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ktstifies doctoi
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been continually .
week. When aaked 1
what *he w«a to
replied "nothing I
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obeerving her for a
^"determine the r
condition.
pr RSI DENT’S TAX PROPOSAL IS
ESSered revolutionary
nnfitR -which eonwrditM mm in
their treasuries ha ssrplua Jnatead
ofdigtribuUng as dividends. la both
kin message a*d Ui °011*
SjrSTpm-^ tamed the
accumulation of profits ao m “evil"
method of evading taxation. Wall
ctreet wan stunned,- and many
termed the
tionary.
UNION LEADERS CLAIM
VICTORY IN NEW YORE
M" (Mtoimnlmal nn
cnppiua
Union
night that they
curtailed elevator aorviee in
New York building*. They threaten
a “fight to a finish” nnleoa thei
demands for higher pay are aaet.
BARBARA HUTTON IS
OUT OP DANGER
Countess
witz-Reventlow,
Wool worth saiOl
“out of danger* by
physicians who have
her since the birth of
their Hyde Park
Bang
le the
said to bo
son in
in
MOORE COUNTY HEALTH
OFFICER ON PROBATION
Dr. John Symington,
Moore
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Federal court at Rncldngbam Tues
day ef violating the Federal
by federal
UNCLE SAM PAID t&OST OP
N. C.’S RELIEF HILL
an the
of relief to the federal
government in IMS reveals that the
federal govpmnusrt paid 91.7 per
cent of North Carolina's direct re
lief bill last year.
LEAGUE OFFERS ANOTHER
PEACE PLAN
The Lee gee of Nations committee
of 13 appealed to both belligerents
of the Italo-Ethiopian war to make
peace within the League's frame
work. By agreeing to reesnrene
March lb, the committee gave Italy
and Ethiopia one week to heed to
its appeal. British Foreign Secre
tary Anthony Eden and French
Foreign Minister Pierre Flandin
agreed span the tent of the com
mittee of thirtoen’s resolution.
CAGNEY GOES TO OOURT
ABOUT CONTRACT
James Cageny took his troubles
orer his contract with Whiner
Brothers studio into court yester
day. The flrey actor charges that
the studio broke an oral agreement
with Urn under which he was to
appear in only four pictures an
nually. He asked'that the contract
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unty Officers
Ralph W. Marsh,
Well Known Local ,
Salesman Dies Tues.
funeral Will Be Held At Trinity
Church On Thursday
Ralph W. Marsh, well known young
man of Randolph county died at the
Randolph hospital Tuesday afternoon
following * brief illness from pneu
monia. Mr. Marsh, a native of Trinity,
came to Asheboro some years ago as
manager of the Coffleld furniture
company in Asheboro. After two
which he operated as the Cut Rate
Company until a few years ago when
m health caused him to give it up.
Since that time he has been a travel
ling salesman for Cranford furniture
company, holding that petition at the
Mrs. T. 0. Marsh of Trinity; one
brother, J. C. Marsh, High Point, and
four sisters. Mrs. P. H. Redding,
White Hall; Mm. V. E. Pope. Greens
boro; Mrs. E. P. Cooley, Clifton
Forge, Va.; and Miss Elisabeth Marsh
of the home.
Funeral service will be held at the
Mount Vernon Methodist church at
Trinity at ’11:00 o’clock Thursday
morning. The service will be in charge
of Rev. H. P. Powell of the First
Methodist church of Asheboro, who
Will be assisted by Rev. G. W. Wil
liams, of the Mount Vernon church.
A squadron of the Sons of the
Legion will be formed in Asheboro on
Thursday evening, March 6th at the
county court house. At this time, Hon.
Bryce Parker Beard, of Salisbury,
national committeeman of the Sons
of the Legion will be present and will
have charge of the ceremonies, which
are both colorful and impressive. Mr.
Beard will be assisted by William A.
Julian of Winston-Salem, state chair
man of the group.
Mrs. Blanche Cox Walker will have
charge of the squadron in Asheboro
and will work with R. L. Briles,
commander of the Legion in Ashe
boro. The local post is sponsoring the
squadron of young boys. g
Thirty-four boys, who are, eligible
for membership have signed the
charter and will be installed as
members at the meeting Thursday
evening. They are: W. C. Craven, Jr.,
Billy Moore, Jimmie Walker, Edward
Bulkhead, -Clary Weeton, Archie
Usher, Jesae Councilman,. James
Councilman, Wade Page, Emerson
Whatley, Lawrence Whatley, John
SSjUB. jSS£, X£2£' -Cole,
Squadron Of Sons Of
American Legion To
Be Organized Thurs.
Sheriff King Give* Report Of
H Unpaid Taxes For The
Year 1935
Order For Deed For
School Lot Is Issued
Committee Of Three Men
Named To Investigate ,
Agriculture Building
Several interesting matters came
before the Randolph Comity board of
commissioners, in regular session
Monday, March 2nd. Ail four mem
bers of the board woe present at thia
meeting with M. E. Johnson presiding.
Tax refunds and releases were given
in several cases after thorough in
vestigation. i •
A report from Sheriff King was
heard revealing ths total balance of
uncollected taxes for 1966 to be
$99431.72. Tin total balance of last
report was $199,041.04.
Relating to the proposed new
school building for Asheboro, a resolu
tion was adopted ordering the execu
tion at a deed to the county of Ran
dolph for the purpose of the erection
of a school building. The county
agrees to pay to McCrary-Redding
hardware company the sum of $4,000,
as its part of the purchase price of
the school lot The sixe of the lote is
292 by 366 feet The interest from
July 1, 1966, at four per cent will be
included, until the whole is paid.
According to the resolutions, one-half
this sum will be paid from the budget
of 1936 and half from the 1937 bud
get—both as of July 1st
A most urgent request for improve
ment on highway 902 from Asheboro
wm sent in to the commissioners
which was referred to the state high
way commission.
The following committee was named
for investigation of the possibility of
financing the project of constructing
an agricultural building in Randolph
county. The committee was composed
of J. B. Fariow, M. E. Johnson, E. S.
Millsaps. They were instructed to re
j port at an early date.
D. C. 'Smith, owner and manager of
the Asheboro Coca-Cola Bottling
Company, left Tuesday for Atlanta,
Ga., where he will attend the fiftieth
anniversary and homecoming conven
tion of the Coca-Cola company. The
formula for Coco-Cola was made in
1886 and since that time it has in
creased in popularity until it is now
made and sold in eighty-five countries.
The convention will convene Wednes
day for three days.
MiBS Cleo Bankhead, a niece of Mr.
Smith, and who is in charge of the
Coca-Cola bottling company at Burl
ington, accompanied Mr. Smith to the
convention. Miss Bankhead will be
awarded a solid gold Coca-Cola bottle
at this convention for having had the
largest number of cases of Coca-Cola
consumed per capita during the year
in her territory. Mr. Smith was
awarded a brons bottle at the conven
tion last year for second high or
eighty-dive per cent per capita.
Bakery Will Open
In Asheboro Friday
By Two Local Men
A bakery is Asheboro's newest
business concern, opening for business
Friday, March 6th. This new business
is operated in the new building, re
cently erected on Church street op
posite the Asheboro hosiery mill.
C C. Parks and J. R. Parks, ex
perienced bakers, will own and
operate this business, both the sale
of gas and oils at the station and
the bakery. These men have had
fifteen years experience in the bakery
business and are prepared to serve the
tovm and county ahly*
will hold stood on Saturday also. The
f>.<5 Smith Leaves -f
For Atlanta Where
He Attends Meeting
Asheboro
Taber
ite Sat
For Archi
C. M. Staley anc
the board regar
Staley school. ' :
decision fd par
three acres fro
After making
land needed at <
offered by the
desired to
for which th<
it. .The land 1
play ground i
a home for 1
County Super!
to write the (
to sell all the
ingto them
>ro highway
iool ’Site,
n of schools
? the bad
f the board
lying east of the
adjoining the pn
sites previously sel« ed. The sites
under question, Colei dge and Taber
nacle, were gone in > carefully and
the above decision i as reached.
Franklin
Held i
Basketball Teams Play Several
Neighboring Teams With
Varied Results
Building Progressing
D. M. Weatherly Seriously III At
His Home; C. E. Julian
Is Improved
Franklinville, March 3.—The P.-T.
A. held their regular meeting for
February at the school auditorium
Tuesday evening, this being the
celebration of the 39th anniversary of
the National P.-T. A. Mrs. M. F.
Cheek had charge of the opening
exercise. Mrs. C. A. Caveness sang
“Mother Hymn,” followed by devo
tional led by Mrs. J. H. Mitchell. A
candle lighting service was. given
under the supervision of Miss Esther
Moon,'by a group of young ladies.
Those taking part were Misses Ava
Curtis, Mildred Mitchell, Nettie
Moon, Joyce Hudson, Rachel Burrow,
Virginia Craven, Mary Cox and Hilda
Brady.
Mrs. J. T. Buie, president, was in
charge of the business session. In
teresting reports were made by the
various officers. Plans are being made
for the summer round-up program.
Attendance banners were won by 4B
and 11 grades. Closing scene was a
cake walk. Lucky winners were Worth
Buie and Wayne Trogdon. Next meet
ing, March 10.
A surprise birthday dinner was
given Sunday for J. W. Johnson in
honor of his fifty-second birthday,
March 1, and' for his daughter,
Myrtle, who celebrated her seventeen
th birthday, February 27. A large
crowd attended and all enjoyed the
dinner that was set before them.
Bertram Lane of Greensboro was a
week-end guest of C. F. Johnson and
was also a visitor of' Misses Edith
Parham and Myrtle Johnson.
The Franklinville school basketball
teams played at Liberty Monday night,
with the following score: girls, Frank
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Ramseur Pleased
With Erection Of
New Brick Budding
Since Closing Of Hotel A Year
Ago, Town Has Lacked
Public Eating Place
School FuS Week
Several Ramseur Folk In Ran*
dolph Hospital For
Medical Treatment
Ramaeur, March 4.—A new building
in to be erected down town, adjoining
the Watkins Leonard hardware store.
This is to be a modem brick structure
and will Wise * restaurant. The
leaaee is a brother-in-law to Chief L.
A. Kelly. Operations will begin soon.
This much needed addition to the busi
ness yapeems of Ramseur ie welcome,
sincaN»e^ dosing of the hotel years
ago it has been a great inconvenience
to, net only the travelling public, but
to citizens of the community to be
deprived of the benefits of a local eat
ing place, who look forward to en
joying the facilities of a good
restaurant again.
Ramseur has several citizens who
are now patients at the Randolph
hospital in Asheboro. Mrs. M. C.
Coble is ill with influensa although
her condition is considered satis
factory. A. A. Cant and W. C. Lane
have pneumonia while Mrs. J. R.
I Johnson has influenza. Mrs. E. M.
Hurley entered the hospital Saturday
for treatment.
Our school is running six days a
week, and nine hours a day. By this
extension of daily work the school
will close earlier in the spring.
R. C. White attended the State
Convention of the American Legion at
Burlington Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Cox spent the
week-end with friends at Wendell.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Patterson were
called to Mt. Airy Saturday on ac
count of the illness of Mr. Patterson’s
father. They returned Sunday having
found him improved.
W, E. Luck and daughter, Miss
Joyce Luck of Raleigh, visited Mr.
and Mrs, V. C. Harley Sunday.
Rev. Mr. Baldwin of Greensboro
spent sometime here with his nephew,
C. E. Baldwin, last week.
Mrs. Lulu Cox of near Coleridge,
was a Ramseur visitor Monday.
We are glad to learn that Robert
.hospital.
Miss Georgia Marsh of Liberty was
a visitor at Mr. and Mrs. N. F.
Phillips over the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Colon Welch of Ashe
boro visited friends here Sunday.
Mrs. N. F, Phillips entertained her
music pupils at her home on Main
street Friday evening.
The young folks are m the midst
of a series of basketball games, both
winning losing. One night recently
they played Seagrove, the boys losing
and the girls winning. They are doing
good work considering the handicaps
the bad weather has brought for them.
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Gardner and
sons spent Sunday with friends at
High Point.
W. A. Angel of Stokesdale spent
some time last week with his brother
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A Major Appliance
Store Will Open In
Asheboro Saturday
During the first few days of this
week, negotiations for the opening of
a major appliance store by the
Meyer's company of Greensboro, were
completed. This store, which will be
located in the Hedrick building, 302
South Fayetteville street. The store
will open on Saturday, March 7th.
Work is now going forward on the
building making it ready for the oc
cupants. A regular force of workers
from Meyers’ are in dhaige of the
interior decoration of the building.
O. D. Smith, assistant to David
Cashwel^ sales manager of major
appliances for Meyers in Greensboro,
will have charge of the Asheboro
store. Mr. Smith has been with Meyers
for several years and is amply
qualified to operate the Asheboro
branch. A complete service and de
livery staff will be installed in tha
store Saturday.
Electric refrigerators, electric
ranges, vacuum cleaners, washing
machines and other appliances will
be handled by the new unit.
Margaret Huneycutt, Margaret Prit
chard.
' Helen E. Brown and Velma Williams
were to have been initiated, but were
confined to their homes by illness. The
matter will be attended to at a later
David Ovens Will Speak
At Chamber Commerce
Banquet On Friday Eve
' -a. '■
American Legion
Post Planning To
Stage Exposition
'Hie local post American Legion
ha* bam bnajr during the week
planning for an exposition for the
town during the week of March
23rd. A committee from that
organisation haa dosed contracts
with the Roberta imposition com
pany to take charge of the show
In Aaheboro. R. A. Briles, com
mander of the local poet, is Herr
ing on the committee with M. H.
Birkhead, W. H. Grimes, Dr. J. G.
Crutchfield, R. M. Hannah and
others.
Headquarters for the exposition
wiR be af old poetefice building
on Fayetteville street where a
portable stage win be erected.,
Booths for the various merchants
of the town will be arranged
around the wall of the building. In
teresting acts will be staged at
various hours during the entire
week. Further announcement con
cerning this event will be carried
at a later date in this newspaper.
Seagrove School Is
Operating On Full
Schedule In March
Honor RoH For Fourth Month
Is Published; Personal
Items Of Interest
Seagrove, March 3.—Mrs. Annie
Williams is spending a few days with
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Coy McNeil,
who is ill at her home at Hemp.
Mrs. Dewey Brady and Miss Eunita
Graves spent the week-end with their
uncle, W. E. Graves, and family.
Miss Bessie Wood spent the week
end at her home in Asheboio. and Mis.
Strawda Hare at her home near
Spies. ,
The local school Is holding Satur
day session now to make up for the
time lost due to bad weather. Last
•flitUidUy beinr^the Ant - Saturday
session, the attendance only fell a
small per cent below that at Friday.
There are a few cases of colds and
influensa among the students which
probably accounts for most of these
absences.
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Royals, of
High Point, spent the week-end with
Mrs. Royals’ parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. L. Graves.
Mrs. Ivey Luck is improving after
being ill for several days with in
fluenza.
J. H. Lineberry, who was confined
to his home at Randleman several
days last week with influenza, is able
to be back at school'today.
The honor roll for fourth month of
Seagrove school follows:
First grade—Beulah Joyce King,
Valda King.
Second grade—Charles Presnell,
Emogene King, Ruby Jean Lucas,
Bircha Luck, Coleen Pegram, Carolyn
Richardson.
Third grade—Penver Langley, Recil
Yow, T. J. Hunt, J. B. Sink, Molenv
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H. S. Edwards Will
Represent Credit Co.
For Randolph Farmers
Graham Production Company,
Serving Several Counties,
To Open Branch
The Graham Production Credit
Association, which serves the countie*
of Alamance, Caswell, Chatham,
Durham, Guilford, Orange, Person,
Randolph and Rockingham, announces
that applications for farm loans for
crop production purposes are now be
ing received from both old and new
borrowers.
The Production Credit Association
is set up as a permanent cooperative
institution to serve in bad years as
well as those that are good. It is not
an emergency organisation.
The rate of interest is low, being
only five per cent at present Money
required can be made available at the
time it Is needed and interest is
charged only for the period funds are
actually used. Inspection costs are
reasonable. Prompt service may be
had on all applications and farmers
desiring credit are requested to call
on the association’s local representa
tive immediately. j
For the convenience of borrowers in
Randolph county, H. S. Edwards is
located in the county agent’s office at
the court home fit Asheboro, where
he can be seen each week day during
hours. He v
ex
will be glad to
plain the method of operation of the
n,_i__ ft_u, -
production credit
Association and to
possible.
Annual Dinner Event Will Taka
Place at First Methodist
Church
Charles McCrary Will
Succeed J. F. White
Interesting And Varied Pro*
gram For Occasion Al
most Completed
David Ovens, president of the is*
tail dry goods association, of
Charlotte is the chief speaker for the
annual Chamber of Commerce ban
quet to be held Friday evening. As
has been the custom for many yean,
this annual dinner meeting will be
held in the dining room of the First
Methodist church, at 700 o’clock In
the evening.
Mr. Ovens, a speaker of charm and
ability, will discuss “Trends of 1980.”
In addition to the dinner speech, a
program of varied interest has been
prepared for the occasion. These
annual Chamber of Commerce meet
ings have become a real institution
among the people of Asheboro who
look forward to the occasion from
year to yeah with keen anticipation.
More than two hundred tickets have
been sold to die affair which re
sulted in the close of the sale of
tickets for lack of additional seating
capacity.;
J. Francis White, Jr., president of
the organisation for the past year,
will formally turn over his office to
Charles W. McCrary who will serve
the town in this capacity for the en
suing year. Other dfficers and direct
ors for the year will be introduced
at this meeting.
There are many social dubs and
business groups for men and for
women, but the Chamber of Commerce
is a democratic organization with a
membership composed of men and
women of the town and county whose
primary interest is forwarding Ashe
boro and Randolph county’s interests.
Many matters of community interest
have been launched and followed
through by^hric group, as indicated
by th« vjrp|ti%s from the organization
made public it the yearly meetings,
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Varied In Interest
Randleman, Route 1, March S.—W.
8. Hod grin has returned from
Whittier, California, where he spent
sometime visiting: with relatives.
Mrs. J. H. Dick of Greensboro
spent the week-end with hdr mother,
Mrs. J. S. Mur row. Mrs. Murrow
suffered a stroke of paralysis a few
weeks ago. Her condition is slightly
improved.
Mrs. H. W. Reynolds of Jamestown
came to Center for the day last Sun
day. She was accompanied by her
son, David.
Mrs. Nannie Coltrane, who has been
very ill with influenza, is improving.
Mrs. S. H. Hockett of Oak Ridge
visited with home folks recently.
J. G. Farlow spent Sunday in High
Point with his sisters, Mrs. Stout and
Mrs. Martin.
Mrs. L. H. Newman, 88, of Sumner
township died Saturday from in
firmities of old age, and was brought
to Center for burial Sunday.
The Center home demonstration
club met in the church hut Friday
afternoon, February 28, with fourteen
members present. The subject under
discussion at this meeting was un
usual vegetables, and the garden that
feeds the family. Mrs. C. V. Gamble
assisted by her daughter served re
freshments at the close of the meet
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Farlow of
Greensboro were visitors in this
community Saturday afternoon.
W- C. Bartley has greatly improved
the appearance of his home by the
addition of new rooms and porches.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. V. Huffman were
in Burlington for the day last Satur
day.
CONTEST FOR MEN
TO BE ANNOUNCED
....
On March l«th, circle number six of
the Methodist Episcopal church plans
to begin a contest that will be for
the men of Agheboro only. No women
will be permitted to participate. In
fact only the married men are eligible.
So begin to spraee up and look your
best if you want to be in our con*
test*
■ There are of course qualifteations
but we hope that all applicants will
be able to qualify. Watch the news*
papers for further details. Handsome
prises will be awarded to the winners.
Sam Hayworth To Alabama
Sam Hayworth left last Saturday
for Marion, Alabama, where ha went
to enter the Army and Navy college
of Marion Institute. Young Hayworth
is a graduate ofAsheboro high school,