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/October 19, 1933.
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Nine Diphtheria
Cases Deported
To Health Officer
There Are Si* Case*
Dread Disease In Ashebero ;
And 3 Out In Oeufity.
Warning Is Issued
By County Henlth Offirer^ Who
Advises Parents To Have
Children Vaccinated.
With the prevateaoe
nomewtait general, ©r. G-H. Siuaneh
health physician for : Randolph, i|s
•warrant the parents Of ’ RanaWTai
county, and especially df Asheboro^to
take precautionary mfetbhds. Three
.r «Aiv wwwvrbed to
cases of diphtheria were reported
Dr Sumner last week'-aild three 'tots
week, making six cases in Asheboro
and three additional cases at otter
places in the county, totaling nine nv
all. ,
During September there were elev
en oases of diphtheria this year
against
la *
.Jpercent of the cases of diphtheria,
occur—have their children given tox
oid inoculations. Two deaths have
occurred this month and one last
month from this disease.
There were also 19 cases of scarlet
fever in September and-afiven cases
in October.
Dr. Sumner states that especially,
negligent have been the Asheboro. pe
ople about diphtheria and he urges
that they allow their small children
to be given ‘toxoid1 treatments.
Two MenLodgedln
Jail ChargedWith
Breaking In Store
Randolph ccunty deputies'Ben'Mor
gan and Peart Barnes captured two
men in whose possession were goods
said to have keen -taken from the
Morgan-Bingham store at Farmer
earlier in the week. ’The store was
robbed of considerable merchandise
and more than fifty dollars worth of
corresponding goods ■were found in
the bed rooms where these two men
were sleeping on Thsrodey afternoon
home seven miles from Lexington
where a large number o(f clothing,
rifle shells, auto accessories and ends
were also taken. The alleged stolen
goods were taken from the bed room
;in which Branch was sleeping.
Tim Kye was arrested in his bed
■roam at his home in Winston-Salem.
Similar goods were found in his room
also.
Both men were brought to jail in
Asheboro where they will be given
hearings and further investigations
made..
Staley Milling Co.
Has Changed Hands
The Julian Milling Company has
purchased the Staley Milling Com
pany, of Staley, and same will be op
erated as a branch of the Julian mill,
under the supervision of T. B. Rey
nolds, who has "been supervising the
Julian Milling Company for the past
eleven years. Mr. Reynolds will di
vide his time between the two and
will continue buying for both mills.
Mr. Reynolds promises the public his
full co-operation in the "New Deal”
and assures them of his appreciation
of their patronage. He also states
he will have a new miller as this as
aistaret.
The mill will be dosed until Mon
day, October 23rd, for repairs, la ad
dition to the repairs the company will
install a hammer feed mill and an,
electric motor.
J. C. Reynolds has spent has entire
life in the milling business and who
for the past five yean has been con
nected with the Julian mill, will con
tinue his services there.
Tom Garrett, who has been with the
^mpany a number of years, will con
tinue his services with the company,
but probably will be transferred to
the Staley mill.
The officers of the company are:
L. V. Garrett, president, John Hardin,
vice president; and T. B. Reynolds,
secretary and treasurer.
FIDDLERS’ CONVENTION AT
BURLINGTON, OCTOBER 20TH
A big fiddlers’ convention will be
held in the dty hall at Burlington
Friday night, October 20. The West
Burlington spiritual quartet and the
Thomas children of Liberty will be
special entertainers for the occasion.
All music lovers are cordially invited
to come and be with us. The pro
ceeds will go to West Burlington M.
E. church. R. P. Smith, of Liberty,
is in charge.
Leases Ashe boro Bakery
J. T. Jones, of Monroe, has leased
the Asheboro Bakery, which has been
owned and operated by Enos Sykes,
of Asheboro, for the past two years,
and assumed management of the bak -
ery this week. -Prior to coming to
Asheboro, Mr. Jones was in the bak
ery business in Monroe, and has had
a number of yean experience in the
bakery business.
The fool is
May Use Xofctadlinsiil
Plait Far Payment
Taxes Due Far 1933
Notices «ff 1923 iswiaty ttnxes
. due will be mailed or ithima few *
days from the office .of <JC. .B.
King, Sheriff df Randolph,coun
. ty. Taxpayers, doe .to -a law
). paaaed by Mb last uQeneril As
sembly, may jmy their il933t taxes
. in Randolph «n the SBenthly,jpay
ment plan, ymiikil ihtyipey 20
l> per cent of ifheir taxes during \
October. Oh tfliis 20 :per rcent
;> payment a diaeuuitt rpt 1 ;-per
■ cent will be allowed. After , this
i -first 20 per <mitt payment,' taxes
may be paid at 'die rate of 1 (hiper
cent a month. Sheriff King - ad
" ’vises that taxpayers who have
hot yet obtained ‘their notices of
' taxes due may will in at the- of
' fice and pay tfheir'1933'taxes any
' time; in fact, many have already
' done so, taking "advantage 6f .‘the
'' discount and natuhtfiiy 'payment
T plan.
W. W. Jones
s this week by W.
& Sons Utepaftment Storep,
in each sff the eight stored
‘.this, progressive -chai*.. The sale*;
event, entitled “October Harvest of
Values,begins Friday, (October 20,
and ^continues throughout the-month.
Offerings in each -of the- eight
steaaes^-vhich are, two « Asheboro,
and-one each in Liberty, Carthage,
Siler** City, ThomasvUie, Mebane and
•Madispn-—include the latest falltner
chartdise, especially purchased ^and
assembled by the management of'the
stores-for this especial -sates event.
Seasonal merchandise >is -Offered at
prices in- keeping with tee usual
Jones -plan,of honest, -dependable
merchandise, bought at lowest--market
pnices. and sold at a reasonable prof
it only.
H.-C.'Jones, of Asheboro, -mineral,
manager of the W. W. Jones tfe Sond
Department- Stores, is authority ~tot
the statement that business is es
pecially gm>d this fall, his -stores
having-had-the-best business last
week of any similar period an years.
Therefore, pi appreciation mf fllis
buying-minded spirit on the -part of
the publleV he- is putting on this “Oc
tober - Harvest of-Values,” in which
opportunity Will be given the consum
ing -public to obtain their fall and
at prices 3t can afford;
important consideration in
-staging - this-October sales event is
tee intention and desire to cooperate
to the fullest extent with the NRA
"Buy Now'’ campaign being staged
throughout the country. Reference
to other -pages in this issue «of The
Courier -will prove -that the Jones
stores are -doing their best to hasten
and maintain national business re
covery in this section as well -.as in
the entire -country.
Opening New Store
Is Largely Attended
By Randolph Ladies
A large number of Asheboro and
county people gathered Friday eve
ning for the opening of the town’s
newest shop, Lee’s, a smart women’s
shop. Several hundred women called
to look over the attractive new goods
in this store, located in the Stedman
building and adjoining tee Old Hick
ory Cafe. This building has been
completely renovated for tee shop.
Mrs. Lee Nassar owns and oper
ates the shop. Mrs. Ervin Ray and
Mrs. W. M. Ridge, both of Asheboro,
make up the personnel of the shop.
On the opening night, a dress was
given to tee woman holding tee lucky
number as she was "tagged” at the
door. Mias Ruth (Hinshaw was the
lucky person on this occasion and re
ceived a smart fall dress.
TRINITY NEWS
Trinity, Oct. 16.—Mrs. Earl John
son has been quite ill with diphtheria
at Iter home on South Main.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Flinchum spent
the week in our town. They were
accompanied by their little daughter,
Joy.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Cooper visited
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Payne Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Pell Payne visited
Mm Millis Farlow at Hillcrest Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. B. B. Wagoner, of Thomas
ville, visited Mrs. Sadie Cagle Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim. Perry visited
Mrs. Sara Younts recently.
Miss Louise Massey spent the week
end at her home in Cary.
Roland Payne and wife visited Deal
Elder in Burlington last week.
Paul Hughes, of Gibsonville, visited
friends here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar White with
little daughter, Nancy Jane, visited
relatives in our town Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Shoaf, of High Point,
were visitors recently of dark Payne
and wife.
Charlie Brides, who has been right
ill with asthma, is much better and
able to be out
NOTICE
On and after October 28, 1933, the
banks in Asheboiu will close at two
o’clock P. M. on Saturdays.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
By John M. Neely.
THE BANK OF RANDOLPH, -
By J. D. Rqsp. , ., ..-v-'
Ihy Forces Held
BallySundav At
Ramseur School
C. 'N.: Gax "Was /thief Speaker;
bupe Audience Pledged It
ToWork For Cause.
Others Are-Heard
Several Volufttary Talks Are
Side; AJE Thomas Mldi.es
Trip .To West On Business
Rameeur, Oet. 16.—A meeting of
•the <irys was .held at the achooL'.bui!
dingiSunday afternoon,1 the program
of which was anything but a dry one,
if keen interest is taken into consid
eration,, for there was seen’ thraugh
out the meeting an interest and a
hearty response-was- given to the ap
peals made by the several speakers
for the i- support Of the anU-hyuor
laws. C. N. Cox, «5i Asheboro, was "the
chief speaker of- the day and brought
appeal for the retention, of
the support
. 'Rev. MIL
g, «Stll
__ , sever
al after which
the crowd■vote and work
for the dry cause until, and including
.election day,' Novem ber 7th.
A number of our young- people at1-,
,oended the1 football game at Duke Uni-',
-.versity Saturday afternoon.
Revival - services are in progress ati
JKamseur Uaptist dmAh this week,.
Rev. Mr.-Hamby, of ’IMeban*,’ bring-\
ing some wonderful 'Uhristian tnes
sages.
i.Mrs. Needham and daughter, of
Gseensboru, spent theweek-eUd-with
her brother, Chas. R.'lnmbert.
Miss Mary Scott and others at-,
tended the State "Fair Saturday.
Jttss Eugenia'bane, of Greensboro
CoHgge, spem. the past- week end here
with his parents, C®pf. mad; Mrs. W.
D. Lane.
Mbe. Dan Smith was taken-to Ran
dolph Hospital Inc,, last .week far
operation. We hope-she will soon he
table?to return entirely recouped.
Mias ’Margare&HammoOd-mix' Home1
LCcononjics Director spent:Sat*rday ini
Greensbf.ro. i'
Clarence Lane was taken -to Ran
dolph Hospital, 3nc„ Saturday rihight
for appendicitis operation. His.^oedy
recovery is the wish of .every one
hew.
.Mrs. M. E. Johnson who has ;l>een
indisposed ;Dor «jme time » much im
A. H. Thcwas is s-pewling*m»e;t»pe
In Oklahoma and Kansas buying
hroom.com far his plant.
Mrs. Charlie Stout returned from.
High JR*.int .hospital last week. j)
.Wayside Carden Club
The Wayside Garden Chstb held
the October meeting with JVLrs. J. F.
Cra*en. Mrs. Craven, program sbtair
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FIDDLERS’ CONTENTION AT
PAl'TEBSON’S GROVE SCHOOL
A box party and fiddlers’ conven
tion will be held at the Patterson?
Grove school on the Staley-Frank! in
ville highway on Saturday, October
2Sth. Musicians will he admitted
free, also girls who bring boxes, but
a small admission will he charged
which will go for the repair work
needed on the school building. The
publie is invited.
Lime And Legumes
For Vacant Land
While cotton and tobacco farmers
are aiding in the fight to remove the
surplus of these crops by reducing
their acreages drastically during the
next two years, the opportunity is of
fered to improve the land so that it
will never he necessary to plant such
large acreages again to obtain equally
as good yields.
This is the opinion of Agricultural
Extension workers at State College
who are urging a return to the old
slogan of .“Lime, legume* and live
stock” this fall.
About 95 per cent of the tobacco
growers have signed agreements
promising to reduce their acreage by
as much as 30 per cent of that plant
ed during the past three years. Cot
ton growers will be offered a rental
and benefit payment plan by which the
acreage must be reduced by 40 per
cent under that of the past five years.
This means considerable land removed
from the cultivation of cash crops.
To make the best of this situation,
extension workers are urging an in
creased acreage to legume crops this
fall. Th advantage of having such
crops on the land is well 'known to
most farmers tout there is this year
the additional incentive of producing
seed for sale. Indications are that
there will be a shortage of all kinds
of legume crop seed and those in a
position to grow certified seed which
may enter the channels at interstate
commerce may secure an excellent
profit from the project.
The prevailing droughts of summer
also makes it imperative to grow as
much hay as possible during the win
ter when there is sufficient moisture
in the soil.
Dean I. O. Schaub, director of the,
Agricultural Extension Service, says
further that it is imperative to save
all the legume seed possible this fall,
especially of soybeans and leqpedesa.
A small fire that warms you is bet
ter than one that hams you.
He is unworthy to govern who gov
erns not himself.
Funeral On Saturday
For W. J. Armfield
Largely Attended
Pioneer Citizen Of H^h Point
And Father Of Bocal Bank
er JDied Last Week.
A large number of friends, rela
tives and ciainectionB -attended the
funeral and burial of 'Wyatt J. Arm
field in High Point Saturday. Mr.
Armfield, who was a pioneer citizen,
banker and citizen of Ouftford, was
93 years oWL He had been in declin
ing health for the past several
months.
Mr. ArmffKM was yell known in
Asheboro end Ttandolph -county and
was the father bf W. J. Armfield, Jr.,
of Asheboro, who-with several other
sons and daughters survive.
The funeral .was conducted from
the Armfield home'*by'Rev. J. M.
Hilliard and Dr. Geasge Crowell. Ac
tive pallbearers -were' ffilliam J. Arm
field, III, Edward Ajhnfield, Henry
Armfield, Keterrti'B. 'ArrrifiMd, Frank
Armfield, Jr., Frank Armfield, of
Concord, Wyatt A-mSfteld and Rupert
Pickens, all grandsons. 'Honorary
pallbearers included many bid friends
and business associates. Flowers
were carried by the-granddaughters
and other eonrreCtions bf the family.
Moore’s Department
Stores Co-Operation
With Buy wow Drive
“King Solomon "Had ;ia' Thousand
’Wives,” declares ®. ’C. Moore & ’Sons
l ash Department Stores, of Ashe
boro, and 18 offlsM cities 1 in North
and South CardBus, ’hat 'he had no
Moore’s stores anywhere Within
reach from which IsveUtfb them. 'And,
in "this respect, he was op against
something in acquiring clothing and
raiment for them.
The average man "today doesnH
harm a thousand Wives, nor two
wives, but he can hfcqp 'his 'Wife and
his tfpmily well comfortably
dresued by trading Wiih B. 'C. Moore
& Sens Cash Dupantament Stores.
This as the idea that ;King ;Moore,
manager of the Icual Otore, is ttrying
to put (across this wtkk in this ‘tirade
area. Another idea ((he Moore stores
.have in ^gind is fiiH bpoporuition -with
President Roosevdtls "Buy ’Now”
campaign, ejand complete tie-up 'With
tfce National Recover^*: Act.
Declares King ifooit, "8. C- Moose
& 'Sons were jamoug the first ‘to Sign
President Roosevelt's Recovery (Code.
We pledged not^jnly to aborteo
I how??, we sfcSigvd.'WftBdhwMi ’to- raise
prices only enough to Cover added ex
penses,” and dfee Moure stones have
done just that.
You can learn more about Mswre
values by referring to another page
in this tissue of The Courier.
Several Mentioned
As Successors To
Gov, 0. Max Gardner
With the resignation of former
Governor O. JMax Gardnes as a mem
ber of the Democratic National Com
mittee announced on Saturday many
prominent politicians of the state
have tossed their hats into the ring
for the vacant spat. C. L. Shaping,
of Greensboro, state manager for
Senator Bailey in 1930; J. O. Carr,
prominent Wilmington attorney; Ma
jor L. P.Ottpl«ndon, primary mana
ger for Governor Ebringhausj and
former Governor and Senator Cam
eron Morrison, of Charlotte, are all
prominently mentioned, and friends
of the men are pushing their candi
dacies with enthusiasm. No definite
reason for Governor Gardner’s res
ignation was given.
HONOR ROLL
Following: is the honor roll first
month Central Falls school:
7tfi Grade: Donald Yow.
6th Grade: Rebecca Davis, Nora
Anderson.
3rd Grade: Pauline Saunders.
ADVERTISE TO ROOST
BUYING, SAYS JOHNSON
Washington.—Advertise and help
the public find the goods it needs, is
the message to industry from Hugh
S. Johnson, Recovery Administrator.
Citing statistics which prove beyond
all doubt that costs are rising all
along the line, the administrator em
phasized “now is the time to buy” and
urged co-operation in the Imying
campaign. v
Johnson said factory employment
was up 24 per cent during August
compared with August, 1932; pay
rolls, 40 per cent; steel ingot pro
duction, 246 per cent, while business
failures decreased 47 per cent. He
said:
“In view of these developments we
pelieve that the opportune moment is
at hand for American industry to
bend every effort toward increased
sales.
“In order to increase sales at the
present moment we believe that two
courses of action are absolutely es
sential. They are: First, give the pub
lic attractive, up-to-date merchandise,
fairly priced, and second, aggressively
promote your products to the public.
“American industry must help the
public to find the goods it needs.
The modem method is advertising.
The American public looks to adver
tising for news of good merchandise
and good values.”
There is a good local demand for
aUjeedLAbruzai rye^harvested in
[5TtartSSk JfSSflSnSl?*
Mrs. G. P. Craven
Died Recently At
Randolph Hospital
FranklinvBle Woman, Former
School Teacher, And Prom
inent In Community.
Funeral Saturday
Was Attended By Many; Par
ent-Teadher Association In
Its first Meeting.
Franklinville, Oct. 16.—Lester B.
Carter has moved from the John M.
Trogdon farm near Asheboro, to
his farm Nortth of Franklinville, for
merly known as the Jordan farm.
F. L. Ellison has sold his residence
on Walnut street 'and moved to his
farm North of town and Cullie Trog
don has moved from Randteman to
the house vacated by Mr. Ellison.
J. Ed. McCombs has moved to
Asheboro and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Williams have. moved into the house
vacated by Mr. McCombs.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. G. L.
Craven, October 12, a daughter.
John W. Qsfck spent last week at
the World’s Fair, Chicago.
Joe Maner and family, and Mr.
and Mrs. Palmer, of West Middle
sex, Pa., (hare been spending a few
days with Mr. JManer’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Miner.
Mr. and Mm. ,ff. T. Buie attended
the State Fair at Raleigh last week.
Mr. and Mis. W. L. Goble, of
Julian, were visitors Sunday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Cox.
J. H. Evans, attto has been over
hauling the spinning room in Ran
dolph Mill No. H, . spent the week
end with relatives in Durham.
Friends and relatives, about one
hundred, met at the . home of W. J.
Hobson, on Craven heights, South
of Franklinville, Snnday morning to
-spend the day with this good family.
.Mr. Hobson was SO, Mrs. Hobson 82,
ton this day. The greats were mind
ful of bringing something good to
eat All enjoyed the social feature
and especially the good .dinner which
was served in the grove near the
hone. Rev. J. Q. Pzgjh made an
interesting talk and led the devo
tional! service. Guitar music was
furnished by J. A. McDaniel.
C. 6. Batton, visited relatives, Sun
day, near Candor.
A huge number of our people at
tended the funeral of Mn. Ollie
Craven at Pleasant Ridge, Saturday
afternoon. Among our former citi
zens were Charles I. Boger and fami
ly of Elkin; Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Slack, Mrs. Garland Slack and Mrs.
Ralph Brown of High Point.
C. T. Henson and family, of Car
thage, were guests Sunday of Mr.
and Mrs. A. V. Marley.
H. P. Black, Miss Fleta Lewallen,
of Asheboro, and Mrs. Haywood
Parks attended the State Fair at
Raleigh Friday.
J. C. Batton and children, Mi3s
Ella Monroe and George Monroe
Moore, of Troy, were visitors here
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Clark, J.
T. Buie and J. A. Wallace attended
the funeral of Mrs. Alice Eudora
Nicholson at Greensboro, Sunday
afternoon. Mrs. Nicholson, 76, was
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With The Churches
Methodist Protestant Church
Morning worship and sermon at
11 a. m. Evening worship and ser
mon at 7:30 p. m. Sunday school at
6:45 a. m. Christian Endeavor at 6:30
p. m.
Presbyterian Church
9:45 a. m. Sunday school. 11 a. m.
morning' worship, subject, “Profits in
Piety.” 7:30 p. m. evening service,
subject, “A Perfect Answer.”
First M. E. Church
Sunday School meets at 9:45 a. m.
Preaching service at 11:00 a. m. Ep
worth League at 6:45 p. m. Service
at 7:30 p. m.
Friends Church
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Preach
ing services at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p.
m. Pastor’s subject Sunday morning,
“The Tongue.” Christian Endeavor at
6:30 p. m. Prayer meeting and choir
practice each Wednesday at 7 p. m.
The public is invited to these ser
vices.
Asheboro Baptist Church
Sunday school, 9:45. Preaching, 11
a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Pastor’s subjects,
“God’s Plan” and “The Mother.” B. Y.
P. U., 6:15.
District Meeting Of
P. O. S. A. Scheduled
For 21st Of October
Piedmont District 1 of the Patriotic
Order Sons of America will meet at
Lexington in the Davidson county
court house on Saturday evening, Oc
tober 21st. Representatives from
Asheboro, Winston-Salem, Greens
boro, Lexington, High Point, Elkin,
Thomasville, composing than district,
will be present for the meeting. State
president of the organization, J. T.
Graham, will be present and address
the group. R. D. Auman, of High
Point, is president of this district.
tf the best man’s faults mn writ
ten on his forehead it would make
him pull Us hat over his ayes.
Special Court Term
For Civil Actions
Convenes Oct. 30th
A special term of civil court
will be held in the Randolph
county court house at Asheboro
beginning Monday, October 30th,
and continuing for one week.
This term was granted the coun
ty in order' to clear the docket
of several civil cases of long
standing that were too numerous
to be disposed of at previous
court terms in the county. Judge
G. Vernon Cowper, of Kinston,
special judge, will preside over
the court.
Mrs. Bertha C. Page
Is Claimed By Death
At Home In Raleigh
Wife Of B. Frank Page And A
Near Relative Local People
Died On Thursday.
Mrs. Bertha Coffin Page, wife of
B. Frank Page, died at her home in
Raleigh Thursday morning after an
illness of several weeks duration. Fu
neral services were held at the home
on Park Drive Friday morning and
burial followed in Oakwood cemetery.
Dr. Ernest C. Few, pastor of Edenton
Street Methodist church, of which
Mrs. Page was an active member,
conducted the services.
Mrs. Page was a daughter of the
late Alexander and Elizabeth Moring
Coffin, of Asheboro. Mr. Page i3
also a native of Randolph county, the
ortly son of Mrs. IHugh J. Burhs, of
Asheboro. He is now manager' of
King Drug Company, Raleigh, where
they have made their home and been
closely associated with the business,
social and religious life of that city
for more than fifteen years. The large
number of friends gathered for the
funeral services bespoke the high es
teem in Which Mrs. Page and her
family were held.
■Survivors include Mr. Page, two
daughters. Miss Elizabeth and Miss
Helen Trances Page, a sister, Miss
Bess 'Coffin, all of Raleigh; two
brothers, Will Coffin, of Asheboro,
and Oscar Coffin, of Chapel Hill.
A large number of friends and rel
atives from Asheboro attended the
funeral Friday among tjjose were:
W. H. Moring, Mr. *hd Mrs. Will
Coffin, Harris Coffin, Mr. and Mrs.
S. B. Stedman, Mrs. Kemp Alexander,
Mrs. Wm. C. Hammer, Harriette
Hammer Walker, Mrs. Fannie Page
Luck, Mr, and Mrs. Carl Page, Mrs.
W. A. TJHderwood, Henry Robins,
Mrs. John K. Wood.
Grady Miller Lends
Inspiration To Glee
Club At University
H. Grady Miller, whose job as head
of the music department -in the
Greensboro city schools was an econ
omy casualty, seems to be “fitting
in" nicely at Chapel Hill, where he
went to join the state university mu
sic faculty.
In its leading editorial Wednesday
morning, the Daily Tar Heel, student
newspaper, had the following to say:
“In Grady Miller the university has
at last obtained a singing instructor
who can not only produce results but
who is willing and interested in doing
his part to revive student spirit at
Carolina.
“Appearing yesterday for the first
time before the student body, he gave
a truly masterful exhibition of song
direction. Unfamiliar with Memorial
hall and a total stranger to the 700
students gathered to learn the new
songs, Miller lost no time in getting
them intensely in the rather droll
pastime of song rehearsal.
“The pep and enthusiasm which he
himself evidenced seemed to spread
over the assemblage and the students,
somewhat ashamed, soon sang the
two songs with the reflected enthu
siasm. Any timidity on- the part of
anyone was soon erased by the per
sonality of Miller. The 30 minutes
passed too quickly and everyone left
the building whistling or humming
the songs.
“A guiding personality, and one
that is interested in restoring the
lost prestige, is just what the uni
versity glee club needs. H. Grady
Miller is just the man and the club
is bound to climb again to the heights
it once attained.”—Greensboro Daily
News.
Township Singing Convention
The Cedar Grove township singing
convention will end its year’s work
at Mt. Shepherd M. E. church, eight
miles west of Asheboro, off high
way No. 90, on Sunday, October
29, 1933.
At each of these conventions a
large crowd attends to enjoy the
singing by the many talented sing
ers who are always present. This
is the convention of the year, the
public is invited and all singers who
will to be with us for. the entire
day. Dinner will be served on the
church ground in picnic form.—
President, A. Sidney Walker; secre
tary, Annie Leigh Williams.
They Like Corn
For the third consecutive year Ed
Kottwitz was proclaimed champion
roasting-ear eater at a contest in Or
tonville, Minn. He ate 50 ears. A 17
year-old boy was second with 47 ears.
In the woman’s contest Mrs. L. W.
Lindstrom, 71 years of age, ate 44
ears, defeating 11-year-old Pauline
Lewis, who last year defeated Mrs.
Lfadstron* by half an ear.
Be who walks daily over hia estate
finds a coin each time.
Lame Duck
Adoption Of 20th Amendment
To Constitution Abolishes
This Short Session.
Record Is Set
In Adopting The Amendments
Senator Norris Has Fought
Years For Its Passage.
The twentieth amendment to the
constitution abolishing the so-called
lame-duck session of Congress became
effective Monday with two unique rec
ords in American history.
Besides changing the dates for the
inauguration of the president and the
beginning of congressional sessions,
the amendment established a record
for being the only change in the con
stitution that had the unanimous ap
proval of the 48 states. The speed of
the ratification set another mark.
Sponsored by Senator Norris, Ne
braska Republican Independent, the
amendment was passed by the senate
six times before the House had a
chance to vote on it. For a decade.
Republican leaders in charge of the
House blocked a vote an the' amend
ment because it provided' for two in
determinate sessions of Congress each
two years, but after the Democrats
took over that branch in December,
1931, it was approved.
It wipes out the age old lame duck
session that used to begin on the first
Monday in December after the fall
elections. Instead, the amendment,
first to ibe ratified since that granting
suffrage to women, provides that
Congress shall meet on January 3,
each year and remain in session as
long as it pleases.
It also moves up from March 4 to1
January 20, the date on which- Presi
dents are inaugurated.
In the last Congress during Her
bert Hoover’s administration, there
were nearly two hundred lame ducks,
or members of the House and Senate
who had lost their seats in the Novem
ber elections. Not in the history of
the country had there been as many
defected members serving hr the two.
branches.
For many years members of the
House and Senate, under the leader
ship of Norris, fought for the aboli
tion of the lame duck session. They
held that those members defeated in
the November elections ahoafcj- -aot
pass laws .in the lame duck session
that continued during the three
months from December to Maieh 4.
every two years. i
Care In Harvesting:
Means Better Potatoes
Success in keeping sweet potatoes
through the winter depends on har
vesting the crop before the potatoes
are injured in the soil, immediate and
thorough drying and ventilating after
harvest, and maintaining temperatur
es in storage that will prevent cold
injury or excessive drying.
“We overlook the fact that sweet
potatoes may be injured by excessive
water in the soil in late autumn when
the temperature is too low to allow
the soil to dry out,” says Dr. R. F.
Poole, plant disease investigator for
the North Carolina Experiment Sta
tion. “It seems to be a custom to har
vest sweet potatoes in this section im
mediately following the first killing
frost whether this frost occurs in late
October or late November. We have
found that when the crop is harvest
ed between October 10 and October
20, it will keep better in storage than
when harvested at a late date.”
Dr. Poole says there are some
20 fungi which cause disease and rot
of the sweet potato. Some of these
will enter the roots whether they are
injured or not and when soil condi
tions are favorable trouble will fol
low. This is why the specialist ad
vises digging before the soil becomes
water-logged in late fall.
It is poor economy, says Dr. Poole,
to store any potatoes that are dis
eased. Therefore he advises inspec
ting the riots before storage. None
that are broken or cut should be plac
ed in the houses.
Good ventilation in the storage
house is also advised. Excessive heat
is .to be avoided because this not only
results in shrinkage but also in poor
quality.
Washing Milk Vessels
Soap does not remove or dissolve
the fat left on the walls of all milk
containers. An alkali powder will dis
solve this fat and should be used.
There are many kinds of powder on
the market, but, in buying, be sure
that it is alkali and soap powder.
Where it is impossible to obtain thi3
powder, ordinary baking soda may be
used and is just as effective.
To Resume Work at Capitol
Work on the Capitol Theatre will
be resumed next week after a few
days delay and the open date will be
announced soon. This theatre will
make two up-to-date moving picture
houses for Aaheboro and will accom
modate the picture lovers of this sec
tion of the state.
Melted fat should not be hot when
added to cake mixture, as hot fat is
likely to make cake tough, coarse
grained and heavy.
Total sales on the Hendersonville
curb market for the months of July,
August and September amounted to
more than 112,000. .