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ASHEBORO, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1935.
NUMBER 33
Colon Richardson
Dies Suddenly At
Elkin Wednesday
Had Been In III Health For
Sometime Prl®.r ,To .Hls
Death Early Wednesday
Funeral Thursday
Family Prominent In Randolph
County For Many Years; Son
. Of Former Postmaster
Colon Richardson, well known
Randolph county citizen, died sudden
ly Wednesday morning at Elkin where
he was living since his connection
with the state highway department.
Mr. Richardson, who about 35-years
old had been in ill health sometime ago
and was quite ill for a while, but was
apparently much improved and back
^Few details have reached Asheboro
as The Courier goes to press concern
ing the circumstances of his death but
his many friends and the friends of
the familv in this county are grieved
at the news. At first, it was thought
that funeral and burial would take
place in Asheboro, but later arrange
ments called for the services to be held
at Elkin, the home of his wife. Ser
vices will be held at that place
Thursday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock. A
large number of Asheboro people are
planning to attend.
Mr. Richardson is a son of the late
U. C. Richardson, former postmaster
of Asheboro, and Mrs. Richardson. He
was reared in Asheboro and attended ■
the local school in his boyhood. Some
years ago, he was married to Mis3
Lucille Snow, of Elkin who, with a
daughter, Betsy Ann, survives. Two
sisters, residing in Asheboro, are also
among the survivors. They are Mrs.
Joe Lewallen and Mrs. Arthur Cox.
A brother, Carl Richardson, of Thom
asville also survives. Another brother,
Hobart Richardson, died several years
ago. The family have all been well
known in this county for many years
where Mr. U. C. Richardson was prom
inent in Republican politics.
Colon Richardson was the youngest
eon. He had an unusually bright and
pleasant personality and a host of
friends wherever he went. More than
a year ago, when it was first known
that his health had failed, there was
wide concern. His death, however, at
this time came as a distinct shock to
his many Randolph county friends.
Asheboro’s Needs
Are Discussed At
Kiwanis Meeting
Plans For Dinner Honoring
Legion Junior Team And
Fathers Are Complete
In charge of the Kiwanis Club’s pro
gram Tuesday evening were W. C. Lo
cal and Claude Pearson who presented
Boy Cox, who spoke on the needs of
Asheboro, as guest speaker. He open
ed his speech by telling that some of
the needs are almost in view of being
remedied but dwelt on a number of
the important needs among which is
a new school building. This, according
to the speaker, is already under con
sideration through the aid of a PWA
fund loan.
The community house received at
tention among the needs of Asheboro
and the speaker explained that this
might also be realised partly through
PWA sources in cooperation with local
effort. This brings the community
house much closer to realisation and
it is hoped it will be a reality. It was
explained that an adequate armory
building was one of the needs of the
city and that could be secured if the
city would singly give a suitable lot
for the building. Further explanation
was made that this and the communi
ty house could be combined into one
building and get a more adequate
building and equipment for community
needs than if built separately. Such a
structure would afford swimming fa
cilities as well as a basket ball court
and other recreational activities and
also a suitable hall for public meet
ings.
A public rest room is another great
need mentioned. The speaker called at
tention to rural people, especially wo
men and children, coming to town and
needing such a place for rest, to get
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Asheboro Girl Is
Accorded Promotion
In State ERA Work
Miss Nettie Alice Wood, popular
Asheboro girl, who was connected for
several months in the early formation
of the BRA work in Asheboro, has re
ceived a second promotion. Miss Wood
was selected as secretary to Charles
w. Phillips, district administrator,
when the district office was set up in
Greensboro last January. She has re
mained in that position with such sat
isfaction that this week she has been
transferred to the Raleigh office,
where Bhe will be assigned a clerical
Position in the office of Mrs. J. H.
Frye, state director of intake and cer
tification for the WPA.
While Kiss Wood’s many friends re
gret for her to leave tide section of the
stst«,her removal is a distinct promo
tion and they rejoice with her in this
Mrs. Pope Honored
On 74th Birthday.
Sunday At Ramseur
Mrs. Milton Burgess Also Cele
brates Her 80th Birthday
With Surprise Dinner
Many Are Present
Rev. And Mrs. J. F. Hinshaw
Are Leaving Ramseur For
Kansas To Make Home
Ramseur, August 13.—Several Ram
seur people enjoyed a surprise birth
day dinner Sunday at the home of
Joe M. Johnson, on Ramseur, route 2.
honoring Mrs. James. Pope on her
74th anniversary. The occasion was a
complete surprise to Mrs. Pope, who
is spending some time with her
daughter Mrs. Johnson.
All the children of her large fami
ly were there: Chas. R. Pope, of
Washington, D. C., Luther Pope of
Mt. Vernon Springs, Mrs. F. Causey,
of Greensboro, Mrs. Ralph Cox and
Mrs. Clarence Burgess of Ramseur
route 1 and Mrs. J. M. Johnson, route
2. A sister, Mrs. Almeda Vestal,
who is 84, led the devotional. Two
brothers, Chas. 'H. and I. T. Craven,
of Ramseur, were present. Sixty-nine
relatives and friends enjoyed the din
ner with Mrs. Pope. A three tier cake
with 74 candles was an attractive fea
ture of the occasion.
Mrs. Melton Burgess on route 2 was
surprised on her 80th birthday Sun
day, when her children and friends
arrived with baskets of good things
to eat and enjoyed the day with her.
A large number were present.
The Christian Ladies Aid Society
met at the church last week where an
interesting program was rendered.
Twelve members were present.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Cox spent the
week end in western, North Carolina.
Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Hinshaw are
leaving soon for their home in Kan
sas, where they will live.
G. Ed York and V. C. Marley made
a trip to Linville and Blowing Rock
Sunday.
Billy Pope, of Winston-Salem, spent
the week end here with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Pope.
Mr. C. C. Tilley and family, of
Cooleemee, visited Sunday here with
J. R. Wilson and family.
Mrs. Elsie Luther and children of
New Mexico, visited relatives here tfci*
week.
Miss Mary Lee Wright is visiting
some time with friends in Texas. I
To Begin Revival
At Franklinville
Sunday, Ang. 25th
Woman's Missionary Society Is
Entertained By Mrs. Allred
At Franklinville
Ball Team Loses
Several Franklinville Residents
Spend The Week End At
Myrtle Beach
Franklinville, Aug. 13.—A revival
meeting will begin at Franklinville
Baptist church, Sunday, Aug. 25. Rev.
H. M. Stroup, pastor, will be assisted
by Rev. E. N. Johnson, of Mt. Olive.
E. E. Pruett has moved his family
from near Bleachery Lake to Greens
boro and P. A. Cox has moved into the
house vacated by Mr. Pruett.
The Woman’s Missionary Society of
the M. E. church met with Mrs. Lizzie
Allred Friday evening, with ten mem
bers present. After the business ses
sion the hostess, assisted by by Mrs.
J. T. Buie, served refreshments.
Bertraim Lane and sister, Frances,
and Wilbert Gamer, of Greensboro,
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Randolph County Sends Four
Children Gastonia Tuesday
To State Orthepedic Hospital
On Tuesday four more children
from Randolph county were taken to
Gastonia where they joined the five
already taking treatment at the State
Orthopedic hospial. Four children
from one county to he accepted at this
hospital, now well filled with children
from every county in the state, is
quite a record and the town and
county citizens recognize the fact that
there was some splendid work some
where to bring this condition about.
Sometime ago the Asheboro Rotary
did) decided to launch a program for
treatment of Randolph county's crip
pled children. Some pioneer work was
done, with the welfare department as
sisting in locating the children in need
of treatment, and a clinic was held in
Asheboro on December 6th, 1984. The
original plan of the Rotarians called
for a monthly clinic in the county for
the treatment of these children but,
for various reasons, this waa not sc
at this stage of the wort
Asheboro American Legion Junior Baseball Team
Reading from left to right in the picture above are the members of the American Legion Junior baseball team:
Back Row: Bobby Mintz, Truitt Cox, Jimmie Thomas, Charlie Davis, W. L. Hobson, Tommie Wilson, Arthur Saunders,
Jr, Kelly Johnson, assistant coach. Front Row: Rufus Routh, coach, Sidney Truesdale, Garrett Gatlin, Wendell
Frazier, Clyde McAlister, Max Hinshaw, Mahlon King, Bud Hedrick, Bobby Routh, mascot.—Photo By Belton.
From Manteo To Asheville Baseball Fans
Watched Asheboro’s Legion Jr. Team
Town And County As Proud Of
Her Team In Defeat As If
They. Had Won Out
Will Continue To
Play Through Sept.
Several Engagements Of Inter
est Will Feature Oncoming
Local Baseball Games
The Asheboro American Legion
Junior baseball team, which made such
a wonderful record in its bid for the
state championship, was organized by
Coach Rufus Routh in the incredulous
time of one week. Unlike the other
teams entered in the state race, Ashe
bofo had comparative^ bojgMHrt
: for the team. Around twenty-five as
pirants from all over Randolph coun
ty reported for practice June 1 and
most of those were small boys, but as
the days passed and word got around
that a Legion team was being organis
ed, bigger and better talent drifted in
from all parts of the county.
Because of a state rule, all teams
had to be cut down to fifteen men by
June 30. After much deliberation and
careful study, Coach Routh picked the
following boys to carry the hopes of
Randolph county, these boys that were
destined to go all the way to the
state finals: Sidney Truesdale, Char
lie Davis, Jimmy Thomas, Max Hin
shaw, Bob Mint*, Wendell Frazier,
Garrett Gatlin, W. L. Hobson, Clyde
McAllister, Truitt Cox, Mahlon King,
Arthur Saunders, Tommy Wilson, Bud
Hedrick, and Worth Royals.
Although the team went down to
defeat against Gastonia in the state
finals, they will continue to play till
September 1. Tuesday they took on
the strong Bossong nine, which is
leading the Tri-county league. Wed
nesday a game is pending with Ram
seur, also of the Tri-county league.
Maxton, previously beaten by Ashe
boro, is trying to schedule four games
with the locals, two at Asheboro and
two at Maxton.
Every move these boys made on the
baseball field became known from
Manteo to Asheville, and even though
the team is now history as far as the
state race is concerned, Asheboro is
just as proud of her sons in defeat as
in victory!
children from this county, who not
otherwise would have been able to
have treatment, have been treated for
their imperfections. Since Robert
Lloyd went back to doing county work
as superintendent of the county wel
fare work, which is entirely separate
from the federal welfare program, he
has worked with the club in every pos
sible manner to further this splendid
piece of welfare work.
On Tuesday Mr. Lloyd took four
children to the hospital at Gastonia
where they will remain for treatment,
braces, casts and other things neces
sary to make them fit physically for
life. The children who entered the hos
pital on Tuesday were: Edith Cross,
, daughter of John L. Cross of Itandle
man; Odell Kinney, son of W. L. Kin
ney of Pranklinville; Lonnie Croner,
son of Mrs. S. P. Croner of Archdale;
Addie Mae Everhart, daughter at Mrs.
Ella Everhart of Fullers, route one.
Mr. Uoyd reports that the five chil
dren already there for treatment are
progressing quite satisfactorily and
are happy. Mr- Uoyd bespeaks the
sentiments of the town and county
Annual Meeting Of State Fox
Hunters Here September 14th
With most civic organizations
and all civic minded citizens of
Asheboro solidly behind' H, plans
for one of the hSjjgj|pst events that
Asheboro has
sixteenth ann
bench show of
Fox Hunters
running along sliid&tl
This meeting 'W8t .
here the week beginning
ber 16 and is estimated,
vatively, to bring . seve:
sand hunt$£fc*md hunt
from all o ___
Asheboro. Many nationally known
blooded dogs will be brought here
to compete for the most coveted
trophy that is offered by any
hunting association, the W. A.
Bristol Memorial Cup, given as a
challenge for the highest general
average Derby Hound Field and
Bench.
The meeting officially begins
Monday morning when all dogs
must be registered. On Monday
Field Day Program
Planned By Local
Woodmen Augr. 24th
Woodmen of the World Camp num
ber 921, of North Carolina, held its
regular meeting Monday evening, at
the chapel of Pugh’s Funeral Home.
New members as follows were receiv
ed into the lodge: Dal Rich, Henry
Rich, L. L. Hinshaw, John Rich, James
Tyson, Mack Andrews and Paul
Teague.
Tentative plans were drawn up and
discussed for the W. O. W. field day
to be held in Asheboro Saturday, Aug
ust 24, at which time the camps of
Thomasville, High Point, Winston-Sa
lem and Asheboro will meet in a big
get-together. Head Consul Henderson,
of Charlotte, and other notables will
attend. Plans are not yet complete but
an interesting and entertaining after
noon of speeches, games, competitive
drills, and other events, is expected,
followed by a dinner in the evening.
For a good while the Asheboro
camp has been inactive but recently
it has been completely reorganized and
now has around 70 members. The new
charter of reorganization at the meet
ing Monday evening, was closed but
many new members are expected to
come in later. The next meeting wyi
be at 7:30 Monday evening.
Randolph County
Agent Announces
Important Meet
There will be a meeting: at the
Courthouse in Asheboro, Saturday,
August 17 at 2:00 p. m., for the pur
pose of organizing a Soil Conserva
tion Association, according to an an
nouncement made today by E. S. Mill
saps, Jr. Mr. Millsaps stated that all
farmers had come to the realization of
the fact that they could not continue
to wear out land and then find new
with which to replace it. The govern
ment has already established the camp
to help the farmers in their war
against erosion but in order to suc
cessfully stage the fight, Mr. Millsaps
asserted, the farmers and landowners
must cooperate with the program.
Those who wish to cooperate and keep
the erosion program in force in this
section are asked to meet Saturday,
August 17, at 2:00 p. m. at the court
house.
night, in the lobby of the Ashlyn
Hotel there will be an informal
meeting when the Master of
Hounds and the judges will be
introduced and the running rules
announced. Social events of the
week will include a barbecue, giv
en for the visitors by the Cham
ber of Commerce, and the Fox
Hunters ball, which will be held
Thursday evening. Saturday
morning, at sunrise, the final cast
will be made and the winner
crowned the state champion
hound.
No expense has been spared in
getting the fairgrounds in condi
tion for the big bench show which
will feature the aristocracy of the
hound world. Famous dogs that
every fox hunter has heard of will
compete. The stables for horses
and kennels for hounds will be
furnished free.
Luther Jackson, veteran dog fancier,
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Chicken Stew Fetes
Several Visitors And
Popular Seagrove Pair
Seagrove, Aug. 13.—Fifty relatives
and friends gathered at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Russell, Mon
day night, Aug. 12th, to honor Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Russell and daughter,
Nell, of Alexandra, Louisiana, who
left for their home Tuesday, also Mr.
and Mrs. Claud Ingold and son, Wil
liam of Salisbury, who were visiting
homefolks, were honor guests.
The occasion further celebrated the
birthday of Miss Mattie Russell, who
was presented a handsome collie dog
for a constant future reminder of the
happy occasion.
Tables were spread on the spacious
lawn and hot chicken stew, coffee,
lemonade and' ice cream were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell are both about
80 years old, and have twelve living
children, nine of whom were present.
Dr, George Sumner Returns
Randolph Health Department
I Alter Year Leave Of Absence
Dr. George H. Sumner, health offi
cer, has returned from a year’s leave
of absence which he spent at Harvard
University. During the past ten days
Dr. Sumner has been attempting to be
come familiar with the health situa
tion in the county and considering the
program for the coming year. The or
ganization at the present time con
sists of the health officer, nurse and
clerk, which are included in the bud
get; the source of funds are from the
county and the State Board of Health.
During the first half of the year, in
addition to the above personnel, there
was a sanitary inspector. This person
nel will, most likely be supplemented
by the addition of second public
health nurse and the reinstatement of
the sanitary inspector. With this per
sonnel the Health Officer hopes to put
on a well rounded health program
which, will include, in addition to ser
vices previously rendered, a maternity
infancy program and a general
'*ion program including the reg
jpections of the cafes and ho
iroughout the county. Further
‘ ' details of the
Randolph County To Have
Agricultural Departments
Two Rural County Schools
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Legion Juniors
Beat Bossong 4-3:
Davis On Mound
The Asheboro American Legion
Junior baseball team pulled the
biggest upset of the year Tuesday,
when they actually defeated the
Bossong Indians, leaders in the
Tri-county league, by a score of
4-3. The game was thrilling and ex
citing all the way, and the outcome
was doubtful up to the very end.
The Legion Juniors faced Tally
Cox, but after a few innings, drove
him from the mound and continued
their onslaught on Eck Bullins and
his fast breaking “drop.” Charlie
Davis, ace righthander of the Le
gion, was in top form and let the
hard hitting Bossong club down
with seven hits, many of which
were of the “scratch” type. Charlie
was ably assisted by all of his
mates, who played jam-up ball in
the pinches and hit hard when
needed. The Legion got to Cox and
Bullins for nine hits.
Batteries: T. Cox, Bullins, and J.
Cox; Davis and Truesdale.
Randolph County
Medical Society
Has Meet Monday
The Randolph County Medical So
ciety held its August meeting, Monday
afternoon, at the Randolph Hospital,
Inc., with the president, Dr. C. S.
Tate, of Ramseur, in charge. Minutes
of the last two meetings were read
and approved and the newly bound
book of the society’s meetings was
shown, much to the interest of those
attending. A mission oak book case
was ordered, Dr. C. C. Hubbard and
other society members making this
donation possible. It will be here in a
few days and will be kept at the hos
pital.
Papers were read and discussed by
Dr. Soady and Dr. Sumner was asked
to prepare a paper for the next meet
ing on hie work at Harvard the past
year. After the meeting refreshment*
were served.
Personals
Born to Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hay
worth, August 11th, a son.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Wayman Kiv
ett on August 10th, a daughter.
Carol Bullock visited homefolks at
Stem over the week end.
Bumice Kearns left Monday for
Birmingham, Ala., for a visit to his
uncle, Bumice Kearns.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Chisholm spent
several days at Myrtle Beach, S. C.f
the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Belvin Beck and two
children, of Lexington, were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hooper Sunday.
Miss Ruth Louise Lloyd has return
ed from a visit to relatives in High
Point.
Miss Pauline Calloway of Lexington
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John
Hadley.
Edward Burkhead is visiting his
cousin, J. L. McCrary, Jr., at Lexing
ton, for a week.
Miss Jane Page Walker has return
ed from Mt. Gilead where she visited
friends and relatives for a week.
Miss Kate Hammer returned Mon
day from New York City where she
purchased her fall stock of millinery
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noon in the office of the Health De
partment in the courthouse. The
Health Officer will be glad to consult
any one during these hours about any
problem dealing with public health,
that is we are interested in the pre
vention of diseases and not in the
treatment of the sick. The family phy
sician is better prepared to take care
of the sick as he deals with the indivi
dual whereas the health officer deals
with the masses. The contract with
the State Board of Health forbids the
county health officer from practicing
medicine other than for those on the
pauper list and the inmates of the
county home and jail. The health de
partment is prepared at all times to
administer prophylactic treatment for
diphtheria, smallpox and typhoid fev
er.
The health department desires the
cooperation of the public organizations
in putting on their programs
anxious to be of service and
ways ready to aid in the pn.™,.™.
of contagious diseases. But to do an
effective piece of work, it will be nec
to knew where the diseases are.
we are asking that we be
fwtt
Seagrove School Will Have De
partment Added When School
Opens September 19th
Willard V.~Redding
Selected As Director
Superintendent Bulla Delighted
With Outlook For County
Schools This Fall
T. Fletcher Bulla, superintendent of
education in Randolph county, ha3
been working for the past few weeks
on the agriculture departments of the
county schools. For six or eight years,
Farmer high school has been the only
school in the county having a depart
ment of agriculture. L. L. Ray, direc
tor of this work at Farmer has done
a most interesting work at this school
which has drawn the attention of a
number of other county schools.
Seagrove community has long want
ed a department of education in their
consolidated school and applied both to
county and state boards sometime ago.
So urgent were the appeals from Sea
grove that other communities also be
came active and it was hard to decide
the most advantageous location for
this department. The matter was
brought to the attention of A. L.
Teachey, district supervisor who has
charge of a large number of counties
in this section of the state. Working
with Superintendent Bulla and the
county board of education, it was de
cided by Mr. Teachey that Seagrove
was the best location for this depart
ment. This school was selected chiefly
for the reason that the community
is thoroughly rural with no commer
cial industries such as textile mills.
The deep interest of the people in gen
eral and the fact that their application
was both early and urgent, were prin
cipal factors in the decision.
Willard V. Redding, formerly direc
tor of agriculture in the school at Mt.
Ulla in Rowan county, and for several
years connected with the U. S. depart
ment of agriculture, has been chosen
as teacher for the Seagrove depart
ment While Mr. Redding has within
the past few years come into the state,
he is a grandson of the well known
Michael Redding, of Back Creek town
ship in Randolph county, who went
to Kansas almost seventy-five years
ago to make his home. Mr. Redding
comes to Randolph highly recommend
ed and with an excellent record to his
credit.
This work in the department of
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Agriculture Group
Returns From Trip
From Three States
Farmer, August 13th.—L. L. Ray,
teacher of vocational agriculture in
Farmer school, took a group of his pu
pils for a trip to the mountain section
of North Carolina and Tennessee re
cently.
The boys were J. D. Crowell, Allen
Kearns, Hal Lanier, Herbert Lanier,
Willis Carter, James Morris, Dolan.
Loflin, Colin Loflin, Odell Loflin, Hen
ry Loflin, Martin Cranford, Oland
Bischer, Peariman Pickett, Joseph
Wham, and Wan Skeen. Others besides
Mr. Ray and the boys who made the
trip were M. F. Skeen, David Loflin,
Robert Fuller, Tom Hill, and Albert
Russell.
They left Farmer on Tuesday morn
ing August 6th, going first to Char
lotte, then to Gastonia, Shelby, and
Chimney Rock, and crossing the
Smoky Mountains they went as far
as Knoxville, Tenn., and from there
to Bristol, and home again by way of
Boone, North Wilkesboro and Elkin.
While at Elkin they visited Thurmond
Chatham’s Klondyke Farm of more
than 800 acres, where they saw Mr.
Chatham’s fine herd of Guernsey cat
tle.
The party carried tents and camp
equipment, spending the nights in the
open. They went on no fixed schedule
and when they saw something inter
esting they stopped and looked at it
as long as they saw fit to do so.
They reached home on Friday eve
ning, and report a most enjoyable
trip.
Pleasant Hill Church
Receives Gift Piano
As Fitting Memorial
The observance of memorial day
and the dedicatory service for the
magnanimous gift of a piano by D. 8.
McCrary of Asheboro to Pleasant Hill
church Sunday, was of general inter
est. Rev. Mr. Cline is pastor of the
church and preached at both morning
and afternoon services.
Mrs. Carrie Fuller Kearns, pianist,
accompanied the choir which rendered
excellent music. Mrs. Ella Lambeth
Rankin, daughter of Mrs. F. S. Lam
beth, and the late Col. F. S. Lambeth,
of Thomasville, also added to the mu
sic for th% occasion. The gift of the
piano by Mr. McCrary was a memorial
to his parents who were members of
the church, and who are buried in the
cemetery. Following the services, all
graves in the cemetery were decorat
ed. Pleasant Hill is an old religious
assembly point, and the memorial and