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MOgT PEOPLE IN ASHEBORO AND RANDOLPH COUNTY READ THE COURIER—IT LEADS « 7,000 PEOPLE WELCOME YOU TO ASHEBORO, “CENTER OF NORTH CAROLINA” *•*£*"■ PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN OMwt p»p«r PuMh&xi In Bandolph County ASHEBORO. N. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 19367 Changed To The Courier September 13. 1879 $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY NUMBER 7 LATEST qF CONTBSM"15 Xhe standing «f contestants for the o»e«n’8 contest of the. Mer rbtat'a Exposition and -their sDonmra follow: Mtea Frances FV,zier, Ashdboro Recreation Cent „r 2 A0(t; Min Dot Cranford, Kate Millinery Shop, 9,600; MajOene Russell, National Chair Company, 7,850; Christine Ash worth, Cetwick Mills, 11,500; Ed th Gilbert, C-etwick - Mills, 15,800; Crystal Barnett, Cetwick Mills, , 3 700; Maxine Cole, Margaret’s ; Beauty Shop, 13,050; Marianna Hughes, Randolph Drug Co., 1,050; Eugenia Tyson, Hudson-Belk, 8,700; Virginia Robbins, Reeves Phar macy, 6,950; Mary Louise Rich, Jones’ lc to $5 Store, 4,700; Lillie McCauley, Bossong Mills, 1,000; Blanche Clayton Allred, 1,000; Virginia Allred, 1,000; Nan Andrews, Lee’s Shop, 3,600; and Carol Lee Hall, Jones’ Department Store, 2,100. BARBARA HUTTON IS VICTIM OF EXTORTION THREAT i Alfred Molyneaux of Manchester, England, was jailed Monday on a charge of attempting to extort 200 pounds from Countess Barbara Hutton Haugwits Reventlow by pretending to reveal a plot to kid nap her new born son. Police said that Molyneaux had admitted writing the letter during moments of depression. No plot actually existed. FOUNTAIN TO SPEAK AT GUILFORD COURTHOUSE Former Lieutenant Governor R. T. Fountain, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States senator, opposing Senator J. W. Bailey will speak at the Guil ford county courthouse today at 1:30 o’clock. STATE BANK COMMISSIONER GURNEY P. HOOD ISSUES CALL Gurney P. Hood, state commis sioner of banks, issued a call Mon TJfsxasmMn the close of business Wednesday, March 4. NO ANTI-TRUST RULING BY THE SUPREME COURT The supreme court adjourned Monday without handing down an opinion on the government’s suit against the sugar institute. They handed down wily two opinions and adjourned until March 39. HIGHWAY COMMISSION TO LET BIDS ON CROSSINGS The state highway and public works commission will let bids to- | day on 27 street and grade cross ing elimination projects estimated to cost about $1,300,040. It is the largest letting in two years. HIGHWAY DEATHS ARE REPORTED DECREASING State highway death reaching 77, in 1935 fell to sixty in the month just passed, reducing the last year’s record of 167 for two months to 121 for this year. There were 444 accidents in February and 469 persons injured. Hauptmann Clings To Reprieve Hope With Staunch Faith Bruno Richard Hauptmann clings to faith that he will escape the electric chair despite the fact that the date set for his execution is now less than three weeks distant. Hauptmann told his wife, Anna, of his steadfast hope and confidence, upon the occasion of a visit to hiip within the past few days. Hauptmann, convicted of the Lind bergh baby kidnap-murder, is under sentence to die the week of March 30, and will probably be executed the night of Tuesday, March 31. • Gov. Harold' G. Hoffman, who granted a 30-day reprieve^on January 10, 29 hours before Hauptmann was to go to his death, said he would not sign a new reprieve, and that Hauptmann’s only chance of side stepping his fate at the end of the month lay in the discovery of new evidence. First i Weck; ty Years A Weekly Weddin s Local Gouple^y 11 Be An Event Oi Next Week An interesting want advertise ment of the week is sent out in the form of an S. O. S. signal from the managers of the Merchants Exposition. These gentlemen are seeking a local couple who would like to be married in the exposition hall. Attractive inducements have been offered to the couple—a trous seau for the bride and a substantial gift for the groom. The merchants of Ashebpro and the heads of the exposition expect to do this thing in proper fashion and are willing to make it an interesting event for the contracting couple. Since this is Leap Year, there should be no difficulty in securing a couple, one way or another. Tlie exact date of the wedding will be set when the bride and groom are announced. The wedding will feature one evening of the six big events during the exposition week. Albert F. Parrish Prominent County Man Dies Suddenly In Usual State Of Health Friday Evening, Suffers Paralytic ] Stroke Funeral On Sunday Many And Varied Are Tributes i Of Respect Paid Life-Long Resident Of County Albert Puller Parrish, 61, pro minent Asheboro and Randolph county man, died at his home on Wain man avenue at 2:00 Saturday morning. Mr. Parrish suffered a hour* prior Mr. Parrish, a native of Randolph county, was a son of L. C. Parrish of western Randolph, now of Greensboro. Many years ago, Mr. Parrish came to Asheboro where he established a busi ness, operating a service and filling station and built a home. He sold the business three years ago, on account of poor health, but was, apparently, in his usual state of health when he suffered the stroke which resulted in his death. Many people attended the funeral service held at the home on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock. Rev. H. P. Powell, pastor of the First Methodist church of Asheboro, of which Mr. Parrish was a prominent member, conducted the service at the home and burial, which followed in the Ashe boro cemetery. Many and lovely were the floral tributes offered by friends of this popular man whose wide circle of friends was as varied as they were loyal. Mr. Parrish was a member of the local Junior Order and other civic organizations of the town and county. Mrs. Parrish is among the survivors, j She was, before her marriage, Miss I (Please turn to page 4) New Electric Sign An interesting new Neon sign, re cently installed in Asheboro, is at *he Chevrolet garage and service station. The sign, bearing the inscription, “Super Chevrolet Service,” marks the service department of the garage and is quite in keeping with the progres sive spirit and plans of R. E. Nance, manager of the Chevrolet company. Mrs. Steed Injured Mrs. J. W. Steed of Steeds, who has been spending the winter with her daughter, Mrs. C. B. Ingram at Mt. Gilead, fell Saturday afternoon and broke her hip. Mrs. Steed isk more than 90 and her accident is considered serious. She has a number of relatives, as well as friends, in Asheboro. Snavely Leaves U. N. C. Accepts Position As Head Coach Cornell reported that he will report at Cornell April 1st. Snavely’s .availability •'came as a surprise because it had been assumed by football observers he was solidly established at North Carolina. He took charge of die Tar Heel gridiron forces after a successful seven-year term as bead coach at Badmell university, Lewiaburg, Pa., alma mater of the Carl G. Snavely, head football coach at the University, has resigned and accepted the position as head mentor of Cornell University, replacing ''Gloomy” Gil Dobie. Snavely is to re ceive an annual salary of $8,500. It is After Sixty Years Service As Weekly, The Courier Takes Forward Step Will Publish Tuesdays And Again On Fridays This Forward Step Taken In Order To Better Serve Old Friends And New For sixty years The Courier has I been published weekly and ha? served the people of Randolph county and thi3 section of the state as a weekly newspaper can. Las; week, however, the last weekly issue was published. Realizing that modern day living demands changes. The Courier bows to tradition and .% re^rd, of which we are justly proud, ar.d herewith take! a step forward—by visiting vour I home, or place of business, twice] weekly instead of the customary one visit weekly. No advanci announce ment was made concerning this change, for while this change wa3 not demanded on the part of our many very loyal friends and supporter?, there was sufficient interest to be certain of the approval of the move ment. Another reason for making no advance announcement, the cimnge •vib not affect the subscriber except we plan to furnish our readers with fresher news, twice weekly instead of one time. There will be no change in the price of the paper to our sub scribers, although we are giving double service in presenting fresher news and informing you with offer ings from our advertisers more often. In return, we ask cooperation from our friends and readers. The aim of this twice-a-week newspaper for you is to publish the news and. in order to give it—we must first secure it. Telephone us, see us, write us what you know. Readers away from home are interested in seeing • what is I happening in Asheboro ana Randolph county, as well as the state and na tion—and we shall try to givs a bit (Please turn to page 4) Program At Balfour The Bulla quartet will give a pro gram of -music dn the echoed audi torium at Balfour Friday evening, March 20th, beginning at 7:46 o’clock. This program is being sponsored by the Parent-Teachers association of the Balfour school. A small admission will be charged, the proceeds to go for the benefit of the school. Dwight Morgan Of Farmer Is Elected To Frat. At H. P. C. High Point, March 16.—Dwight Morgan, a freshman at High Point college from Farmer, accepted a bid to the Epsilon Eta Phi fraternity at the close of the annual spring rush week. Morgan has made an outstanding record at the Methodist Protestant school since last fall. He appeared in the dramatic production, “The Three Cornered Moon,” produced by the college dramatic group the first semester. He is a member' of the Thalean Literary society. He is a member of the debating team, and participated in the South eastern Forensic tournament last week. No other freshman was able to make the team, which boasts of veteran debaters. A bid to one of these clubs, the membership of which is limited, is recognized as an outstanding honor. Only those students with a “C” average on their scholastic studies are eligible to join. Program Is Announced For Merchants Exposition Sponsored By Legion Post Seldom, if ever, baa Asheboro planned sucb a gala week as is near ing materialization as is the Mer chants Exposition for the week of March 23rd. The week’s entertain ment will open on Monday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock with a varied program of entertainment planned. Music, dancing, the mule, Abner, and other interesting items will form the free entertainment offered for the opening evening and every evening thereafter. A popularity contest promises to be of extraordinary interest since there are now seventeen young girls of the town enlisted in the rivalry. These girls are selling admission tickets for a very small price and re ceiving votes for every ticket sold. On, Saturday evening, March 28th, the winner will be crowned queen of the festival and will receive a diamond dinner ring and a trip, with all expenses paid, to the state Legion convention Many Republicans Of Randolph Attend County Convention Meeting Names Choice Of Leaders For Ap proaching Campaign Endorse Gov. Landon Name W. F. Redding For Na tional Committeeman; State Delegates Selected Several hundred Republicans from all sections of Randolph gathered in the court house in Ashe boro for their county convention on Saturday after noon. W. L. Ward, prominent busi ness man and Republican of this section of the state, presided over the meeting as chairman. Mr. Ward was also re-elected chairman for the com ing campaign season. Delegates from practically every precinct in the county came to this convention where keen interest Was displayed in the procedure. Weldon Smith of Asheboro intro duced the following resolution which was passed unanimously: Whereas, the Republican party of Randolph county assembled at the regular call convention March 14, 1936, and members of the Republican party calling attending to the need, at this time, of doing everything possible to reduce governmental costs and urging to bring about the election of a Republican president and to bring about that much needpd relief to the over-burdened taxpayers throughout the country; now, therefore, Be it resolved by the Republican party of Randolph county, that at our congressional convention, if any candi date is to be indorsed that the dele gates be instructed to vote for Honorable Alfred Laitdon, of Kansas (Please turn to page 4) Randleman’sP.-T.A. Will Meet Thursday In Business Session Meeting Postponed From Last Week On Account Of School Sports Tournament Social HaSfenln*s Personal Items Reveal Con siderable Illness Among Randleman Folk Randleman, March. 16.—The re gular monthly meeting of the P.-T. A, will be held Thursday evening in the local high school auditorium. The meeting was planned for last Thurs day evening but on account of the county basketball tournament, the affair was postponed until this week. Mrs. J. C. Fox, president of the local unit, ordered this postpcmment. The Glad girls of the Baptist church were entertained at the home of their secretary, Miss Mecia Short, Monday evening. Miss Ruby Robbins, the class president, presided over the meeting and Miss Daisy Robbins led in the devotions and prayer. After tlie devotional and business sessions, a full social hour was enjoyed and the guests participated in two con tests with Misses Nellie and Daisy (Please turn to page 5) M. I. Ellis IH M. I. Ellis, well known business man of Asheboro and manager of the Central Machine Works, suffered a stroke of paralysis Saturday. Mr. Ellis has been in somewhat poor health for "several months, bat has been about his business until he suf fered this stroke. His condition is con sidered quite grave. handsome RCA Victor radio which will go to some lucky person on Saturday evening. Thursday, March 26th, is the real day of days of the entire week and will be termed American Legion Home-Coming and Trades Day. Money saving values at all the places of business participating in the affair will be offered to the people of Ran dolph county. Beginning at 9:00 a. in., a program will be in swing all day with popular speakers, a parade with several drum and bugle corps from nearby cities, furnishing music. Sand}' Graham, Lieutenant Governor, and aspirant for the office of governor of the state, has been invited to speak on this day. The streets will be decorated and the stage set ready for one hundred per cent cooperation Atom Asheboro and Randolph people. Tuesday evening will feature the radio amateur hour. All contestants wishing to enter will call at the office Mid headquarters at the old post office building on Fayetteville street. This feature of fun all in addition to the South East Public Service Company Is Laying 2 New Cables New CaUe System For North Asheboro Recently Com pleted, Says Manager Additional Work A $4,500 Program For The Next Year WiU Render System Quite Adequate The South East Public Service com pany is this week completing: one lap of a somewhat elaborate extension program for their company in Ashe boro. In north Asheboro a complete new cable line has just been installed which will increase the capacity of the former telephone system in the northern section of Asheboro by fifty per cent. This new cable was neces sary because of the demand for private telephones when it was not possible to supply them, the cables being filled. It will now be possible to supply all the private telephones desired in this section of Asheboro for some years to come. Very soon worK will begin on the installation of a new cable in south Asheboro. Conditions are similar in ths section of the town to those existing in North Asheboro and the company deemed the new cable neces sary. The cost of the work in north Asheboro is estimated at approximate ly $1,500 and the cost of the work in south Asheboro will be about the same figure. G. R. Kennedy, district manager of the telephone company states that a program planning for the expenditure of $4,500 has been set and will be spent in Asheboro within the next year. The present plan calls for a new cable in west Asheboro, where the lines are fast becoming congested, but not as greatly as the northern and southern sections. Workmen are busy in the streets of 'Asheboro setting up new poles and getting ready for the actual work of the south section of the line, now that the first plan is completed. Home For Holidays Among the Asheboro boys and girls attending the University, Chapel Hill, who are home for the spring vacation are Miss Eleanor Apn Hammond, «C, Walker, Arthur Tyson and W. A. Way, Jr., Bunch, Jr. Jesse Great Passion Play Motion Picture Will Come Asheboro Soon The Life of Christ, a dramatic picturization of the world’s greatest of all passion plays depicting the life story of Jesus Christ will be shown at the First Baptist church here, on Wednesday, April 1st, at 8 p. m. In 1633, the village of Oberam mergau, in Bavaria, was visited by a terrible plague. On its cessation, the entire population made a vow to per form the passion play of our Saviour every tenth year out of gratitude; a vow which has ever since been faith fully observed. The impersonator of Christ considers his part an act of worship. He and all the rest who are to participate in the enactment are selected for their holy life. It is truly Qberammergau over again, and almost unconsciously one is carried to the place made Sac rosanct by the piety and devotion of those who portray the characters that circumstanced the life, passion and death of our Lord. If in all your life you could see but one picture, let it be this one. A silver offering will be taken at the door. good hearty laugh don’t attend this night as the old and old fiddlers will be there in full bloom. This contest is open to all and anyone who can fiddle on the old box is invited to register at the office any time before six o’clock Wednesday evening. Thursday evening will include the regular entertainment, music and drills by the inarching units of the visiting American Legion corps, bands, drum and bugle corps. Color squad rons all in all a parade of magnitude that is unusual in Asheboro. Friday evening the fashion show will be the outstanding event Twenty local young women will model smart styles from Lee’s shop. Several novel attractions will be included in this fashion show. Saturday the regular features and a public wedding will be held on the stage 'and in addition will be give a*ay night and presenting the winner of the grand drawing with a beautiful K. C. A. Victor magic tyrain, magic eye metal tuba radio. Then the beautiful ceremony of the coronation, of the queen and the presentation of winners of the Randolph County Superior Court Opens In Asheboro Monday, For March Term _-f - Third Attempt To Start New School Thwarted by Rain “Three times and out” is the re cord for planning to start the Asheboro school. According to T. Fletcher Bulla, superintendent of education for Randolph, Herman and Sipe, contractors of Conover who have been engaged as architects for the construction of the new Asheboro school, were in Asheboro Monday. They laid off the building plans at this time and had everything in readiness for start , ing the work of excavating dirt on I Tuesday morning. Workmen were ready to begin plowing dirt. Came Tuesday morning. Rain in torrents prevented any activity whatever on the lot Tuesday. Mr. Bulla states that this has happened twice before and, the way he felt Tuesday morning, another attempt to start this school would not be made until “the weather opens up.” Ramseur Furnishes Varied News Items Of Current Interest Correspondent Marley Congratu lates This Newspaper Upon Progressive Step Mrs. M. Hardin Dies Grammar Grades Will Present Operetta Personal Items Of The Week-End —v*— Ramseur, March 16.—Compliments on the new edition of The Courier. The papers are like everything else; keeping step with the times. News today is history tomorrow, and while our county papers are making history, they primarily furnish the news of (bfitriMt for sixty years, having recently given us a sixtieth anniversary issue, which was a credit to any paper in any section. To get news published oftener than once a week costs more in work, material and money. We compliment Randolph’s long established news paper in taking on this additional work and expense in the effort to (Please turn to page 4) Miss Redding Improving Miss Marianna'Redding, who under went an operation at Randolph hos pital a week ago, is progressing satis factorily. Miss Redding had a bone 'operation on her knee, performed by Dr. Wheeldon. E. W. Downum In Asheboro E. W. Downum who has managed the Rose’s store at Winnsboro for the past three years has been transferred to Asheboro to succeed John T. Baity who has been promoted to the management of the Kinston store. Mr. Downum will move his family here within the next few weeks. Return From Raleigh Rev. and Mrs. L. R. O’Brian, Mrs. C. W. Scott and Mrs. W. F. Lambert represented the Asheboro Baptist church at W. M. S. convention which was held in Raleigh Tuesday, Wednes day and Thursday of the past week. Mrs. A. L. Brault, Mrs. W. H. Wrape, Mrs. G. R. Kennedy, and Mrs. E. S. | Millsaps, Jr., also attended the con | vention on Wednesday. Moving To Greenville Mrs. 0. B. Gorman and small son, | Billy Stuart, of Reidsville are visiting i Mrs. Gorman’s mother, Mrs. E. E. Lewallen, this week. Mr. and Mrs. Gorman are moving to Greenville, S. | C., to make their future home. Mr. Gorman has for the past ten years been scout executive of the Cherokee council with headquarters in Reids ville. He is being transferred to Greenville which is quite a promotion for him and will have five counties under his supervision. Senator W. P. Horton And Ed Hatch Visit Asheboro On Saturday Senator Horton, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Lieuten ant Governor and Ed Hatch, a former Asheboro citizen and now Cleric of the Court in Chatham county, were in Asheboro Saturday renewing old acquaintances and making new friends. Senator Horton, who has a long record of public service and recogniz ed throughout the state as a friend of public education, was chairman of the Chatham county Democratic com mittee from 1922 through 1930. Mr. Horton baa served four terms in the 1919, 1927, 1981 Judge John Oglesby Replace* Judge Felix Alley As Presiding Judge Two Weeks Civil Court Followed By Criminal Solicitor Coggin Will Proseeute Docket Which Begins Mon* >day, March 30th Judge John Oglesby of Concord* well known jurist of this section of North Carolina where he has held court for a number of years, opened court in Asheboro Monday. Judge Felix Alley of Waynesville was slated to preside over this term of court, but for personal reasons, the two judges secured permission to exchange court terms for this time. Judge Oglesby has presided over court in % Asheboro for many times and is well known and popular as a jurist as well as socially in Asheboro and Randolph. Court opened Monday morning with the usual run of the mill details. Disposal of the necessary pre liminaries were made and cases be gun. During the morning seven divorces were granted to: Lenora Bruton vs. Hubert Bruton; Wade W. Way vs. Lellie Way; Lena Jordan vs, Colon Jordon; N. B. Bullard vs, Virginia L. Bullard; W. M. Dorman vs. Mabel Dorman; Orlene Cross va. Carl Cross; M. L. Lambert vs. Mary C. Lambert. The first case taken up by the court was that of E. E. Johnson vs. T. A. Bullock, et al. This case grew out of an assault and damages are asked in the plea. Bullock was a representative of the Pepsi-Cola company. This case continued through Monday afternoon and consumed most of Tuesday morn ing’s docket. The docket of civil cases are un usually light but court will probably proceed the full two weeks, as slated. This two week’s civil term will be followed by a week of criminal court which is hardly as heavy as usual, but considerably heavier than the civil docket. Judge Clement will preside over the criminal term to follow the two week’s civil docket, beginning Monday* yUwkMth. Charles Coggin, solicitor of lhis judiclal district, will proseeute the criminal docket. Mr. Coggin was in Asheboro during the week just passed and looked into sever*) matters pertaining to the docket. Dr. Scarboro Visits Asheboro ” I Dr. James Scarboro, of Warrens* boro, Mo., was in Asheboro Monday, the guest of his nephew, H. C. Luther and Mrs. Luther. Mr. Scarboro who is a professor in Warrensboro college, has been granted a leave of absence and was enroute to Duke University,. Durham, where he will do research work. Mr. Scarboro is a native of Montgomery county and hae a number of relatives in this section of North Carolina. ,» MRS. TILLET ATTENDS MEET AT TAMPA FLA. Mrs. Charles B. Tillet, vice-chair man of the state Democratic executive committee, will attend the regional conference for the southeastern states at Tampa, .Florida, Friday, March 19th and 20th. As regional advisor Mrs. Tillet will take a major part in the activities which will last for two days. After the business of the convention is completed on Friday many of the delegates will embark on the S. .8, Florida for a two-day sight-seeing tour of Havana. Staley Girls And <' Liberty Girls Are County Champions High School And McCrary Eagles Begin Active Base* ball Practice Sessions r made a fine at the Golden rid in High The finish of the current basketball season was witnessed in Randleman Saturday night by a large crowd. The Staley girls and the Seagrove boys won the title of county champions by defeating Liberty and Providence respectively. The McCrary Eagles held their first practice session Saturday afternoon on Ldndley field. Doc Mathis, of Davidson atheletic fame, will manage the Eagles this season. He put the boys through a stiff workout and limbering up exercise for an hour and a half. The Eagles will make their debut here Saturday, March 28th, when they will meet the High Point college on Lindley field. The forty-one candidates who re ported for the. local high school team are practicing at a fast dip, there is keen competition for every position. In their first game they will oppose the Albemarle high school at Albemarle Tuesday, March 17th. Asheboro’s two boxing brothers. Clyde and Worth SI showing for themselvei Gloves tournament I Point during the last__ was defeated "by Earl Vesta of Chill ftrd College la the
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