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Free Vaccination
Service Offered
Randolph People
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nartment Announces senes
Vaccination Clinics.
No Change Made
or Either SmaKnox, Typhoid
Or Diphtheria; Schick Test
Clinics Also Held.
The Randolph County Health De
partment is again offering to the
people of Randolph county free pro
tection against typhoid fever, diph
theria and small pox. G. H. Sum
ner, county health officer, is this
week announcing aa itinerary be
ginning on April IS, and extending
through May 3rd. Following com
pletion of this itinerary, others -will
be announced for other parts of the
county.
Wednesday, April 18, 25, May 2, 1934
Gray’s Chapel School, 9jQ0 to
11:00 a. m.
Lineberry’s Filling Station, 11:00
to 12:00 p. in
Langley’s Filling Station, 1:00 to
1:45 p. m.
Staley School, 2:00 to 3:30 p. m.
Brown’s Cross Roods, 3:45 to 4:15
p. m.
Thursday, April 19, 26, May 3, 1934
Liberty School, 9:00 to 12:30 p. m.
Liberty Colored School, 2:30 to
3:30 p. m.
Please acquaint yourself with the
day and hour. Bring the whole
family and tell your neighbors to
come.
Note well: This clinic Ts to take
the place of the elude which is us
ually given later on in the year.
SCHICK TEST CLINICS
Monday, April 16, 1934.
Gray’s Chapel School, 9:00 to 11:00
a m.
Staley School, 2:00 to 8:30 p. m.
Tuesday, April 17, 1934.
Liberty School, 10:00 to 12:30 a.
CL
Liberty Colored School, 2:80 to
3:30 p. m.
The Schick Test is a test to de
termine whether a child will have
diphtheria. This test should be giv
en to all children over one year of
age, especially those -who have been
vaccinated for diphtheria. This will
determine whether they. need to be
vaccinated again. The test is given
just under the skin, and in the same
way that the tu&in test wa* giv
en in our schools sometime ago.
There is practically no reaction. The
test will have to be looked at in
from two to three days. Bring
the child back at the same time in
two days, and if the test is positive
then the child should be innoculated
again for diphtheria.
No child over ten years of age
will be given the treatment for
diphtheria without having this test.
Jackson’s Creek News
Funeral For Mrs. Cody At
Walter’s Grove Church.
Jackson’s Creek, April 9.—The
rains are rapidly filling the wells
and springs in this section that had
been dry so long.
This section is experiencing a real
epidemic of measles—quite a few
sick folks but no" deaths.
Leslie Morgan and family, of
Asheboro, visited his parent*, Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Morgan, Sunday.
Dave Hoover and family visited R.
C. Hoover Sunday.
The new building at the lodge is
being rapidly completed, by a force
of hands under the direction of the
efficient general manger, R. J. Wood.
The five-days-old bahy of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Pierce died Wednesday,
April 4, and buried the following day
at Walter’s Grove Baotist church.
Mrs. Adelaide Cody, widow at S.
A. Oody, died at her home Saturday,
April 7, and was busied the fol
lowing day at Walter’s Grove Bap
hat church. Funeral service was
conducted by her pastor, Rev. Howard
Hunt. Mrs. Cody had been a .faith
ful member of the church since early
life. She leaves four children, sev
eral grandchildren and a ho* of
fnends.
Fiftieth Wedding
Anniversary G W.
! Cranfords Tuesday
In cdehratkm of their fiftieth
weddrng anniversary, Mr. and Mrs.
Zj!” Cr“fopd «nt«ftaii»d a large
Kfr of, «»nd* «d relative, on
f tenvoon and evening. The
£?£** h«™e. <® Miller street, was
decorated for the oocaskm with yel
low spnng flowea*. In -
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Out For Congress
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George Rom Pttu (above) has an
nounced his candidacy for the Demo
cratic nomination for Congress in
the Fourth District of which Ran
dolph is a part.. Mr. Pou has re
signed as executive director of the
state department—of highways and
public works to make the race. Be
is the son of the late Congressman
Edw. W. Pou, who served the district
for |33 years and was one of the
most powerful members of that body.
Mr. Pou is well known in Ran
dolph county.
Mrs. Blanche Cox
Died Monday At
Local Hospital
Death Came Following An Ill
ness Of Three Weeks; Fun
eral Held On Tuesday.
James Henson Dead
Prominent Staley Fanner And
Saw Mill Man Succumbs To
Injuries Received.
Mrs. Blanche Steed Cox, 34, died
at the Randolph Hospital, Inc., early
Monday morning, after an illness of
three weeks. She was the daughter
of the late C. W. Steed, familiarly
known as "Duncan” Steed. Mrs.
Cox had been a life long resident
at Asheboro, and yr*s a/
Casper Cox, and two
children, Mary Rachel and Gordan;
also by the following brothers and
sisters, all of Asheboro: Car], Frank,
Louette, Fletcher, Everett, Pauline,
Hal and Clyde Steed. The funeral
service was conducted at the local
Friends church by the pastor, Rev.
H. A. Parker. Tuesday at 3 p. m.,
after which burial followed in the
Charlotte cemetery four miles west
of Asheboro.
James M. Henson
James M. Henson, 62, of Staley,
was fatally injured Tuesday morn
ing while driving a truck. The ac
cident occurred in Alamance county,
and details are lacking except that
for some reason he lost control
of the machine and it turned over.
He was taken to a Burlington hos
pital, but died about 6 o’clock Tues
day evening. He leaves his widow,
who was Miss Mary York; two dau
ghters, Mrs. Emma Edwards and
Mrs. Ruth Lane, Staley, R. F. D.,
one son, Grady Henson, Aaheboro;
one brother, Charlie Henson, Siler
City; and two sisters, Mrs. Minnie
Cox and Miss Moggie Henson, Col
eridge. Funeral will be held at 2
o’clock’ this afternoon from Shady
Grove Baptist church with Rev. T.
F. Andrew and Rev. Jimmie Ed
wards in charge. Mr. Henson was
a substantial fanner and saw mill
operator.
Leander C Elliott
Leander C. Elliott, 69, died at Ms
home in Tbomasville Monday morn
ing from blood poisoning. He was
horn and reared in Concord town
ship, Randolph county, and was a
substantial farmer. He was at one
time, a member of the board of com
missioners of Randolph county. Mr.
uaiint* moved to Thomasville around
fifteen years ago.
Ha is survived by his wife, three
arms: E. W. Elliott, High Point; Aus
tin L. and Baxter Elliott, of Thomas
ville; three daughters, Mrs. Woody
Nifong, Midway; Mss. George lUvett,
Waynesboro, Va., and Mrs. J. v
Leak, of Charlotte; a sister, Mrs.
Orlendo Hill, of Handy.
Funeral service was held at Main
Street Methodist church, Thomas
ville, yesterday morning, by the pas
tor Dr. Dwight Ware, assisted by
G. ’O. Ritchie, pastor of Grace Lu
theran church. Interment followed
at Farmer, Randolph county.
Mrs. AkmuxU CwpbeB
Mn. *">*««* Campbell, 59, die<i
suddenly, early Sunday^ *»?"*?*“*
her home on liberty, R. ;F. D. She
•rose early end was found dead Bit
ting In a chair in her bed room. Urn.
Campbell le survived by three sons,
Bunn C, of Greeunbaro; A- A., “
Siler City, B. F. D., and WilMam
n of the United States navy; a
daughter, Mn. F. C. Williams, of
F. Dfour bnthen, J.
B. Pike, ef Staley, R. F. Ik, N. K
Pike, ef Ashland, Kaa, S. P. PJe, of
1 Okie., and William Pike, of
■endecs waa held Monday
at t eV^ock a t Rocky
Annual Meeting
Piedmont B. Y. P.
U. Set For Apr. 14
Will Be Held In Asheboro
Street Friends Church,
Greensboro, April 14*15.
Program Arranged
Interesting Program For lie
Two-Days’ Meeting; To
Hold Four Sessions.
The fourteenth annual session of
the Piedmont Associational B. Y. P.
U. convention will be held in the
Asheboro Street Baptist church,
Greensboro, on Saturday, April 14,
and Sunday, April 15. ' A compre
hensive program of especial interest
to Baptist young people has been
prepared for this annual meeting,
which is expected to be attended by
a large number of the denomination,
including hundreds from Randolph
county. Following is the program
for the meeting:
April 14-15th, 1934
Theme: “Perseverance.”
II Timothy, 2:10—“I Endure All
Things.”
Program
Saturday, April 14th, 1934
Afternoon session:
3:00, song service, G. W. Baity,
Chorister.
3:05, devotional, Rev. Raymond
Lanier.
3:15, words of welcome, C. W. Mc
Lees.
Response, William Leonard.
3:25, “A Real B. Y. P. U.”, Mrs.
Hoyle Love.
3:45, special music, Quartet.
3:50, “Magnifying Senior anh B.
A. U. Work,” O. E. Lee.
4:10, hymn, Chorister.
4:15, “Some Factors for Success
ful Building,” C. L. Gillespie.
4:35, special music, Quartet.
4:40, business:
Written reports from associational
officers. Appointment of commit
tees. Announcements.
5:00, adjourn.
Evening Session
7:30, song services, Chorister.
7:35, devotional, Miss Thelma
Patrick.
7:45, report of committees.
7:55, special music, Singers from
Mills Home.
8:0<r, “Using What You Have,”
Ur. I. G. Greer.
8)80, special mask, Singers front
Mills Home.
8:40, fellowship hour.
Sunday, April 15th, 1934
9:45, Sunday school.
11:00, “Seeing Things Through”—
Rev. J. Lester Lone.
Afternoon Session
2:30, song service, Chorister.
2:35, devotional, Clyde Glosson.
2:45, awarding banners.
2:50, special music, Girl’s Chorus.
2:55, “Missionary Perseverance,”
Rev. Phil E. White.
. 3:15, “The Wisdom of Steadfast
ness,” Miss Winnie Rickett.
3:40, special music, Quartet.
3:45, adjourn.
Confederate Veteran
Pays Courier Call
On Visit To City
There are many loyal friends who
make it a point to call in person at
The Courier office and pay their
subscription, visit, give news and
for other reasons, but an unusually
interesting visitor of the week was
J. W. Howell, of Randleman. Mr.
Howell, aged 97, came in to pay his
subscription while in Asheboro on
other business one day last week.
Mr. Howell, a Confederate veteran,
does not live in the past despite the
fact that he knows and tell many
interesting experiences of the war
days. In the course otf the conver
sation, Mr Howell stated that he
planted his garden Tuesday. Beets,
beans, cabbage, onions and tomatoes
were all planted by this active gent
leman who does the work with his
own hands and takes pride in watch
ing his vegetables grow.
During the winter Mr. Howell suf
fered from several colds which put
him to bed for a few days at a
time, but he has completely recover
ed in health and spirits and is in
his usual good health—bright, hap
py and interested in the events of
the day going on around him.
Legion Members To
- Attend Gathering
At Southern Pines
Legionnaires and members of the
Auxiliary of Aahetooro and Ran
dolph county are expecting to attend
in large numbers the Spring Blos
som Festival at Southern Pines next
Friday, April 13th.
Friday is American Legion and
Millitary Day and is the grand clos
ing of the week’s festival. The
meeting of the 12th District com
posed of Wadestouro, Hamlet, Car
thage, Troy, Hemp and Asheboro
will hold a meeting there this date
that will consume the entire day
which begins in the morning .with a
band concert featuring in the after
noon a parade; drum and bugle corps
contest, and ending at night with
the Queen’s Festival Ball.
Tom C. Daniels, Stat^ Commander,
Bryce P. Beard, Past Commander
Had the commanding officer of Fort
Bragg will speak to the Legionnaires
on this occasion.
=* v ’:ah
Coleridge
mission
The Colerid
will present & ;
Saturday
8:00 o’clock in
The play, an ;_
been in process
sometime and;
standing perfo
laid in a small
coast. -
The cast of
Mrs. RadcHff,
ry Radcliff,
Jinny, Allene
Alma Martin;
Poole; Jeff, Bud
Marie Brady;
fitt; Matthew
Poole; John
The public is
attend this
pleasant enter
Epworth League
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resent
•il 14th
brth League
Laps” on
ril 14th, at
auditorium,
drama, has
hearsal for
be an out
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the Atlantic
ers follows:
veness; Ter
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Pat Stone,
Stone, Lacy
[ Star Bliven,
, Ray Mof
ff, Colvin
on Poole.
invited to
have a
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National
Com;
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Inspected
Regular
Found
Since Last
pany Effi
Unit Was
Night By
ptain.
provement
d Com
ned.
^inspection of
unit, Head
Battalion,
held in the
isday night,
the U. S.
ion.
un of in
that in an
completed,
ix, in corn
directed the
. from the
company
Non-com
their squads
of manu
!ed order,
explained
the like.
The annual Fe
the local National
quarters Company, ,
120th Infantry,
armory in Ashe
•with Capt. Wo
army, making the j
So well was d
spection carried.,
hour and a half, it '
First Lieutenant
xnand of the
inspection, wh
first* formation
was dismissed from >
missioned officer
through various
al of arms, close ;
while individual
movements, first
pPPSwiwPM
gram, the company demonstrated its
duties as a communications unit In
the regiment. Second Lieutenant
Vance Kivett directed establishment
of battalion command post, ably as
sisted by hi3 specialist non-commis
sioned officers and well-trained pri
vate personnel.
Capt. Woodward declared that the
company made a much better show
ing than last year, though last
year’s inspection was as good as
could be expected or ask&l for. Basic
training and the training of the in
dividual soldier were singled out for
especial commendation by the in
specting officer, though he found no
fault with any part of the demon
stration. The communications pla
toon also had shown decided im
provement over last year.
Quite a number of visitors were
present for the inspection which af
forded an opportunity for the towns
people to observe the training and
work of the local company.
Due to the fact that the com
pany has lost some of its personnel
in recent weeks to the Civilian Con
servation Corps, and that two months
prior to the inspection no new en
listments were accepted, there are a
few vacancies in the unit. These
will be filled by May 7th, or sixty
days before summer encampment.
Farmer Students
Sell Plants For
Expenses At Camp
Raleigh, April 9.—Vocational agri
culture students at Farmer high
school under the direction of their
teacher, L. L. Ray, have sown cab
bage and .tomato seed so as to help
pay for a camping trip this summer
from the proceeds of the sale of the
plants.
The students have also made many
improvements on the school grounds.
They have painted the posts, sown
grass seed, and erected barriers to
protect the growing grass.
The annual Father-Son banquet
was held during March, with about
one hundred persons present. The
affair was given by members of the
Young Tar Heel Farmers, State
organization of students of Voca
tional agriculture, and was very
successful.
Two Million Jobs
How would you like to help pro
vide the nation with two million jobs
—and all the spending power that
goes with them? You’d like it, of
course. And thfe way you can do
it is by repairing and building—
nomatter how small the amount spent
qr how large. In normal times con
struction employs well over a mil
lion men in the actual work of build
ing. The industries providing sup
plies and materials supply a mil
lion more. And home-building, which
has almost disappeared, accounts for
50 per cent of the entire construc
tion industry. If you build or re
now it means that you are do
" hit toward recovery, and
for
it will cm* j* the
Junior Class To
Give Reception
For-Senior Class
At The Armory Hall In Ashe
boro On Friday, April 13th;
Also The Faculty.
Change Mail Service
City Carrier Delivery Service
Twice Daily Now Instead Of
Three Times A Day.
The annual junior-senior reception
of the Asheboro high school will be
given in the armory hall, Friday
evening, April 13. The members of
the Junior class will be hosts and
hostesses to the members of the
Senior class and their mascots, the
high school faculty, and the grade
mothers of the two classes.
In accordance with plans of last
year, which proved most satisfactory
the juniors are giving a reception,
instead of a banquet in honor of
the seniors. The party last year was
pronounced just as enjoyable and
much less expensive than a banquet
would have been.
Faculty advisors for the affair are
Misses Elda Clarke and Mabel Rob
ertson, of the high school. Under
their direction, the work is carried
out by various committees of the
Junior class, headed by Sidney
Trnesdale, president of the class.
Change City Delivery
City mail carrier service in Ashe
boro has been curtailed, as it has
elsewhere in the country. Instead of
two carrier deliveries in the resi
dential section of the city each day
and three in the business section,
there are now only one delivery
service daily in the residential sec
tion and in the business section. The
first delivery begins at 9 a. m. This
is for both business and residential
sections. The second is in the after
noon and is for the business sec
tion only.
Delivers Prisoners
Sheriff C. E. King and Deputy
Sheriff Ben Morgan went to Raleigh
Monday, taking with them to State
Prison, Kirby Mclver, negro, to
served two years for killing Will
Cranford, and Glenn Hughes to serve
three years for killing William
Hutson. Both Hughes and Mclver
were tried, convicted and sentenced
List Takers Meet
List takers for the several town
ships in the county were in Ashe
boro Monday for supplies and in
struction as to their duties. List
taking has begun in most parts of
the county and must be completed
during April. Property owners are
urged by the list takers and county
accountant to meet the list takers
at the places nearest them and to
list early so as to avoid the rush.
The list taker in Asheboro township,
Fred M. Kearns, may be found in
the commissioners room in the court
house. Property owned as of April
first is to be listed.
Honored At College
Herman Stevens and Waldo C.
Cheek, of Asheboro, were nominated
by the student body of Wake Forest
College for the office of president
and business manager for Old Gold
and Black college magazine of the
class of 1934-35. Elections will be
held today and much interest is
shown in the election. Both of the
local candidates have opponents.
Select Managers
“Rube” Eldridge, veteran base
ball player and better known as
“The Duke of Spero,” has been se
lected manager of the Bossong Hosi
ery Mill team for the coming sea
son. Marvin “Bud” Scar boro, of
Mt. Gilead, member of the Troy
team ladt season, will manage the
McCrary Hosiery Mill team- Both
managers are confident of putting
out excellent teams this season.
Elected Moderator
At the meeting of the Orange
Presbytery, held this week in historic
Buffalo church near Sanford, Dr.
Cothran G. Smith, of Asheboro was
elected moderator. Sixty-nine
churches are combined in the Orange
presbytery with representation from
practically all the churches. The
session was slated to close om Wed
nesday evening after a most in
teresting and helpful session.
Leave For Home
Mrs. William Gussett and daugh
ter, Miss Bessie Kivett, left Wed
nesday night for their home in
Weeping Water, Nebraska, after a
four week’s visit to Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Kivett in Asheboro and other
relatives in Liberty. This is Mrs.
Gussett’s first visit to North Caro
lina. She has been twice married,
the first time to Tom Kivett, of
Liberty, who was a brother of J.
H. Kivett, of Asheboro.
Pay Taxes Now
Those taxpayers who are delin
quent with their 1933 taxes, both
county and Asheboro city, are urg
ed to pay during this month so as
to avoid advertising, added costs
and penalty. Those who made pay
ments on their 1932 taxes, but have
failed to pay them in full should
pay up the balance so as to avoid
advertising costs. The city will ad
vertise property for Bale early next
month and sell the first Monday
In Juna.
Seeks Pou’s Seat
—iMiiniiiHiTiiiir ~i
Harold D. Cooley (above), of Nash
county, prominent attorney and out
standing political leader in his sec
tion of the state, as well as one of
the finest speakers in the state, has
announced his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination, for Congress
from the Fourth District of which
Randolph is a part. Mr. Cooley as
pires to succeed the late Congress
man Edw. W. Pou. The Nash coun
ty candidate spoke in Randolph
county during the last campaign and
is known to many Randolphians.
Friends Church
To Celebrate Its
19th Anniversary
Celebration Will Be Held Sun
day In Asheboro Friends
Church; All-Day Affair.
Home Coming Also
Rev. Joseph Peele And Rev.
Lewis McFarland To Be
Speakers On Occasion.
A special invitation has been giv
en to all former pastors of the
Asheboro Friends church in Ashe
boro to attend the 19th anniversary
of the establishment of the Friends
congregation in Asheboro. The cele
bration will be held on Sunday ht
the church with the present pastor,
Rev. H- A. Parker, in charge of
Will be an all-day affair with din
ner on the grounds at noon, taking
the form of a real home-coming.
At the morning service, Rev. Jose
ph Peele, of Guilford College, will
preach the sermon. This will be fol
lowed by the lunch. In the afternoon
service, former pastors of the church
will be heard and a history of the
church will be given by a charter
member of the church.
The all-day service will be conclud
ed with a sermon in the evening
by the Rev. Lewis W. McFarland,
of High Point. This service and
celebration promises to be a great
day in the history of the Friends
church in Asheboro. The Friends,
or Quakers, of Randolph county date
back in history as one of the old
est, if not the oldest religious de
nomination active in Randolph coun
ty. The history of the beginnings
of their religion and churches at
various places in the county have be
come nationally known and have at
tracted wide interest. Nearby Ashe
boro is a very old Quaker grave
yard where the ancestors of the
former President, Herbert Hoover,
are buried. The cemetery has been
put in shape in recent years and has
added a modem interest to the early
history of the church.
Junior Class Play
Nets Goodly Sum
For School Work
Members of the Junior class of
the local high school, coached by
J. J. Sanderson and E. A. Habel, of
the faculty, gave “The Arrival of
Kitty,” a three-act comedy, by
Swartout, to a crowded auditorium
last Friday evening. The play was
highly amusing and well rendered.
Net proceeds amounted to $54.15.
This money, as well as the pro
ceeds of the Senior class play given
a few weeks ago will be used for
school projects.
The young people taking parts in
the play were as follows: Walter
Bunch, Jr., Sidney Truesdale, Bill
Presnell, James Lane, Catherine
Cranford, Blanche Clayton Allred,
Nell Allred, and Eugenia Tysor.
BROWER’S LADIES AID
HOLDS GOOD MEETING
The members of Brower’s Ladies
Aid Circle one met Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. C. A.
Pugh on the Franklinville road. Miss
Effie Brown, president of the or
ganisation, was in charge of the
meeting which was composed chief
ly of routine business. Dues were
paid and various plans made for
future work of the ladies. Mrs, C.
R. Winningham, called the roll and
Mrs. C. L. Winningham, as treas
urer, collected the dues.
Miss Effie Brown had charge of
the program, Devotions, were fol
lowed by memory verses and se
lected readings.
The next meeting will be held on
May 3rd, at the home of Mrs.
Walter Stiyea^^^Refreehmenta fol
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Roa^erms Are
Given Offenders
Past Court Term
Glenn Hughes, Kirby Mclver,
And Several Others Are Sen
tenced To The Roads.
Heavy Docket Left
Only 36 Of The Nearly 170 Cas
es On Docket Tried; Grand
Jury Makes Its Report.
Randolph Superior Court for the
trial of cases on the criminal docket
closed Friday afternoon, after having
disposed of 36 cases on the docket
comprising approximately 170 act
ions.
Glenn Hugnes, convicted of sec
ond degree murder for the killing of
William. C. Hudson, was sentenced
to serve three years on the roads
and remanded to state prison camp.
Kirby Mclver, colored, was sen
tenced to serve two years, following
conviction on charge of manslaugh
ter for killing Will Cranford.
D. I. Russ was sentenced to serve
12 months on the roads for forgery.
Roy Cox, charged with assault on
a female with attempt to commit
rape, was sentenced to serve eight
months on the roads.
John Gray was sentenced to the
roads for 12 months on charge of
receiving stolen goods of more than
$200 value, knowing same to have
been stolen.
W. M. Bostian was sentenced to
serve 12 months on the roads for
reckless and careless driving.
Floyd Talbert was sentenced to
serve four months on the roads fol
lowing conviction.
James Allred was sentenced to
serve 60 days on the roads for
possession and transportation of
liquor.
Arnold Ward, convicted of driving
a car while drunk, was sentenced to
serve 90 days on the roads.
Nathan Pike was given six months
for assault.
Robert Shepherd, convicted of for
gery, was sentenced to serve six
months for assault.
David Ferrell, convicted of having
robbed Bean’s service station .near
Seagrove April 2, was sentenced to
the roads for six months.
Bud Booth was given 18 months on
the roads and John Gibson two
years, after conviction on charge of
breaking and entering Marley Bro
thers stoi^ at Ramseur. Giibeon is
already serving time for a previous
dfense in Guilford county.
True bills were returned by the
grand jury against Ernest Baldwin'
for manslaughter and driving a car
while drunk, but the case was post
poned for lack of time for trial.
A true bill was returned by the
grand jury . against Albert Vickery
for murder in the killing of Ed *■
Green in Level Cross township, but
the case was continued.
Grand Jury’s Report
The grand jury, after having
finished its business of examining
witnesses, made its usual report to
the presiding judge. The prison
camp was found in excellent condi
tion, 55 colored males and 45 white
males being found there.
At the county home the grand jury
found 14 white males, 15 white fe
males, 7 colored males and 1 color
ed female. Recommendations were
made for minor repairs to the build
ings. Inmates were found well
treated and cared for.
The county jail was found in good
condition. It was occupied at the
time by 21 white males, 3 white
females, 8 colored males, and 2
white Federal prisoners.
The grand jury recommended ad
ditional vault space for keeping re
cords in both the Clerk Superior
Court and Register of Deeds office.
Winners Announced
On Essay Contest
At Asheboro School
The annual essay contest, con
ducted an the graduating class of
Asheboro high school, was held last
Friday.
Twenty-nine of the fifty-six mem
bers of the Senior class, who have
averaged above 75 on all their high
school work, wrote essays on various
subjects, the minimum length of the
essays being two thousand words.
A faculty committee read the essays
and selected fourteen, which they
considered the best On Friday the
fourteen writers read their essays
in the auditorium, before judges, who
selected the seven they considered
best. The seven winners, with their
subjects, are as follows:
Brown Crosland — History and
Uses of Electricity.
Rebecca Hedrick—Gold Mining in
Randolph County.
Elizabeth Phillips — Nationalities
That Have Made North Carolina.
J. B. Taylor—The Property Tax
Problem.
Wiley Whitaker—Some Benefits of
Literature.
Louise Paul—Indians of North
Carolina.
Four or six of these will be mem
orized and delivered as orations dur
ing the commencement exercises In
May.
(The judges were Mrs. Harvey
Crippe, Mrs. J. G. Prevette, and Dr.
C. G. Smith.
Members of the Senior dess end
the faculty express much apprecia
tion to these judges for giving time
and painstaking- effort to the f“
feat