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I 7,000 PEOPLE WELCOME YOU TO ASHEBORO, “CENTER OF NORTH CAROLINA” SEMI-WEEKLY VQT.IJME LX __ Ifct. to The Regulator tofcnMUty », 1876 Oldest Paper Puiftiahed In Randolph County PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN ASHBBORO, N. C., TODAY, MARCH 27, 1936. Chanced To The courier September IS, 1S7S PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE ~~~ NUMBER 10 CROSS LEAD®* N JACKSONVILLE Hon G. SchsitHn, <6, national I city director of the American • Cross during the world war, j at Jacksonville, Fla, Wednes ,f a kidney disorder. He had ill for weeks. IOHN JACOB ASTOR, III iurre SHIPPING INDUSTRY John Jacob Astor, 3rd, after re turning with his wife from a ten days trip abroad, announced Wednesday that he would not re enter the shipping industry. He had been receiving a salary of $25 a week. rains block play in golf tournament A thunderstorm accompanied by sheets of rain forced Uiepostpone ment of the final round of the north and south open golf tournament at Pinehurst Thursday. The entire field had started before the storm broke and busses were sent out to pick up the players. J4PAN SENDS WARNING TO CHINES® COMMUNISTS A sudden appearance of pro paganda of the Communist army campaigning in China at the frontier of inner Mongolia aroused sharp words of warning from Japanese militarist and a possibility of intervention. CHIEF LEAVES DESTROYER FOR NEW SHIP POTOMAC Wednesday afternoon President Roosevelt boarded the new presi dential ship^ the U. S. S. Potomac for the first time at Matthewtown, Great Inauga island, in the Ba hamas, and spent the afternoon fishing. An uncle of the president s Frederic Delano, was credited with the prize catch of the day. LARGE TELESCOPE EYE BEGINS LONG AND SLOW TRIP The si* million dollar glass disc which weighs twenty tons, and re 'HMMW&ap&s began the thirty-three hundred mile journey to California Thursday on a special built car. The glass wUI serve as a mirror for the largest telescope in the world. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA CARING FOR 17,526 CITIZENS Reports from Raleigh Thursday indicate that 17,526 persons are being cared for in the state’s penal charitable and correctional institu tions at the close of the month of February. Of this number, 8,649 were state prisoners; mental patients, 6,568 with 897 to 908 numbered juvenile delinquents. MANY COUNTIES GETS MORE PWA FUNDS Throughout the state generally, a number of counties are receiving more PWA funds. Albemarle re ceived $24,924.40 for an armory; Monroe was alloted $9,638.60 for an agricultural extension building; and Lenoir $7,821 for a similar struc ture. Greensboro received $300 for repair of school books and $844.80 for constructing an athletic field. Randolph did not share in the list. COUNTY FLOOD QUOTA IS RAISED 50 PER CENT Upon the receipt of a telegram from Admiral Grayson, national chairman of the Red Cross, Mrs. Robert Wood, county chairman of the organisation, informed The Courier that the quota for Ran dolph county has been raised fifty Per cent. The original quota was $300. Up to the present time the total of the funds collected amount to $451.59. E- C. Williamson of Liberty was among the visitors in .Aaheborc Wednesday. Eagles And Panthers Game Is Not To Be Played In Asheboro The Bossong Indians And The Adam-Millis Team Of High Point WU1 Play April 4 The game between the McCrary eagles and the purple panthers of High Point college whkh was scheduled to take place on Lindley s might be played field is in playing Flood waters Threaten Leaking Portsmouth Dike I Watching the dike Fifty thousand residents of Portsmouth, 0., pinned their hopes of safety from Ohio river floods on an 18-inch wall when floodwaters rose almost to the top of the leaking dike which served as protection only if the floods stay under a 61-foot level. Enormous pressure of the thousands of tons of water swirling along the three-mile, long, $1,000,000 dike made resi dents fearful that the concrete barrier would crumble before the flood. Exposition Parade Perforins Before A Crowd On Thursday Between $1,500 And 2,000 Spec tators Line City Streets To Watch Legionaires Learned Mule Prances A Number Of Local Civic Organizations Take Part, Merchants Have Floats The American Legion Exposition parade got off to a glow start late Thursday . afternoon but finished triumphantly before a crowd of about fifteen hundred citizens that lined the streets. Moving in ceremonial formation the drum and bugle corps played tunes that sent tingling chills up the spines of patriotic persons. The legionaires, their sons, and the boy ar.d girl scouts paraded proudly around the designated circuit and were followed in cars by the War Mothers and mem bers of the Legion auxiliary. The march was led by two state highway patrol cars and the local police. The ingenuous monkey and the educated mule, features of the exposi tion added greatly to the gaiety of the occasion. The farmer rider and his steed provoked much laughter and amusement among the spectators on the sidewalks with their antics and frolicsome tom-foolery. The floats entered by various busi ness establishments of the city decorated with the colors of the flag were donned by all the walks of life. Those who participated were Ashe (Please turn to page 8) DIXIE ICE & COAL COMPANY EXPANDING The Dixie Ice and Coal company is making additions to the plant and installing new machinery that will make the place one of the best equip ped plants in the state. A new storage room for ice, 30 by 60 feet, is being built in which will be installed a new electric hoister. There will also be a smaller inner storage plant for stor ing meats and articles for the public. C. L. Cranford, manager of the plant makes the announcements concerning these improvements. Second Series Union Services Will Be Held Sunday Evening Methodist Protestant Church The second of a series of union church services will be held at the Methodist Protestant church in Ashe boro on Sunday evening, March 29th. The first of these union services was held at the First Methodist church in January with Dr. Anscombe, of Salem college, speaking. There was more than usual Interest manifest in tius union service and the second meeting will probably be well attended- Members of all congrega tions are invited to attend this meet ing at the Method! 8t Protestant church on Sunday evening. All ministers of join in planning these union ind members of all congrega invited to attend. The 7:30 o'clock. Lingfe, D. teak at tin, . church Sunday Senate Is Preparing Flood Control Bill For Permanent Relief To Many Sufferers Nations Legislators Prepare To Aid Flood Control While Red Cross Chapters All Over Nation Come To Rescue With Collection Of Private Contributions Alarmed at the stunning death toll from floods and storms in the past week the senate committee has whipped into form a $305,000,000 flood control bill. As officially stated it will take flood control projects out of the “pork barrel” class. As the nations legislators prepare a flood control bill in Washington the Red Cross is caring for 82,000 families, in thirteen states. When the homeless wjJP'be able to provide their own shelter and the hungry their own food it is not known, and conditions are Buch that it cannot be accurately estimated. Meanwhile individuals, civic and other organizations are contributing to the Red Cross funds generously. There is new danger in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania as the Ohio and Monogahela rivers have Mrs. Kiesewetter Wins Bank Night Prize Money, $135 For the past nine weeks many hopeful local citizens have surged into the Capitol and Sunset theatres, and for the last eight the same folk have ! come out in droves after the number | of the drawn ticket has been an nounced with no one the winner, al ways returning on the following Thursday with the prospect of winning a larger “pot”. Thursday night there was a winner in the person of Mrs.-Ernest Kiese wetter. The prize money amounted to one hundred and thirty-five dollars. County Flood Quota Raised Upon the receipt of a telegram from Admiral Grayson, national chairman of the Red Cross, Mrs. Robert Wood, county chairman of the organization, informed The Courier that the quota! for Randolph county has been raised! fifty per cent. The original quota was $300. Up to the present time the total of the funds collected amounts to $451.59. with distinction and has been honored many times by his denomination. After brilliant pastorates in the First Presbyterian church of Rock Hill, S C., and the First Presbyterian church of Atlanta, he was called to teach Church History at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond. He was founder and first president of the Assembly's Training school for Lay workers. He was moderator of the General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church in 1920. For a period of nine years, he served as a member of the International Sunday school committee selecting the uni form schedule of lessons studied in Sunday schools all over the world. Dr. Lingle is president of North Carolina’s Davidson college, he is at home in the capitals of Europe and the cities of Palestine. and again reached the flood stage as a result of heavy rains pouring addi tional gallons of water into their al ready flooded tributaries. In Pennsylvania the Monogahela again surged into Pittsburgh and in undated the river front streets. A gas explosion caused authorities to issue orders that all dtfeMta-avacuate part of the‘down town tfismct; in West Virginia the lowland residents of Wheeling have again had to flee from rising waters, and officials have forbidden the people in the threatened districts to return to their homes. In the Ohio valley the flood crest is almost stationary at 59 feet, and jn New England WPA engineers are beginning the preliminary steps of reconstruction in the devastated areas. Benefit Movie Will Be Shown March 10 For Legion Team “Take Me Out To The Ball Game” Will Be Shown Three Times In Asheboro Legion Sole Benefactor Show Staged At Sunset, Will Swell Funds For Local Junior Baseball Team The new baseball talkie “Take Me Out To The Ball Game” will be pre sented at the Sunset Theatre Friday, April 10th. Through the courtesy ot J. W. White, Jr., owner of the theatre, ail of the proceeds will go to the American Legion Junior baseball team. The only cost to the Legion will be the express charges on the film. There will be three showings of the film, beginning at 12:45 and running continuously until the end of the third at 4:15. “Take Me Out To The Ball Game” is the title of the famous melody that made its appearance shortly after the (Please turn to page 4) Asheboro Is One Of Three N.C. Cities On Safety Honor Roll Asheboro is one of the three cities in North Carolina with populations between 5,tN and 10,000 to be placed on the national traffic safety contest honor roll for having safety records un spotted by a single death in 1935. litis announcement comes from the national safety council under whose auspices the contest was conducted. The three towns in North Carolina on this honor roll are: Asheboro. Burlington and Mt. Airy. Throughout the United States 138 cities , will receive certificates for good work in the traffic safety field. More than 8M Civil Court Closes In Randolph After Two Week’s Docket Numerous Divorce Cases First And Second Week, With Other Cases Disposed'Of Criminal Court Next Monday Will See Oneninsr Of Regular Term Of Criminal Court; To Run A Week After two weeks of trial of civil cases in Randolph Superior Court, Judge John Oglesby adjourned court for the week Wednesday afternoon. Seldom in the history of the Randolph court have cases gone through so quickly and so smoothly. This is probably the reason court did not i continue through Thursday evening as I was the plan. Three divorces were added to the nine' cases granted last week. The cases on Monday were Ressie Jennings Crotts vs, Chester La Fayette Crotts; W. T. Hayes vs. Mozelle Hayes; C. M. Ott vs. H. T. Ott. In the caes of Ida E. Allred vs. U. G. Davis et al, the case was com promised. A non suit of judgment was entered in the case of E. C. Gamer vs. A. E. Gamer. A voluntary non suit was taken by the plaintiff in the case of E. B. Whitehead vs. Charlie Staley. Sarah E. Rush took voluntary non suit in the case vs. Rossie Rush . In the case of J. L. Sawyer, et al., vs. T. L. Cox, T. A. Bums was ap pointed referee to hear the evidence in the case and report on Tuesday of next term of court. In the controversary over a piece of land, T. L. Cox and J. A. Holder compromised. R. C. Welbom vs. T. L. Cox and C. L. Dixon compromised and settled. G. W. Nance won the case in the request for possession of land from Sam and Minnie Rush. In the case of Dorothy Mae Williamson et al. vs. Noah Williamson, a non suit was taken. C. C. Isley vs. Frank P. Hobgood, a non suit was taken. This closed the term of civil court, presided over by Judge John Oglesby. Criminal court, however, will follow next week, beginning Monday, March 30th, and continuing through the week. Judge Oglesby will again pre side, with Charlie Coggin prosecuting the docket. EhvWalter Lingle Will Make Address At Union Service Community Union Service Will Be Held At The M. P. Church Sunday Night, March 29 The second community quarterly union services for Asheboro and vicinity, arranged for by the Minist erial Association of Asheboro, will be held in the Methodist Protestant church Sunday night, March 29. Dr. Walter L. Lingle, president of Davidson college, is the speaker for this service. Dr. Lingle is an accom plished scholar, a pleasing and forceful speaker, and a man with a deep and sympathetic human interest. His address Sunday night will be built around a right attitude toward the holy and the sacred; as God, the Bible, the church, human life, the Christian sabbath. It may all be summed up in the one word “Reverence”. In an age. when there is so much to create a light and frivolous at titude in the thinking of people, there is great danger of losing a proper regard for the holy and the sacred. Such a loss is always a serious menace to individual character and to the preservation of the best in society. Dr. Lingle is well qualified to speak on this subject, and he will bring to the community a strong and helpful message Sunday night. We bespeak for him a large hearing. The hour is 7:30 p. m. Two Desperate Criminals Try To Break Jail Tuesday Night As Two Officers Prove Ability In the history 6f the present Ran dolph county jail, there have been few attempts of jail breaking. One of these few attempts was made late Tuesday afternoon by two of the three men charged with breaking into the Leward cotton mill office at Worth ville early in the year. M. J. Moore and Archie Saferight made the at tempt while Eddie Cranford, also charged with a part in the Worthville affair, was in another section of the jail and knew nothing of the attempt ed break. Ben Morgan, jailor and chief de puty of the county, went into the bull pen, accompanied by Policeman Lee Moore, to bring a prisoner down stairs to make bond. As the desired prisoner came out, M. J. Moore pushed the man past Mr. Morgan and blew a cloud of black pepper s~ the officer. As Mr. Morgan with Moore, Saferight entered the bout armed with an improvised black • from a slat from the steel with doth. Mean retained his hold Jack Randolph Chairm an Issues Formal Call To Democrats For Precinct & Convention Keynote Speaker SENATOR BOB REYNOLDS It is a signal honor for North Carolina that Senator Bob Reynolds has been selected to make the keynote speech at the Maine Democratic state convention to be held at Lewiston Tuesday, March 31st. This convention marks the opening of the national Democratic campaign. Senator Rey nolds was selected by the national Democratic committee. Democratic leaders in Maine feel that the securing of Senator Reynolds as the keynoter would spur the Democrats of that section to greater enthusiasm than any other speaker might do. Ramseur Perfects C. Of C. Organization At Interesting Meet M. E. Johnson Is Made President Of Permanent Organization For Ramseur Many Members Enrolled Minstrel Show At Auditorium Saturday Evening Sponsored By Garden Club Ramseur, March 25.—While some had apprehension about calling a meeting of prospective members of a Chamber of Commerce in a funeral home, the spirit possessing those who wore leading the venture was charged with a zeal that would not be frighten ed by the environment suggestive of being in the hands of an undertaker. In fact, so many were at the meet ing and so much interest was mani fested, it was evident that this forward looking group of men would dare even an undertaker to stop them from taking steps to promote the growth of the town. (The seating capacity of the city hall was inadequate so Mr. Brady offered his hall for the meet ing). The purpose of the meeting was stated and reports heard from the committees previously appointed. Upon nomination, M. E. Johnson was elected president, C. A. Graham, vice president, and E. Burton Leonard secretary-treasurer. Mr. Johnson took the chair and handled the further organization of the chamber with his usual tact and efficiency. Owing to sickness in the home Charles W. McCrary of Ashe boro, who was slated for the program, he could not be present. The matter of customaiy regulations of such organizations, which Mr. McCrary was (Please turn to page 8) licer Moore could get into the fray with his gun, which he used freely. It has always been a custom of Mr. Morgan’s not to enter the bull pen without another officer on hand, and this policy is all that prevented the break on Tuesday evening. Officer Moore forced Saferight into one cell and Moore into another. Moore held up his hands and begged the CVicer not to shoot declaring the attempted break a failure. Officer Moor* has not been on the local force so long, but he also has the reputation of fearlessness, which proved a valuable attribute in the affair of Tuesday. The men in the Mr. Morgan was somewhat pain fully hurt, but his injuries are not as serious as it was feared after the terriffic blow on the head with the black jack. Ona blow broke the skin on his head and the last hit almost knocked him out, but he clung to the prisoner and did not give up, which runs true to his record as jailor for Randolph for the past several years. C. C. Cranford Calls Democrats For Precinct And County Meetings County Convention Slated For May 16th State Convention Date Set Friday, June 12th, For State Capital C. C. Cranford, chairman of the Democratic executive committee of Randolph county, has issued official call to the chairmen of the Democratic precinct committees throughout the county that the county precinct meet ings will be held on Saturday, May 9th. The county convention will be held in the court house at Asheboro on Saturday, May 16th, at 11:00 o’clock. i Mr. Cranford’s official statement i» as follows: To all chairmen of Democratic precinct committees of Randolph county: You are hereby notified that at a meeting, held in the city of Raleigh, on March 6th, 1936, the Democratic state executive committee of North Carolina set: (1) Saturday, May 9, 1936, at Z o’clock p. m. as the day and hour for holding precinct meetings; (2) Saturday, May 16th, 1936, at 11:00 o’clock a. m. as the day and hour for holding county conventions; and (3) Friday, June 12, 1936, at 12:00 o’clock noon in Raleigh, N. C., as the day, hour and place for the State con vention to be held. The said committee, by resolution, unanimously passed, changed Section 13 of the Plan of Organization so that the same now reads as follows: “Sec. 13. The unit of county organization shall be the voting pre cinct. In each precinct there shall be an executive committee, to consist of five active Democrats, who shall be elected by the Democratic voters at the several precinct meetings or primary elections or county conven tions in mass, called by the county executive committee, as hereinafter provided for the nomination of. candi dates for legislative, county and. township offices. And said committee_^ so elected shall elect one of its members as chairman, who shall preside at all committee meetings. At least one woman shall be elected to membership on each precinct execu tive committee. Each such committee shall have a vice-chairman, and either the chairman or the vice-chairman shall be a woman.” The precinct meeting shall transact the following business: (1) Elect the precinct committee of five active Democrats at least one of whom shall be a woman. The com mittee so elected shall immediately elect a chairman and vice-chairman, one of whom shall be a woman. This is required by the Plan of Organiza tion, as amended. (2) Elect delegates to the county convention. See section 29 of plan of organization for precinct voting strength and number of delegates. The following shows the county convention vote of each precinct: S. Asheboro, 22; E. Asheboro, 11 j (Please turn to page 8) ’ Great Passion Play * . To Be Presented By n The Baptist Church The Presentation Will Take Place Wednesday Evening, April 1st, At 8 O’clock f - As a religious story every reading nation throughout the entire world has accepted the Great Oberammergau Passion Play an the most marvelous damatic portrayal of the life of our Saviour. In a word this greatest of all “Passion Plays”, is the crowning achievement of the picture art in* dustry. It is gorgeous, dazzling, amaz* ing, thrilling. It is the story of the ages. What a story; and what a wonderful picture; what an attraction. The characters actually live in it before your very eyes on the screen. Yes!—Living for you—with _ you in this stupendously comvelling drama tization on the Birth—Passion and Life of our Lord. This magnificent visualization of the world’s greatest story of the birth life of Christ, is the filming of as nearly an exact reproduction as is possible of the original Oberam mergau play in Bavaria, and after seeing this beautiful screen “Passion Play,” many have pronounced this greater and more spectacular than ths Oberammergau play. One witnessing this marvelous screen passion story in almost unconsciously carried to the place made Sacrosanct by the piety and devotion of those who portray the characters that circumstanced the life, passion and death of our Lord. To witness this unmatchable screen production that cost nearly $3,000,000 is truly a soul-inspiring spectacle, * story with a scope as broad, as deep, as sweeping and as resistless as life itself. Scenes to plumb the depths and
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