Most People In Asheboro and Randolph County Read The COURIER—It Leads SUED WEEKLY lume ux_ PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN ASHEBORO, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1935. $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE NUMBER 8 tob Meeting And Banquet Feature Week In Ramseur mil Gnwnd Will Be Vastly mproved By The Planting Of Gians Seed. Vestal To Speak mseur National Honorary {eta Club Entertains The Neighboring Beta Clubs. lamseur, tF^lK 1®*—'Mr. White has ured grass seed to make our ool grounds “A place of beauty a ijoy forever” when (the spring son arrives and work can be done seed the grounds and protect m being run lover. We hope this be done and that this can be ie a permanent improvement that make Ramseur school property of the mo?t attractive places to found in arty town of this size North Carolina. "he Ramseur Chapter of the Na tal Honorary Beta club delightful entertained the other chapters •the county Friday night, Feb. h with a social. The entertain nt was held in the town hall ich was attractively decorated with and white to carry out the ratine scheme. The three course ner which waa prepared and serv by the Home Economics depart nt under the supervision of Miss a Minor also carried out the idea Valentine. During the evening a y enjoyable program was render each club contributing an inter ng part to it. The program was follows: Master of ceremonies, lodore Wilson; Welcome, Virgie wn; Response, Sidney Truesdale; k, “Learn By Doing”, Edith Trog ; Reading, "Higher Culture in ie,” Lucy Mills; Toast to Spon i, Jas. (Martin; Response, Miss la Russell; A paper, “Advantages Beta Chib,” Evelyn Hinshaw; iding, Julia Johnson; Piano Duet, itches flight,” Rachel Burrows : Vivian Wrenn; Reading, “My ieris Beau,” Catherine Cranford, "urther entertainment was fur led by (Elisabeth Smith as pianist Pauline Stout, Henrietta Paries, s Brown, Eugenia Brady, Mary ter Jones .and Sarah Grimes as cers. t the conclusion of the social a rt business session was held in ch a representative from each gave a report on the activities he clubs since being organised, ie Principals, Club Sponsors and members fwmr the foHowing vis attended the social: Franklin Aaheboro, Seagrove, Trinity, and Ramseur. Vesta), a native of Randolph , now at Broadway, spent a time in town this week on Mr. Vestal, after receiving , in Thompson Training , Trinity College, and at others [institutions of the has taken other courses while in WaJ&iMton, Philadelphia Pittsburgh, having taught one it of the National Voca ( Please to page 4) yams Club To Sponsor Musical On Saturday* March 2 iportunkies for community ser consumed the attention of the inis club at their regular meet Tuesday evening1 and the pre ig spirit showed that the mem lip is really interested in Ki s and the things for which Ki s stands. Hie, attendance was gratifying, die last extension 4 to dhe table net .being enough gcomodate tbsse present without tV. Hobbs brought the needs of Unemployed of the county to the ■ion of the club and explained ■the county can not give ade ■ aid to these just at this timo ■ailed on Herman Cranford to ■ detailed conditions. Nat Har f also made a request for old ■s which might be passed on ■is group. Hie club voted to ■ribute $20 to the needy fund and Bed to bring such discarded cloth as is available to the next meet to be tuned over to the proper holesome entertainment for the inanity cam in for attention at meeting. Different appeals have made for the club to sponsor a leal program for the two-fold lose of furnishing pleasant en inment and at the same time ripeme money for community oe. BUI Dickens presented the er at the request of the eom se and this program 1s to be Prominent Woman Mes Following A Prolonged Illness Mrs. J. T. Underwood, Beloved Woman Of Liberty, Succumbs At HospitaL Widely Popular Funeral And Burial Services Held At Liberty; Former Asheboro Resident. Mrs. J. T. Underwood, a former Asheboro resident who has made her home in Liberty for the past ten years, died at the Randolph Hospital, Inc., Thursday evening at 6:30 after a prolonged illness. Mrs. Un derwood contracted pneumonia about six weeks ago and developed compli cations soon thereafter. She was brought to the Randolph Hospital five weeks ago. Several operations were performed in effort to relieve her condition, but death resulted on Thursday evening. Mrs. Underwood was before her marriage to Mr. Underwood, a native of Randolph county, Mrs. Catherine Jacobs Neal, of Ohio. Coming to Asheboro about twenty years ago, Mrs. Underwood immed iately became identified with the social, religious and civic work of the' town and county. After moving to Liberty, she carried on her inter ests in many things. For sometime she has been one of the moat valu able case workers of the adminis tration. In addition to Mr. Underwood, she is survived by a son, Lieut. Noel Neal of Fort George Meade, Md., and a daughter, Miss Catherine Un derwood, a student at Coker Qollege, Hartsville, S. C. Two sisters are also among the survivors; Mrs. Joyce Leach, of Oakland, CaL, and Mrs. W. E. Carr, of Hutchinson, Kansas. Mrs. W. A. Underwood, of Asheboro, is a sister-in-law of the deceased. The body was taken to Pugh’s funeral home until funeral arrange ments were made on Friday after noon when the remains were taken to the Underwood home at Liberty. From the home ©t 2:00 o'clock Sat urday afternoon, Rev. Mr. Bamett and Rev. Mr. Lyerly conducted the services. Burial followed in the Lib erty cemetery. A large numbe? of friends from Asheboro attended the services in Liberty on Saturday. Dr. Tiffany Barnes Opeifs'ltoitdR Clinic r Over National Bank The many friend* at Dr. Tiffany B&rfles will be pleased to know that he has reopened his office in Ashe boro during1 the past week. Dr. Barnes, formerly a member of the firm at Barnes and Barnes, prac ticed medicine at Star for several months. Dr. Barnes’ new offices are located over the First National bank and are made up of a large, comfortable waiting room, operating room, office, two bed rooms and supply room. The bed rooms are fitted out, modem clinic style, for tonsil patients since Dr. Barnes has resumed his tonsil clinic in Asheboro. Former Randolph Gtizen Dies In Ontario, California Mrs. J. G. Crutchfield has just received news of the death of her uncle, A. W. Caveness, in Ontario, California. Mr. Caveness was bom in Randolph county, son of the late Benjamin f-—and brother of the late Henry Caviness. He is also an uncle of Zimmie Caviness, of Asheboro. Mr. Caveness went west during: the gold rush days and accumulated con siderable wealth and position in that er^ite. He has been ill for the past year, however, and has not been actively engaged in business. He was 66 years old. The widow sur vives. REPORT OF DENTAL CLINIC IN CITY SCHOOLS Dr. W. L. Woodard, the dentist who has *B: JR&SSSSSaWSM* <«« :• .-vra-wr k waffiaffiaag! „sskw?i»a»22-: * The above, a hitherto unpublished picture of the Father H His Coun try, is a study for “George Washington Crossing the Delaware,” by Emanuel Leutz. It is one of a collection of paintings by famous American artists which had long been stored in a Manhattan warehouse. Chamber Of Commerce Holds Annual Banquet Valentine Meeting Proves Pleas ant And Profitable To Members. Dr. H. E. Spence Delights Hearers President’s Report Will Be Pub lished In Next Issue Of The Courier. The annua) Chamber of Commerce dinner held on Valentine evening in the dining room of the First Metho dist church decaSatsA hsnriawBely foe the occasion was a delightfully pro fitable community event. Dr. 0. L. Presnell, president of the organiza tion, was master of ceremonies until he turned the office over to the in coming president, Francis White. Beginning with the singing of America, Larry Hammond led the group with Mrs. Miriam Burns at the piano. Dr. R. S. Truesdale led in prayer which was the last of the preliminaries before the dinner was served. T h e entertainment furnished throughout the dinner was unusual ly delightful. Mrs. Murray Field and Miss Bobby Gene Truesdale were soloists, with W. iT. Truesdale, vio linist, adding further to the musical program. He was accompanied by Mrs. Gilbert Powell, of Greensboro. Mrs. Cleveland Thayer gave an ori ginal poem by request, ‘The Home Town Tragedy.” William Underwood introduced the speaker of the evening, Dr. H. E. Spence, head of the school of reli gion, of Duke University. The bur den of the speech dealt with the fact that with increased privileges of modem day living, come increased opportunities for community service for such organisation as the Cham ber of Commerce. This organisation represents the forward business men and women of the community, there-1 fore the speaker pointed out many and varied Helds for service. Es pecially did he stress the work and opportunities in child training, in industry, in polities and in religion. He also mentioned the changed sta tus of women hood as a factor of com munity life today. The speech was pregnant with the meaning and for ward thought, but in no way heavy, for Dr. Spence is one of the wittiest speakers that has ever been brought before the Asheboro Chamber of Commerce for a dinner speech. Dr. PresneU’B report of the years work is a concrete summary of the activities of the organization and will be published in toto in the next issue of The Courier. HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS PLAN TO GIVE PLAY The senior class of the Asheboro Ugh school is making plans to pre sent the annual class play in a few weeks. J. J. Sanderson and Mis3 Clare E. Gill, of the high school Faculty, have been selected by the ■eniors for coaches, fa soon as a play is decided upon, tryouts will be told and rehearsals will begin. The late of presentation will probably to late in March or early in April. Preabyteriaa Officers Named The Ladies Auxiliary of the First Asheboro School Board Names Two Popular Members Kemp Alexander Frazier were named Wmben the Asheboro school ,board at meeting: held Wednesday evening. Mr. Alexander fllla (tie vacancy made by the resignation of Charl es pla< moi ier re who Both these two mew members are well known business men of the town who are interested in civic and educational matters. They also have children in the school at present, therefore are vitally interested in the progress of the school. Modern Store Near Completion In Chief Business District The old home of the Asheboro Bank and Trust company, located in Depot street, has been completely transformed during recent weeks and is nearing completion as a store building. When officials of the bank sold the building sometime ago, three business men of the county pur chased it for an investment. The owners are, E. M. Kearns, J. M. Caviness and J. W. Lambert. These three men have spared no exipense in fitting out the place as a modern store building and it is now charming throughout. From the outside view of modernistic windows, by position as well as outlined with silver and black, give the first idea of a smartly up-to-date place. In side, as well, the modemistie idea is carried out in cases, shelves and coloring. It is expected that the building will be completed within a few days Bank Of Biscoe Is Robbed By Two Men Noon Wednesday Two unmasked men, approxi mately thirty years old, held up the two employees of the Bank of Biscoe at noon Wednesday. Ac cording to X K Maness, cashier of the bank, two men came into the bank and while one of the men covered the two workers with guns, the second man raked up the loose change not i£~ the bank vault and made good their escape. The cash missing will amount to be tween $500.00 and $1,000.00. As soon as the robber got the money both men hurried to a green Chevrolet car parked in front of the bank and fled, but not before Mr. Maness shot six times at the car. Someone on the street also fired at the speeding ear and another bystander saw one of the men grab his shoulder as if he had been struck hy a bullet. Mr. Maness further stated that more than one bullet went into the bock of the ear. The robbers fled north on high way Tt, toward Asheboro, where police were alert for their arrival. As ws gs to press, however, the mm were still at largo. {Central Falls Now Interested In Hie ! Planting At School Poor Attendance Record Made During Month Of January, Due To Illness. Personal Mention Visitors In And Out Of Central Falls During The Past Week. Central Falls, Feb. 19.—The Cen tral Falls P.-T. A. held the regular monthly meeting Tuesday, February 12th with a good attendance. The first and second grades won the at tendance prize for the past month. Mr. and Mrs. Colon Pickett an nounce the birth of a son on Monday, February 18 th. Many of the rocks have been re moved from the school grounds and several trees have been set out. Other improvements on the grounds have been made. A poor attendance record was made this month at Central Falls school due to sickness and unfavorable weather. Those making a perfect attendance were: 1st gTade, Irvin Brown, Cecil Patterson, Howard Roll ins, Louise Underwood. 2nd grade: Deaton Hurley, Peary Wallace, James Williamson, Betty Carrol Mor ris. 3rd grade: Lois Brady. 4th grade: Raymer Hurley, Edward Poole, Pierce Thorpe. 5th grade: M. B. Morris, C. P. Johnson, Nellie Johnson, Harold Cox. 6th grade: Reid Rich, Clara Walton, G. M. Roll ins, Albery Morris, Ruth Robinson. Miss Vera Wood, from Franklin ville, has returned home after pass ing a week with Mr. and Mrs. James Boaz. Mrs. M. J. Ward, of White’s Chapel, visited Mr. and Mrs. Delphia Lineberry Tuesday and Wednesday. The small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Coble is able to be out again after being quite ill. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Routh continues very ill, however some improvement is shown in her condition. John Hackett is able to be out again after having been confined to his home with mumps. Mr. and Mrs. George Lamb, Jr., have moved to Randleman. Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Cox passed the week end at Gravel Hill with friends. Mr. Cox filled his ap pointment there Sunday. Roy Plummer has accepted a posi tion with the Burlington mills. is passing the week with John Cox, Jr. Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Cox and fami ly visited friends in Greensboro Thursday night, among whom were Mr. and Mrs. L. Y. Strong. Mrs. Delphia Lineberry has been confined to her home for the past week with mumps. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kernodle and . Miss Florence Long passed the week end at Marshville. Ray Paschel and Jimmie Cross, of Burlington, visited John Cox, Jr., . Monday. ' Mrs. Lee Moffitt and family spent the week end at Coleridge. • Miss Letha Howard visited her : parents at Marshville over the week ' end. Raymond Lucas, of Seagrove, pass 1 ed the week end with Roy Johnson. Boyd Ferree, of Asheboro, visited 1 Ollie Rich over the week end. ! Interesting News Of Mission Fields Features Services Mrs. J. T. Bowman, of Denton, Secretary of Spirtual Life in the North Carolina branch of Missions, was the speaker Sunday evening at the annual Thank Offering service held at the Methodist Protestant church. Mrs. Bowman brought fresh, interesting news from the mission fields of India, China, Japan as well ad the work in America. Brief his tories of the work to date were in terwoven in the talk. Mrs. W. Frank Redding, Jr., chairman of thank offerings in the local church, presided over the meet ing and introduced the speaker. She also led the candle-lighting service for the offering from each circle and from the congregation. The offering on this occasion goes toward mis sion work and Christian education. Appropriate music was also a feat ure of the service. Recent News Of Sophia Route One And Community Sophia, rt. 1, Feb. 19.—Mrs. Ehner Beeson $s improving after, having an operation at High Point Hospital. N. E. Davis recently lost a fine milk cow . J. C. Loflin has purchased a new electric radio. Miss Laone Davis is spending sometime with Elmer Beesons’ fami ly. F. M. Davis and family and W. B. Ridge and family were guests of Mr. and Mrs. I* J. Davis last Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Martin re cently visited Mrs. Martin’s father, Remus Green, and family near Star, near Star. Lea fovalides are wounded veter ans of the French army, maintained at the expense of the state. V t ' Narrowly Escapes Death By Contact With A Live Wire J. A. Buckner, outside man for the local Carolina Power and Light Company, narrowly escap ed death by electrocution on Monday afternoon while working on ithe power line near one of Asheboro's manufacturing plants. Mr. Buckner was strapped to the pole, according to reports, when he came into contact with this wire therefore was saved from falling to the ground. Mr. Buckner was “knocked out” completely by the contact and remained unconscious for several hours. A severe burn on the back of the head and a badly burned hand are the chief injuries, although other parts of the body were more slightly burned. He was taken to the local hospital where Dr. Griffin, physician in charge, issues fav orable bulletins concerning his recovery. Mr. Buckner has a great many friends in Asheboro who are glad ito learn that his injuries are not as serious as it was feared immediately following the accident. Officers Intend To Protect Robins Now Nesting In County W. C. Lisk, District Warden. And State Agent Aiding Tebe Morgan, Warden. Terms Of Treaty Robins, Formerly Nest As Far South As Virginia, Here In Vast Numbers. W. L. Birsch, United States {fame management agent, of Washington, D. C., with headquarters in Washing ton, North Carolina, was in Asheboro and various places in Randolph coun ty on Tuesday. Mr. Birsch was with District Game Warden W. C. Lisk, ■Who is well known in Randolph. Mr. Birsch came to the county at the request of Mr. Lisk and the county warden, Tebe Morgan, for the pur pose of assisting in the protection of the vast numbers of robins that are stopping in the county According to the wardens, there are few robins nesting habitually in .North Carolina. Virginia is as far qSu^h as they ustiaify come, but in the winter of they came . to western Randolph in throngs and again the past two weeks these birds are visitors in our county. They are nesting a short distance south of Franklinville covering an area of a mile and a half wide and three miles long. During the day they roam for many miles, foraging for food, but return at sunset to this selected spot. Mr. Birsch explains that he is here to assist in the protection of the robitts and calls attention to the fact that molesting these birds make a traitor of the United States, rather than holding this crime as a personal offense. Years ago a treaty was made with Great Britain concerning robins and wild ducks, therefore the offic ers insist that people consider the matter from this standpoint of in ternational honor. There are three classes of hunters, according to Mr. Birsch. The sports men come under the first classifica tion and are people who hunt for the love of the sport therefore they take the trouble to familiarize them selves with the rules of the field and stream and keeps them accordingly. The second class is the business man who hunts once or twice a year and violates the law inadvertently from lack of information. The thiid class is the one for whom the officers are unhesitatingly “laying”—the wilful law violators. It is the intention of these tree officers together with their under cover helpers to protect these birds and when “Uncle Bill” Lisk decides upon a matter, it is as well as done. The officers ask the cooperation of each citizen of the county in this matter, however rather than have unpleasant dealings related to the matter. Plans Being Made For Young People’s Banquet For Feb. Further plans for the annual ban quet of the Greensboro District Methodist Episcopal young people Were made Sunday, when the com mittees met at High Point. The pro gram, which is to be in the form of a radio broadcasting system, is not yet complete, but promises to have high entertainment values. This banquet has become an an nual .affair in the Greensboro dis trict, celebrating George Washing ton’s birthday and is one of the two meetings of the Greensboro district this year, the other being at Lake Junaluska. It will take place in the Masonic Temple in Greensboro, Feb. 21, at 7:1)6 p. m. Tickets may fee purchased from Union President or from the chairman of the ticket com mittee, Annabel Sowers, of High Point. Young people are especial ly urged to bay their tickets early la order to facilitate plana. FranklinviUeP.-T.A. Met Wednesday bi School Auditorium Candle-Lighting: Program And Play Two Of The Features Of This Meeting. Seniors To Give Play Bible Class Entertained; Board Of Stewards Given Supper At M. E. Church. A. held their regular meeting at the school auditorium, Wednesday even ing, with Mrs. EL S. Thomas, presi dent, presiding. Devotional was led by W. A. Martin. Minutes of the last meeting were read and reports were made by the different commit tees. The vote was then taken for attendance banners which were won by 7tb and 11th grades. The seventh grade entertained with a play and drill in honor of Washington’s birth day. This was followed by a short candle lighting program and cake with 38 candles, representing the thirty-eighth anniversary of the Nat ional Council P.-T. A. A number took part in the cake walk in which Earl Trogdon and John Curtis were the winners. Mrs. D. M. Weatherly, Mrs. J. A. Wallace, and Mrs. Lottie J. Husband, entertained the board of stewads and their wives, of FYanklinville M. E. Church, at the Baraca room, Friday evening, from 6:30 to 9 o’clock. All claimed that they had a good time and a splendid supper. Devotional was led by pastor. Rev. J. M. Barber. Short talks were made •by several of the members. All ex pressed their delight and apprecia tion of this occasion and hoped that ere long they might be able to en joy another such meeting. Before ad journment all joined in singing “Blest Be The Tie.” The Susanna Bible Class of the M. E. Sunday School gave an enter tainment in the school auditorium, Saturday evening. This program was given in the form of a radio broad cast and was enjoyed by all. Among some of the attractions were: several song and dance numbers by Miss Virginia Rice, of Charlotte; the lit tle red aq ool house; The family group visits the photographer; im personation of Kate Smith and the Boswell Sisters; songs both old and new. Causey Parks has moved from Clarence Park’s farm to the Monroe Craven place, south of Franklinville, and Johnie Burroughs, of Ether, has moved to honw vacated by'Mr. Cow ■ (Please tuna to *agg. 8J -^ Frances Phillips Is Honored With Birthday Party Other News Items And Happen-' ings In And Around The Cedar Falls Vicinity. Cedar Falla, Feb. 19.—Mr. and: Mrs. G. P. Free passed the week end1 with Mrs. Free’s parents in Saxa pah aw. i Miss Elizabeth Aibemathy, of Asheboro, visited Mrs. Forest Har mon over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Strider, of Danville, Va., attended the funeral of their grandfather, D. J. Allred, here Thursday afternoon. Mrs. iDala Shaw is improving fol lowing an operation in a Winston Salem hospital. R. T. Thorpe is visiting relatives in Summerfield. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Routh and son, Clifford, were in town Satur day. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Briles visited1 Mr. and; Mrs. J. M. Howell in Rand leman during the week end. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Hal Allred, a daughter, Shirley Gaynelle, Sun day, February 18. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Trogdoty of Franldinville, rwere in town Sunday. Honoring their daughter, Miss Frances Phillips, whose birthday was Friday, Mr. mid Mrs. J. H. Phillips entertained a number of her friends Friday night at their home here. After igames and contests were en joyed, refreshments were served to the following: Misses Beatrice and Frances Thorpe, Edna Steyepson, Idell and Kathaleen Bray, Hazel Lu ther, Helen Redding & Golda Wrennf Phillips; S. T. Stevenson, Jr., James Yorke, George 'Wallace, Fred Shel ton, Ashley Deaton, Early Hick's, Lloyd Harmon, Thad Gray arid Shel ton Brown. Chicken Thieves Routed Tom Tucker, who is in the filling station business, South of Asjieboro, on highway 70, was visited by1 chick-; en thieves Sunday. Hearing a, noise in the vicinity of his chicken pens, he took his shotgun to investigate. The would-be miscreants heard him and took to their heels. Mr. Tocher fired twice in the general direction that they took and they responded by letting loose all of the fowls and taking a new burst of speed. Under New Management Clark Service Station on north Fayetteville street has within the past week changed hands. The eta