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Asheboro, N. C., Thursday, February 1, 1934.
NUMBER 5
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Coldest Weather
In Many Years Is
Experienced Here
Mercanr Pro^ri TO 7 Ateve
Zero Tuesday Monilng, For
Coldest Of The Winter.
Sunday Was Warm
Near Sumtoer Tempera^UO, But
This Was Soon Dbpdled By
Advancing Cold Wave.
The coldest weather in a long time
—John T. Brittain
winter of 1910-17, Struck ASheboro
late Sunday night.The «*rnH*neter
fell from 69 on Sunday to 18 la-e
in the night and do*n to 7 Tuesday
morning. The low on Sunday was
43 degrees, while the warmest part
«f the day, around noon, was almost
like summer weather. Along about
night the air became cooler and con
tSd to turn cold until the climax
was reached Tuesday morning.
The temperature remained cold
Monday, though the thermometer did
go ba<* to 22. On Tuesday It was
colder, but during
cry went up for a bnef spell to
04 Wednesday morning the mercury
;tood at 13 degrees above ae»*or
<5 degrees warmer than Tuesday
^The^weather since Sunday night
has been the coldest this winter, last
year the coldest weather wasm Feb
ruary when the mercury fell to 10
abAS*S is not the wily
hv the cold wave. It is g®***®1
throughout the Um^^tes **>*
colder in most places *4“n. *
North Carolina, and even colder near
by than in Asheboro.
In Greensboro on Tu^daythe odd
est weather experienced since 1931
was recorded , as the mercury s^eA
to four above aero. ; 0«y4a**e wnjw
this winter has the mercury droPpW
below 20, according to the record at
the airport bureau.
City News In Bi
Open Feed Store
Garland Pritchard is opening on
Saturday a new business with the
firm name of Statesville Feed Store,
in the building formerly occupied by
the pool room. The new business is
both wholesale and retail and has an
exchange plan which will appeal to
the farmers, hawing as it does, ar
rangements for accepting farm prod
ucts in exchange for feeds. While
the doors of the new feed store open
Saturday, it will ibe about two weeks
before the entire stock is in place.
Mrs. Joyce Here For Ball
Mrs. Frank Joyce, of Leaksville,
arrived in Asheboro for the Roosevelt
Bali Tuesday evening and for a visit
during the remainder of the week to
Mrs. Earl Bulla at Maple Grove,
Mrs. R. C. Lewallen and Mrs. Her
man Cranford. These three hostess
es were guests of Mrs. Joyce over
the past week end.
Attend Sandhill Theatre Production
Among those from Asheboro who
motored to Southern Pines Saturday
evening for the first production of
the season staged by the Sandhills
Little Theatre were Mr. and Mrs.
William Underwood, Miss Bobby Jean
Truesdaje, Mrs. Henry Armfield, Miss
Frances Cripps, Miss Jeanette Cripps,
Hart Campbell, Harriette Hammer
Cripps and guests, Miss Marguerite
Knox, secretary, Salem College; Miss
Knox, director of Dramatics at Salem
Academy; Mr. Campbell, professor of
Biology and Roy McEwen, professor
of physcology, also of Salem. Col
lege. The play was “Whistling in
the Dark”, and was directed by Har
vey Cripps, of Asheboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Ingram Return
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ingram re
turned Saturday from a ten days trip
to Washington, Philadelphia and
New York. While in New York Mr.
and Mrs. Ingram were guests of Mr.
Ingram’s sister, Mrs. Howard Red
ding.
The Poetoffke Site
Lot for the proposed new postoffice
building for Asheboro has been laid
off. It fronts 90 feet on Sunset
avenue extends to a depth of 1*5
feet on Church street. The site is
occupied by the Cranford old home,
now occupied by the Pugh Funeral
Home. Ample time will be given,
under the sales agreement, to move
or tear down the building now on the
lot.
Improve Park Street
A PWA project approved, and un
der direction of the State Highway
Commission, is that which calls for
paving of the center unpaved strip a
mile long on the western end of Park
street in Asheboro. This street ie
a part of state highway *2, and the
paving of the street in its entirety
will be of great benefit to this much
travelod^stato^route. Bowers,J>1
Little Bulla Girl
Attacked By A Dog
While Riding Bike
There was considerable excite
ment on Sunset Avenue Sunday
afternoon when Elizabeth Bulla,
six-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrit D. W. Bulla, was at
tacked by a vicious dog. The
little gin was riding her tricycle
when attacked. Her Gather came
to the fbscue and the dog con
tinued his attack upon him.
Chief if Police Dewey Bulla
was summoned and the dog
showing no respect for “the
law” and no fear of the "big
high thief,” attacked him, where
upon the end came. Upon advice
of the family physician, the head
of the dog was sent to Raleigh.
Mr. ahd Mrs. Bulla and their
friends express much relief over
the negative report and the lit
tle girl’s wounds are healing sat
isfactorily.
Mrs. S. L Teague
Funeral Is Held
At Franklinville
Beloved Woman Laid To Rest
In Community In Which She
Had Spent Part Of Life.
Celebrates Birthday
Mrs. R. L. Robbins Celebrates
75th Birthday With Number
Friends At Her Home.
Franklinville, Jan. 29.—The funer
al service of Sirs. Sarah Elizabeth
Teague, whose death occurred Tues
day evening, January 23 rd, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. E. A.
Routh, was held at Franklinville
Baptist church- TSpusday afternoon,
conducted by R«v.\F. C. Hawkins,
pastor of Sanford Baptist church, as
sisted by Rev. J. S. Willis, of Ham
let, H. M. Stroup and J. M. Barker,
of Bameeur. Interment was made in
the church cemetery. Flower girls
were members of the woman's mis
sionary society of both the Baptist
and M. E. churches. Pallbearers
were grandchildren, Fred Byerly,
Claude Byerly, Charlie Byerly, Ray
Byerly, Paul Routh, Ernest Routh,
David Teague, Sam Teague, Jr., Dr.
Stool Teague and Norwood Teague.
Mra. Taeirae was a daughter ef
__ July 7,1848, near
aumWe’s Mill. Randolph coanty; was
married to Dr. S. F. Teague in 1867,
rod made their home at Fall Creek,
Chatham county, until they moved to
franklinville in 1892. About seven
rears after Mr. Teague’s death, 89
fears ago, she has made her home
among her children, making her
leadquanters at Sanford. She was a
oyal member of the Baptist church,
sver ready and willing to help in any
$ood cause for the betterment of
:hurch and community. Her unself
ish, patient and Christian disposition
von the affection and admiration of
nil those with whom
lontact.
riie came in
She is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. J. W. Byerly, of Sanford, and
Mrs. E. A. Routh, of Franklinville;
four sons, C. H., of Hamlet, D. B.,
sf Sanford, S. F., of Goldsboro, and
C. E. Teague, of Greensboro; one
brother, William Maffitt, Bennett, rt.
1; 20 grandchildren and nine great
grandchildren.
J. W. Johnson has moved his fami
ly to his farm north of Franklinville.
M. D. Strider and family, of
Greensboro, were called to the home
if their son, M. A. Strider, Saturday
evening. He is seriously ill with a
severe cold and tonsilitis.
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Nash Car Sales In
First Month Of New.
Year Show Big Gain
“In three months the new 1934
Nash betters entire production of
1988 models,” is statement made by
the makers of this popular automo
bile, and also amply vouched for by
E. L. Hedrick, local dealer. If one
will take a 'good look at and make
a minute inspection of the new Nash,
Mr. Hedrick says such person can
not doubt the factory statement that
the 1934 models are going faster
thpn they. can'supply the demand.
Besides the new 1934 :Nash, Mr.
Hedrick has the new Terraplane,
which shows vast improvements over
previous models, so much so as to
stamp this car as surely one of the
fastest selling automobiles in the
United States this year. Hundreds
of people have viewed these new cars
and are enthusiastic .over them.
PAY HONOR ALSO TO
LINCOLN COUNTY MAN
In connection with the Roosevelt
birthday ball, Lincoln county paid a
tribute to her native son, Dr. Michael
Hoke, who is medical adviser and
chief surgeon of the Warm Springs
foundation in Georgia, having ac
cepted that post at the behest of
President Roosevelt.
Dr. Hoke was bom in Lincoln coun
ty in 1874, the son of the Confederate
general, Robert F. Hoke. In 1893 he
received his B. S. degree in electrical
engineering at the University of
North Carolina and was graduated hi
medicine from the University of Vir
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Randolph County
Building & Loan
Had A Good Year
Made A Splendid Record D liv
ing Year Just Passed; Many
Mortgage Loans Made.
Helped Build Homes
Assisted In The Financing Of
30 Homes; Opens A New
Series Stock Feb. 1st.
Lee M. Kearns, secretary and treas
urer of the Randolph County Building
and Loan Association, will present
an annual report of the activities of
the organization during the past year,
to the stockholders in annual meet
ing the evening of February 6, in
the court house in Asheboro, that
will show a most successful year’s
business.
Despite the unsettled business con
ditions the past year, the Randolph
County Building and Loan Associa
tion forged ahead, gaining in streng
th, and at the same time serving a
great need for home building in Ran
dolph county.
The association closed the year’s
business with 5,475 shares of stock
in force, after having matured 370
during the year. Another matured
series, which does not show in the
annual report, is the 14th series, ma
tured January 1, 1934, of 463 shares.
During 1933 the association assisted
in the building or buying of 20 homes
at $n approximate cost of $30,000. It
holds 304 first mortgages on homes
in the county. During the year loans
made reached $82,202.95, while loans
totaling $76,741.00 were paid off.
The association had on December
31, 1933, assets of $354,295.08, in
cluding $319,960 in first mortgage
loans.
Continuing the splendid work of
making home ownership available to
i large number of patrons his as
sociatfon will open a new series otf
stock on February 1st These shares
ire $1.00 each, plus • small
initiation fee and thereafter are
|1.00 each, paid in full. Each
share matures $100, earning « per
sent interest and often a little more.
Ihe Randolph County Building and
Loan Association operates throughout
he county and prospective home wo*
m anywhere in the county can take
^vantage of Re provisions in aaswb
uppnotimitj for-- -
oe money invested in building and
n shares earns 6 per sent interest,
ouch higher Interest rate than can
obtained elsewhere.
Officers of the Randolph County
Building and Loan Association are:
L. F. Ross, president; J. M. Neely,
vice president; Lee M. Kearns, sec
retary and treasurer; and L. F. Ross,
T. F. Bulla, E. W. Davis, I. C. Moser,
E. IH. Morris, H. L. Ingram John R.
Andrews, D. R. York, C. C. Winmng
ham, J. M. Neely and Lee M. Kearns,
T. A. Bums is attorney for the as
sociation.
Effort Being Made
To Organize Those
Who Rent Property
It is understood that an effort
is being made (to organize property
owners who have houses for rent
into some sort of rental agency,
whereby such landlords might protect
themselves in the collection, of rents
and 'loss from damage to rented pro
perty. A call has been issued for
persons interested in such organiza
tion to meet in the office of Lee M.
Kearns, at 7:30 o’clock on the even
ing of February 2nd.
Objects of such organization are
the following:
1. To make it impossible for a
tenant to rent another house from
a member of the association without
first paying his rent or making
satisfactory settlement with his form
er landlord.
2. To prevent unnecessary abuse of
property.
3. To have a concrete, uniform
understanding about what repairs are
to be taken care of by the land
lord and tenant, respectively.
4. To require a reasonable lengtn
of notice from a tenant before he
vacates.
COLORED TEACHERS TO
HOLD MEET FEB. 10TH
The colored teachers of the city
and county schools will meetJn
ular session Saturday morning, * *&
ruaay 10, at 10 o’clock, in the audi
torium of the Randolph county tram
jug school. In connection with tne
teachers, various representatives and
leaders from each aecton of the eoun
ty are requested to meet. Mw- Bwce
Craven, of Trinity, who is ™ charge
of the women’s division of the CWA
work, will speak. It is expected that
a large attendance will gather for
this important meeting as some very
helpful information will be given out
for the good of ail the people.
Surprise Birthday Dinner
J. M. (Jim) Rich celcfcrated Ws
53rd birthday Sunday, January 28th,
with a surprise birthdayddnnerat
Ms home on Sophia, iwte 1, with
approximately one hundred of his
relatives and friends present. The
center of attraction at the noon
Was the birthday cake winch held 53
pink candles. The evening was «>ent
in conversation. It was an enjoyable
Mule Fatally Hurt
When Hit Saturday
By Hit & Run Car
A mule belonging 'to Walter
Varner, who lives two and a half
miles west of Asheboro on high
way 62, was struck hy a hit and
run automobile drive)1 Saturday
night. The mule’s leg: was brok
en and terribly crushed, and he
was found Sunday morning
standing on three legs and very
weak, apparently havitig lo t sev
eral gallons of blood.: Neighbors
found the mule and reported his
condition to the owner. The ani
mal had to be killed.
Work Is Started
On Big Addition
Stedman Plant
Stedman Manufacturing Com
pany Will Double Size And
Capacity Of The Plant.
Ready April 15th
Hoped To Have Addition Ready
For Occupancy Then; Plant
Established In 1930.
Excavation was started Monday for
the addition to the Stedman Manu
facturing Company. This addition,
which will be three stories in height,
will double the capacity of the pres
ent plant. The structure is being
built by Burrow and Lamb and should
be ready about April 15th.
Not only will the addit’on double
the capacity of the plant, now mak
ing 25,000 dozens of handkerchiefs a
week, hut will also increase the num
ber of employees from 140 to 280,
thereby doubling the payroll.
Addition to the plant became nec
essary due to increased business, and
the adoption of the national code
governing operation of plants of
thta nature. Under this code it be
came necessary for the Stedman plant
to discontinue one of its shift*, there
by-decreasing the ntill’s output and
making necessary to enlarge in order
to take care of business.
The Stedman Manufacturing Com
pany waa established in 1880 by
Solon B. Stedman end has enjoyed
a good buodn eas since its opening.
Even during the darkest days of the
roll up, thereby -- „
utd business in general in Asheboro.
Deaths
George Henry Fink
George Henry Fink, 73, who died
at Duke hospital, Durham, Jan. 27,
was at one time a merchant in Ashe
boro, having his store in the building
which has been operated as a pool
parlor between The Courier office
and the Fox building.
Funeral services were held at the
home in Clement Crest, Mocksville,
having moved there from Asheboro,
Tuesday afternoon, with Rev. T. G.
Proctor, pastor of the Baptist church,
officiating. Interment was in Green
lawn cemetery, China Grove.
The deceased was a native of Row
an county, and was bom July 14,
1861. He had resided in Mocksville.
Franklin M. Harris
Franklin M. Harris, who died at
Fayetteville, Sunday, was a brother
of R. L. Harris, of Trinity, and Mrs.
H. C. Reams, of High Point He also
had a number of other relatives in
this county. (Hie left here 36 years
ago to make his home in Fayetteville.
Mr. Harris is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Hattie Anderson Harris; four
daughters, Misses Mina and Cuma
Harris, of Fayetteville; Mrs. Her
man A. Campbell, of Pinehurst; Mrs.
Lucien P. Tyson, of Carthage, and by
one son, Preston Harris, who is on
the staff of the European edition of
the New York Herald in Paris and is
on his way to be with his mother.
J. C. Bullins
J. C. Bullins, 69, Grant township
fanner, died Friday morning after an
illness l«m*W about three weeks. Mr.
BuKHm i* survived toy his widow,
the former Miss Kate Shelton, and
ten children, Wesley, Fred, Earl, W.
M. BuHms and Mrs. Raymond Burk
hart, all of Asheboro, route 1; Beu
lah, Melvin, and J. C. Bullins, at
home; Mrs. M. J. Spencer, Aahe
boro, star route; and Mrs. Ola Mill
er, Saxapahaw. Funeral was con
ducted toy Rev. J. E. Shaw, pastor
of Asheboro Holiness church.
Mrs. J. B. Richardson
Funeral services for Mrs. J. B
Richardson, 69, who died Monday at
her home on Randleman, route 1
were conducted at Ebenezer M. E
church yesterday afternoon. Deatl
resulted from a stroke of paralysi
which she suffered earlier in the
day. In addition to her husband, she
is survived by eight sons and daugh
tors. C. C., of Greensboro; B. L.
of High Point; D. F., and J. C.
of Randleman, route one; four daugh
ters, Mm R. S. Caudle, of Lakeland
Fla.; Mrs. A. P. Truitt, of Burling
ton; Mis. H. L. Alridge, of Louise
ville, Ky., and Mrs. J. E. Murrow
of Gmemdraro. She is also survive!
toy two brothers, John Gardner, o
High Point, and Jeese Gardner, o
Jamestown.
President’s Ball
Held In Asheboro
On Tuesday Night
Celebration Of President Roose
velt’s Birthday Was In The
Form Of Square Dance.
Features Of Dance
Group Of Young Girls Gave
Square Dance In Costume;
Many Were Present.
Asheboro staged a Roosevelt Birth
day Ball on Tuesday evening while
the rest of the nation joined hands
in a circle reaching all the way to
Warm Springs, Ga., where the Foun
dation Fund for crippled children will
receive treatment for infantile para
lysis. This form of celebrating the
birthday of Franldinville Delano
Roosevelt was his own and Mrs.
Roosevelt’s suggestions and met with
favor in cities, large and small,
throughout these United States over
which Mr. Roosevelt is ruling as
President.
The affair at Asheboro was a bit
different in form from the formal
balls of many towns and cities, and
took on the form of an old-fashion
ed square dance with fiddling and
special dance features held in the
court house in Asheboro. People
from High Point, Greensboro and
many other places where square
dancing in a form of recreation,
came and joined in the evening's fes
tivities. Especially interesting was
the group brought down from High
Point by Captain H. H. Kennedy,
former resident of Asheboro.
Among the special features of the
evening was the early American
square dance, presented in charming
cotumes, by a group of young girls
from the fVnTiffing school of Mrs, Dan
Burns and Miss Louise Swaim. The
colorful costumes and the interesting
form of the dance combined with the
grace of the young dancers, won high
acclaim from the audience. Those
pnr*udp»ting in this dance were Miss
Frances Betts, Miss Dorothy Pres
nell, Miss Anne Lewadlen, Miss LucUe
Cox, Miss Jane Page Walker, Miss
Arlene Jones, Miss Margaret Alex
ander.
William Armfield was general
chairman for Randolph county and
Herman Cranford arranged the de
tails of the square dance.
Rian Begin Work On ^
Airport Project At
First Coming’ Week
Calls For Expenditure Of About
$35,000; Few Projects Are
Being Approved Now.
The local office of the CWA has
been unable to obtain the approval
of any projects during the past ten
days or so. Several projects have
been made up and applied for, but
approvals are slow coming out of
Raleigh. This is probably due to the
government’s expressed intention of
cutting down the CWA work so
that it will be negligible by May 1st.
A local project is one calling for
expenditure of approximately $40,000
for extension of water and sewer lin
es in Asheboro, and furnishing em
ployment for 100 men. This project,
however, has not been approved at
Raleigh.
Another project which Asheboro
has in with the State CWA is that
calling for widening of South Fay
etteville street, from Cranford street
to Kivett street, but neither has
this project been approved. It would
require outlay of about $18,000 and
employ fifty men.
The airport project, already ap
proved, is about to actually get under
way. Organization of the executive
and labor force on this project is
■being made this week with view to
starting work early next week. This
project calls for the expenditure of
about $35,000 for construction of a
landing field on the state game farm
property, two miles south of Ashe
boro, a piece of property being
abandoned by the state.
Legion Conference
At Statesville On
2 Days This Month
The poet and unit officers con
ference of the American Legion will
be held in Statesville on Sunday and
Monday, February 11th and 12th.
This conference will be honored by
the presence of the national Presi
dent of the Auxiliary, Mrs. Ray F.
Biester, and the National Commander
Hayes.
Many of the members of the auxili
ary unit and the Dixon Post No.
45 are expected to attend this con
vention.
Home Is Burned
The residence of Paul Boone in
North Ashebaro, on highway No. 62,
was destroyed by fire Tuesday noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Shepperd and Mr. and
Mrs. Taylor were residing in the
home. A defective flue was con
sidered the cause of the fire. The
loss was partially covered by in
surance.
When Oscar Phillips started hii
cotton reduction campaign in Meek
lenburg county recently, 1132 farmer
l took part in the opening meetings an<
P indications were that the grower
P would sign the adjustment contrac
100 per cent
Orders Received To
Open Bossong Mill
Early This Morning
After standing on account of a
strike since October 26th, Bossong
Mill will reopen this morning to
an announcement posted on the
mill door and given out for the
press by J. H. Wrape, superinten
dent of the mill. The telegram to
Mr. Wrape was received Tuesday
and is explanatory:
“As per your suggestion we
have absolutely wo orders wot even
for one case and no prospects of
getting any that will let us break
even but wilt meet your wishes
in the matter to open February
first and see what business de
velopes in the next few weeks—
writing you full instructions to
night, signed—X C. Bossong and
Company.
Ramseur Suffers
Loss Iu Death Of
William E. Elliott
One Of The Substantial Citizens
Of The Town Died Suddenly
On Monday This Week.
Funeral On Tuesday
Wayside Garden Club And Ram
seur Book Club Meet; First
Quarterly Conference.
Ramseur. Jam. 29v—Raimseur feels
keenly the loss of another fine citi
zen. long time resident of the com
munity, one of our most substantial
men, in the sudden death of Win. M.
Elliott, Monday morning, January
29th. Mr. Elliott was nearing his
66th birthday, in apparent good
health, going to his work as usual,
engineer of Columbia Cotton Mill,
which position he had held for about
forty years. A stroke of paralysis
caused almost instant death. He liv
ed only a few minutes after being
taken to bis home. He is survived
by his wife and one half brother, W.
E. Poe, several nieces and nephews
and a large number of friends.
Mr. EHiott lived such a quiet life
that his worth was not jecognazed
widely, but to those who knew him
fie was one of the finest examples
if honor and straight forward living
to be foynd. A good neighbor, and
BilmngE
cnrrad, industrious and interested m
the progress of his community, ready
to contribute to the work of his
church and a faithful attendant upon
the services. He was a man who ex
emplified the principles of Christiani
ty and encouraged others to do right
and be useful.
Funeral services were held at
Ramseur Christian church Tuesday
afternoon, conducted by a former
pastor, Rev. T. E. White. Inter
ment followed in local cemetery.
The Wayside Garden club met with
Mrs. G. F. Lane last Thursday. In
the absence of the president, Mrs. C.
A.. Graham, Mrs. I. F. Craven, vice
president, had charge of the program.
The feature of the meeting was a
discussion of “How the clubs can
cooperate in working out the town
beautiful plan”. Visitors at the
meeting were Mrs. W. D. Lane and
Miss Mat Cochran. Delicious re
freshments were served by the hos
tess.
The First Quarterly Conference of
Ramseur-Franklinville Charge was
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Mrs. Bruce Craven
Vitally Interested
In Furniture Code
Mrs. Bruce Craven, county chair
man of women’s work, was in Ashe
boro Tuesday and expressed much in
terest in work for women. After
being1 informed of the threatening
withdrawal of the work of chair
bottoming in the homes as a means
by which many women are earning
towards the household expenses, Mrs.
Craven expects to go into the matter
fully. She realizes that so far, little
work has been provided for women
and feels with many others that it
is a pity to take this industry away.
There are approximately 100 homes
within a radius of eight to ten miles
of Asheboro where cane seats are
bottomed by women who can do their
home work and this extra work in
their spare time. The manufacturers
send the chairs by trucks to the
homes, with the cane, the women
bottom the chairs, and the factory
truck calls for them. This industry
has afforded a means of livelihood in
many homes. Children have been
clothed and school books have been
purchased in many instances. The
work is not hard and can be done by
the fire in winter and in the open in
summer.
Special Meeting
A special meeting is now in pro
gress at the Pilgrim Holiness churcl
on Hoover street. Rev. J. Ardiai
Grant, of Durham is assisting th<
pastor, Rev. Mrs. J. B. Fulp. Then
is special singing by Rev. Davi<
Waehtel with Mrs. Grant at th<
piano. Other workers are expected ti
i join in to help make this meeting i
■ great success. The preachers an<
i Christian workers of Asheboro an
I invited to join us in this battl
i against sin. Services each evenin:
i at 7:00 o’clock, with three service
an Sunday until February 11th.
Advanc
Ticke
Sue
le Of
ssures
Of Play
Well-Filled Auditoriuin Is An
ticipated For Presentation
Of “Oh, Madam!”
Club Is Interested
Junior Woman’s Club In Charge
Of Ticket Sales; Other Plays
To Come Soon.
Judging by the advance sale of
tickets for the production of “Oh,
Madam!” the first play <xf the sea
son offered by the Little Theatre of
Asheboro for Friday evening, Febru
ary 2nd, (the school auditorium will
be well filled with interested spec
tators. The play, a comedy of mis
taken identity, is interesting and en
tertaining throughout, working up
to a clever climax in the closing act.
The cast, composed of well known
Asheboro people, has been carefully
selected and the characters are well
suited to the parts they portray.
Those who are taking part are:
Miss Bobby Jean Truesdale, as Bet
ty Massey; William Underwood, as
Joe Massey, a writer; Mrs. Cleve
land Thayer, as Mrs. Butts and Walt
er Hethcox, as her husband, Mr.
Butts; Hart Campbell as Boy Han
nah; Larry Hammond as Emile La
Tour, a play producer; Douglas Gre
gory as Ezra Miller; R. T. Lloyd, as
Dr. Stevens and Matilda, the .maid,
whose identity has not yet been re
vealed.
The play was written and is di
rected by Harvey Cripps who is not
only a playwright but an experienced '*
actor and director. Mr. Cripps has
recently directed a play for the Sand
hills Little Theatre of Southern Pines
and PinehursL This play “Whistling
in the Dark," a New York gangster
play, received high praise in the
Sandhills and considerable recogni
tion from The Billboard, a theatrical
magazine, which complimented not
only the play, but Mr. Cripps as
actor And director.
The Junior Woman’s Club, of Ashe
boro, has had a part in the adver
tising work of the programs for the
play and also have charge of the
sale of the tickets for the perfor
mance which will be presented at the
school auditorium Friday evening at
8;00 o’clock.
The next snow will be a Continen
tal Mhpteal Revenue which wAH he
presented in February. Try-outs for
this show will begin ndxt week.
Following the Revue. “Little Wo
men,” will be presented in March
with a real surprise and thriller for
April. It is the purpose of the
Little Theatre to present a produc
tion each month.
All boys .between the ages of
twelve and sixteen who play mouth
harps are asked to come to the
Little Theatre office on the second
floor of the Law Building on Satur
day morning at 9:30 o’clock. This
will be a feature of the next pre
sentation.
Capt. C. D. Farmer
Principal Speaker
Before Rotary Club
Urges Unified Police Force In
State And Also Enactment
Of Drivers License.
Capt. Chas. D. Farmer, head of
the state highway patrol, was princi
pal speaker Friday before the regu
lar weekly meeting of the Asheboro
Rotary Club. Capt. Farmer sketched
briefly the organization of the state
highway patroi and its purposes.
In his address,. Captain Farmer
advocated the unification and con
solidation of all peace officers in
state under one central control includ
ing county and municipal officers. This
department of state-wide police would
operate strictly under civil service
form. The advantages and efficiency
of such a system, according to Capt.
Farmer, would offer unlimited scope
of operation for an intelligently or
ganized state police system.
Capt. Farmer also advocated a
strict drivers license law for con
trol of traffic rather than as a sour
ce of revenue. This, he believes,
would add immensely to the safety of
the highways. Such law would re
move from the highways the men
tally incompetent, the cripple and
the near-blind. At present the only
requirement for driving a car is that
the driver be over 16 years of age,
and that is frequently violated.
Capt. Fanner then quoted statistics
covering deaths on highways of North
Carolina and the nation, also the im
mense loss in damage to property.
He spoke in high terms of the junior '
patrols and urged cooperation with
them in every possible way.
Song Service
Ellerbe Springs has
as a community cente
county. The spring
five-acre lake, says ti
There will be a song service at
Charlotte M. P. church, four miles
west of Asheboro, February 11th,
1.30 p. m. quartet singing only. Some
of the best singers in the state are
expected to be present, including the
Lexington tenors, Holt quartet from
Asheboro, Yates girls quartet, Ashe
boro; Robbin girls quartet, Asheboro;
Thomas quartet and Bulla quartet,
Asheboro; and others. Singing will
be given for the benefit of the church
budget.