Merchants Before July 1st
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ASHEBORO, “CENTER OF NORTH
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ISSUED WEEKLY
VOLUME LVII
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Anheboro, N. C., Thursday, June 22, 1933.
MOST PEOPLE IN ASHEBORO AND
RANDOLPH COUNTVAD THE
COURIER—IT
$2.00 A YEAR
3 Per Cent Sales
Tax Is Effective
Saturday, July 1
New Sales Tax Designed To
Raise Nine Millions A Year
In Force Then.
Purpose Of Tax
To Take 15-Cent Aid Valorem
Levy Off Land And To Pro
vide School Support
Effective at 12:01 o’clock Saturday
morning, July 1, will be the new plan
of taxation in North Carolina, namely
the sales tax of 3 per cent on all re
tail merchandise, except gasoline, fer
tiliser and foodstuff.
Estimated to raise approximately
39,000,000 a year and go far toward
balancing the 1933-35 budget and sup
porting the state’s eight months
school term, the tax will be levied on
all retail sales of merchants except
those of “necessary foods.”
Entitled “emergency revenue act—
to provide for the deficit in operating
expenses of the state government and
to protect its credit; to provide a bal
anced budget for the ensuing bien
nium; to provide additional tax relief
through a uniform statewide public
I school system without a tax on prop
erty,” it was enacted by the 1933 ldg
t islature.
“The tax was levied as a license or
privilege tax for engaging or contin
uing in the business of merchandis
ing,” A. J. Maxwell, commissioner of
■ revenue, whose department will collect
the levy, said in a statement Satur
day.
“It is the purpose and intent that
each tax <shall be added to the sale
price of merchandise and thereby be
passed on to the consumer instead
of being absorbed by the merchant.”
Commissioner Maxwell met with a
large group of merchants in Raleigh
Monday to discuss details of levying
the tax. No definite announcement
was made at the time by Mr. Maxwell
as to details of collection, but the
merchants were assured there would
Ibe no revenue stamps to lick and paste
en price tag*. It was indicated at
the meeting that definite price limits
would be fixed, with possibility of
low-priced articles being exempted
final tar hiaiaunli as it would
be difficult to fix tax on articles sell
ing for five and ten cents. The mer
chants were assured at the meeting by
the Revenue Commissioner that rules
and regulations for collecting the tax
would be promulgated next week.
The Raleigh meeting of merchants
Monday was entirely harmonious, and
there was a general feeling that the
merchants would cooperate in every
way possible in collecting the tax, with
no thought or intent of evading the is
sue or trying to absorb the levy. This
latter course would be contrary to
law at any rate.
The sales tax levy lifts the 15-cent
ad valorem tax off property and also
special tax is special school districts.
Why Not Items
Children’s Day Exercises June
Twenty-Fifth.
Miss Martha Graves, of Wesley
Lon# hospital, Greensboro, spent the
week end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. D. R. Graves.
A Ison Airman, of Greensboro, is
spending a few days at the homes of
his brother, J. A. Auman and sister,
Mrs. M. A. Cagle.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. King and child
ren, of Laurinburg, spent the week
end with relatives. Mr. King and
family are loyal members of the M.
P. church here and we are always
glad for them to attend services here.
Mr. King is overseer of a large farm
near Laurinburg and is making good
in that section.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. R. Graves are
enjoying tomatoes from their garden
now. Mrs. Graves pulled the first
ripe one June 10th..
Miss Lula Cagle, of Greensboro,
visited her mother, Mrs. T. W. Law
rence, Sunday.
Miss Prances Lilly, of Greensboro,
returned to her home last week after
a week's stay with her cousin, Miss
Nancy Auman.
Howard Lilly, of Greensboro, vis
ited his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Auman, recently.
A. B. Trogdon, Jr., of Star, has
been spending some time with his
grandmother, Mrs. M. A. Cagle.
A children’s day program will be
given at the church here Sunday
night, June 26, beginning at 8 o’clock.
W. G. and T. J. Hunt, Harold Cagle
and Margaret Cagle have recently had
their tonsils removed by Dr. Barnes
in Aaheboro.
Mr. and Mr*. W. C. Garner, of High
Point, were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
A. C. Lowdermilk Sunday.
Miss Susan Loerdermilk, of High
Point, spent the week end here with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A C.
Lowdermilk.
Children’s Day Exercises
Children’s Day services will be ob
served aft New Hope church Saturday
night, June 24th, beginning at 7:45
o'clock. Rev. George L. Reynolds is
a is
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Asheboro Merchants Offer Unusual
Values For “Save Tax Sale Week”
The merchants of Asheboro have
designated next week 'as “Trade
Week" or “Save Tax Sale Week”.
Special prices-will be pat on merchan
dise in older that the people of the
town and county may take advantage
of buying before the state sales tax
of 3 per cent on all merchandise is pot
on July 1. The Courier is cooperating
in the event prior to sales tag levying
date, in order that it may assist the
merchants in disposing of some of
thedr goods in stock, converting it into
cash, and the purchasers whose bene
fit it is to save every penny possible.
Merchants have a doable purpose in
launching this cooperative sales event.
The wholesale price of merchandise is
steadily increasing and when present
stocks are exhausted retail prices will
also be higher. Purchasers taking
advantage of the prevailing low prices
will avoid paying 3 per cent sales tax
which, as aforestated, is put on July
1, and, according to Hon. A. J. Max
Pension Checks For
Civil War Veterans
And Widows Arrive
Total Amount Of This Distribu
tion Reaches $4,210 In Coun
ty; Only Eight Vets.
Semi-annual pension vouchers, the
state’s contribution to support of vet
erans of the Confederacy and widows
of veterans, have arrived at the office
of Rufus F. Routh, Clerk Superior
Court of Randolph county, and are
being distributed to the pensioners or
their agents as called for. The
amounts of these vouchers are the
same as for previous similar semi
annual distributions.
There are on the Confederate pen
sion rolls in Randolph county, eight
veterans who receive each a voucher
of $132.50, or a dollar a day. This to
tal* reaches $1,460.00. There is one
negpo body servant on the rolls. He
receives $100.00 twice each year.
The list «>f widows of veterans is
by far larger than that of veterans
themselves. There are 39 widows on
the pension rolls in the county, 7 of
these being on the Class A list, each
receiving $150.00 twice each yes|r.
ve $50.00 each twice yearly. V
The entire sum in this semi-annual
distribution among veterans and
their widows received in Randolph
this month amounts to $4,210.00.
For the information of those inter
ested, Clerk Routh received with the
vouchers from the State Auditor a 1
letter stating that no new names had
been added to the pension rolls since
the distribution six months ago, due
to lack of funds. Before each semi
annual distribution the rolls are sent
to the Court Clerks in the 100 coun
ties of the state for marking off
names of veterans and widows who
have died since the previous distribu
tion. Each time this is done, the pen
sion rolls in the state show a marked
decline. It will not be many years
before there will be few veterans on
the pension rolls in the state. The
veterans ar getting up in years, the
oldest in this county being J. W.
Howell, of Randleman, who is 96 years
old. Others are in their eighties.
Oxford Orphanage
Singing Class At
Franklinville, 24th
The Singing Class of the Oxford
Orphanage will give a concert in the
school auditorium at Franklinville at
8 o’clock on the evening of June 24.
The class is composed of 14 boys and
girls under direction of Mrs. Sadie
Hutchinson. A most delightful pro
gram of songs, recitations and drills
with colorful costumes and splendid
music will feature the program. .
The Singing Class of the Oxford
Orphanage has for more than fifty
years made annual tours all over the
state, each year bringing a new class
with a new program and the influence
of the appearance of the children on
the people of the state on the cause
of the orphan cannot be measured.
There is scarcely a community that in
the eixty years of the life of the Ox
ford Orphanage has not sent some
boy or girl to that splendid, home for
care and training.
National Guard To
Train This Year As
Usual, Orders State
For several weeks past there has
been doubt as to whether the usual
summer training camps of the Na
tional Guard would be held in the
several states in the union. However,
definte orders have been issued by
the War Department that these campe
will be held as usual, though a cut
in number of pay drills of the guard
unite during the next fiscal year is
contemplated, though not yet order
ed.
The local National Guard unit,
Headquarters Company, 8rd Battalion,
120th Infantry, commanded by Lieu
tenant Roy Oox, will entrain far sum
mer training at Gamp Glenn, near
Morehead City, at 2:30 o’clock Sat
urday afternoon, July 8, and will re
turn Sunday morning, July 23. Hie
company las a strength of 23 enlist
ed
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well, State Revenue Commissioner, is
to be absorbed not by the merchants,
but by the consumer, therefore prices
will naturally be higher. Many pur
chasers have been stinting themselves
on account of scarcity of money, but
as business is increasing and prices
advancing, those who have money will
save toy buying necessities now.
The “Save Tax Sale” begins Satur
day of this week and continues
through the remainder of June. Pros
pects are that food tad general mer
chandise will rise from 3 per cent to
10 per cent within the next 00 to 90
days. In purchasing your necessities
during these last days in June there
will be a two-fold saving, that of
sales tax increasing and of advancing
prices in all commodities. Let us
make Saturday, the opening day of
the “Save Tax Sale” in Asheboro, an
event which will long be remembered.
Necessity has caused a saving during
the depression, now as a new day is
dawning, spending will mean saving.
J. Preston Cox And
V. C. Marley Honored
On Their Birthdays
Birthday Dinners Are fliven
Both These Citizens Of Ram
seur; Revival Is On.
Ramseur, June 19.—Mr. and Mrs.
D. C. BroadweJI, of Fuquay Springs,
spent Sunday with his sister, Mi's.
J. P. Cox.
Miss Nell Ferguson, of Decatur,
Ga., visited Misses Lucy and Nellie
Wylie this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Burgess and
child, of Greensboro, visited Mr. and
Mrs. N. F. Phillips Sunday.
Miss Mattie Curtis, of Liberty,
spent the week end here with Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Curtis.
Misses Blanche and Mary Marsh
returned to their home at Liberty
Sunday after spending some time
with Mr. and Mrs. N. F. PhilMpi.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Womblc and
daughters, Misses Louise and Linda,
of Goldston, visited J. S. Wylie and
family Sunday.
, Dr. J. R. Johnson and Miss Lois El
lis and Dr. and Mis. C. A. Graham
spent some time this week at fc’wane
children, 6f Greensboro, are spending
the summer at their summer home
east of Ramseur. '
Mrs. R. B. Moffitt, of Greensboro,
is spending some time with Mr. and
Mrs. T. A. Moffitt this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Smith recently
visited friends at Burlington.
W. H. King spent some time with
friends in Greensboro this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford am! Miss
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Trinity, Rt. 1, News
Grange No. 794 To Meet Mon
day Night.
Grange 784 will meet Monday night,
June 26, at Trinity school. We are
all busy but we need you there to
discuss several matters, so remember
the date and come.
Miss Dezzra Younts, who has been
treated for blood poisoning at High
Point hospital, was operated on Sat
urday, and is seriously ill.
Mrs. Winfred Berry had her ton
sils removed Saturday at a High Point
hospital and is recovering satisfactor
ily.
Mrs. Albert Carter gave a birthday
party Saturday afternoon for her
grandson, W. D. Zimmerman. A so
cial time was had during the after
noon, at the end of which refresh
ments were served.
Maxine Collett was '■ removed from
the hospital to her home last .week.
She shows some signs of improvement.
Mrs. C. A. Waggoner still remains
quite ill. Mr. Waggoner’s mother suf
fered a fall and sustained slight in
juries from it.
Miss Blanche Younts and a few
friends enjoyed a motor trip to Ashe
ville and surrounding points last week
end. On their return they visited Mr.
and Mrs. R. V, Kelley, at Spindale.
Miss Etta Male English, of Trinity,
was hostess at\a social event held at
her home on Friday evening, June 16.
After many games were played and
enjoyed by everyone present, Miss
English was aided by Misses Naomi
Savage and Annie Bullins, and Gilmer
Bulliqs in serving ice cream and cake.
The following were present: Ila Mae
Stout, Wilma McGee, Edith Gray,
Caura McGee, Ruby English, Marga
ret, Bertie Mae and Alleen Robbins,
Thelma Elder and Edwin Jones, Oscar
Gray, Joe Powell, Wade Harris, Paul
Jones, Sidney Gray, Paul English,
Claude Whitney, Ben Gray and Nor
man Elder.
Card of Thanks
We desire through the columns of
The Courier to express our gratitude
to our many friends and neighbors
for the numerous kindnesses and flo
ral offerings extended during the
illness and death of our mother and
grandmother, Mrs. Mary J. Jones.—
Mrs. U, H. Comelisen and family,
Asheboro, route 8.
Great expectations often lead to
Plan Destruction
400,000 Acres Of
Cotton In State
That Is North Carolina's Quota
Of The Ten Union Acres In
The Cotton Belt.
Will Pay Farmers
In Proportion To Estimated
Yield Per Aero; Effort To In
Crease Price Cotton.
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It is going to. to a difficult mat
ter for the average man to under-!
stand all the worldti# of the measures!
passed by the Mcent Congress re-|
lating to agriculture. The purpose of
these acts appear to be to prevent
over production ahd to increase and
stabilize the price of farm products,
especially wheat* com, tobacco and
cotton. The details of these plans
are so intricate that it will be im
possible to understand them until the
set-ups of organizations for carrying
them into effect are established.
Stabilization of wheat and cotton
prices in particiiilar is to be done
by means of whft is called a process
tax, already fixed at 30 cents on the
bushel of wheat) and four cents per
pound on cotton^ Instruction of ten
millions of acred now in cotton is
aimed at in thp cotton processing
plan, 400,000 sufch acreage being in
North Carolina, i
Farmers are to be asked to plow
up certain portions of their cotton
acreage in return for cash reim
bursement at the rate of $6 an acre
and up, depending on the estimated
yield of each acre so plowed up. The
plan contemplate® the distribution of
$100,000,000 to cotton farmers on the
basis described, i The campaign will
be handled by extension workers and
other agricultural officials, assisted
locally by counto farm agents and
local boards. Atiteady North Carolina
agricultural offteta|ls are setting in
motion plans fof the campaign with
conferences at strategic points in the
eastern part of £he state called for
this month. '
[Party Is Given In
,"g££g.
Monday Afternoon With Sever
al Young People Enjoying
, Event; Personals.
Franklinville, June 19.—Mrs. R. D.
Garrison, who has been spending some
time at the home of her son, Robert
Garrison, Jr., of Durham, has returned
home.
! Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hardy, of
Washington, D. C.f visited relatives
here last week.
Mrs. W. I. Jones and children, of
Ramseur, were guests Friday of Mrs.
Ida Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Grimsley and
son, Walter, spent the week end at
Norfolk, Va.
Miss Lois Saunders entertained a
number of young people Monday af
ternoon from 3:30 to 6:00 o’clock at
the home of Charlie Batten, in honor
of Miss Evelyn Batten’s tenth birth
day. The children enjoyed playing
various games. Refresnments of
candy, cake and lemonade, were serv
ed. Miss Evelyn received many gifts.
The invited guests were Florine Pilk
enton, Helen Ray Brady, Doris Jones,
Virginia Craven, Myrtle and Mildred
Batten, Annie Ruth Martin, Patsy
Husband, Bernice Green, Mary Cox,
Irene and Viola Ragsdale, Mary Alice
Hudson, Iris Thomas, Betsy Anne
Buie and Fay Mitchell.
Miss Alma Spoon spent the week
end with relatives in Ramseur.
Hobert Ferree and family, of High
Point, spent Sunday with Mr. and
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To Stage Doll Show
First M. E. Church
Tuesday Afternoon
A Doll Show will be staged Tuesday
afternoon, June 27th, in the basement
of the First Methodist church in
Asheboro. The show will open at 2:30
and close at 6:00 o’clock. A small ad
mission will be changed at the door
by Circle five staging the show.
Members of the circle will be at
the church between the hours of 9:00
and 11:30 Tuesday morning to receive
doll entries. Everybody, regardless
of age, is invited to enter their doll
in this show.
Prises are offered for the following
dolls: Largest doll, smallest doll, best
rag doll, best baby doll, best twins,
oldest doll, best foreign doll, best boy
doll, prettiest dressed doll, best his
torical doll, most unique doll, best col
lection of dolls, best mammy doll,
prettiest collection of doll clothes.
NOTICE
There wiU be a masting of the
township directors and the assistant
directors of the Young Peoples work
of the Randolph County Sunday
School Association Tuesday evening,
June 27, at 8:00 o’clock. The meeting
will be held in the Pradbytorian church,
Asheboro, and all interested in
the young peoples’ work are urged to
attend so that a County Council may
25 Per Cent Dividend Paid Depositors
Of The Asheboro Bank & Trust Co.
That there is no hysteria over bank
closing: in Randolph county is indicat
ed by the slow response to announce
ment last week by the Asheboro Bank
& Trust Company, of Asheboro, that
beginning June 16th it would pay a
25 per cent dividend to depositors.
There was no rush of the approximate
ly 1100 depositors at the bank Fri
day, Saturday or any day since. De
positors have been going in the bank
in numbers no larger than customary
when the bank was open for business.
The 25 .per cent dividend to de
: positors declared by the bank under
! authority of Gurney Hood, State
! Banking Commissioner, represents ap-1
|proximately $35,000. The dividend is I
> paid by cashier’s check to each de
positor, whether the amount is large
or small, this being one of the re
quirements of the state commissioner
or banks.
The Asheboro Bank & Trust Com- j
pany, like all other banks in the coun-,
try, was closed by Presidential order
early in March but did not reopen for;
business when the executive ban was
lifted. The directors of the 'bank de-1
cided to liquidate the bank rather than
open for business, and with authority
from'the commissioner of banks, pro
ceeded as rapidly as possible with the
collection of notes. So satisfactory
was the liquidation that within the
lapsed period of three months, 25 per
cent of the deposits were made avail
able in cash.
Directors of the bank have asked
the commissioner of banks for au
thority to continue this orderly liqui
dation, which is being carried on at a
minimum expense. Such liquidation
will make it possible to pay every de
positor 100 cents on the dollar and
will also salvage a part, if not all, of
the capital stock of the bank. The
bank is, and was at the time of clos
ing, solvent so declared by the offici
als and the state banking department.
In the meantime, those who have
not obtained their 25 per cent divi
dend on their deposits may do so by
calling at the bank. It should be
borne in mind also that the bank pays
6 per cent interest on its deposit dur
ing period of liquidation, though this
is paid out only upon the last and
final distribution of deposits.
Ther$ are two other closed banks
in the county, these being the branch
as Af fliA Pacta Tnifit rtnmnnnv At.1
the several branches of the Page Trust
Company have held meetings several
times looking to an agreement on the
liquidation of this banking house. It
has been difficult, however, to arrive
at a satisfactory solution of this
bank’s difficulties.
The fact that the Liberty and
Ramseur branches of the Page Trust
Company were solvent and in good
shape at the time the banks all over
the country were closed by executive
order, in no wise alleviates the situa
tion in Randolph county. The two
Legislative Lobbying
Cost Tremendous Sum
Between $75,000 And $100,000
Spent For This Purpose Dur
ing Last Legislature.
June 15th was the deadline for fil
ing 1933 legislative lobbying expense
accounts with Stacey W. Wade, secre
tary of state.
Among the last minute filers was
the Carolina Power and Light Com
pany, of Raleigh, reporting its legisla
tive services cost $9,929.32, which ex
ceeded by more than $2,000 the previ
ous largest lobby expense account—
listed by the Carolina Aluminum com
pany, of Badin.
While there has been no official
tabulation of the figures, cost of
lobbying services during the four
months of the 1933 general assembly
is expected to be between $75,000 and
$100,000.
The Carolina Power and Light com
pany reported it paid the Raleigh law
firm of Pou and Pou a $5,000 fee
for legislative services, and a fee of
$3,840 to Norman C. Shepherd, Smith
field lawyer, maning a total of $8,
840 paid attorneys.
No expenses were listed for Pou
and Pou, but Shepherd’s expenses
were listed at $1,002.02. Two compa
ny employes, L. B. Sutton and Robert
F. Phillips, were reported as having
spent $31.65 and $55.65 respectively,
for expenses.
John W. U instead, Jr., of Winston
Salem, filing his personal account for
the Jefferson Standard Life Insur
ance company, listed his expenses at
$1,289. The North Carolina Merch
ants’ Association listed miscellaneous
lobbying expenses of $337.49. Its sec
retary, Willard Dowell, of Raleigh, re
cently reported no personal lobby
costs.
411 Criminal Cases
In Randolph County
During1 Past 2 Years
According to figures compiled by
the News Letter of the University of
North Carolina, 411 criminal cases
were tried In Superior Court in Ran
dolph county during the two-year pe
riod, July 1, 1930, .to July 1, 1932.
This was one case per every 88.2 in
habitants of the county. Twenty-five
other counties had mom casts per
population, while 74 had fewer. The
state average was one criminal case
for every 108 inhabitant*
branches here are part and parcel of
the far-flung Page Trust Company
banking structure and depositors in
these branches are called upon to suf
fer inconvenience equally with those
depositors in branches of the banking
structure which were not solvent. The
major portion of Randolph’s banking
troubles are in no wise due to insol
ency of any banking structures within
its own borders, but from without.
Operating in the county are the fol
lowing banks: First National Bank
and Bank of Randolph, Asheboro;
Bank of Seagrove, Seagrove; Peoples
Bank, Randleman; Bank of Coleridge,
Coleridge. These banks opened up on
100 per cent basis following the bank
holiday and have done business as us
ual since. Federal and state banking
laws have instilled faith in the bank
ing business, and the government in
surance of bank deposits soon to be ef
| fective has made banking in Randolph
I county and everywhere else in the
| state and nation absolutely safe.
j Liberty Overwhelms
| Asheboro Team By A
14-7 Score Saturday
Outplaying Asheboro in every de
>artment of game, Liberty took a game
from the locals here Saturday after
noon to the tune of 14 to 7. Liberty
assaulted three Asheboro pitchers for
a total of 15 hits. Slaughter, Liberty
pitcher, hurled a steady game be
sides contributing three safe hits to
the cause. Swaim, Liberty short-stop
played well and hit savagely.
Jarrett, Liberty catcher, and Smith,
Liberty catcher substituting for Jar
rett, were both injured in the game.
Jarrett sugered a painfully stove up
finger from a foul tip, while Smith
had his leg badly lacerated while try
ing to tag Wilson when he attempt
ed to score fro mthird base.
The Asheboro nine was crippled,
Davis Cranford and Jack Cranford,
regular short-stop and second base
men, being out of town, and their
loss from the team was felt keenly.
BOX SCORE:
Asheboro
C. Johnson 3b
Siler ss
Habel cf
Stout If
Wilson rf
Davis 3b
Cox p & 2b
Presnell c
Holland p
R. Johnson 2b •
Bean p
Liberty
McPherson 2b
Elkin cf
Jarrett c
Moore If
Vernon rf
Swaim ss
Slaughter p
Coward 3 b
Colquitt lb
Smith c
AB R H PO A E
4 0 1 6 0 0
4 0 0 0 3 1
5 2 2 4 0 0
' 4 -4F 1 9
*113 0 0
4 1 2 2 0 0
5 0 3 3 1 3
4 2 1 5 0 0
0 0 0 1 0 0
3 1110 0
1 0 0 0 2 0
38 7 12 25 4 4
AB R H PO A E
6 2 2 2 5 1
4 2 0 2 0 0
5 117 10
6 3 3 2 0 0
6 2 2 1 0 0
5 3 3 3 0 0
4 0 3 3 1 0
5 0 0 0 1 0
5 117 0 0
<P 0 0 0 0 0
46 14 15 27 8 1
As a result of the games of last
Saturday, the standing of the clubs is
as follows:
Club
Ramseur
Asheboro
Hadley-Peoples
Siler City
Liberty
Staley
Won Lost Pet.
6 2 .750
4 3 .571
4 3 .571
4 4 .500
4 4 .500
1 7 :125
This week the local team meets Si
ler City in Siler City, Ramseur plays
Staley at Staley, while Hadley-Peo
ples takes on Liberty at Liberty. The
first half of the season ends on July
1st.
Smaller Number Of
Banks Functioning1
In North Carolina
On June 30, 1928, there were in
North Carolina 441 state banks and
77 national banks. Hie aggregate re
sources oif these 518 state and national
banks was $519,691,000, according to
the Report of the Comptroller of the
Currency.
On June 30, 1932, there were in
North Carolina 216 state banks and
41 national banks. The aggregate re
sources of these 257 banks was $264,
583,000. Thus on June 30, 1932, there
were 261 fewer state and national
banks open in North Carolina than
four years previously, and bonk re
sources in operating banks had de
clined a little more than 255 million
dollars. What has been or will be
salvaged out of closed banks is not
yet known.
2 DANGEROUS CURVES
WILL BE ELIMINATED
Survey of highway 60, which runs in
a general east and west direction
across northern Randolph and south
ern Guilford, has been completed by
state highway engineers. This survey
calls for elimination of two dangerous
curves on this route. One of these is
a narrow approach to a bridge, the
other being a curve at tha intersection
of the highway and a'oouaty road
leading to Pleasant Garden.
Try a Courier want ad.
I
Plan T«ebuild
ConcoW Church'
Burned Recently
Church Authorities Are Making
Plans To This End; Play On
Saturday Evening.
Hope Harris Dead
Daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Harris Died June 9th; Was A
Most Popular Girl.
Parmer, June 19.—Mrs. Claude Dor
set* returned last week from a two.
weeks visit to relatives in Allendale.
S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Ficquett, of
Bunnlevel, were guests of Mr. and
•Mrs. T. W. Bingham Friday of last
i week. Mr. Ficquett was at one time
principal of Farmer school.
Miss Carrie Scott, of Atlanta, Ga.,
is the guest of her niece, Mrs. S. A
Cooper.
Mrs. Roxana Dorsett has returned
home after an extended visit to her
daughters, Mrs. I. S. Kearns, of Ashe
boro, and Mrs. W. F. Cox, of Ramseur.
Miss Ruth Parrish, of Thomasville,
spent last week as the guest of her
aunt, Mrs. A. W. Harris.
A play, “Where’s Grandma ?”, will
be given in the school auditorium
next Saturday evening, sponsored by
the Epworth League of Concord
church, the proceeds to be used for
the benefit of the church. The church
authorities are making plans for re
building the church which was de
stroyed by fire lasr month.
Edward Morgan and Miss Myrtie
Comer, of High Point, were married
on Saturday, June 17th, in Danville,..
Va., and spent Sunday with Mrs. Flora
Morgan, mother of the groom. These
young people are well known here,
and their many friends wish for them
a happy and prosperous married life.
Mrs. Genie Kearns and Mr. and
Mrs. H. P. Kearns spent Sunday at.
Candor with Mr. and Mrs. Wade Birk
head.
Miss Leona Jordan, who has been
for several weeks on a visit to her
sister, Mrs. Willie Pierce, returned to
her home in Thomasville last week.
Miss Juanita Kearns is in Greens
boro attending summer school at the
Woman’s College of N. C. University,
*V~ “ Hope> Harris Diif***
Hope Harris, 18-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Harris, died in
a High Point hospital Friday, June
9th, following an operation for appen -
dicitis.
Funeral services were conducted att
Canaan church on Sunday, June 11th,
and interment followed in the church
cemetery. The services were conduct
ed by the pastor, Rev. Robt. Short, as
sisted by Rev. E. A Bingham and
Rev. Henry Bell, and were attended by
a large number of relatives and
friends of the family.
She was a pupil in the seventh
grade in Farmer school, and a number
of her classmates acted as flower
girls. She was exceedingly popular
in school-for her cheerful, loving per
sonality, and will be much missed in
school and church, as well as in the
home.
The many friends of the family’
sympathize deeply with them in the
loss of this loved one.
Finals Exercises Of
Bible School Will Be
Held Saturday Night
The Daily Vacation Bible school
commencement will be held Saturday*
night at the Tabernacle at 7:3b
o’clock. Everybody is urged to be
present at that time. Besides the com
mencement program there will also
be an exhibit of the handwork doner
by the children during the school.
There has been a total enrollment
of 275 pupils in the schools and a
splendid attendance every day. Since'
the faculty was published last week,
other members have been added. They
are Mrs. N. M. Harrison, Misses Bet
sy Bulla and Eunice Ellen Hayworths
A free will offering will betaken at
the close of the commencement pro
gram for the expense of the school.
County Board Will
Meet Thursday For A.
Discussion Of Levies
The Randolph county commissioners
met in special session Monday and
Tuesday of this week. For these two
days they heard complaints concern
ing the assessment ef land, noted cas
es and will meet again Thursday for
action on such. Hie proceedings will
appear in next week’s Courier.
The county board of education and*
the Asheboro school board met on
Tuesday afternoon also and discussed
in detail the new school law and how
it will affect Randolph county. J. F
Spruill, of Rocky Mount, a member of
the state school commission, was pres
ent at the meeting and took some ten
tative plans from the meeting to be
presented to the state board. As soon
as possible, the plans for the Ran
dolph schools and the list of teachers.,
for next year, will be nuuti public.
There'* no