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NUMBER 6.
Hauptmann Trial
Continues With A
Hot Fight For life
(German-Born Han Pats Up
Game Fight As Attorneys
On Both Sides Battle.
Many Witnesses
Pate Of Accused Man May
Be Settled Without Much
Further Parley.
Another week and still Bruno Rich
ard Hauptmann is gamely fighting
for his life. But, according to
Colonel H. .Norman Schwarzkopf,
head of the New Jersey State police,
“Bvery available clue in the Lind
berg kidnapping mystery leads to
nobody else but Hauptmann.” Colo
nel Lindbergh listened intently to
this statement, hoping that it may
lead up to the guilty person. The
(Colonel celebrated his 33rd birthday
at the trial Friday. He heard a
parade of defense witnesses attempt
to strengthen alibis for the prisoner,
and at the same time, attempt to
bring Violet Sharpe, the Morrow
maid, into the case. Attorney Gen
eral David T. Wilentz, by cross ex
amination, shaped the testimony of
Colonel Schwarzkopf toward sealing
the case against Hauptmann.
Then Reilly, attorney for defense,
called a Yonkers, New York, restau
rant owner to the stand. She said
that Violet Sharpe was in her restau
rant the night of the kidnapping,
looking agitated and worried. The
witness said that Miss Sharpe stay
ed in the restaurant for about an
hour, and then got in a car and
drove off with two men. But, when
prosecuting attorney Wilentz cross
examined the witness, she was unable
to identify with certainty a photo
graph Wilentz said was the last tak
en of Miss Shatpe, whom long ago
the investigators cleared.
Hans Kloppeahurg, a German car
• pen ter, supported the alibi of Haupt
mann by saying that he remembered
the night of April 2, because he al
ways visited Hauptmann on the first
Saturday of' the month, and then to
gether they would play the mando
lin and sing German songs. This
was sworn to by Kloppenburg on
the witness stand.
Another witness, Paul Vatterle,
swore that he was at Hauptmann’s
sell
er, he passed a ransom certificate
six or seven miles distant from his
own home.
Nothing of great material interest
was in the offing last week at this
trial, although the defense brought
a few witnesses to the stand, and is
prepared to bring thirty-five more,
if necessary, says Edward J. Reilly.
Both lawyers and the judge are in
clined to believe that the greatest
trial in the history of this nation la
coming feat to an end, and pro
phecy that either Hauptmann will
bum or go out. of the Flemington
county court house;a free man, with
all the rights and privileges of every
free American.
Noted Psychiatrist
Dies Friday From
Pneumonia Illness
Dr. Ernest M. Poate, Author,
Doctor, Lawyer, Of South
ern Pines.
Dr. K. M. Poate, prominent phy
sician, attorney and writer, died at
his home at Southern Pines, Friday
after a two week illness of pneu
Under the pea name of Arthur
f Mallory, Dr. Paste wrote several
novels and (many abort stories. He
was a famous authority on psychia
try, having been mMad as a witness
in the famed (LeopoJd-Loeb ease some
few years ago in Chicago. He was
a first lieutenant In the medical
corps during the world war and saw
active service in France being in
charge of the department of mental
and nervous cases. Be wna, Cor a
good while Judge of recorders court
in Southern Pines and for several
years on the faculty of Duke Uni
versity.
Dr. Pbste wad -total in Shanghai,
China. For fporapn years he had
been prominent in civic affairs tn
Southern Pines and served as mayor
of the town.
Funeral services conducted at the
home at 3 p. m Sunday by Dr. C.
Rexford Raymond, (pastor of the
Congregational church of Southern
Pines, assisted by Dr. A, B. Conrad,
pastor of thar«ist Baptist church
of High Point The burial was ia
National Honorary
Beta Club, Ramsenr,
To Give Play Sat
Miss Green, Faculty Sponsor, In
Charge Of The Production
Of This Play.
At The High School
Mrs. Craven Is Given Shower;
Many Visitors At Ramseur
Over The Week End.
Ramseur, Feb. 4.—The Ramseur
Chapter of National Honor Beta
Club wil’. give a play entitled “Jim
mie Be Careful” Saturday night,
February 8th, at Ramseur school au
ditorium. Rehearsals directed by
Miss Green, faculty sponsor of the
club, have been in progress for a
week and the play will be one that
you will enjoy, full of interest and
fun throughout. Members taking part
are: Mildred Craven, Catherine
Riehm, Lucile Edwards, Elizabeth
Smith, Martha Stroup, Theo. Wilson,
Vaughn Dorsett, Jas. Martin, Howard
Cox, Dan Stout.
Mrs. Jesse Craven, who is soon
to move into her new home in North
Ramseur was honored at a kitchen
shower Friday night with Mrs. Al
ton W. Craven and Mrs. C. R. White
head as hostesses, at the home of
Mrs. Craven. The Valentine idea
was featured in the decorations ol
the home. (Numerous games were
enjoyed for a while after which
refreshments were served to the
thirty-four guests. A large collec
tion of useful kitchen utensils pre
sented to the honoree of the occasion
climaxed the evening’s fun.
Miss Blanche Marsh, of Liberty,
was the guests of Miss Velna Lee
Cox Sunday.
At the regular monthly meeting of
Masonic order here last Saturday
night the new corps of officers re
cently elected were duly installed.
The session was one of interest and
promise for a good year for Ramseur
Masons.
Paul V. Parks, of Cranberry
school faculty and several friends,
passed through last Thursday or
way from several days ’attendance
of the General Assembly. They
stopped a short while with his moth
er, Mrs. Jas. A. Parks.
Mrs. J. R. Johnson, who has beer
confined to High Point hospital for s
The Fiddler’s convention was i
success Saturday night. A large
crowd enjoyed the (fiddling and *
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Farm Debt Group
Will Hold Regular
Meeting Tuesday, 12
The County Farm Debt Adjust
ment Committee will hold their regu
lar monthly. meeting in the Court
Hooae, Tuesday, February 12, at J
p. m.
At this meeting the new "Farmers
Farm Relief Act” wiH he explained
This is a bill now pending in Con
gress, and is important to ever*
fanner who is in debt The bill
provides for all farm debts to be
refinanced on a requirement for a
total payment of 3% a year until the
debts are paid. Whether or not it is
made into law depends on the de
mand for it, and all interested are
invited to be present at this hour.
The farmers who applied to the
committee at the last meeting are
all asked to be present and report
on what has been done, and any
fanner in the county whose debts
are a burden is invited to present
the facts to the committee, and
any who want information of any
kind will be welcomed.
The purpose of this committee is
to help the debt burden farmers in
every way possible, and to stop
foreclosure of farm homes.
Anyone unable to be present may
present the -facts to any member
of the committee.
The members of the committee are
B. M. Brower, of Liberty; Mrs. W.
C. Hammer, of Asheboro; A. C.
Lofwdermilk, of Seagrove; N. H. Pro
vost, of Jackson’s Creek, and Bruce
Craven, of Trinity.
County Sanitary Measures
Discussed By The Board
Of espedsl interest at the meeting
of the Randolph county board of edu
cation held at the regular time on
Monday, February 4th, was the re
quest for improvements to be made
at the Central Falla school. There
mas an interesting and detailed re
port of the need* in this school that
base arisen from the large increase
in enrollment, The board took the
matter under consideration and will
make the improvements a* early «a
is possible to do so. As is known
by Baadoteh dtisens, Central
THE GREAT EMANCIPATOR
Abraham Lincoln was the fourth President to die -
the third to pass away while holding that office. He
to die by the hand of an assassin. He was six feet fa;
and was the tallest man who has been President of the
Washington and
-as also the first
inches in height,
Jnited States.
Few Major Bills Passid By
The State Legislative Bod
Senator Hill Introduced Bill Allowing People
Minds About Liquor; Polk County Potitid
Over The Election Lawn.
Speak Their
Squabble
The fourth week of the general
assembly was highlighted by a legal
liquor bill, introduced by Senator
John Sprunt Hill, of Durham, for a
long time an ardent dry and strong
financial pillar of the Anti-Saloon
League. Onlookers, who know their
way about the legislative maze, say
Usat tbe sentiment m the legisla
ture has shifted strongly in favor
of some change from the present
bone dry status. It is also pre
dicted by many legislators that the
Hill bill, with possible modifications,
will pass both houses.
No real important bills have been
passed and the lawmakers are rapid
ly losing hope of a sixty day session.
The house of representatives voted
down the Jonas bin -which sought to
give superior court judges power,
to impose Me sentences in capital
felony cases -where the jury recom
mends mercy. Now, electrocution is
mandatory.
Another antomabile license reduc
tion bill was introduced In the senate.
News Of Interest
Comes To Asheboro
From Randleman
Bandleman, Rt. 1. Feb. 4.—Mrs.
Jane Doctor made a business trip to
Asheboro last Friday.
Qaude Hinshaw spent the week
end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Hinshaw.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Robbins, of
Winston-Salem, were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. T. M. Daniel Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Wright and
family visited their brother, Horner
Wright, at Spray Sunday.
Vance Doreette has moved in his
cottage which he recently built near
here.
W. B. Hinshaw, of Durham, visited
his brother, Cliff Hinshaw, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Ward and family
were week end guests of D. G.
Lmeberry at Central Falls.
R. L. Canoy, Jr., visited little Joe
Brookihire near White Hall Sunday.
. Henry Morris, of Greensboro,
visited Mrs. Victoria Farlow Sun
new sanitary officer will wage an
active campaign along this line and
the matter was rather thoroughly
gone into, by the members of the
board at this meeting. - Especially
was the matter of sanitary toilets
and closets discussed with recom
mendations from these officers.
The sals of tjvo school houses was
confirmed by this session of the
board. Cedar Square school house,
in New Market township, and Phillips
school bouse, in Pleasant Grove town
items have prevkmijjy
after the decision of
tits wisdom at the
the confirms
La tor White, of
Is were offered
'bar act, forbid
ace companies
cy without con
•ss a company
, and to loosen
of parents of
Senator Hill’s bill has caused a
great sensation. It contemplates a
referendum to enable the people to
speak their minds about liquor con
trol and advocates state-owned liquor
stores, with 85% of the profits to
go to the local government for wel
fare and old-age pension funds. Its
sponsors estimates that it would
raise around $3,600,000. He has the
support of other acknowledged “dry”
legislators.
A bill has appeared to increase
the number of highway patrolmen to
111 members and to remove from
the patrol’s duties, gas and oil in
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Asheboro Merechants
On Shopping Tour
Of Northern Market
Miss Kate Hammer left Saturday
night for New York City where she
will purchase new spring hats and
other merchandise for her hat shop.
Miss Hammer was accompanied to
New York by Miss Virginia Lowe.
H. K. Moore, of B. C. Moore &
Sons Department store in Asheboro
and his brothers, of Wadesboro, left
Sunday for the northern markets to
buy new merchandise for their chain
of stores in North and South Caro
lina.
H. C. Jones, general manager of
W. W. Jones A Sons Stores, Wiley
Jones, of Jones' lc to $540 Store,
of Asheboro, Wade Jones, of Siler
City and Hebert Jones, of Thomas
ville, left Sunday for New York
City and Baltimore, where they^ will
purchase new spring and summer
merchandise for the eight Jones’
stores in the Piedmont section of
North Carolina.
Regular Lecture Of
Quid’s Study Group
Postponed Tuesday
The regular lecture in the
course under Mrs. Bess N. Rosa,
scheduled for Tuesday afternoon
in the Asheboro Baptist church,
was suddenly called off on ac
count of the funeral of C. W.
Scott,"held in the church at that
hour. It was* therefore, inf
possible to notify the members
of this study group and Mrs.
L. F. Rosa, in chttge of the
course, extends her regrets at
this condition.
The lecture announced for the
past Tuesday will be held on
Tuesday, February 19th, at 2:00
p. m. at the Baptist church. The
topic for the meeting is "The
Child and hk Responsibility in
the Home.”
England haft a campaign against
this came from i
Robeson. Other
to amend the
mutual fire x.
from offering a|
tigent liability j
has $100,000
the respon
Prominent Man In
Omrch & Business
Activity Succumbs:
C. W. Scott, Retired' Merchant,
Dies Sunday After Prolong
ed Illness.
Funeral Tuesday
Many People Attend Funeral
And Burial Services For
Beloved Man.
C. W. Scott, 68, died at his home
on Church street, Sunday evening,
February third. He suffered a stroke
of paralysis two weeks ago and con
stantly grew worse. Mr. Scott had
been, able to be around town, he
had been ill for four years, having
at that time been forced to give
up his mercantile business in which
he had been engaged for approxi
mately thirty-five years. He was
bom and reared in Chatham county.
In early life he united with Mt.
Pisgah Baptist church, known far
and wide as the home church of Mat
thew T. Yates, the first missionary,
the Baptist denomination sent to
China. Mr. Scott moved to Cary in
his early manhood, beginning his
business career as a merchant, and
in this he was successful, in Cary
for twenty-five years, and in Ashe
boro for ten years. Mr. Scott’s
custom was (when he moved he car
ried his church letter. He served
as deacon in the Cary Baptist church
fifteen years and had served in this
capacity in the local church four
years. He was twice married, the
first time to IMiss Florence Yates,
of Cary, the last to Miss Matilda
Cranford, daughter of the late
Ziimri Cranford, of Concord town
ship, Randolph county, who survives
as does a grandson, John W. Jones,
of Durham and two sisters, Mrs. R.
C. Council, of Durham and Mrs. O. F.
Yates, of Cary.
Funeral service was conducted in
the Asheboro Baptist church with the
pastor, Dr. H. T. Stevens, in charge
and Dr. R. S. Truesdale, pastor of
First Methodist Episcopal church as
sisting. Two former pastors also
took part in the service, Rev. B. E.
Morris, of Statesville, and Dr. O. G.
Tillman, of Cary. Burial followed
in the Asheboro cemetery. The large
crowd present and numerous floral
offerings, attested the high esteem
fw'wfcfcb-Mi^'Seottwtts h«M.
Asheboro Business
Concern Joins In
Improvement Plan
The fever of painting, repairing,
renewing and modernizing in general
has spread throughout the business
district of Asheboro rather widely
in recent weeks. An interesting im
provement of very recent date that
has almost completely metamorphos
ed the H and H clothing company is
nearing completion. In the renova
tion of this clothing store, the en
tire inner wall has been painted and
modem counters and cases that are
modernistic in character as well as
convenient for the clerks and for t he
customers.
(The back of the store has been
made into an office for the business
part of the establishment which
further furnishes an interesting back
ground with it’s freshly painted
trellises.
Miss Kate Hammer’s Millinery
shop has been moved from the front
to the center of the store and is,
therefore, more convenient for all
concerned. New equipment are also
ready for the new lines of hats and
accessories Miss Hammer is now
purchasing from northern markets.
The H and H company have al
ready received, are also expecting
more, new merchandise in advance
1935 styles to fill their new cases,
shelves and wardrobes.
Dr. Smith Bereaved
Dr. Cothran G. Smith was notified
of the death of his sister, Miss
Zaidee Smith, which occurred in a
New York hospital on Sunday. She
was the daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
Wade C. Smith, of Greensboro, and
was a student in Albany Bible school,
training for a missionary.
Welfare Officer Joins
In Commissioners Plea
At the February meeting of the
Randolph county board of commis
sioners, Robert T. Lloyd, county wel
fare officer, appeared before the
body and it was decided that the
commissioners join with Mr. Lloyd in
an appeal for aid from the citizens
of the bounty. Funds are limited
and the„needs are many of the aged,
cripples/' indigent children and those
who have no other means of support
Mr. Lloyd is, therefore, issuing the
following statement:
Reason: The Federal government
issued orders November 12, 1934,
that all old people, cripples, mental
deficients, blind and Indigent child
ren where there is no person over
16 years of age in the family that
is able to do an ordinary days work
County Commi^nners
Faced Many slAll Items
Lincoln, The Poet
By MARGARET E. BRUNER
in Indianapolis News
The world has honored him as
one whose heart
Was touched by sorrows of a
fettered race—
Who, in his kindness sought to
ease the smart
Of suffering, nor turned avert
ed face;
For he was kind to every deso
late.
And hunted creature—lonely tree
and hill;
There was a hunger he could
never sate,
A longing he could never quite
fulfill.
He was a mighty poet, though
he wrote
No lines by which the world
could know his art;
But I am sure he heard the per
fect note—
Felt rhythms which the mind
could not impart,
A genial man, and yet with soul
depressed,
His songs forever locked within
his breast.
Kiwanians Mixed
Fun And Business
With Good Results
Underprivileged Children The
Chief Interest Of This Ac
tive Group Of Men.
The local Kiwanis club met Tues
day evening at the usual time with
Dr. George Salisbury and John Baity
in charge of the program. In view
of the fact that several former
meetings had consisted of serious
business matters, they decided to in
ject some light recreation into this
meeting. This they did, with com
mendable success.
The club has had under considera
tion, for some time some work among
underprivileged children and that
subject received considerable at
tention. Dr. H. L. Griffin, chair
man of' the under privileged child
for his committee.
As a result of this committee’s in
vestigations and efforts, the club
voted to leave the matter of furnish
ing soup to a group of children in
the local school up to them to work
out and if they could make satis
factory arrangements, to do this at
least during the rest of the cold
weather. Supt. Hilker advised the
committee that this is a particular
need right now.
President E. H. Morris, Jr., ex
plained a communication from
Kiwanis International regarding cer
tain competitive activities of the
clubs in general and how they af
fected local work in competition with
the others in this section. This mat
ter is receiving due consideration
from the committee on that work.
E. V. Hobbs talked to the new
members on what Kiwanis is and
what it means to a community and
to individuals, and urged the new
members to hasten to become an
integral part of Kiwanis activities.
S. E. Trogdon was welcomed as a
new member at this meeting.
Two Fires Reported
It seems that the fire evil was
running amuck last week, two homes
being the object of its annihilating
power. John R. Smith, of near Cen
tral Falls, and Causey Lowdermilk
from the southern part of the county,
were the owners of the two homes.
It seems that both fires started from
shingles on the roof, and, before it
could be extinguished, the structures
were burned to the ground. Mr.
Smith’s home was bunted between
eight and nine o’clock Thursday,
and Mr. Lowdermilk’s burned shortly
afterward. Both houses carried a
small amount of insurance.
To date, about 1,600 peanut grow
ers in Martin county have signed
acreage adjustment contracts.
pec ted burden was east upon the
county with no provision in the bud
get to take care of same the county
commissioners in session February
4th, 1935, decided to appeal through
the superintendent of public welfare
to the citizenship of the county to
help carry this borden.
First it must be clearly under
stood that the county welfare de
partment is no longer connected with
the emergency relief administration.
That all donations to this cause will
be used to take care of county cases
only.
All Donations Acceptable
The county will appreciate dona
tions in money, clothes, (old or now),
food stuff, and supplies of any kind
Road Machinery Sold; Improve*
ment Of Various Roads Un
der Recommendation.
Appeal For Aid
For County’s Poor
Decide Further To Ask Town
Of Asheboro To Square
FERA Office Rent.
The usual accumulation of small
items concerning dog tax, poll tax
release and other similar matters,
were disposed of rather quickly at
the meeting of the Randolph county
board of commissioners held on Mon
day, February 3rd. All members of
the board were present with M. E.
Johnson presiding over the business.
Interesting among the business
transacted was the sale of the trac
tor and road machinery left at the
county home. This machinery was
sold to L. M. Cranford for the sum
of $35.00. Roads and work took up
considerable time at the meeting
Monday. The commissioners agreed
to petition the state highway com
mission for a bridge across Uwhar
rie river on the Jordan or Brokaw
road. A group of citizens from Lib
erty township presented a petition
asking for the improvement of *
road leading from highway 60 by
Payne’s school house, a distance of
about one and a quarter miles, was
recommended and referred to the
state highway commission for in
vestigation. From Grant township
came a petition signed by leading
citizens asking for improvement on
a road starting on the Staley or
Flag Springs road at, or near, the
home place of J. C. Thomas and
proceeding thence approximately east
for the distance of a mile to the Oox
road at, or near, Rocky Mount
school house in Grant township. This
recommendation was referred to the
highway commission also.
Last month the report from
Robert T. Lloyd, county welfare of
ficer, was turned in with the re
quest from Mr. Lloyd that it be
properly audited. The report from
this audit from the A. T. Allen
company on certified public ac
counts on receipts and disbursements
from Mr. Lloyd’s records were ac
cepted by unanimous vote. Further
resulted in a lengthy discussion. It
was decided that it would meet with
1 the approval of the county board for
a public appeal to be issued from
the office of the county welfare of
■ fice, requesting for clothing, food and
funds to supplement the county bud
; get. These provisions would be used
exclusively for the care of the poor
1 who are sick, crippled or so afflict
' ed that they are not able to work
or take care of themselves.
A motion was recorded by majority
vote that all tax supplies for the
year 1935 be bought from Edwards
1 Broughton company and all other
orders or stipulations be canceled.
Another purchasing order was the
order for a legal size four drawer
file for the county agricultural agents
office.
The commissioners decided to ask
the town of Asheboro to help in the
payment of the office rent for the
FERA office and C. M. Hayworth
was named as the member from the
board to confer with the town board
concerning this matter.
The annual report of E. S. Mill
saps, agricultural agent for Randol
ph county, was carefully gone over
by the members of this body and
accepted by the board. It was a
further action of the board that the
report be filed in the office of the
register of deeds for public inspec
tion.
Miss Hubbard Is
Hostess To Club
At Farmer Home
Marvin Yates Changes Resi
dence And Is Replaced By
Janies Bryson.
Farmer, Feb. 4.—Mr. and Mrs. C.
0. Byrd and children, of Worthville,
were guests Sunday of Mrs. Flora
Morgan.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Austin, of
High Point, visited Mrs. Austin’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Ridge
Sunday.
Marvin Yates who has for the
past three years lived at the Frank
Kearns’ farm, moved recently to the
C. L. Shamburger plaice. The
Kearns place is now occupied by
James Bryson, of Thomasville.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Egerton, of
Durham, were week end guests of
Mrs. Roxana Domett.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E.' Kearns, of
Greensboro, spent Sunday afternoon
visiting at J. H. Keanu’ and Dr.
C. C. Hubbard’s. They were ac
companied by Mr. and Mrs. Hal Las
siter, of Greensboro, who were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Lassiter.
Mr. and Mrs. George Keanu and