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Randolph County Rend The COURIER—It Lends m EggxjED weekly PRINCIPLES, ASHEBORO, N. Q, 5,021 People Welcome You to Asheboro, “Center North Carolina” $2.00 A YEAR Commissioners Held An Adjourned Session Monday, July 23rd, To Fix The County Budget For 1934-1935 Local School Debt Would Be Laid Upon Randolph County Counsel For Schools Demanded Commissioners Assume Bonded Indebtedness. Pass Resolution Approving Budget institutional Debts Ordered Paid While Proposed Budget Stands Open 20 Days. Probably the most widely interest inir item discussed at; the adjourned lession of the County Commissioners held on Monday, July 23rd, at the Court House in Asheboro, dealt with the question as to whether or not Randolph would take over the Ashe boro school debt The board met primarily for the purpose of con tinning the work of fixing the budget for the county for the coming year and the matter of whether or not the city schools would enjoy the same benefits and privileges as other school districts as to the payment of local school debts by the county proved an interesting discussion. The minutes of the board, as re corded state: “H. M. Robins, attorney for the Asheboro chartered schools, appeared before the board and de manded that the county assume all bonded indebtedness of the Asheboro chartered schools. The board de clined to do this, unless the charter ed school would surrender their charter, as has been done by outer chartered schools 5n the county, namely, Randleman, Franklinville and Rsmseur. The Asheboro school re futed to do this.” There was no further action re coded on the part of the board and whether or not the attorney for the -wi will issue a mandamus order « the county board has not been lade public. It was mentioned, how -» that this matter came before and misdosers to consult with their at torney concerning. L C. Moser re present* the ‘Commissioners. The school debt is approximately $100,000.00. It will be remembered that some two years or more ago two members of the school board presented this matter to the county board of education but the county authorities declined to take over the city school for reason that the school would not surrender their charter. Several outstanding debts of small denominations were ordered paid and the following resolution was adopted. "Be it resolved that the board of county commissioners of Randolph county, North Carolina, this the 23 rd day of July, 1984, that for the nec essary expenses of the county gov ernment, its activities and institution for the period from June 30, 1934 until the adoption and approval of the annual budget appropriation, there are hereby appropriated an •mount sufficient to defray the ex penses of said activities and institu tions until said appropriations are made.” Another action of the board was the appropal of the budget appropria tions for 19S4-1935 and placed on file in the office of JR. C. Johnson, derk of the board, for public in spection for a period of 20 days. A few minor orders as, stopping removal of top soil from county home property, and like items, con cluded the work for this special ses sion. Peaches Now Ripe In Randolph Co.; Unsually Erne With Sandhill peaches in dose prosimity and so delicious, we we prone to forget that peaches also JJww fa the clay, bat heavily laden ®eee bear out the statement. At the Highland Peach Orchard, located a ™e south of Aaheboro on High ■** 70. the Bdk in their prim th Republicans Issue Call For County Convention August 4 With the November general election better than two months in the future, politics begin to simmer and warm up in Randol ph county where the county of fices are often divided between the two parties. The immediate interest of the moment is the formal call for the Randolph county Republican convention which will be held in the county court house in Asheboro on Sat urday, August 4th. The time of the meeting announced by chair man W. L. Ward and secretary Rufus Routh is 2:30 o’clock. Leaders throughout the coun ty intimate that there is already considerable interest evinced throughout various sections of the county. For this reason, an unusually large crowd is expected in attendance at the convention. Candidates for the county of fices will be discussed and nam ed at the meeting Saturday. Mr. Ward will call the con vention to order and several local men will speak. The chief speak ers of the afternoon, however, will be Hon. Charles A. Jonas and Hon. Wm. C. Meekins. Mr. Jonas is a former Congress Randolph Court Of Civil Actions Concluded Wed. Finishing up the second week of civil cases, Judge A. M. Stack closed Randolph county superior court Wed nesday evening after the disposal of a large number of cases. The first case taken up this week was that of John R. Smith vs. Essie L. Mor rison, concerning the division of land. The case was referred to H. M. Robins, local attorney, for settle ment. A number of other eases were discussed and non suited while others were continued. Three divorces were These were accorded Wfl worth A Heed vs. Sarah Allred. The case of Glenn Lowdermilk vs. Annie King Gillis Holbrook, a suit to set aside a mortgage, claimed to have been obtained by fraud, con sumed considerable time. The mort gage was cancelled. Jack Lowe was allowed the sum of |310 as a result of an automobile colision. The case was slated Jack Lowe vs. Ben Jackson. Judge A. M. Stack, of Monroe, has presided over the docket and has received high commendation from the local bar, several visiting at torneys, and others who have come in contact with the workings of this term of court Judge Stack presided in the place of Hon. Michael Schenek, who was appointed to the Supreme court bench since the court calendar was made out Judge Stack presided over a term of Randolph court five years ago and the an nouncement that he would come to Randolph to replace Judge Schenck met with general approval. Judge Schenck held court in Randolph last year and also has a large number of friends in the county. * Mr. And Mrs. Bulla Observe Wedding Anniversary, 19th In celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Emery Bulla passed the day quietly with a few relatives and close friends calling to extend Kaof uriahpc Mr. and Mrs. Bulla were quietly married on July 18th, 1909 at the parents, Mr. home of Mrs. Bulla’s . and Mrs. P. L. Scurlock, in Glenola. James B. Coltrane, J. P., performed the ceremony in the presence of a few friends and, relatives. Mrs. Bulla’s parents later moved to New Bern, but her father was connected with the Glenola Brick Yard for many years. # Mr. Bulla is a son of Mr. and Mrs. P. L Bulla, of North Asheboro, life long residents of the county. The ten children of Mr. and Mrs. Bulla are all living. They are: Otis Bulla, of Asheboro: Mrs. Bessie McPherson, of High Point: Ralph, Prank, Sadie, Kenneth, Velma, Marie, Lyndon, and Scurlock, at heme. There is only one grandchild, Patricia Jean McPherson. Mr. And Mrs. McCssd Move Mr. and Mrs. McCord who have been living in Asheboro for the nut year have moved to Spartan K. S a, where Mr. McCord has accepted a position with theMoirt gomery hardware company. Mr. Mc Ooid was formerly connected with o man and is now national commit teeman Mr. Meekins is state chairman of the Republican party and is also well known throughout Republican ranks. Both men are well known speak ers as state leaders in their party. It will be recalled that Mr. Meekins was named chairman of the party in the state at the Charlotte convention some two or three months ago. At this time Asheboro offered a candi date, A. I. Ferree, who made an exceeding good run and gave Mr. Meekins a chase for his office. But, in true Republican fashion, Mr. Ferree makes a grand gesture and is instrumen tal in inviting his opponent to his home county for a speech and to meet the leaders. The convention not only bids fair to offer some good-old-time political speakers, but promises to be a love feast of the breath em who are laying their plans and setting their traps for the coming campaign with the Demo crats of Randolph in the ap proaching November election. Kiwanians Picnic At City Pond On Thursday Evening Program Of Fan Indudes Horse Shoe Pitching; Sumptuous Picnic Supper Enjoyed. The Asheboro Kiwanis Club enjoy ed their annual outing at the city pond on Thursday afternoon and evening, this meeting supplanting the regular weekly dinner meeting held by the organization. I. C. Moser, local attorney, made the chief speech of the evening. His talk dealt largely the work and high ideals of the Kiwanis Club. Jokes inter spersed the talk, making it a typical thfe deligWtfuf occasion. Included in the guest list was Hoy J. Spearman, of the High Point Kiwanis club. The local club expressed regret at the absence of Kiwanian E. V. Hobbs, who has been ill and was unable to attend this meeting. The most interesting feature of the meeting was the unusually good supper served by the ladies of the Charlotte Methodist Protestant church. For many years, these ladies have had the reputation of being excellent cooks. This meal, however, was voted more delicious than usual and proved a delightful part of the outing meeting. After the supper, Bob Bunch and Lee Kearns produced horse shoes and sponsored games which were par ticipated in by most of the members of the club and their visitors. Con tests and fancy pitching of the shoes furnished great fun both for the spectators and for the participants. Former Randolphian III C. M. Fuller, former Randolph citizen, who has resided in Lumber ton practically during his business career, suffered a stroke of paralysis last week. Mr. Fuller has many friends and relatives in the county who will learn of his illness with regret. He attends the fairs and public occasions of general interest in this, his native county as a mani festation of his continued interest. Mr. Fuller is 76 and has been a man of unusual strength and endurance. Mrs. Coffin’s Parents Injured Mrs. Harris Coffin was called to namlet Monday on account of in juries sustained, in an auto accident, by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Hugh R. Ritchie. Mr. Ritchie is in a hos pital but Mrs. Ritchie has sufficiently improved to be removed to her home. Mrs. I. F. Hoffner, of Greensboro, accompanied Mir. and Mrs. Coffin to Miss Margaret Hammond, Emergency Agent, Plans Active Canning Campaign Miss Margaret Hammond, county emergency home agent for Randolph, is encouraging relief families throughout the county to save every thing possible by canning or drying. The response to this program has been moat gratifying and the results will mean a difference in the relief work of the county next winter. According to Mias Hammond’s re port 2^70 quarts of fruits and vege tables have already been canned, but the report is not complete. This amount includes beans, beets, ber ries, fruits, cucumbers, kraut, to matoes, com, soup mixture. Miss Hammond requests that any families having surplus vegetables or fruits to donate same to the relief office. Such expression on the part of these people will be greatly appreciated and will go a long way toward furthering the work of relief. Hiis cooperation will hear fruit this win ter .when needy families am to be taken cam of in the way of food. .The emergency home relief work National Forest Area Embraces A Large Land Tract More Than Half A Million Acres Of Land In Four Counties Are Included. Boundaries Are Set Rough Outside Boundaries Of The Area Are Set Up And Land Photographed. In Randolph county Tuesday look ing over the possibilities of using the Uwharrie National Forest unit for a national park were J. R. Eakin, superintendent of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, with head quarters at Galtinburg, Tenn., and V. Roswell Ludgate, landscape ar chitect with <the national park ser vice, Washington, jD. C. These two government representatives, accom panied by Harris Btrkhead and others made an inspection of the park or forest area between highways 62 and 70 and the Montgomery county line. It is not contemplated, however, that this forest unit will be used as a national park, but as a national forest. Representatives of the Na tional Forest sendee of the federal government came into the area early last spring and began survey of the proposed forest. Already the outside boundaries of the project have been set, including land in Davidson, Ran dolph, Moore and Montgomery coun ties, and comprising a total acreage of 560,026. This outside boundary is approximately as follows: Beginning at the mouth of Ellis Creek, near Newsom, in Davidson county; thence up Ellis Creek about three miles to a road; thence along road, passing Allegheny church, Com plex Salem church; thence down Second Creek to tile Uwharrie River; thence up the Uwharrie river to the mouth of Betty McGee Creek; thence up Betty McGee Creek to a road, about one mile east of Rock Hill church; thence along road, pass ing Hopewell church, to Ulah; thence down Richland Greek to Deep Riv er; thence down?Deep River to the mouth of Littlei Governor’s Creek; thence up Little governor’s Creek to an old ford; thenijje along road, pass ing Priest Hill a|hool, Carthage, and Morris school, tit State highway No. 70, about two wiles noethwest of to Candor; thenc•'leaving Highway 70 and along road passing Sardis church, Pekin, and Little River church, to State Highway No. 51, about one half mile east of Sharon church; thence along Highway 51 to junction with State Highway No. 74 thence along Highway 74 to the east edge of Pee Dee River; thence along, and up, the east edge of the Pee Dee River, and lakes in the same, to where it is formed by the junction of the Uwharrie and Yadkin rivers; thence along, and up, the east edge of the Yadkin river, and lakes in (Please turn to page 5) Purchases Modem Byrd Airplane For Private Flying Gordon York returned Tuesday from a trip through New York and the New England states. Mr. York made the trip up through the country by car, ac companied »by Charles Presnell, but on the return trip Mr. Pres nell brought the car home while Mr. York drove his newly pur chased plane. The new plane is a Byrd two winged biplane of modern de sign and style. It is Mr. York’s plan to add flying hours to his present student’s license, making it a commercial license in the near future. He plans to stay at home while building his fly ing hours on his ship. The only excitement reported by either of the two local boys was taking the wrong air route after arriving in North Carolina and winding up at Rocky Mount instead of Asheboro. This mis take was quickly corrected and Mr. York arrived at home with out serious mishap—the happy owner of a new plane. is not confined solely to matter of food conservation, but also much work is being done for pellagra pa tients in the county. Proper diet for such persons is being emphasized in this regard, and sanitation and better methods of food care and prepara tion are also stressed by Miss Ham mond and her corps of workers. Assisting Miss Hammond in carry ing forward this work are Mrs. L. A. Matthews, of Trinity, Miss Dorothy Cox, of Liberty, Miss Donna Lee Loflin, Mrs. Blanche Walker and Effie Caddell, of Ashsboro. The latter has charge of the home re lief work among the colored citizens of the county and is doing an ex cellent piece of work. among this group. Home two or three years ago, there was considerable agitation throughout this state, and other states as well, concerning the pre valence of pellagra- Doe to ex tensive research as to the cause, and a broad progrttw <rf corrective Local National Guard Company . Home From Camp Returned Early Sunday From Two Weeks Intensive Train ing At Camp Glenn, N. C. Made Good Record Both In Specialist Work And Also On Rifle Range; Little Sickness In Company. Asheboro’s National Guard unit, | Headquarters Company, Third Bat-! talion, 120th Infantry, returned early Sunday from Camp Glenn, More-1 head City, where it had been in intensive training with other units of i the regiment the past two weeks. The company, which is a specialist outfit, was composed of two officers j and 28 enlisted men, commanded by | First Lieutenant Roy Cox, who was i also Battalion Adjutant. Second i Lieutenant Henry V. Kivett, the! other officer, was Battalion communi-) cations officer. Work of the company was pro-1 nounced by federal officers on duty' in the camp as most satisfactory; I in fact, it won the distinction of; being the best functioning battalion headquarters company in the en tire regiment. The company not only took part in the regular drills scheduled for infantry troops, but also set up and furnished communi cations in the nature of runners, ; telephone and radio service for the j battalion in field work. Members of the company displayed [ distinct improvement on the rifle range, fourteen of the 28 officers and men firing the course having qual ified, and the average score of the company on the range being raised to 183 points, or 13 points more than the average the year before, Lieu tenants Cox and Kivett, Corporal Sherman C. Venable and Private First Class William R. Galloway qualified as expert riflemen, with Corporal Cecil W. Parl:s qualifying as sharpshooter. Nine members of the company qualified as marksman, these being Sergeants Tom P. Pres nell, George D. Hancock, Murphy F. Cross, and James A. Holder, Jr., Staff Sergeant Milton L. Hanner, Corporal John B. Williams, and Pri vates Pinkney P. Dyson, Alfred F. Caviness and James G. Gaddis. To qualify as expert requires 224 or bmup, pomia.ont of a possible 280; qualifications as sharpshooter requires 214 points and marksman 190 points. Best scores in the company were: Lt. Kivett, 231; Lt. Cox, 230; Cpl. Ven able, 229; Pvt. Galloway, 224. During the two weeks’ encamp ment, the company had many visitors from Asheboro, much to the delight of the membership. These were enabled to see the nature of work carried out at the camp and the ef ficiency of the Asheboro company as well as that of other units of the regiment Food served in the company’s kitchen was well cooked and sanitary. Sgt. James A. Holder directed this important part of the encampment, ably assisted by James G. Caviness and Robert F. Brittain. Tom Coving ton, colored cook, had no small part in the proper preparation of the food. There was plenty of it, in fact, the most and best ever served in a summer encampment in the history of the local company. Only two members of the local unit were ill at any time during the encampment. One of these suffered a case of sunburn while on the beach and the other suffered a slight injury while playing a game. Neither injury, however, was serious. The company was transported to and from camp on pullman cars, en abling the boys to get plenty of rest coming and going from camp. Food was served enroute for supper both to and from Camp Glenn, and on Sunday morning, on arrival of the company in Asheboro the Ashqboro Council of the Junior Order treated tliq boys to an excellent breakfast at the Old Hickory Cafe. Dr. Gerringer Seriously III Dr. L. W. Gerringer, former pas tor of Asheboro Methodist Protestant church, is seriously ill at Duke hos pital. Latest news is that little hope is entertained for his recovery. diet which incorporated wide educa tional work, this disease is on the wane despite the depression. Ran dolph has always been fortunate in the number of pellagra cases re ported. Perhaps this due to the climatic conditions of the county, the poor crops and the health service the county has been fortunate enough to have for some years. Miss Hammond is especially interested in this phase of Hie work and hopes, by cooperation in canning and con servation of surplus fruits and vege tables, to further add to the good health of Randolph ' citizens. Due to the drought, gardens have been late coming in. Miss Hammond and ‘her assistants are pluming an intensive campaign that will cover the entire county for the month of August. If weather conditions are favorable, the fruits and vegetables will be in their prime in August and the {dan and hope is that not a vegetable will be allowed to go to waste. i..i_.u . i...4. , i ■ • ' - r ' -v ' ■ Three Hundred CattlBl o Arrive In Count^aoon Parmer Citizens Form Group For ’Phone Exchange A group of citizens from Farmer and Asheboro route 3 met recently and organized a party telephone line that would connect, in turn, with the Asheboro telephone ex change. Some weeks or more ago, telephone communication with Farmer was discontinued because of private ownership of the line which became unable to pay for itself. Mr. Harris, owner of the private exchange, met with the group and sold the lines to the group of progressive citizens who desire telephone communication with the outside world. Immediately after the trade be tween Mr. Harris and the group, negotiations were commenced with G. R. Kennedy, manager of the local telephone exchange and work began immediately on the line be tween Asheboro and Farmer. This will mean that Farmer will be connected with the Asheboro ex change as a rural line making no cost for a call either way. The line will be in service about Au gust 1st, adding twelve new sub scribers to the Asheboro exchange. John Dillinger Slain In Chicago Sunday As He Leaves Show Outlaw Trapped By Federal Agents; Bullets Poured Into Him Before Could Fire. John Dillinger, Indiana desperado, with crime record, almost innumerable was killed Sunday night, as he came out of the Biograph Theatre, in Chicago. Federal agents had been notified of his presence in the thea tre, and had surrounded the building, laying in wait for him two and half hours. ' The picture Dillinger had been watching was “Manhattan Melo drama,” a story of New York gambl ers and underworld characters. At the close of the picture, Dil linger strode out with two women, furtively as he neared the street— then straightened T^wn he was slain without warning. It was said his companions escaped. Dillinger was shot twice. Government men surrounded his body and would let no one near. They placed it in an ambulance, and word went to Washington that Dillinger had been shot and would*be dead in four or five minutes. Then the am bulance went to a hospital but it was not taken inside. The ambulance stood in a driveway, without lights, closely guarded, apparently awaiting word from Washington authorities. The woman shot with him was able to enter a taxi-cab. She was not identified immediately. The death of swashbuckling John Dillinger marked the journey’s end for the most dangerous deperado of the decade. The machine-gunning outlaw and his uhlans, raiding banks, looting po lice station arsenals, clashing with of ficers, vanishing and reappearing like so many modem headless horse men. Escapades of the head man and his henchmen crowded police annals. Dillinger bullied his way from the Crown Point (Ind.) jail; escaped through an elaborate official ambush in Chicago; shot his way out of a federal trap in St. Paul; mocked the largest army the law ever assem bled in the middlewest. With his aids he was captured under dramatic circumstances in Tucson, Ariz., only to take to the crime trail again and blast to freedom through a ring of government operatives at the little Bohemia lodge in Wisconsin. Dillinger’s body was taken to Mooresville Indiana, the home of his childhood by his 70 year old father, who rode on the hearse over the two hundred mile drive with his deaij desperador son. The body was in terred by the side of his mother, who died in the boy’s infancy, in an Indiana cemetery. Seagrove News Seagrove, July 23.—Mrs. W. L. Stutts, continues quite ill at her home here. Misses Maple Lawrence, Hazel and Alberta Auman returned home Sat urday, from Wake Forest, where they have been attending summer school. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Walker and children of Greensboro, visited in the home of M. E. Leach Sunday. Mrs, Maggie Blackburn, of Lake land, Fla., was the guest of her parents ,Mr. and Mrs. Alson Auman last week. Miss Mary and Mable Auman are spending some time in Baltimore, Md. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Comelison, and Mr. and Mrs. Ivey Luck, spent Sunday at Myrtle Beach, S. <3. Mr. and Mrs. Worthey Brown, of Hemp, spent Sunday in the home of A, R. Auman. Rev. H. Lee House, of Newport News, Va., assisted Rev. E. C. Brady in the revival meeting which was held last week at the Christian church. ; !*•" Work is progressing rapidly on the school building. ‘ •; Vi -v. i iHT ' Pasture Secured For First Ship ment Of Stock From Drought Areas; Others Wanted. Fall Garden Plan To Be Presented Director Lloyd Issues Final Warning Concerning Minor Children Working*. Of the 75,000 head of cattle that will be shipped into North Carolina from drought areas in the near fu ture 300 have already been allocated in Randolph. According to Joe Elli3, E. R. A., these 300 cattle go to the tract of pasture land known as the Burkhead farm, near Pisgah. The shipment is expected almost daily. Meanwhile Mr. Ellis is attempting te secure additional pasturage for other cattle that might come into the coun ty. There are several proposed plans for the accomodation of the cattle which will appeal to the Randolph farmers and stock raisers. The first plan incorporates a three-year lease.. If the pasture land is suffiently large to justify it, the government prefer* pastures that are already fenced in. In event the area is open and large enough, however, arrangements may be made for the fencing, at the ex pense of the owner—rather the ex pense to be subtracted from the rental. The second feasible pro posal is the boarding plan that is particular interest to the smaller farmer who can board a few extra cattle with his own herd. The board is paid.by the government and the farmer has the manure for hie trouble, which is considered quite an item considering the high prices of fertilizer. Another point made by Mr. Ellis, is the fact that the more cattle com ing into the county the more hay and feed-stuffs will be bought of the • local farmers. All who have any feed crops to dispose of are asked to get in touch with Mr. Ellis at the local Relief office. Fall Garden Plan Especially interested is Mr. Ellis* as well as Mr. Lloyd, general direc tor for the county, in the plan of fall gardening. Beginning the first of August, it is the intention of the local office through Mr. Ellis and other workers, to lay especial em phasis on fall and winter gardening. “Green gardens the year 'round” is the slogan of these heading the re lief work now, and Randolph coun ty’s fertile soil will furnish ample space for the plan. Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Ellis, Miss Hammond—the latter in charge of the canning for the coun ty—and others, expect to attend a meeting of NCERA farm and garden, supervisors, case workers and vo cational agricultural teachers held at Lexington on Friday August 3rd. At this time George Ross, state director of rural rehabilitation and Roy H. Thomas, state supervisor of agricul tural education, will have charge of the meeting which will be attended by representatives from Davidson, Davie, Rowan and Randolph counties. After this meeting details will be given out of the plans formulated for this fall garden program. , Mr. Lloyd Issues Warning Robert Lloyd, superintendent of public welfare in Randolph, ERA administrator and representative of the labor department, is again call ing attention of the people of Ashe boro and Randolph county as a whole to the notice issued sometime ago concerning the working of minors. Especially would Mr. Lloyd warn, these who are allowing minor child ren to work for them of the gravity of the offense. He further calls at tention to the fact that children sell ing newspapers, magazines and such must have permits in order to con form with the law. Bootblacks and children employed to hop curb ser vice also come under this law and. must conform to it, A represents tive from the department of labor is expected at an early date and Mr. Lloyd would like for people to at tend to these necessary permits im mediately. Asheboro Gted As Prosperous Piedmont Town Asheboro waa held up as an ex ample in a business way in the San ford- Express last week. In speaking: of the plans of the government, for a building campaign, Editor St. Clair says that there are not only vacant residences but buildings which could be used for Industrial plant*, and advocate securing hosiery mills in order to increase the city’s pay roll. The Express says: We are told that Asheboro has several knitting mills, all running regularly and pay ing good wages. Asheboro is in a prosperous condition due to the fact that she has a number of payrolls, including those furnished by knitting mills. The citation of Asheboro as a prosperous town will be appreciated by readers of The Courier.