one, was ftemoon on t thfcryVaa no dis any blaijie to him. tis anrttfts, the boy a, Mrs. I. T. Routk, rente one; Mrs. of Heesant Garden, iss Evelyn Thomas,, te one; and three and Kenneth Thom ate one, and Gamie brothers, TMj as, of Liber| Thomas, of 4 Funeral se 2 o’tyock W< Melancbton ment follow# tery. Oftt* Rev. Ine Ba Ithureh, fnter ehurch ceme idsters were 10. Lyerly and Rest, m ---+~T 3- Act Musics Trinity Hij Tuesday, I Trinity, Mapeh producing JkMMDpi with Mi* Jmm rector, Mr. and Mrs. JE. J- Coltrane '#«» her* a few frujf»iJ»yT> called from S*)»iJUW*«Hr. 3.^0, oft account of Wane’s mother. #(tr*a>al Coltrane, of Cmwi^oro, wertf wre ^£isa Sallie Pearson spent Sunday with her aiint in Sophia. * Miss Sallie Ferguson spent the week end with her mother in Siler caty. ■, Mrs. Melvina Martin delightfully entertained at bridge Saturday eve ning in honor of her sister, Mrs. T. W. McBane, of Pittsboro. There were two tables in play. The high score award went to Miss Faye Walk er, while the consolation went to Mrs. McBane. A salad course Whs served in St. Patrick day colors. Mrs. H. A. Tomlinson was hostess Thursday night at ’her home • “In the Pines,” honoring the Archdale school faculty. Rook was played at four tables in the living room while con tests and games of various sorts were enjoyed in the adjacent sun parlor. When the scores were counted, Mlsh Hazel Coltrane was found to hold high score for the ladies and Oscar Blaylock held high score for men in rook. Mrs. Horace Ragan was win ner in the contest Fitting prizes were awarded the winners and novelty awards went to each participant in the games. . Motorists Should Give Attention To Upkeep Of Tires Greater roadability, greater speed on curves, more rapid acceleration, and quicker braking as found in cars of today mean more wear on tires and consequently call for greater care in their upkeep. This is the warning sounded by R. E. Nance, at the Nance Chevrolet Ob., Inc., local United States tire dealer, who advises car owners to give more attention to their tires, seeing to it that they are property inflated and checking them for cats. “With the adoption of smaller di ameter wheels and lower centers of gravity,” said Mr. Nance, “more rap id acceleration, quicker braking and higter spoon on curves have been things “The trend toward smaller wheels continues as the super balloon tire grows in popularity. This smaller the wheel, the : Oat tire will roll over. -To offset the increased wear, tire anufacturera are constantly work ing to improve their products. But the problem is one which moot be abend by builder *|M^ owner if the motorist is to obtain milMCS to which he is entitled.” naryw t . if • Wets Divided In Three Groups In Prohibition Talk Dr. Ira Landrith Gives The Three Classification Of Wets According His View. * Makes Talk In City Addresses School Children And Others At School House; Pleads For Dry Laws. iDr. Ira Landrith, former president of Ward-Belmont college, Nashville, Tennessee, now one of the speakers Wr the Allied Forces of prohibition, spoke to the Asheboro high- school students at the assembly hour Thurs day. Dr. R. S. Truesdale, pastor of the local M. E. church, introduced Dr. ■Landrith as a speaker who spoke sev en hundred times during the year 1982, spoke in every state in the un ion, and spoke in every large city in the country. The distinguished speaker fairly bubbled with wit, and kept his audi ence highly entertained while he drove home many telling statements that would provide food for serious thoughts. Dr. Landrith said in part: “I’m one of you. I've been a boy, thank God. I’ve never been a girl. If I were a girl, I’d be glad I was one. “If I were a girl, I would not act like a boy. I would not curse like a boy, smoke like one nor drink like one nor do anything like one. I’d be just as feminine Us I could. ^Prohibition is' a part of the consti tution of the United States.. I quote a great former president of the Unit ed States. The Supreme Court has said that the 18th amendment binds both officials and citizens. All are bound to obey.” Dr, Landrith said that people will declare that prohibition is a failure, that ihore liquor is sold now than in the ttys of, the saloon. Continuing, he demanded: “Can’t.you get as much liquor in a freight train as in a. fliv ver?: Wasn’t it as easy to get liquor when everybody could go up to. the ban and drink as it is to crawl over the ..(Please turn to page 4) . Asbill Residence At g. Erect Burned Monday Night; A Total loss :W ieehteie otf'j. ht Cpet, burned Monday night. The family were not in the house when tte^fire started and everything was a fetal leas. The two sons reached the house in time to save a chair or so, but very little of real value was Mifed. A small amount of insurance is thought to be in force, but is far frbm adequate in covering the loss. The neighbors are helping make plans for rebuilding the house. Franklinville News Miss CoriQa Brower And Tate Williamson Wed. Frank] in ville, March 20.—Miss Cor rilla Brower and Tate Williamson were married, Friday evening, March 17th, at M. E. Parsonage, Ramseur. Rev. A. C. Tippett officiat ing:. Miss Brower is a daughter of Elsie Brower and Mr. Williamson is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. William son. Both hold positions in Randolph Mill No. 2. Franklin ville All Star basketball team played Liberty town team at Liberty Saturday evening, resulting in a score of 31 to 18 in favor of Franklin ville. Johnson making high est Score for Liberty and George All red for Franklinville. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Welch spent the week end with relatives in Burl ington. Mrs. Alice Brown and daughter, Miss Laura, of Ramseur, spent the week end at the home of T. H. Brown. Revs. F. R. Cooper and J. B. Fulp, of Asheboro, commenced a revival meeting, Sunday, at Franklinville Holiness church. 'H. B. Kinney and family , of near- Pleasant Cross, were visitors herb Sunday afternoon. * A. V. Jones and family were visi tors Sunday afternoon at the home of Arthur Smith, of near Melanchton. Otus Thomas, a student of Appala chian Teacher’s Training College, spent Sunday with home folks. Herbert Bray and family, of Asheboro were guests Sunday after noon, of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Moffitt Phillip Grose and Elvin and Belvin Curtis, Were visitors Sunday after noon in Pinehurst. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Comer, of Sea grove, were visitors Sunday at the home of W. H. Wrenn. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Boggs and Mrs. Dora Williams and daughter, Miss Pauline, of Asheboro were guests, Sunday, of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Curtis. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey PUkenton, March 20, a son. month of Pleasant HtU school: First grade: Donald Fuller, Ellen Pearte Skeen, Doris Younts. Second grade: Mae Sheen. Fourth grade: Stella Black. HONOR ROLL Following is the honor roll fifth i-Mag Ramseur Garden Club Held Meeting: Friday With Mrs. Baldwin Interesting Program Was Given; Splendid Entertainment By The Colored Folks. Ramseur, March 20.—Mr. and Mrs. R. C. White attended a family re union at Burlington Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Watkins, of Greensboro, were visitors here Sun day. I Mr. and Mrs. R. C. White spent Monday afternoon in Greensboro. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Misenheimer, of Mt. Gilead, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Kivett. Mrs. L. R. Thompson and son, Roy, Jr., are spending the week here with Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Steed. W. E. Marley and family spent Sunday with friends in Greensboro. The Ramseur Garden Club met with Mrs. C. E. Baldwin Friday afternoon. An interesting program was featured, plans made for promoting the devel opment of flower gardens and beau tifying the homes and grounds of the city during the spring and summer months. Following the business ses sion and program, those attending enjoyed tempting refreshments. Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Graham spent Sunday with friends in Burlington. E. B. Leonard and L F. Craven spent sqme time in Raleigh last week. Mrs. E. C. Watkins, Mrs. N. F. Phillips, Ashley Watkins and others went to High Point Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Leon T. Lane, of Mt. Vernon Springs, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Craven. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Brady, of Reids ville, spent some time here last week with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Brady. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Johnson and E. H. Bray were visitors in Greens boro Monday. Mrs. Kelly and Miss Sue Baldwin, of Sanford, were visitors here one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Allred and oth ers went to Greensboro Saturday. . ‘James Wilson made a business trip to Coo^eejmee last week. The colored folks of the community put on one of thf most entertaining programs we have heard last day night when they gave a trial” at their aehoel packed house wttneswd heartily enjoyed it all the through. A large per cent of audience were white people. A suae, was realized from the occasion. RdP. Turner and family, of Greeo* -* "s * with Change Of Procedure Is Made In Applying For Gov’ment Loans At the office of the Regional Agri cultural Credit Corporation of Ral eigh, North Carolina, March 22, John P. S ted man announced a complete change of procedure in the matter of the handling of loans by this Corpo ration. . Mr. Stedman said that in structions to persons designated to make out applications and attorneys whose certificates of title were accep table to this Corporation were already in the mail. “The new plan,” Mr. Stedman said, “simplifies the matter and method of making applications for loans, and will tend to expedite the handling of applications, so that when the appli cations are approved the money will rbe made available to farmers much more quickly than under previous plans. The present plan provides that only the application and additional sheet, completely describing the prop erty to be mortgaged, is to be made out and signed by the persons seeking the loan. This paper is then submit ted to the County Committee, who will pass on the credits involved, then the application in duplicate will be for warded to the Corporation in Ral eigh, North Carolina. The application will then be sub mitted to the Loan Committee, and upon approval by the Loan committee of the security offered, a copy of ap plication will'be forwarded to the bor rower, who will be instructed to pres ent the application and the sheet de scribing the property to be mortgaged to the attorney whose certificate is acceptable to this Corporation in the county where the applicant lives. “As soon as the attorney can de termine that the property to be em braced in the mortgage is unencum bered and the title is in the person offering the same as security, he will prepare the note and mortgage and have the same execute, acknowledged, probated, and placed on record. He will then notify the Corporation in Raleigh which will immediately order the loan to be disbursed. Mr. Stedman further stated that there was a great demand for agricul tural credit in the area served by the Regional Agricultural Credit Corpo ration of Raleigh, North Carolina, and that the entfte organisation of the Corporation was working night and day to meet the demands being made upon the Corporation for loans to the farmers of the two states. Music Contest A music contest for high school sen iors, or graduates who have not at tended college, will he held at High Point College, April 2Srd. The con testants will compete in piano and voice, and must render from memory two numbers of his own selection. Each contestant in piarto must have had three years training in piano, and in voice two year* training in piano. The winner in either contest will be awarded a music scholarship to High Point College. ■itv Legislature Is Wrestling With State Fin Bowie-Cherry Bloc Would nomize At Any Cost, Letts Schools, Etc., Suffer. Is Losing’ Ground Adherents Of This Plan , Leaving Ranks; Bill Randolph Tax Interesting situations—and % have been, set up • and torn da Raleigh during the past week, most formidable line up has I Bowie-Cherry bloc that has _ known as econom y-at- any-cast sure.' An interesting interpretation i_ Bowie-Cherry plan in a recent _ dispatch defines it thus: The table tended to show esas with the adoption of the Bowie-Qhaayr appropriations slashes, an $5,334,790 would be required t sales taxes or other new sources revenue, unless Representative ir is willing to go much further is poration taxes than he said he a willing to go a few weeks ago. The Bowie-Cherry general fund i penditures at $21,334,790 a year; 1 highway expenditures at He included the $12,500,000 ; penditure to which the two representatives have agreed. Little Tax Relief This plan does not contemplate sp ad valorem relief other than the IS cents. It does not contemplate the w tirement of any part of the deficit of $12,500,000 within the and biennium. The governor has aASti the legislature to retire $2>500lfll^ this amount. The second table tended to what extreme the legislature not «■ if it would ibalaoCe the budget aati levy no sales tax. It includes, asoh figures as: .. Fqr the.six months school, Mr 971,975, as compared with the 500,000 provided in the presat get. v For legislative, executive sal ministrative departments, 000, as compared to $5,450,000 omjnended by the appropriatiaas mlttee. ... For county highway (Please turn to page 4) T7 Talked By Comly Board Meet Mopcbp A special meeting of the County Coromiesioners was Monday, March 20th, at the House in Asheboro. This was held on account of the ment of the Commissioners the Monday in March after a death at Urn. family of Mr. Frasier. The Board ordered the payiiruti tif the February accounts at this ad journed session this week. A lengthy discussion con slashing all county expenses c sumed a greater part of the meeti No decision was made, however, I the discussion will be further p at the regular meeting April Members present at this were E. C. Williamson, M. E. Ja son, E. M. Kearns, E. D. Fyaxier; H. S. Ragan. Trinity News Mr. And Mrs. H. C. Royals An nounce Marriage Of Daughter. Trinity, Rt. 1, March 20.—1 Lohr is very ill in a 'High Point! pital. Those who attended the zone n ing at College Place, Gr were Mrs. Maude Younts, Mrs. ers, Mrs. J. W. Meredith and Elmer Steed. The condition of Miss Mildred 1 ne, who was operated on in the < ford General hospital recently, is a sidered satisfactory. Mr. Gatewood, of Arch dale, building a home in Trinity proper s will live in it on its completion. The young men’s class of M. E. church sponsored a social' day night. Grange 794 will meet March Mlk. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Royals an nounce the marriage of their (bet ter, Jessie Raye, to Charles Hidt, Ac. on January 14, 19S3, in Danville, T_ The bride is the oldest daughter Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Royals, of ity. Mr. Hiatt is the son of Mr.: Mrs. C. A. Hiatt, of Archdale, i is with the Marsh Furniture Oe.1 young couple will make their h with the bride’s parents in Trirfb An all day meeting of all the * isters, laymen and Sunday scho«* perintendents of the Green die no ■ trict will be held at the Trinity 1 church Friday, March 24. be served in the bssanw Mrs. Roy Skeen is time with her mother. Mis. the Winston-Salem road. MISS MARY LEE STILWELL ENTERTAINS AT 1 Miss Mary lee StihraU with a surprise party at Trinity, route ^ Saturda other Mater, Peace’s birthday, ed for

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