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ASHEBORO, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1935.
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NUMBER 37
Senator Hney Long
Fatally Shot After
Legislative Speech
nirected Passage Of Qne Of His
Bills When Fatal Shot Was
Fired In Corridor
Dies Tuesday A. M.
Funeral To Be Held From State
FU(Capital As Fitting Tribute
For Colorful Career
Huey P. Long, former governor,
now senator from Louisiana, died very
early Tuesday morning, the victim of
*n assassin’s bullet. Senator Long
jjpj from abdominal wounds inflicted
by Dr C. A. Weiss, Jr., 30-year-old
6ve specialist, who was immediately
riddled by bullets from the gun of the
senator’s bodyguard. The bullet pass
ed entirely through his body, punctur
ing his colon in two places. Five blood
transfusions and an operation failed
to save the life of the illustrious sen
The versatile senator, who defied
the senate, led parades, established
“share-the-wealth” clubs, and who was
to be a candidate for President in the
next election, died at the height of his
reign as “The Dictator of the Delta.”
Control of his Louisiana empire was
in confusion as his lieutenants sought
to solidify their ranks and preserve
the power they inherited.
The shooting occurred in the halls
of the state house where Senator
Long had just finished directing pas
sage of bills in one of his special leg
islative sessions where legislators fol
lowed his bidding without question.
As the senator stepped out of the
house door spectators said Dr. Weiss
walked up to Long, and pressing the
muzzle of his pistol close to his body,
fired one shot. The the bodyguards
opened fire, killing the doctor, and as
sisted Senator Long down the stairs
to an automobile.
Long was staggering and bleeding
at the mouth. He maintained con
sciousness and talked to his assis
tants. At the hospital he was rushed
to an operating table and Dr. Urban
Maes, of New Orleans, of the medical
staff of Louisiana State university,
was summoned by airplane.
High Point AttV.
Is Speaker Tuesday
Kiwanis Club Meet
The Asheboro Kiwanis club heard
Grover H. Jones of High Point who
was guest speaker at their meeting on
Tuesday evening. Dr. Herman Stevens
introduced the speaker, presenting him
as a former judge of the juvenile
court of that city and city attorney.
He discussed constructive measures
undertaken by civic clubs, the advan
tages and responsibilities of such or
ganizations today. Responsibilities of
each individual member was stressed
by the speaker who stressed the vital
relationship among members. Consid
eration for under-privileged children
was also stressed as was a compliment
to the club for their fine work already
performed in this line.
Rev. Wade H. Allison of Spray,
house guest of E. V. Hobbs, was a
guest of the club and was formally
presented by his host.
Asheboro Citizens
Asked To Register
Room For Fox Meet
J. D. Ross, chairman of the com
mittee for finding homes for the large
number of people who are planning to
attend the State Fox Hunters Associa
tion meeting in Asheboro next week,
has sent out an urgent call. R. W.
Wood and Carl Page, also members
of the committee, are aiding in this
survey of the available places for the
visitors while they are in Randolph
county. Housing is always a problem
in Asheboro, but with 1,500 visitors,
it will be necessary for the people of
the town to open their homes in order
to have sufficient places for them to
sleep.
The committee urges the people of
the town, and those who live within
a radius of a few miles of Asheboro,
to list their available rooms and beds
with Miss Lucy Clyde Ross at the
Carolina Power and Light Co. office
at the earliest possible moment. Mi3s
Ross has cards which should be filled
out for each available room that will
he filed for inspection of those at
tending this big event. The cards indi
cate the number of guests that may
be accommodated, the rate per person
per night, name of host with the
street address. Room information
blank indicated how many beds,
whether double or single, and how
many cots available, along with bath
facilities.
The committee plans to secure the
services of the Boy Scouts to direct
the the visitors to the homes, but the
most important matter at the moment
is for the citizens to open their homes
for the guests.
Improving Studio
The Florian Studio is this week un
dergoing a renovation and the addition
of a dark room. Some new equipment
has been purchased and the studio will
now be prepared to take care of all
kinds of photographic work and pic
ture developing. H. T. Loudy, an ex
perienced photographer of Winston
Salem, has been added to the eompimy
Randlemaptizens
See Two| tidings
DestrojtlHonday
Fire Occurs On Morn Of Forma*
tion Of Randleman’s First
Fire Fighting Company
$3,200 Damage
Fire Of Unknown Origin Origi
nates In Brown’s Cafe And
Spreads To Barber Shop
A queer coincident is recorded at
Randleman early Monday morning
when fire of unknown origin destroy
ed two buildings in the center of the
town—only a few hours before Ran
dleman’s first fire company was to
have been organized. These buildings
were Brown’s cafe and Robbins’ bar
ber shop. The cafe was valued at $1,
600 and the shop at $1,700, and was
equipped with five chairs.
The blaze was discovered near 5:00
o’clock Monday morning by James
Wike who was sleeping in a nearby
building. The alarm was given and the
potential firemen rushed to the build
ings, but before they could get their
newly installed equipment functioning,
the two one-story buildings were de
stroyed.
Asheboro firemen were called to the
aid of their neighbor, but the delay
proved the destruction of the proper
ty upon which the insurance is said
to have lapsed less than three weeks
ago.
Randleman has recently, through
PWA funds, installed waterworks
within recent. months and completing
the job within the past few days. The
cause of part of the delay was due to
storing the fire-fighting equipment,
also recently arrived in the town, in
different places until the volunteer
company could be organized.
The fire is said to have originated
in the cafe building that was renovat
ed less than a year ago, and which
quickly spread to the barber shop, al
so a one story building recently re
novated, nearby. It was only by val
iant work of the Asheboro company,
and by the efforts of the citizens of
Randleman, who gathered quickly,
that other buildings were saved from
the same fate.
Thea building housing the cafe was
owned by the Shell Oil company and
the barber shop was the property of
R. R. Robins, of Randleman. The total
loss was estimated at $3,200.
Prospects Gloomy
For Ramseur’s Plan
Waterworks Soon
Technicalities Arise That Makes
Community Doubtful Of
Securing Project
Rural Carriers Meet
Presiding Elder Preaches Sun
day, Holding Last Quar
terly Conference
Ramseur, Sept. 17.—Recently folks
rejoiced to note the news item that the
town would begin work on installing
waterworks within thirty days. The
program that has been under way for
some time by the town officials ap
peared to be progressing to the point
where we could feel that work at the
project would begin soon but the facts
disclosed the past few days indicate
that several rounds of red tape must
be unwound before we turn on the wa
ter.
The trouble with Ramseur seems
to be that the citizens are too well off.
It turns out that a relief roll must
put in the waterworks, or at least lo
cal relief labor to a great extent must
be used. And Ramseur has practically
no relief labor available in the com
munity. It is hoped that Ramseur may
yet find a way to get the program our
worthy commissioners are trying to
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Ministers From All Sections
Attend Orange Presbytery On
Tuesday At Asheboro Church
More than sixty visiting ministers
from eight counties composing the
Orange Presbytery, gathered in Ashe
boro on Tuesday for a two day meet
held at the Presbyterian church. The
purpose of the meeting, which is held
twice yearly, is to discuss the church
WOrk—its progress in all phases and
to make forward working plans. The
counties participating in the meeting
were, Randolph, Guilford, Rocking
ham, Caswell, Chatham, Lee, Ala
mance and Orange.
The* meeting this time centered
around the general idea of religjous
education. Rev. J. O. Mann, director
of religious education in the Synod
of North Carolina, was among the vis
iting speakers and discussed this topic
at the evening hour. Rev. Mr. Mann
gave practicable working plans for va
cation Bible schools and other forms
of religious training, especially in
spiral churches and districts. Follow
tog this address, ten ministers parti
cipated in a round-table discussion that
was followed by an open discussion.
This exchange of ideas is considered
one of the most valued items of the
“A HUNTING WE WILL GO” SEPTEMBER, 17-21
State Fox Hunters Association Will Meet In
Asheboro Next Week With Many Prominent
Sportsmen From Several States In Attendance
Prominent Randleman Merchant
Meets Tragic Death Wednesday
In Deep River Near His Residence
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N. N. Newlin, 75, Is Found Float
ing In River After Few
Hours In Water
111 Health For
Past Few Years
Funeral Service Arranged To Be
Held At Randleman On
Thursday Afternoon
A tragedy on Wednesday morning
occurring in Randleman involved a
well known family of that place and
is of interest to the wide circle of
friends throughout the entire county.
N. N. Newlin, for many years a lead
ing citizen in this section of the state,
was found floating in Deep River near
his home at that place.
Mr. Newlin, on account of ill healtii
and despondency from that cause, is
said to have jumped in the river from
which his body was recovered several
hours later. For sometime his family
and friends had been concerned over
his health. Mr. Newlin is said to have
been seen by neighbors in his back
yard early Wednesday morning, but
was missing several hours before his
body was discovered in the river. His
hat atop his cane by the river bank
was the clue to the discovery of the
body, which was found tied with a
rope attached to a tree nearby.
Sheriff Carl King and Dr. W. L.
Lambert, coroner, were notified and
made an examination of the body and
conditions, all of which pointed to
suicide.
Mr. Newlin was for many years a
prominent merchant of Randleman
and has had other prominent business
connections in the county. For several
years, however, he has been in ill
health and has not been active in bus
iness. He was 75 years old.
Surviving are his wife and four
children: Jack Newlin of Randleman;
Claud, of Asheboro; Grier, of Rich
mond, Va.; and Miss Margaret Newlin
of Randleman. A sister, Miss Pattie
Newlin of High Point and two broth
ers, John and Sam Newlin, both of
Randleman, also survive.
Funeral service will be held on
Thursday afternoon in Randleman.
meeting.
It was definitely brought out by all
the speakers of the day that the work
among the youth of the church is one
of the most important undertakings of
the Presbytery. The sermon by Rev.
A. V. Gibson, retiring moderator,
touched upon this theme and centered
around the need for new moral char
acter in the social unrest of the pres
ent era.
Rev. N. N. Fleming, pastor of Haw
fields Presbyterian church of Mebane
was named moderator with Rev. Wade
H. Allison of Spray, clerk.
Other outstanding speakers of the
day included Rev. E. E. Gillespie, D.
D., of Greensboro; and Dr. Cothran
G. Smith, pastor of the Asheboro
church.
At the noon hour Tuesday, the la
dies of the church served luncheon at
the home of Mrs. Curry Loflin on Sun
set avenue. During the evening ses
sion, a solo by William Evans of Ashe
On Wednesday the same theme and
topic was carried out which concluded
in the afternoon.
Announcement From
School Board Gives
Interesting Data
The local School Board is grati
fied to announce that there are
now available funds in the
amount of $45,006.00 for new
school building construction in the
town of Asheboro. This money is
obtainable, through the efforts of
the county school board and the
approval of the county commis
sioners, from the Federal govern
ment, and is Asheboro’s allotment
from the $231,OOOdto’pfoiect filed
with the PWA some months ago
to complete the county building
prog-ram.
The board desires that the pub
lic school interest of the town be
best served in the contemplated 1
new building, and in so far as
possible, the wishes of the public
met, and therefore invites the sub- ,
mission of proposals for furnish
ing sites, with best proposition,
from the various localities of the
town. Promptness in doing so is
urged as all the people are anx
ious to provide better school faci
lities for our children at the ear
liest possible moment.
GRADED SCHOOL TRUS- I
TEES OF ASHEBORO.
Plans Progressing
For Opening Thnrs.
Of Trinity School
Professor Bullock Announces
Opening Plans And Complete
List Of Faculty Members
Personal Mention
Many People Leaving To Enter
Colleges While Others Will
Teach At Various Places
Trinity, Sept. 11.—A. R. Bullock,
principal, wishes to announce the
opening of the Trinity consolidated
school Thursday, Sept. 10. The follow
ing teachers have been employed for
the coming year: First grade, Mrs. D.
M. Lewis, High Point and Miss Helen
Hinkle, Thomasville; 2nd grade, Mrs.
Ray Parrish, Trinity; 2nd and 3rd
grades, Miss Bertha Pritchard, Biscoe;
3rd grade, Mrs. John Payne, Trinity;
4th grade, Miss Bess Johnson,
Trinity; 4th and 5th grades Mrs.
Lottie McDowell, Trinity; 5th grade,
Miss Virginia Redding, Trinity;
6th grade, Miss Haiel Cole
trane, Trinity; 6th and 7th grades,
Miss Faye Walker, Asheboro; 7th
grade, Miss Ora Mae Welbom, Trini
ty. High school: Miss Carrie Cranford,
Trinity; Miss Sallie Pearson, Golds
boro; Mrs. John Easter, Trinity; Miss
Sarah Petty, Clinton; Miss Mary
Faison Covington, Thomasville; Ralph
Vance. High Point, H. E. Mesi
mer, Rockwell.
Archdale school: Miss Sarah Wood,
Asheboro; Mrs. Esther Crouch, High
Point; Mrs. Annie Baldwin, Randle
man.
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Special Mission Rally
Neighbors Grove Wesleyan Metho
dist church, known as “the friendly
church” will hold a special missionary
rally on Sunday September 14th.
Hie entire services of the day will
feature mission work closing with a
play at the evening church hour,
“Around the World for tasus.”
Horses, Foxes And Hounds Are
Ready For Field Trials Each
Day Of Week
Sunrise Chases To
Be Public Events
Meeting Opens Informally Mon
day Evening With First Hunt
Tuesday; Ball Thursday
Jess Gamer, a top notcher in fox
hunting circles and prominent busi
ness man of Asheboro, is all agog. He
has a good reason to be so, for his
town, which he takes much pride in, has
been chosen to be host to the annual
field trials of the North Carolina Fox
Hunters Association, to be held the
entire week of September 16. He has
for many years been a director of
the association and more recently two
of his fellow townsmen, J. D. Ross and
C. C. Cranfords have also been made
directors.
Around 1,500 or more visitors are
expected to attend and for the week
of the meet Asheboro will literally
have open house. Many citizens have
expressed their desire to open their
homes to the hunters and their follow
ing. Quite a few are expected to tent
at the fairgrounds where water and
lights are available and where the
big Bench show is to be held.
High lights of the meet are the bus
iness session, the field trials and the
bench show, which is to be held in the
Exhibit Hall at the fairgrounds under
national rules. It will be held Thurs
day night and a great crowd is expect
ed. Many of the best fox dogs in
America will be shown.
The meeting is one of the biggest
sporting events in the south, ranking
next to the one held by the National
Fox Hunters and having only four
hounds behind the national entry. Del
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Randolph Man Visits
D. H. Loflin of Thomasville, was in
Asheboro Wednesday visiting his
brother Homer Loflin. Mr. Loflin and
L. O. Yonts have within the week
opened Yonts-Loflin Hardware Com
pany at Thomasville. Mr. Loflin is a
native of Randolph county and was
formerly connected twelve years with
the Crutchfield Hardware company of
Thomasville.
Gaddis Reunion.
The second Gaddis reunion will be
held at Mt. Zion church on Sunday,
September 22. All family connections
and all of their friends are cordially
invited to be present on this date and
bring well filled baskets. The program
will start at 11 o’clock. Mt. Zion
church is located in Tabernacle town
ship near Fuller’s mill.
Plans Fast Taking Shape For
Annual Randolph County Fair
Scheduled For September 24
With only a week intervening until
the opening of the Randolph county
fair, things are shaping up in quite a
satisfactory manner, according to the
fair officials. Interest is centered
more widely this year upon the exhi
bits than has ever been the case. In
one section of the county, two farmers
are competing for the prize offered
for the best 100 ears of corn displayed.
Competition is causing considerable
interest concerning this particular dis
play, and this is only one of many in
teresting things that will be a part of
the Randolph county fair.
The management has secured
George A. Hamid’s shows. There are
two and a half full miles of midway,
furnishing varied entertainment of all
types and grades. There will also be
two free acts daily. One of the free
acts features the Moreen Troupe, un
Complete Announcement
Asheboro City School By
R. Turner, Superintendent
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School Head
REGINALD T. TURNER
Randolph Doctors
Discuss Midwives
At Meeting Monday
Randolph county doctors heard a
paper on midwives and carried on a
discussion of this practice, at their
meeting held Monday afternoon at the
Randolph Hospital, Inc. Dr. George
Sumner read an article on the topic
which was followed by a discussion by
several of the doctors of the town
and county. The discussion revealed
the decrease in the practice of mid
wives in the past three years.
A gift of several interesting vol
umes and tracts were presented to
the medical library by Dr. C. C. Hub
bard of Farmer. An expression of ap
preciation was unanimous to Dr. Hub
bard from the group.
Dr. Hunter and Dr. Dempsey
Barnes were named for papers at the
next meeting of the society.
Dr. C. S. Tate of Ramseur, presi
dent of the county association, pre
sided over the meeting with Dr. J. H.
,§oady, secretary, on duty.
Randolph Superior
Court Adjourns Fri.
After A Busy Week
Many Cases Involving Intoxi
cants On Docket And Given
Stiff Sentences By Judge
Cog-gin Prosecutes
Roby Spencer Convicted Of In
voluntary Manslaughter And
Sentenced; Appeals
Randolph county Superior court ad
journed Friday afternoon after a busy
week. After the report carried in this
newspaper last week, the trial of sev
eral additional cases of the forty-nine
cn the docket involving intoxicants
continued. On Friday morning nine
were convicted, one after another, of
driving cars while under the influence
of intoxicants. They were: Jim Allred,
R. C. Tripp, C. M. Hickerson, J. G.
Peterson, Frank Johnson, George Mill
er, Hubert Bruton, E. R. Dugins and
George Henson. In the case of the
nine, a three months road sentence
was imposed or the payment of $100
fine with driving license forfeited for
six months.
The case creating more interest than
the others during the latter part of
the week was that of Roby Spencer
who was charged with involuntary
manslaughter. Spencer plead guilty
and was given a sentence of from
eight to twelve years. An appeal was
made—$75.00 bond appeal, with $5,
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usual entertainers, who are bringing
a varied program of comedy acroba
tics, double trapeze acts and the like.
Fireworks every night will, as usual,
prove a great drawing card. For many
years this attraction has been of wide
interest and the display this year is
even better than ever.
Probably the most interesting part
of the fair is the social side where old
friends meet each other for the first
time since last fair-time, while others
return to their home county for the
first time in many years. Homecoming
day will be observed on Friday and
there will probably be hundreds of vis
itors and former residents of this
county on hand for the occasion.
Don’t forget the dates, announced
previously in this newspaper, Septem
iber 24th through 28th.
High School Pupils To Register
At Stated Hours During
First Day
Thursday, 19th Is
Opening Date Set
Beginners May Enter School At
Younger Age Than Hereto
fore Accepted Here
School opens on Thursday, Septem
ber 19th, according: to announcement
made today by Reginald Turner, super
intendent of the Asheboro city school.
Beginners entering school for the first
time must be 6 years old or they must
become 6 years of age not later than
January 15, 1936. This rule was made
by the State School Commission and
will be strictly observed. Beginners
who can enter under this rule must
enter in September. No class for be
ginners will be started after Christ
mas.
New pupils from outside Asheboro
will be accepted only in the high
school. No new pupils from outside the
city will be accepted in the elemen
tary' school; however, those who en
rolled last year may continue.
Special attention is called by Mr.
Turner to the new registration plan
on the first day of school, at which
time all students are required to reg
ister. Students for the eighth grade
may register between 8:30 and 10:15
Thursday morning. From 10:15 to
12:00 o’clock, ninth grade pupils may
register. In the afternoon, beginning
at 1:00 p. m., tenth grade students are
allotted registration time and from
2:00 until 4:00 11th grade members
are to be registered.
Each grade in high school is re
quested to come to school only during
the hours designated for that grade
on the first day. This is done in order
to avoid confusion while registering
high school students.
There are three methods of obtain
ing textbooks. First, they may be pur
chased new; second, pupils may pur
chase and use second hand books;
third, the books may be rented for
one-third the retail price. Each teach-.
er will make lists of books to be rent
ed. Pupils will be held responsible for
the care of rented books and damages
will be charged if they are not given
proper care. Any or all of these meth
ods may be used by the same pt^pil. Jn
other words, a pupil may buy part of
his books new, buy part second hand
ed, and rent part of them.
It is important that all pupils start
to school the first day. During the
first few days a permanent organiza
tion is effected and the superinten
dent must know how many pupils are
going to be in each grade. If any pu
pils cannot enter the first day on ac
count of illness or other causes, a note
from the parents will be appreciated.
High School Course
Below is a list of the subjects re
quired of pupils in the various grades
and also the subjects from which a pu
pil may choose his electives:
8th Grade
Required subjects: English 1; Civics
Math. 1.
Electives: Latin 1; General Science,
and Home Enomics 1.
9th Grade
Required subjects: English II, Math.
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In Serious Condition
Oscar McGee and Miss Lucy York
are quite ill in the Randolph Hospital
following a wreck late Sunday night
when the two cars in which they were
riding collided at the intersection of
highways 70 and 62 in north Asheboro.
The cars caught fire and burned as a
result of the impact. Miss Golden
Brower and Joe Swaim were occupants
of the same car in which Miss York
was riding and Mrs. McGee and small
child were with Mr. McGee. None
were seriously injured except Miss
York and Mr. McGee.
Young Folk Leave
For Many Schools
During This Week
Among the Asheboro girls and hoys
who are leaving for the various col
leges in this and other states are:
Miss Pauline Ellis, Flora McDonald,
Red Springs; Miss Elizabeth Bunch,
W. C. U. N. C., Greensboro; William
Coffin, Edward Armfield, Eddia
Steere, Bill Hobbs, Davidson college;
Marguerite Briles, Lenoir - Rhyne;
Florence Brittain, Virginia Brittain,
Catherine Cranford, W. C. U. N. C.,
Greensboro; Edith Milks, Rebecca
Hedrick, Catawba college, Salisbury;
Steve Millsaps, State college, Raleigh;
Miss Dee Armfield, Sweetbriar; Caro
line Page, Peace, Raleigh; W. A.
Bunch, Jr., Jack Hayworth, Jimmie
Fox, University, Chapel Hill; Sidney
Truesdale, Duke University; Chas.
Moore, Riverside; Miss Jane Page
Walker, Miss Mildred Parks, Miss
Nancy Clark, Franklinville, Salem
Academy, Winston-Salem; Miss Mari
anna Redding, Salem college; Hal
Hammer Walker, University, Chapel
Hill; John Redding, State college, Ral
eight; Ted Soady, Arthur Way, Jr.,
Tommie Bulla, Jesse Tyson, Frank
Burkhead, James Holder, Howard
Fox, Miss Eleanor Ann Hammond,
University, Chapel Hill; Betsy Bulla,
Guilford College, Miss Evelyn King,
Meredith College.