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Aahcboro, N. C, Thursday, May 17, 1934.
NUMBER 19
Held fa Asheboro
3 Paul Leonard And Willard L.
Dowell Tell Of Unfairness
Of Sales Tax.
Hurts Retail Trade
They Deny That Sales Tax
Levy Has Saved Schools; Is
Not An Equitable Tax.
A crowd which %lmost filled the
court house attended the anti-sales
tax meeting sponsored by local mer
chants Tuesday night, and heard
speakers assail the State’s 3 per
cent levy on retail sales. E. V.
Hobbs, local merchant, who is a
member of the advisory committee
of the North Carolina Pair Tax As
sociation, presided at the meeting,'
and presented the two guest speak
ers of the occasion, namely: J. Paul
Leonard of Statesville, executive sec
retary of the Tax (Association, and
Williard L. Dowell of Raleigh, exe
cutive secretary of the State Mer
chants Association.
Ia his opening remarks Mr. Hobbs
explained that the meeting was non
partisan, just as the Tax Association
iTa non-partisan organization, and
the purpose was to arouse senti
ment against the sales tax, rather
than further the interests of any
particular candidate. He denounced
the tactics of organized real estate
dealers favoring the sales tax who
are said to be advocating boycott of
merchants who oppose the sales tax,
and declared that the merchants had
not yet reached the point where
they were telling people not to give
business to real estate dealers.
In his opening remarks Mr. Leo
nard discussed taxation in general,
pointing out that taxation is as old
as civilization, and due to changing
conditions there has necessarily been
frequent revison in our system of
taxation. “But,” he declared “the
fact that there can be no fixed sys
tem of taxation does not mean there
can be no fair system of taxation.”
He termed the . sales tax as the moat
unfair tax possible, and for. this
reason the Tax Association has set
as its first objective the abolishment
of this form of taxation in the State.
“We are fighting” he said, “for
economy in government and. fair, sys
tem of taxation * which eliminates
citizen a square <!f0?‘TpBzWX As*
sociatwn, he and, has ah aw—d the
people of the State that “candidates
who a few months ago did not have
the nerve to take a definite stand
on the sales tax issue are now
climbing on the anti-sales-tax band
wagon because they realize that to
openly advocate retention of the sal
es tax would mean political suicide.”
Although he pointed out many ob
jections to the sales tax, Mr. Leo
nard said the one true indictment
against it which cannot be refuted
is that “it is contrary to the one
essential element of fair • taxation
ability to pay—it Is a tax on con
sumption—and is driving business
from the stores at the merchants
of this State.” He declared that
many of those who advocate the
sales tax are evading the real issue
by asking “where will we get the
money if we **** off the sales
tax.” He said the State’s own Tax
Commission had shown where the
money could be gotten, and had
“gone on record againat sales taxes,”
but the Legislature refused to follow
the advice of its own commission.
The Governor and other State of*
ficers were denounced by Mr. Leo
nard for trying to popularize now a
tax which they themselves had de
clared “ruinous to business, and a
tax on poverty” in their pre-primary
speeches two years ago. "The
linking of the sales tax with the
schools,” he said, "is like the old
plan of linking schools with liquor.”
“We were told that if we voted out
liquor we would vote out schools,
and now we are told that if we1
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Rainfall Of Untold
(Value To Cibps Of
The Farmer Section
Parmer, May 16.—Mr. and Mrs.
G- B. Bgerton, of Durham, and Mr.
•»d Mrs. W. F. Coac, of Ramseur,
w*«k end guests of Mrs.
■•wxana Dorsett.
M. F. Skeen his been ill for the
Past few days, but is now improv
Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Hubbard spent
a lew days last week in Greens
2,ro. as guests of their daughter,
«■ E. Kearns.
Mrs. Flora Morgan and daughters,
T*?68 Ocia and Sue Morgan, spent
short time in Worth ville on Sun
r Mr- «*d Mrs. a O. Byrd.
Hammond, of Randleman. has
spending a few days with his
Mr. and Mra. Madison Ham
suffering with an attack of
*P«c sore throat.
and Mrs. W. a Kearns, of
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by weather of
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immunity are still ahnost dry am
feU?* ** rainfall be
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Work In Asheboro
Sixty person* lure employed in
Asheboro and at the airport just
«wth of town under the Federal
Emergency Relief office. Work is be
ing furnished only to those whose
families have been or are on relief
of some sort, and only enough to
pay for the relief furnished.
A carload of fertilizer has been
received at the local relief office for
distribution among families on re
lief. This fertilizer must either be
paid for now, or this fall from prod
ucts grown by these families. Elev
en mules have been placed with such
families, and no more will be avail
able this season.
Joe Ellis is in charge of the farm
rehabilitation program in the county
and is going ahead with this phase
of relief in a most capable manner.
W. W. Jones & Sons
Store At Carthage
Damaged By Fire
Fire, of undertermined origin,
broke out in W. W. Jones and Sons
Department, at Carthage, one of the
eipht stores owned and operated by
the Jones brothers, of Asheboro,
about 2:00 o’clock Monday afternoon.
The fire Btarted in the basement
where considerable stock was stored
and damaged a large part of the
stock. On the first floor also,
damage resulted front water and
smoke. C. T. Henson is manager
of the store at Carthage.
Annual Recitation
Declamation Contest
Is Held At Trinity
Trinity, May 16.—The annual re
citation and declamation contest was
held at Trinity high school Friday
night before a large audience.
The winner in the recitation con
test was Miss Ruth Coltrane, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mm. A. B. Coltrane.
She received a medal offered by
Doak Finch, of Thomasville. The
winner in declamation contest was
Willie Welbome, son of Mrs. J. L.
Welbpjne. He received the medal
offered .by the ./Bnior Order Coun
cil 307.
Other contestants were: Mary
Belle Royals, Margueritte Ingram,
Marie Mikfa, Bill Cumby, Sam
Officers Installed
At Monday Meeting
Trinity P.-T. A.
Rising Vote Of Thanks Is Giv*
en The Retiring President
For Her Work.
Trinity, May 14.—The Trinity
P.-T. A. met Monday evening, May
7th, in the high school auditorium
with- Mm. A. B. Coltrane, the presi-,
dent, in the chair. *
Dm devotional service was con
ducted by Rev. G. W. Williams, pas
tor of the Trinity M. E. church.
The following officers were in
stalled for the ensuing year: High
School Assn., President, Mrs. T. L.
Meredith; Vice President, H. C. Roy
als; Secretary, Miss Carrie Cran
ford; Treasurer, Mr. Matthews. Ele
mentary Assn.: President, Mrs. G.
W. Williams; Vice President Miss
Virginia Johnson; Secretary, Miss
Bess Johnson; Treasurer, Miss Ruth
Edwards.
Mrs. C. C. Cagle in be hail or tne
association expressed appreciation
for the splendid work and untiring
efforts of its president, Mrs. A. B.
Coltrane, during the past two years.
The audience responded by a rising
vote of thanks. It was through the
efforts of Mrs. Coltrane that this
local P.-T. A. unit was organized
eight years ago when she became its
first president. The recent division
is something quite new for a rural
organization.
The attendance banner award for
the Elementary Department went to
Miss Virginia Redding’s 5th grade,
while Miss Sallie Pearson’s 8th
grade received the one for the high
school. _
Mrs. J. I* Robbins and Mrs. G.
W. Williams, who were representa
tives to the State P.-T. A. convene
tion in Durham gave splendid re
ports. These were followed by "The
Wedding of Miss Domestic Science
and Mr. Agriculture” by Miss Pear
son’s eighth grade which was qpite
unique.
Miss Pearson invited the audience
to the Home Economics Department
for an exhibit and refreshments.
TO
OBSERVE MEMORIAL _.
DAY AT REHOBETH
Memorial Day will be observed at
Rehobeth Methodist church, Cole
ridge charge, June 3, at 10:30
o’clock. A short service in the ceme
tery will precede the regular wor
ship in the church.
Rev. W. M. Smith, of Main Street
Methodist Church, Belmont, will
preach the memory sermon.
Mr. is a native of Randolph
ing old friends and
iR&e thousand Mimosa trees plant
sd fine the highway out of Mor
gan ton three yeari ago were pruned
recently under the direction of the
9Wfc* County fan*, agent. * ( -
dosing Exercise
Seagrove School
On Friday Night
Dr. H. T. Stevens Preached
Instructive Sermon To School
Graduating Class.
Eleven Seniors
Are Awarded Diplomas; Prof.
T. F. Bulla Compliments
The Community.
Seagrove, May 14.—Dr. H. T.
Stevens, pastor of the Asheboro Bap
tist church, brought a practical mes
sage to the graduating class and
a large audience Thursday night.
His subject was “Going the Second
Mile.”
On Friday night the closing ex
ercise of the school year was held.
When the graduating class presented
their class day program. Miss Bon
nie Auman delivered the salutatory
and Miss Verdie Auman the vale
dictory. Prof. T. F. Bulla gave a
brief talk in interest of the school,
expressing his appreciation to the
people of the community in being
so kind after the fire as to lend
the use df the different buildings so
that the school year might be com
pleted; and especially to the mem
bers of the M. P. church for the
use of their new building for school
work as well as the commencement
exercises. Prof. Bulla presented the
diplomas to the following seniors:
Bonnie and Verdie Auman, Nita
Trogdon, Frances Bean, Hazel Comer,
Hallie Thomas, Cornelia Wright and
Hubert Auman, James King, Seth
Trogdon, and Grady Scott. Little
Miss Martha Green was mascot for
the class. The entire faculty has
been re-elected for the coming year.
J. M. Green and daughter, Martha,
spent the past week end at Eton
College with Rev. and Mrs; T. J.
Green.
J. L. Spencer and family, of Mo
Leansville, - visited at 0. D. Law
rence Friday and attended ^he gra
duation exercise Friday night, i
Mr. and Mrs. Branson Williams,
Mr. and Mrs. Worthy Browjn, of
Hemp, visited at A. R. Amman’s
during the week end.
Miss Lena Russell is attending the
commencement exercises at the AJtta
mahaw-Ossipee school near Burling
ton.
spend the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Graves and
Mr. ahd Mrs. Aster Ring went to
Greensboro Sunday to visit Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Kennette. Mr. Kemette
has recently suffered a stroke of
paralysis but is much improved.
Dr. P. E. Lindley, of High Point
College, preached at the' M. P.
church Sunday.
Mrs, Amos Farkrw spent last week
with relatives in High Point!' ' ‘
On the night, of May t 2Mtr the
senior class entertained the members
of the faculty and junior class at a
picnic at Oornelison pond. A very
enjoyable evening was spent.
Hold Flower Show
During The Day In
Old Cranford Home
The annual flower show given by
the Asheboro Woman’s Club will be
held this afternoon in the residence
formerly occupied by Pugh Funeral
Home on Sunset avenue. The doors
open at 2 o’clock and a small ad
mission fee will be charged at the
door. Refreshment will be served
during the afternoon and supper will
be served from 5:00 to 8:00 o'clock.
From 8:00 to 10:00 o’clock a bene
fit bridge and rook party will be
given. The proceeds will go towards
paying for planting the local school
grounds. The members of the club
wish to urge the public to attend.
Zollicoffer And Party
In Randolph Wednesday
Hon. Jere Ferrf Zollicoffer, candi
date for congress from the fourth
district, was a visitor in Asheboro
Tuesday, and Wednesday. Mr. Zolli
coffer was accompanied by Wm. S.
Corbitt, A. A. Zollicoffer, and Mayor
Irvin B. Watkins, all of Hender
son, Mr. ZolHcoffer’s home town.
The party visited several towns and
rural sections of the county on this
trip. A motorcade of friends of this
candidate will doubtless visit Ran
dolph between now and the -date of
the primary.
MEMORIAL SERVICE AT
BEULAH BAPTIST CHURCH
There will be a memorial service
and community singing at Beulah
Baptist church four miles south of
Bennett the third Sunday in May.
The memorial service will be held
in the morning, picnic dinner on the
grounds at noon, and the community
singing in the afternoon at 1:30
o’clock. The public is invited to
come and take part
Celebrates Birthday
Mias Mary Sue Hayworth was I
honored Monday evening with a*>ar
ty in celebration of her tweftii birth
day. Miss Jana Page Walker was
hostess on this occasion. Informal
games were enjoyed from 7:00 until
9:00 o’clock. Light refreshments
were served during the evening.
About twenty young folks were pre
sent at. tWa pa*** j. |4. |; i
Hie Family Upstairs
Will , Be Presented
Friday, May 18th
Urn May production for the Ashe
boro Little Theatre will be) an qut
s tan ding comedy of American home
life entitled "lie Family Upstairs."
This play will be presented in the
school auditorium on Friday even
ing, May 18, at 8:16 o’clock. A
clever plot, with many laughs, insure
an evening of real entertainment.
Aside from the cleverness of the
play and the interesting cast, Harvey
Cripps director of the play and of
the Little Theatre, announces that
a percentage of the proceeds go to
ward the proposed Community build
ing for Asheboro. So, in attending
this performance, you will enjoy a
pleasant evening while contributing
toward this much-needed community
project.
The cast follows: W. A. Under
wood, Jr., Clara Gill, Virginia Bark
er, John Kirkman, Pauline Hamilton,
Harvey Cripps, Dorothy Whitaker,
Tim Soady, Sidney Truesdale.
Prof. J. E. Allen
Becomes Dean Of
Boiling Springs
Former Liberty . High School
Head Is Elected Dean Of
Boiling Springs College.
Is Given praise
For Recent Schoo
Dowell County
portunity Foi Service.
Prof. J. E. Allen, jwho for a num
ber of years was s iperintendent of
the Liberty high scl ood, and is now
Dean of Boiling Spi mgs College, is
making headquaitoi 5 in Asheboro
and is soliciting stud ants for the col
lege. He expressed lis desire to in
terview every high school graduate
in Randolph, the c ranty in which
he was bom, as wel as. Montgomery
the county where he was raised, who
may be planning • ( > enter college
some place in Sep ember. He is
particularly interest d in the boys
and girls who are not financially
aide to attend an a ipensive college
but are mentally equipped to take a
Work In Mc
Has Op
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Buick Announces
New Line Medinm
Price Motor Cars
New Cars Announced. Saturday
In Shew Rooms Through
out The United States.
Series 40 Buick
New Line Includes Five Body
Types; Brilliant Perform
ance Promised.
Flint, Mich., May 14.—A new line
of Buick Motor cars, priced in the
low medium bracket, was introduced
Saturday in Buick dealer’s show
rooms throughout the United States
and Canada.
The new cars, of traditional Buick
design and construction, invade a
price field hitherto untouched by
Buick and open up for this veteran
unit of General Motors a new and
extensive market. Production in
volume already is under way at the
company’s plants and adequate
stocks of the cars are now in the
hands of dealers. The new line will
be designated the Series 40 Buick.
The price range will be from $795
for the standard business coupe to
$925 for the five-passenger, four
door club sedan. These are the low
est prices ever placed on Buick motor
cars.
On a 117-inch wheelbase chassis,
the new line includes five body types
at the following F. O. B. prices:
Five-passenger, four-door dob sedan
with built-in trunk, $925; two-pas
eenger business coupe, $795; four
passenger sport coupe, $855; five
passenger four-door sedan, $895;
five-passenger touring sedan, $865.
Brilliant performance and economy
are outstanding features. Powered
with a Buick straight eight, value
in-head engine developing 93 horse
power, the new cars are capable of
speeds up to 85 miles an hour and
will accelerate from 10 to 60 miles
an hour in 21 seconds. Fuel economy
is 15 miles per gallon of gasoline at
a cruising speed of 55 miles an hour.
MEETING IS HELD BY
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
A meeting was held in Greensboro
Tuesday night, attended by several
electrical contractors from Randolph,
Guilford, Alamance, Caswell and
Rarirfaijftam counties, to disCUSS
wavs and means for maximum ef
in application of the
code. The electrical code be
effective April 80. Detailed
information in regard to the code
will be furnished to any electrical
contractor by the compliance com
mittee, composed of Hobart M. Bry
ant, of High Point, Raymond Starr,
L. M. Davis and G. Worth Jordan, of
Contract Is Let
School Building In -
Seagrove District
Contract waB let Saturday after*
noon to Burrow and Lewallen, local
contractors, for building the school
house at Seagrove. Hie contract
calls for a one-story brick building,
having ten class rooms, a study hall,
auditorium and nursery. The build
ing will approximate the size of that
burned several weeks ago.
Terms of the contract call for the
building to be completed by Septem
ber 8th, in time for opening of the
fall term of school. Lamb and Lew
alien’s bid of $20,262.00 was the
lowest of nine received by the county
board of education. Contract for
plumbing and heating has not been
let.
Chevrolet Sales
Top 100,000 Mark
During Past Month
Detroit Mich., May 14.—For the
first time in three years, sales of
an automobile manufacturer for a
single month topped the one hund
red thousand mark. , This was
brought out today in a statement is
sued by William E. Holler, general
sales manager of Chevrolet Motor
Company, announcing retail sales of
Chevrolet passenger cars and trucks
during April of 100,046 units. This
figure includes Canadian, export and
domestic deliveries. •
This compares with 59,103 units in
April, 1933, and 96,893 units in
March of this year, according to the
statement.
Retail sales the first four months
of this year totaled 281,033 as com
pared to 184,138 in the same period
a year ago, an increase of 52 per
cent.
Chevrolet’s April retail sales re
cord is considered significant in view
of the fact that this company has
suffered an acute car shortage,
practically since the new 1934 models
were introduced and only now is
catching up in a small measure with
the thousands of unfilled order on
its books. Retail sales were higher
than for any similar period in 35
months, since April, 1931, to be
exact, and this tremendous retail
volume, according to Mr. Holler, is
the direct result of the modem fea
tures and many unusual improve
ments iAcotporated in -the new 1934
With Many Present
About seventy relatives and
friends gathered Sunday, May 13,
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Baldwin, at Spies, for a family re
union. Dinner was served in picnic
style in the grove at the Baldwin
home. Rev. J. W. Crinkley, pastor
of the Presbyterian church at Hemp,
made an interesting and instructive
talk on the occasion.
Among those present were:
Rev. J. W. Crinkley, Hemp; Mr.
and Mrs. E. R. Baldwin and family,
Greensboro; Mr .and Mrs. H. P.
Baldwin and family, Archdale; Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Baldwin and family,
Miss Sue Baldwin, Ramseur; Mrs.
Worth B. Baldwin, Southern Pines;
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Baldwin, Spies;
Mrs. Roy Griffin, Jonesboro; Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas C. Delk and fami
ly, Mooresville; Dr. and Mrs. Pom
dexter, and family, Greensboro; Mr.
and Mrs. E. S. Thomas and family,
Franklinville; Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Whitley, Goldsboro; Mrs. Eva Tay
lor, and Miss Flora Taylor and Mr.
Pressley, Greensboro; Mrs. Agnes
Sweet, Strofford, Vermont; Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. West, Mr. and Mrs.
Lester West and family, Mr. Thomas
West, Asheboro; Mr. and Mrs. R. R.
Morgan, Raleigh; Mr. Ike Stewart,
Archdale; Mrs. Mary Caddell, Jones
boro; Miss Brantley, Ramseur; Mrs.
Maggie Lewis and family, Eagle
Springs; Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Mon
roe, Eagle Springs; Mr. and Mrs.
A. L. Monrie and family, Spies.
NEW SALEM NEWS
Randleman, May 14.—Mrs. Char
lotte Morgan was a recent visitor at
her aunt’s Mrs. Jane Doctor, Mrs.
Morgan was en route from Florida
to her home in Maysville, Michigan.
Mrs. J. M. Hirishaw and son,
Paul, visited Mrs. Martha Frasier
last Tuesday. Mrs. Frasier is quite
ill at her home near Randleman.
Walter Turner has measles at the
home of his aunt here, Mrs. H. E.
Trogdon.
Little R. L. Kanoy, Jr., who has
been sick for several days is im
proving.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Hawks and
family, of High Point, spent Satur
day night with Mr. and Mrs. E. C.
Hinshaw and family.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Ward and
family visited Mr. and Mrs. Pearl
Ward at High Point Sunday. Mr.
and Mrs. Pearl Ward announced the
birth of a daughter, Betty Lou.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Elington, of
Winston-Salem, Mr. and Mrs. Ira
Lewis, of Greensboro, and Mr., and
Mrs. Hoyt Hawks, of High Point,
visited their father J. V. Hinshaw
Sunday.
Patient la Charlotte Hospital
Miss Rebecca Hedrick, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hedrick, is e pa
tient in the Charlotte Sanitarium
where Dr. Miller is treating her.
Mi*s Hedrick was injured in an au
tomobile wreck a few weeks ago.
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Mother’s Day Is
Observed Sunday
Mt. Olivet Church
Both Sunday School And Ep
worth League Programs On
This Occasions.
Erect, May 14.—Mother’s Day was
observed Sunday in the Sunday
school, and also in the Epworth
League Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Hermon Williams,
of Chapel Hill, spent the Week end
with Mrs. William’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. M. P. Wrenn.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe TySor, of High
Point, Mr. and Mrs. Wade Tysor
and children, of Asheiboro; Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Tysor, of Greensboro; and
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Deaton and son,
of Mt. Gilead, spent Sunday with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M.
Tysor. '
Mr. and Mrs. Elton Stout and
children, of Siler City, Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Stout, and son, of Greensboro,
and Miss Ava Stout, of Leaksville,
spent Sunday with their mother,
Mrs. T. H. Tysor.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Homer and
two sons, of Graham, spent Saturday
and Sunday with Mrs. Homer’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Sugg. They
also visited relatives at Hemp.
Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Wrenn and
daughters, Misses Maie and Lucy,
and son, Edwin, spent Sunday with
Mr. Frenn’s daughter, Mrs. George
Gunter, in Asheiboro.
Miss Rosa Brown is at home
after spending some time with her
sister, Mrs. Ray Owen in High
Point.
Mrs. W. M. Maness spent Sunday |
with her daughter, Mrs. Willie Cox I
at Moffitt.
L. E. Teague, of Thomasville,
visited his father, G. W. Teague,
here Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Teague spent
a few days last week with their
daughter, Mrs. A- B. Caveness near
Sanford. They were accompanied
home by Mr. and Mrs. Caveness and
Mrs. McBride.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Royal Davis
recently, a daughter.
Mrs. William Staley recently spent
some time here with her son, Will
Staley and family.
L. O. Sugg, who has been ill for
some time, is greatly improved, but
he is still confined to his bed most
of the time. V
Alumni Of ftmdolph
Extended Invitation
College wm Round Out This
Month Tho 160th Anniver
sary Of Its Existence.
Wake Forest, May 14.—Rounding
out this month its first 100 years of
service, Wake Forest College is ex*
tending to its Randolph county
alumni a special invitation to return
to the campus the laet three days in
May for the Centennial-Commence
ment celebration.
Them now appear on the alumni
register names of 16 Randolph coun
ty men Who have studied at the
senior Baptist college. Seven of
these are from Asheboro, two each
are from Liberty and Ramseur, while
one each is from Randleman, Trini
ty. Three do not have their home
addressee listed.
Where errors and omissions are
noted, alumni are requested to in
form the college.
The personnel of the group, with
towns and years of departure, fol
lows:
Asheboro: Dr. Dempsey Barnes,
1923; Dr. Tiffany Barnes, 1955$; A.
I. Ferree, 1916; W. M. Green, 1906;
G. H. King, 1915; Dr. O. G. Tillman,
1919; S. W. Miller, 1932.
Ramseur: Rev. H. McC. Stroupe,
1921, and R. P. Stroupe, 1933.
Liberty: Dr. R. D. Patterson, 1927,
and C. B. Winn, 1930.
Other areas: H. H. Hamilton, 1917,
of Randleman; R. D. Marsh, 1904, of
Trinity; and W. J. Byrum, 1011,
Dr. J. R. Johnson, 1925, Ramseur;
arid Mrs. Juanita Gregg Winn, 1929,
Greensboro.
SINGING ON SATURDAY
AT WALTER’S GROVE
There will be a singing at Walter’s
Grove church Saturday night, May
19, beginning at 7:30 o’clock. A
number of good quartets and singers
will be present. The public is in
vited. A mother’s day program will
be given on Sunday, May 20, begin
ning at 10 o’clock. An interesting
and varied program has been pre
pared for this event. Dinner will be
served picnic style on the church
grounds.
Mrs. Copeland Called Home
Mrs. R. E. Copeland was called
to Macon, Ga., on Friday on account
of the critical illness of her father,
H. T. White. Mr. White died Mon
day and was buried Tuesday. Mrs.
Copeland is remaining for a short
stay with relatives in Macon before
returning to her home in Asheboro.
To Clean Cemetery
All who have friends and relatives
buried at New Hope cemetery in
Union township, are asked to meet at
the cemetery on Saturday morning,
May 26th, and clean the grounds,
Grange Meeting
Sophia Grange No. 906 will hold
1 an open meeting Tuesday night,
May 22, at 8 p. m. The public is
jcordially Invited to attend.—Mrs. C.
W. Wall, Secretary.
Baracaikss Of
ChrisflChurch
Enjoy? Barbecue
Mr. And Mrs. J. O. King En
tertain Class At Their Home
Last Saturday Evening
Doing Great Work
Sunday School Has An Enroll
ment Of 200. With Average
Attendance Of 170.
Ramseur, May 14.—The members
of the Ramseur Christian church
Baraca class enjoyed a sumptuous
Dutch-Style Barbecue supper at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. King
Saturday evening. A long table was
arranged in the beautiful grove of
the late Jas. A. Parks home' near
Ramseur, Mr. King being host to his
class. Mr. King is a contractor,
spending most of his time at Wash
ington, D. C., but being one of
Ramseur’s home boys, spends his
leisure time at his home here and
is a part of this large and active
Sunday school class. The history
of the fine class runs back twenty
odd years and has been led much
of this time by T. A. Moffitt as
teacher, who, while still serving in
this capacity is ably assisted by
G. H. Hodgin. The school, of which
this class is a part is one of the
most progressive schools of this sec
tion, having about 200 on roll and
rolling up an average attendance
last year of 170.
I his mens class is composed of 55
of Ramseur's industrious and pro
gressive citizens and is dong fine
work among the men of our town.
At this enjoyable event, interesting
talks were made by I. H. Foust, E.
H. Bray, O. R. Kennedy, P. V. Paries,
H. C. Parks, and others, the host,
Mr. King, introducing the speakers
and making everyone feel at home
and helping all to enjoy the oc
casion to the full. The event was
one of fellowship and inspiration to
promote the work of the class to
greater service. Much humor by the
several attendants kept everything
happy, the only note of seriousness
being the fact that one of the mem
bers, H. F. Brady, was the only
undertaker of the community and it
appeared as if he would have to be
cared for by himself. Another mem
ber of the class happened to be the
city’s policeman and this prevented
some (It was said) from carrying off
the left-over sandwiches.
Them men will long remember
this happy occasion and the hospi
tality of Mr. King.
The closing of Ramseur school
last Wednesday night with one of
the most enjoyable plays, “The Man
from Nowhere,” marked one of the
most successful years of our school.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Moffltt spent
the past week end with friends at
High Point.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Marley and
children and Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Riehm visited friends at Leaksvillfr
the past week end.
The many friends are glad to see
John Leonard at borne, much im
proved after spending some time at
High Point hospital.
Special services in honor of moth
ers were held in the churches Sun
day. Rev. J. M. Barber preached on
“Mother and Calvary,” a most in
spiring sermon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Cox and Mr.
and Mrs. R. C. White had a de
lightful day fishing at Wendell last
Thursday.
Rev. Mr. Phillips, pastor, and a
number of the members of the Holi
ness church here attended special
services at Kannapolis Sunday.
Rev. Mr. Barber and his family,
of Aberdeen, spent some time here
last week, with his brother, Rev.
J. M. Barber. He will lead us in
a revival here, beginning Thursday,
May 24th.
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Deaths
Mrs. R. B. Spencer
Mrs. Elizabeth Ellen Beeson Spen
cer 73, died at her home in New
Market township Wednesday morn
ing:, May 9th, after an illness of 18
days, following: a stroke of paralysis.
She was bom in Randolph county
January 21, 1861, a daughter of
Henry H. and Jane Blair Beeson. She
was married to Robert B. Spencer,
September 7, 1861. She was a life
long member of Marlboro Friends
church. She is survived by her hus
band and by two brothers, W. Sid
ney Beeson, of Sophia, Rt. 1, and
John F. Beeson, of Randleman, rt.
1, and by two sisters, Mrs, W. W.
Lassiter, of Mechanic, and Mrs. C. V.
Marsh, of Sophia, route 1. The fun
eral was conducted at Marlboro
Friends church Thursday at 11
o’clock by the pastor, Rev. B. B.
Bulla. The pallbearers were ne
phews, Elmer Beeson, Carl Beeson,
William Beeson, Hansel Beeson, Hal
Lassiter and Edg^u:. Marsh* The
flower bearers were nieces, Mrs. R.
E. Betts, Mrs. Elise Kennedy, Mrs.
Edna Kemp, Mrs. Bettie Calicutt,
Myrtle Grace Edwards Mary Pitts
and Bettie Ann HarrelL Interment
followed in the church cemetery.
Memorial Service
The Memorial service at Antioch
Christian church will be held on Sun