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Only 8 More Shopping Days Bei^e Christmas--Buy In Asheboro Twelve Pages Of Christmas Bargains, Important Events In Ashe boro and Randolph. ISSUED WEEKLY VOLUME LVII Asheboro, N. C., PRIN ber 14, 1933. NUMBER 4$ Light Rainfall Over The County During Year 1933 Total Rainfall Tu Date Is Only About Half Of That Which Fdl Last Year. Only 26.62 Inches So Far Is Less Than That Of 1931, But Year Not Over; Wells, Streams Dry. The .year 1933 will go down in local history as the driest in many years. To dale the rainfall for the year has amounted to only 26.62 inches, against 52.69 for 1932 and 37.90 inches for 1931, which was considered an unusually dry year. 1931 was the year of the unusually dry fall, only 1.29 inches of rain having fallen ■^,,-inf September, October and Nov ember. The rainfall during December so Jar has reached only .81 of an inch, as compared with 6.36 inches of rain during December last year. However, the month has 18 days more to go and may yet equal the corresponding month last year. November’s rain fall this year was only .97 of an inch, as compared with 5.10 inches November last year. October, 1932, was a wet month, 7.42 inches of ram having fallen, but in October, this year, only 2.01 inches of rain Jell, while in September the rainfall was only .71 of an inch, compared with 6.30 inches of Tain in September, 1932. No wonder wells and streams are running low and many going dry, when it is considered that the entire rainfall this year has been arty about half of the rain that fen lae year. While the weather has been on-' usually, dry, it has been eegially a® warm. The coldest day of the fall, was on Sunday, December 1®, when the . mean average was 42 degrees. The day was at its coldest Sunday, moming when the thermometer at the weather station at the city offiae dropped to 22 degrees. The warmest day of December was the first day, when the mean average was 71 de grees. Though the weather bureau at the erljr nfffau *° not- * “ terday itftefcaGOH fa fadfaUiae^df more rainfall and probably earner weather before the Ghriataa* sea son passes. However, it is not like ly that the rainfall the remaining day* of the month will be wifficieiit to equal the total of last year. The wettest days of this month were the 6th and 7th, when .57 inches of rain fell. The 3rd and 9th had .12 inches of rainfall each. Shell Backs Havel Started An Attack On F. D. R. Program Have Sufficiently Recovered To Start Drive On Presidents Recovery Plan. Prof. Irving Fisher of Yale uni versity said in a recent speech Chat “perhaps just because Mr. Roosevelt has made us better off, the shell backs seem to be recovering their, courage.” ( “Sprague and Warburg hare at tacked," he said, “and Smith has burst forth with such discriminat ing points as 'baloney’ and 'guinea pig.’ He doesn’t vouchsafe the Ma sons except so far as they are 'baloney.” “Mr. Roosevelt’s program is: First 'reflate, then stabilize—by which he means, stabilize In terms of goods,**, he said. “Reflation is well started; and, in consequence nay (charts show that al ready 14 great business factors have turned up substantially — including commodity prices, stock prices, bus iness failures, business activity, car loading, employment and pay rolls. “In general they hesitated when reflation hesitated said resumed when reflation resumed. “But eyery good policy produces reaction; and perhaps just because Mr. Roosevelt has made us better off, the Shell-backs seem to be recov ering their murage. Just now the special object of their attack is President Roosevelt’s gold buying policy. That policy is becked by the forward looking Committee for the Nation which includes e 1,000 of our business leaden, such as James H. Rand, Jr., and Frank A. Vanderlip, former president pf the National City bank” An CMd Indian Cutout Lot Angeles.—When a man 'walk* in front of his woman, it's Uka the . old North American Indian eus 9 tom, observes Frances E. Wat kin*, assistant curator of the Southwest museum hers. The Indian brave, she, says, always proceeds his squaw, while walking or entering a lodge, in order "to make the way safe for her." ' Christmas Programs to Feature Services at Asheboro Churches Every Church In City To Ob serve The Season With Ap propriate Exercises. Many Of Programs Begin Next Sunday With Christmas Music And Oth er Features; Music Service At First M. E. Christmas stories, anthems, carols, pageants ' and white gifts will be a part of the Christmas programs in the churches of Asheboro this year. Beginning this Sunday, there will be special services at the different churches. The FrrSt Methodist church will have a candle light service at 5:00 o’clock Sunday afternoon, December 17th. Mrs. S. B. Stedman is direct ing this program which will feature the church choir and. a choir of twenty girls. The program for this service is given at the end of this article. At the Methodist Protestant church thfe Sunday and Christmas Sunday there will be Christmas anthems at both 'morning services. At 7:30 o’clock Sunday evening, December 17th, there will be a special pro gram by the church choir “A Song in the Air.” This is an appealing ' {Please turn to page 8) Criminal Cases torture 2 Weeks Term Court Here IRom Siler And Rosanna Brand on Settle Their Case On .Payment Of $500 Cash. 9udge Oglesby Continues Trying (Of Cases Chi Criminal Dock et During This Week. Many Cases Tried Instead of taking up the rail t trial ©f cases on the docket. The only cases on the civil docket that will be considered at this court will be the hearing of motions and probably non-contested cases. However, the court is going right ahead with criminal cases, and by the time court is over, the crimi nal calendar will ibe lighter than it has been in many months. There have been several jury trials this court, some of them involving automobile accidents. One of these was the case against Bom Siler and Rosanna .Brandon, colored, for run ning over and killing Clio HUl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Hill, on highway 70, north of Asheboro,. an the evening of September 10th. The defendants were found guilty, but the case was settled upon pay (Please turn to page 4) Cripps Interested In Starting Little Theatre Move Here Harvey H. Cripps, recently come to Asheboro -for a visit to relatives sin Dogwood Acres, is interested in starting a Little Theatre for Afihe boro. Mr. Ctrippis has had ten years experience in ’Hollywood, and with the Shubert Management, playing in stuck company iin Asheville, Miami, Me,, Houston, 'Texas, and other plac es in the South -and Southwest He has played with such well known ac tresses as Alice 'Brady, Mary Boy land and others. Mr.. Cripps has written several; Little Theatre plays and is especially interested in starting a movement In Ashefaoro for the organization of a Little Theatre. It is the idea of Mr. Cripps to let the movement be self supporting by the plays presented and to give them for each community projects as a commonly building, a new Baptist church and .charity pro jects. Anyone interested on forming a Little Theatre group may communi cate with Mr. Cripps at Dogwood Ames. Officers Installed At Young People’s Conference Monday The Randolph County's Young- Poo- ( pie’s Conference, which im in ses sion at the Methodist Protestant church Monday, closed with a ban quet session in the social room at the church Monday evening:, with 84 pre- ] sent Mias Myrtle,Lea, presided over ; the meeting: end numerous spankers ] spoke, among- whom were Dr, H. T. ] Stevens and Rev. N. M. Harrison, i The following: officers were install- 1 ed by Rev. Shafted Peeler, of Sails- ; bury: t Chairman, Florence Brittain; sec- 1 rotary, Annie Gilbert Rone; public- < ity chairman, Myrtis Lea; banquet chairman, James Reaver. The meeting dosed with a candle 1 lighting service which was moat fan- 1 Local School To Close December 20 For Holiday Season The Asheboro schools will clcse for the Christmas holidays on Wednesday, December 20th, and will re-open on Tuesday, January ‘2nd.. Soon after the school re opens for the spring term mid term exams will be held. The school this fall has progressed with apparent smoothness and satisfac tion to all concerned. There have been no epidemics and very few cases of illness reported from the school. Children seem well pleas ed and interested and go about their work with business-like zeal that bespeaks good work on the part of both children and teach ers. City Car License Tags For 1934 Are At The City Office The new city license tags for Asheboro have arrived at the town office and may be had at $1.00 each. These new tags are similar to the new state automobile tags, except in size. The background is bilack while the superimposed lettering' is in yel low. City motorists are required to obtain these new tags by January 1st, though the law imposing their use will not be enforced until January l&th. There are supposed 'to be 700 licensed cars m Asheboro. City tags were sold in June for the half year at SO cents each, this being done in order to coincide the sale of local license tags with that of the state, which some years ago changed date of its automobile license tag sales from June to December. Civil Works Administration Program Provides Large Pay Roll In ttandolph _ _> ___ Pay Ball Last Week -Amounted To More Hum $3,000 For The 257 Workers. Will Soon Be Supplemented By Others; Not Charity Work But For Unemployed. Two hundred and fifty-seven per sons were engaged in Randolph coun ty last week on Civil Works Admin istration projects and Civil Works Administration service. The pay roll for the week for .these workers amount “to $3,151.29. These workers are engaged in a number of projects in the county, all doing constructive work of one nature or another. Other projects which are under consideration will put a still larger force of people to work. . The projects now in force 'in the county include the following: 75 men engaged in grading, grav : eling and draining streets in the : city of Asheboro. 8 men engaged in covering the clear water reservoir of the city at Asheboro. J men rearranging and building shelves for the library of the Ashe boro city schools. This project has been completed. 5 persons engaged in clerical work in the several county Offices. 12 persons, 6 men and 6 women, in twelve schools of the county as janitors and assistants. 20 women are to be started this week in catting and sewing clothing for families retained on federal em ergency relief. 17 men engaged in grading and beautifying Trinity school grounds. (Please turn to page 8j RANDLEMAN BAPTISTS "POUND” THEIR PASTOR Rev. S. F. Morton, pastor of the Ranffleman Baptist chatrch, was fill ed with surprise, when, at the con clusion of his service, Sunday even ing, he went out and found (he rear of his car filled, with all kinds of useful gifts for the family pantry. The pounding, had been pre-arranged by a committee which had planned secretly, wisely, and well, for the comfort of the paMxw and his family. Among the items were personal Christmas gifts, canned goods, gro ceries, etc. The delight and plea sure of the thought and consideration, were written upon the expression of the face of the surprised pastor. Awarded Mayflower Cap Rupert B. Vance was awarded the Mayflower Society Cup for the pest year by the State literary and Historical Association meeting in Raleigh last week. The award was for the North Carolinian who pub lishes the best original work of the year. Mr. Vance is research as sociate in the Institute for Research in Social Sciences at the yni varsity : of North Oi^oliot. Gatwaba wheat growers who signed 150 Men Engaged In CWA Road Project Work In Dif ferent Parts Of County. Submit 13 Others For Consideration, And If Ap proved Will Put -Large Num ber Others On Jobs. Appoximately 150 pert -are at work on five road projects 411 Randolph county under the Civil Works Ad ministration, in addition to the usual force of maintenance men. All work, of course, is under direction of E. 0. Russell, maintenance superintendent for Randolph county. The five projects Under way in the county include the grading, topsoil ing and drainage of the road from Buffalo Ford to Coleridge; White’s Chapel to Ram&euf* Ulah to Pisgah; Fanner to Mechanic; and Flint Hill towards Trinity, ■ > Thirteen other raid projects, call ing for grading, jtopsoiling and drainage, have been submitted by the highway folks to $he Civil Works Administrator for ^approval. These include the following roads: T. J. Finch’s to the Fuller mill road; from higlcway 90 via. Ful ler’s mill to Daaii jon county Hne; Central Falls to ( edar Flails road; Rt 70 to Pisgah, >ld Burney road, from Rt. 902 to Erpt, Now Salem to Red Cross, from 11. 62 via. Cedar Falls to FraaHmvSlle, from Rt. 62 at Johnson’s rttnrq to Montgomery The RaoAUph ooanty board of r commissioners will meet December 15, at which time the board will take op the proposition of borrow ing money from the federal gov ernment Tor school building pur poses in several places in the county. Hew school buiWingsnin der consideration are at Archdale ' and Asheboro and also in Taber ; nacle, Sew Hope, Union, Brower, ’ Coleridge and New Market town ships.. Additions to Ramseur, Sea 1 grove and Staley school houses are also contemplated in this pro gram, which, it is estimated, will, cost $200,400.. The government ‘ would loan this money for 30 years at four per cent interest, and at the same time allow 30 per cent of the amount for labor, or $60, 000, making a net loan of $140,000 for the projects. However, the matter is q to the board of com missioners. Randolph County Training School The annual Christmas Vespers will be given by the Randolph County Training School in the school audi torium, Sunday afternoon, December 17, at 5 o’clock. The hour set, com ing between chuidh hours, makes it convenient for the church going pub lic. The services will consist of candle light procession by the high school students in robes, followed by a Christmas play and carol singing. The indications are that the usually large audience will he present. There is no admission fee, and the public is invited. The high school departments of the Randolph County Tmining School has registered its highest enrollment for any year. The total enrollment in ithat department is now more than one hundred. The grade enrollment is nearly two hundred. The Christ mas holidays are announced to begin at the close of school, Wednesday, December 20th, and school will re open Tuesday morning, January Z Due to the fact that the furnace was in the course of repairs for several days, and weather being cold, school was dismissed until repairs were completed. The time has been made up by teaching Thanksgiving, the Friday following, and three consecu tive Saturdays. Despite the fact that many children held Jobs, the Saturday attendance was good, but the effect shows in tho honor roll. The honor noH: Juniors: Pearl Simpson. >* Sixth Grade: Mario CaddelL Freshmen: Edna Walden. Seventh Grade: Ida Bingham, Eu nice Chrieco, Essie Lee Indwell. Third Grade: Samuel Hill. ■ ■ "■■■' "‘i Red raspberries will be .planted on i 184 acres by fanners of Burin Coun- j ty this winter as a new source «f , l *. .V • . Asheboro Merchants Offering A Splendid Variety Holiday Goods Not in recent years—in fact, not 11 since the joyous boom days when J everybody apparently had either plen- < ty of the coin of the realm or un- j limited credit—has holiday business 'I been as good in Asheboro and Ran dolph county as this season. And coincident with plenty of business, never in the same period of years have Asheiboro merchants offered a wider variety of toys, gift goods and staple merchandise for the se lection of their customers. The stores in Asheboro, from the smallest grocery to the largest de lartment store, offer the widest range 1 of merchandise in their recent his tory. In addition to variety, they are offering quality goods at the lowest prices possible in keeping with a fair profit and fair compe tition under the terms and agree ments of the retail merchant’s code. Customers are responding to these offerings of local merchants. Busi- j ness is good, there’s no mistaking! Republican Solon Predicts Congress . To Back President Says Big Battle Will Center About Inflation And NRA In The Next Congress. The Associated Press reports from Washington ithat one prominent Re publican senator returned to {jm capital Monday with the word that “the country is still with Roosevelt,’’ and predicted 'that the January ses sion of Congress would support the President’s policies. The Senator refused to talk for publication, nor did he want his name known to the general public, but he predicted that the big battles in the coming Congress would hinge around inflation and the NRA and that Mr. Roosevelt would be victori ous in both. Several ether returning Republicans expressed similar views. From all parts of the country come reports of business upturn and the popularity of the President. The out of the doldrums of depression; that public faith and confidence in the government and the country is being swiftly restored; that there is a new hope and faith in this country of ours; and that in spite of dissenters and NRA chiselers, the President’s recovery program is going over. Those who think otherwise, the carping critics of the Roosevelt re gime and the Roosevelt policies, for get all too soon the depths of des pair to which the country had been plunged during the last two years of the Hoover regime. Now, fed and fattened under the benefits of a business recovery, they find strength to rise and bite the hand that feeds them. But from everywhere comes, the tidings that the great mass of people is standing behind the Presi dent, and that all their hopes of the future are tied to the success of his administration. W. J. Armfield, HI, Takes Over Texaco Agency January 1st W. J. Armfield, III, prominent young Asheboro business man, will take over on January 1st, next, dis tribution of Texaco gasoline ami motor oil products in the western half of Randolph county. This territory extends from Deep River westward, a territory that has been served for the past few years out of High Point. Mr. Armfield will begin usage of the Texaco tanks, two miles south of town, and will operate a distribu tion system from there. This new business will not prevent Mr. Armfield’s continuance with his other businesses, that of insurance and loans and part time work in the Bank of Randolph. public is begin! than ever that L is doing his bet Randleman Grocery Entered And $80.00 Worth Goods Stolen Thieves broke into the Randleman Wholesale Grocery company last Thursday night and got away with approximately $80.00 of supplies. The loot consisted chiefly of tobacco, chewing gum, candy and a sample candy case, valued at $20.00. The robbery was discovered when the store was opened early next morning. Upon investigation, it was discovered that the thieves had at tempted to enter the door, and upon being unsuccessful, had broken out a plate glass window across the front of the store where they made successful entrance and get-away. Herbert Kidd, Jr. Herbert Kidd, Jr., four-months old son of Mr. and Mia. Herbert Kidd, died at his horns near Cole ridge on November 26th. .Burial fid lowed oh the 27th at Concord ceme tery. The parents and one sister, Pauline, survive, , that. Ask any merchant in Asheboro. Many of them will tell you that il exceeds their fondest hopes and ex pectations. Merchants are enthusias tic over the holiday trade, and cus tomers are no less so over the values, quality merchandise and low prices. . This is the happiest holiday season in Asheboro in recent year—the happiest in the county. There is only one jarring note and that is the prolonged strike at the Bosaong hosiery mill. With the Cetwick strike settled and workers back on the jobs, with other mills in Ashe boro, and smaller business, running on full time, employment good under the NRA, wages equally as good, and even better than in years; with Randleman business looking up over opening of mills there; with the mills at Central Falls, Worthville, Cedar Falls, Franklinville, Ramseur, Coleridge, and elsewhere running full i (Please turn to page 8) County Schools To Close Dec. 20 To 22 For Holiday Season Instructions Given At Meeting Friday Evening By County Schools Superintendent. Approximately 150 teachers from all parts of Randolph were in atten dance at the county-wide teachers’ meeting held in the court house in Asheboro on Friday evening, Decem ber 8, at 7:30 o’clock. B. C. Siske, state councilor Jr. O. U. A. M., was the principal speaker on the occasion, speaking on the relationship between the Junior Order and the schools of the state and country. Another interesting speaker on the program was Miss Juanita McDougal, from the State Superintendent’s of fice at Raleigh. Miss McDougal spoke on matters of health and outlined a program for the teachers for the year’s work. County Superintendent T. Fletcher Bulla spoke on routine school matters, advising the teachers to close their schools for the Christmas holidays from the 20th to the 22nd of Decem ber, ag&<^«u.furthwpahigi lena m>. January 1st. The presentation of a flag to the Asheboro school was postponed until after the Christmas holidays, at which time the flag will be presented in the afternoon at the school build ing, and a later meeting held at the Junior Order hall. Plan A Christmas Program For Church Saturday, Dec. 23rd There will be a community singing at Walter’s Grove Baptist church, near Cid, on Saturday evening, Dec ember 16th, at 7:30 o’clock. Quar tets from Lexington, Thortiasville, Asheboro and other places will be prerent and sing several numbers during the evening. All singers are invited. There will be no admission charge hut a free will offering will be taken for the benefit of the church. There will also be a Christmas tree with presents exchanged and a treat for the children at the church on Saturday, December 23rd, at 7:30 o’clock. The average at tendance of the Sunday school is 85 and all members are urged to at tend. Visitors will also be welcomed. WHY NOT NEWS C. E. Society To Present Play On December 16th. Sea grove, rt. 1, Dec. 11.—Mrs. George Graves and little daughter, Louise, spent a few days last week with Mrs. Graves’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elihu Vuncannon, near High Pine. Mrs. T. W. Lawrence spent Thanksgiving with her daughter, Mrs. E. R. Brown and family, at Hemp. Mrs. W. L. WooddeJl spent the week end in High Point with rela tives. Mr. and Mrs. Veme E. Stuart and little daughter, Peggy Stuart, and Miss Annie McLean and Hoyt Wright are visiting this week at Beaufort with Mrs. Stuart’s father, Henry Weeks. Mrs. SalHe Albright Hatman, of Coleridge, who is spending some time with her brother, Rufus Al bright, visited Mrs. T. W. Lawrence and Mrs. G. E. Stuart Friday. Mrs. G. C. Orfsp, o<f Gandler, re cently visited her father, J. B. Slack, and sister, Mrs. L. E. Cagle. W. C. King and family, of High Point, spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. L. A. King. The young people of the Why Not C. E. Society will present the play “Everybody Getting Married” at the Hemp school auditorium Saturday night, December 16. Are Coaling Home Qol. Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh left Para, Braiil on Fri day, December 8th, en route home. Stops will probably he made at several points and brief visits be fore touching Cuba, Miami, Ha., and Thr Alailed As Reiilt Of Auto Accident Sunday Trio Of Randleman Men Arrest ed And Placed In Jail For Part In Accident. Boy Is Badly Hurt James Henson Badly Cut About The Face; Others Were Less Seriously Injured. J. R. Russell, Bart Prevost and Joe Swaim, all of Randleman, are in Randolph county jail in default of bond to face a preliminary hear ing before a magistrate’s court in Asheboro Saturday morning at 10 o’clock, as result of an automobile accident at the intersection of North Fayetteville and Salisbury streets Sunday evening about seven o’clock. Russell, alleged driver of the car which struck that driven by J. G. Henson, of Asheboro, and occupied by himself and family, is held in de fault of $1,000 bond, while bonds of Swaim and Prevost were fixed at $500 each. The accident occurred when both cars were negotiating the crossing under the stop light near the First Methodist church. Henson’s car was struck about midway by the other car, which was coming south on highway 90, or North Fayetteville street. Henson was driving west on highway 90 or Salisbury street. The Henson car was badly damaged. Pre vost was arrested at the scene of the accident by Dewey Bulla, Ashe boro’s police chief, and taken ito jail. Russell and Swaim were arrested Monday by Policeman Pearly Miller and Chief Rogers, of Randleman, about two miles north of Randleman, on highway 70. These two fled the scene of the accident Sunday even ing. James Henson, 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henson, was badly cut about the face and bruised, while Mr. and Mrs. Henson and their daughter, Montie, 13, were also cut and bruised hut not so severely as James. All were taken to the hos pital for treatment. Prevost was also slightly hurt in the crash. SwffcralfcarylJasa &*****■ When Barn, Contents, Destroyed By Fire Considerable was the loss by fire of D. iC. Glasgow when his bam burned Monday night at the Glasgow farm on Randleman, route 2. The fire started in the dry feed in the loft and spread so quickly that it was im possible to save stock, feed or farm implements. A pair of good horses, two milk cows, two very fine hogs, 3,000 bundles of itop fodder, loose hay, straw and shucks were all lost. In a work shop adjoining the bam, a lot of tools were housed and were lost along with farm implements. Mr. Glasgow’s loss was partly covered in the Farmer’s Mutual In surance Company, but his loss was considerably more than the coverage. New Officers Are Elected At County Medical Meet Here The Randolph County Medical So ciety, holding their annual meetings at the court house Monday after noon, elected officers for the coming year. Dr. J. V. Hunter was re-elected president; Dr. W. L. Lambert, vice president; Dr. J. H. Soady, secretary treasurer. Dr. R. P. Sykes, retiring secretary, made a splendid report to the doc tors assembled for this meeting. The report included a comprehensive re port of the activities of. the society for the past year and a financial statement of the money expended and in hand. The next meeting will be held in January and Dr. Dempsey Barnes and Dr. W. L. Lambert were as signed papers for the meeting. SEAGROVE NEWS Parent-Teacher To Meet December Twentieth. Seagrove, Dec. 12.—The Parent Teachers Association will meet Wed nesday night, December 20th. A Christmas program is being planned with the grade children taking part. A Christmas program will be given by the Sunday school at the Chris tian church on Friday night, Decem ber 22. Rom to Mr. and Mrs. Eton Cole, December 7th, a daughter. Rev. E. C. Brady, of Hemp, who has been secured as pastor of the Seagrove Christian church for the coming year will fill the regular ap pointment next Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Mrs. L A. Stuart, who had her tonsils removed at the Baines Clinic, Asheboro, Monday, is improving sat isfactorily. Only two bushels of silage spoiled
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