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NUMBER 12
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Seven
Property Damage
A Million Dollars
In The Disaster
Sudden* Tornado Sweeps Into
Piedmont Section From West
Wrecking Havoc
Seven Known Dead As
Injured List Mounts
Members Of Police And Fire
Departments Call For Help
In Handling Situation
A terrific twister struck, the >
southern part of Greensboro at
7:15 o’clock Thursday night and
quickly devastated everything in
its wake leaving seven known
dead and more than three score
injured with property damage
estimated at a million dollars.
Press reports received by The
' Courier as soon as communication
was made possible reveal the
tremendous property damage and
the teritfie honor inflicted upon
the citixenry.
The twister dropped unex
. pectedly from the deeded skies
at 7:15 p. m. and swept through
the southern, part of the gate
city wrecking buildings, homes
and uprooting telephone and
power lines. All power facilities
were discontinued for hours be
cause of disconnected live wires
lying idle in the streets.
As word of the disaster spread
through other parts of the dty
which was untouched by the
tomadic disorder the state of
frightfulness and fear arose.
After calling out nil members of
the police and Are departments
the dty offirials realised that the
number was insufficient to take
charge of the disastrous situation
and immediately asked for re
serves and all available members
of the state patrol to aid in keep
ing order. t
The storm wfah was followed
by large downpours pf
similar 2 tou.
which
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wrought serious damage fl Con
cord. fv „
According to ivsHnUe reports
power officials stated ihat the
plants were in conditloi lb pro
duce electridty bat wert refrain
ing from doing no because of the
danger of loose live wires. In all
probality adequate service will
be restored by early morning.
Severe wind and hail, storms
' were reported as eoueurring
simultaneously with the one which
struck Greensboro in Wfaiston
Salem and other piedmont sec
tions.
Late News
State, National and Internationa]
Happenings Briefly Told
CONCORD DAMAGED
BY SEVERE STORM
More than 100 homes were badly
damaged in Concord and nearly
1,000 others were damaged to a
lesser degree. No one was reported
seriously hurt. The stonh hit the
city about six a. m. and followed
a night of high winds and thunder
storms. The gale lasted for «Uy a
few minutes, and swept through
the center of town and lifted..
EIGHT DIE IN TORNADO,
GEORGIA AND ALABAMA
In Cordde, Georgia, six persons
were killed by toraadk winds which
swept through Georgia and Alaba
ma. All available ambulances and
funeral coaches were called into
service to care for the dead and
injured. Reports from the Georgia
city say that the wind reached a
velocity of M to 9S idles an hour.
ITALIANS TREAD
ON BRITISH SOIL
Italy’s motorised cavalry Wednes
day hoisted the Roman tri-color
flag on the northern shoes of Lake
Tana, which Great Britain regards
as her own special domain in
Ethiopia. Italian.occupation of the
Lake Tana area touches vital
British in tercets la northwestern
Ethiopia, as Tana is the head water
oftheblee Nile and supplies Angle
HOFFMAN
before G
This mass of twisted steel
crash which cost 10 lives
it of recent transport accidents, a
Byron, Ga.
Parole Granted To
Luke Lea Thursday
By N. C. Governor
Thousands Of Recommendations
Have Poured Igto Raleigh
far Clemeney For Lea
MakerOf Governors
Exemplary Prisoner Goes Home
To Thmily Aih) Friends;
f Flaas NfVffwr Wort*.
* The ^noet^p^t^eat”mST^eyer to
occupy » cell In the North Carolina
state prison, Col. Luke Lea, walked
out of the prison Thursday morning
a free man uniter the terms of a
"parole announced at the governor’s!
1 office. In paroling Lea, Governor
Ehringhaus commented on his ex
cellent record as a prisoner and ex
pressed belief in his reformation. No
mention was made of the thousands
of recommendations and petitions for
clemency for Lea which have come
from all walks of life to the Govern
or’s desk.
Upon hearing the terms of his
parole Lea said: “I am going to obey
the terms of my parole, however,
without question or deviation, it is my
purpose as soon as possible to earn
a livelihood for my family and justify
my future life, the faith and con
’ fidence of my family and friends,
which have been a sustaining inspira
tion during my imprisonment.” J. M.
Broughton, Lea’s Raleigh attorney in
company with Warden H. H. Honey
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Scouts Planning To
Hold Jamboree For
Week Of The 13th
The Boy Scouts of Asheboro will
have a jamboree the week of April
13-18. The proceeds of the jamboree
will be used to build a scout hut and
purchase uniforms for troops 24 and
25.
It is not officially known, but it isf
generally understood that the activi-J
ties will take place on the old fair
grounds. The entertainment features
will consist of a merry-«o-round, a
ferris wheel, a chair plane, a tilt-a
whirl, a lindy loop and a bingo game.
Ashebcrro Kiwanians Sponsor
Historical Contest For Pupils
In White Schools Of Randolph
Especially interesting to people of
this county is the Randolph county
history contest noi> being staged by
the. Asheboro Kiwanis club among the
pupils of the sixth grades of the city
and county schools. The contest will
be open during the month of April
and carries cash prise awards for the
best historical sketches concerning
points of historic interest in Randolph.
According to the rules, as secured
from Reginald Turner, principal of
the Asheboro school, the contest is
open to all sixth grade purOs of
Rudolph county white schools. Com
positions may center around some
phase of county history. Such subjects
The Old Plank Rood, Historical
Randolph County Court
\rf of any town or com*
county—or any other
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Randolph CCC Camp, Now
Less Than A Year Old JJoins
In the National Celebration
Third Anniversary Of Forma
tion Of Camps Is Observed
Throughout The Nation
Brief History Given
Since Its Formation
SuT^rjptenABtit^Lane Describes
CCC BoysIn^RandWph
Although CCC camp 20 of the Soil
Conservation Service is not quite flew
year old it joins the Civilian Conserva
tion Corps in observing its third an
niversary, March 31.
On July 4, 1935, an advance group
of 25 men and one officer pitched
tents and began clearing the site for
what is now known as Camp Globe
trotter, located one mile west of
Ramseur, on U. S. highway 64.
The main company arrived on August
9.
After two weeks conditioning, en
rollees were turned over to the Soil
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Board Of Elections
From state headquarters comes the
formal announcement of the appoint
ment of the state board of elections
for Randolph county. E. H. Cranford
is again chairman of the board with
M. H. Birkhead and Frank T. Wright
members. The last named member is
the Republican that, according to the
statq^la, must be a member of the
committee. v
TWO ASHEBORO MEN ARE
LUCKY ON FISHING TRIP
E. H. Cranford and H. K. Moore
had unusually good fishing while at
Lake Waccamaw last week. Mr. Cran
ford reports that they fished two days
and caught 39 black bass on a casting
outfit. The four largest catches
weighed 16 pounds on Asheboro
scales. Mr. Cranford said their weight
had depreciated considerably due to
“drying out” while en route to the
Asheboro scales. The weigth of the
fishes caught varied from IV2 to 4?4
pounds.
There ia wide interest in this
utest sad *11 eligible children are
Jed to enter compositions. This, is
tary of the Kiwanis Club, Asheboro.
During the month of April, 193?. This
contest closes on April 80. Composi
tions may be delivered in person to
Walter Yaw at the oity Hall in Ashe
boro or mailed in time to reach him
not later than the closing date.
The following prises are offered:
let prize $10.00, 2nd prize $7.50, 3rd
prize $6.00, 4th prize $2.50, 5th prize
$1.00.
The judges shall be appointed by
the president of the Asheboro Kiwanis
Club. They shall be citizens who have
no official connection with any of the
public schools and they shall be per
sons who have no children in the 6th
grade of any achool in the county.
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Debating Teams Of
The Winning Series
Teams Now Entitled To Attend
State Finals At Chapel Hill
For Competition
Church Gives Picture
Personal Items Of Community
Prove Interesting Bits Of
Week’s Happenings
Trinity, April 2.—The debating
team of the Trinity high school won
both of their debates in the state
trianglar elimination series this week,
and the teams are now entitled to go
to Chapel Hill to compete there. Due
to the forfeit of another school both
the debates were with the Hillsboro
high school, one at Trinity, and one
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Randolph Red Gross
Raises Relief Quota
With Little Trouble
The latest tabulation of funds
raised by the Red Cross in Asheboro
is announced by Mrs. Robert Wood,
chairman as totaling $501.83. This
fund, which has been raised by private
Subscriptions and through churches
and civic organizations. ’Hie first allot
ment to Randolph was set at $800 but
due to the dire need of the flood
sufferers, the amount' waa increased
to total $450.
According to Mrs. Wood, the people
have responded gladly and generously
School In
Dental Program Ip ]
Asheboro School Is I
Educational Plan
Dr. H. L. Butler, Public Health
Dentist, Finishes First Week
In Local School
Wfll Last! Weeks
Doctor Issues Statement To
Parents As To Proper Care
Of First Set Of Teeth
The weekly report of Dr. H. L.
Butler, who is holding the dental
:lhuc in the local schools, reveals in
teresting data as to the prevailing
:onditions which he finds, and the
methods he uses to remedy the con
iitions. It is important for parents to
know that the first set of teeth (the
baby teeth) requires a\nuch atten
tion as the permanent in order to
eivoid abscesses and other dental dis
infect.
Dr. Butler has examined 118 chil
dren and out of* that number 84 per
cent were in need of dental treatment.
So far the work has been confined to
the first grade and only 34 have been
treated. He has performed a total of
267 operations on the 34 children. The
amount and class of treatments are
as follows: amalgam fillings, 44;
cement fillings, 3; silver nitrate treat
ments, 146; teeth extracted, 40; teeth
cleaned, 34. The reason for the large
number of silver nitrate treatments is
that most, of the children still have
their first set of teeth and this treat
ment is used to preserve the teeth for
only a short time. The report further
states that the doctor has had no
unmanageable patients thus far.
Seven of the students treated are re
peating their grade.
The clinic will last about eight
weeks. A similar one will be held in
the colored schools of the city within
a short while. The clinic is made pos
sible by the State jBoard of Health
through the cooperation of the Ran
dolph County Health Department and
the city of Asheboro.
Holy Week Will Be
;> Observed By Series
Of Church Services
AsHefcoro Methodist Protestant
Church . W ill Hold Week’s
Evangcilstkad Meetings ,
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’ Be*hn*taie with < ■‘fttaalEtfv night.
April 7, and continuing through Fri
day night, April IS, there be
evangelistic services «t the Methodist
Protestant church, conducted by the
pastor. \
On Thursday and Friday afternoon,
from 3:30 to 4:15, there will be ser
vices designed especially for boys and
girls, and their parents. The hour
designated is appointed with a view
to making it convenient for the
children to go direct from the school
building to the church. If some find
it necessary to go to the church
earlier than the hour named the
church will be open and some one
will be there to care for them.
The observance of the Lord’s
Supper will be the distinct feature of
the service Thursday night.
On Easter Sunday morning the
doors of the church will be opened for
the reception of new members.
The presence and prayers of thej
people are requested for these ser
vices.
SERVICE AND QUARTERLY
MEETING AT FRIENDV1LLE
Friendville community .will enter
tain Rev. Ellwood Conrad, a prominent
minister in the Friend’s church, over
Sunday, April 5th. Friendville, a
community of Quakers, or Friends,
will also hold regular quarterly meet
ing at Friendville Saturday and Sun
day, April 25th and 26th. Rev. Mr.
Conrad will speak at 11:00 o’clock on
Sunday, which is the hour set for the
meetings of quarterly conference. To
all these services the public will be
welcome. Friendville is located to the
southeast of Ramseur and is a we’l J
known settlement of the county.
Dr. Raymond Binford Coming
To Local Friends Church Two
Services On Sunday, April 5th
The Asheboro Friends church will
have a speaker of unusual note and
a man who is quite prominent in re
ligious and educational circles in the
6tate, as their speaker on Sunday,
April 5th. Dr. Raymond Binford, presi
dent of Guilford college, will be the
speaker for the Asheboro church. Dr.
Binford will speak at 11:00 o’clock
church service on Sunday morning,
then again in the afternoon at 2:30
o’clock. The afternoon topic will be
“The Ways Of Friends.”
Dr. Binford is one of the outstand
ing educators of this state. He is a
native of Kansas receiving his educa
tion at Earlham college,- the Uni
versity of Chicago and John Hopkins
University. He is chairman of the
commission on education of the Five
Yeara-Meeting of Friends and for the
Randolph Superior Court
Goes Through Busy Week
In Trial of Criminal Cases
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Awaits Probe I
PAUL H. WENDEL
The probe by the Mercer county
grand jury of a confession, in the
Lindbergh case, alleged to have been
signed by Paul H. Wendel, a former
Trenton lawyer, caused Bruno Richard
Hauptmann to get a 48 hour stay of
life. Latest reports say that Wendel’s
son stated on advice of Detective Ellis
Parker he signed a statement support
ing his father's confession in order to
help him get off with a light sentence.
Young Wendel is to appear before the
grand jury.
75 Randleman Mill
Residences To Be
Remodeled Shortly
Former Mayor: C. W. Hilliard
Has Accepted it Position
Ip High Point
TowaSeeks WjPA Grant
Mt Lebanon Methodist Protest
amt Church Will Hold Easter
Sunrise Service \
Randleman, April A—Randleman is
steadily moving into the class of the
state's finest communities with the
splendid cooperation that is now being
exhibited here by local citizens, who
have taken such an interest in the
development of better and a finer
civic spirit for Randleman.
A. B. Beasley, cashier of the
Peoples Bank, has stated that the 75
mill residences under the number one
unit of the local mills, that he has a
part ownership in, will be thoroughly
remodeled, painted and modern sani
tary systems installed the work to be
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Mrs. Bess N. Rosa To
Give Final Lecture
Tuesday, April 7th
Mrs. Bess N. Rosa, well known child
psychologist, who has been giving a
series of lectures on this subject in
Asheboro this past winter, will give
the sixth and final talk on Tuesday
afternoon, April 7th. The hour set for
the lecture is 2:15 o’clock and it will
be held in the social room of the
Methodist Protestant church.
This is the second season for Mrs.
Rosa to come to Asheboro and her
lectures have proved most valuable to
the several Asheboro parents who
have gone into this important study
with her. The local P.-T. A. has
sponsored this course and deserve the
credit for seeing such a constructive
program through for the parents of
Asheboro.
college.
In addition to his position, educa
tion, personal ability and character,
Dr. Binford is a deep thinker and
considered one of the best speakers
in the religious-education field today.
His guidance and personal interest in
education and in young people of his
church and other churches, as well has
been felt in many sections of the
country for the man is a bom leader
of people.
In presenting Dr. Binford to the
Friends church of Asheboro, the past
or, Rev. H. A. Parker,, very generously
invites all Friends of the Southern
Quarter to hear this noted speaker.
Dr. Binford is one of several .pro
minent men of the Friends church
who have spoken in Asheboro during
iVorthville Payroll Robbers
Threaten Sheriff As They Are
Taken To Raleigh
Wesley Evans Draws
Sentence For Offense
Crawford Barnes Charged With
Manslaughter Of Ruth
Arnold In Accident
The chief case of interest tried in
Randolph Superior court on Thursday
jvas that of Crawford Barnes who waa
charged with manslaughter. Accord
ing to evidence brought out in the
:ase, Barnes was the driver of the
:ar which struck and killed Miss
Ruth Arnold on the highway near the
Randolph-Davidson county line about
two weeks ago. Barnes was given ten
to fifteen years in the state penitenti
ary.
On Wednesday the most important
case on the docket was the trial of
the three men charged with the pay
roll robbery of the Leward mill at
Worthville on January 7th. Archie
Saferight, M. J. Moore and Eddie
Cranford are the three men who are
convicted of the crime. Cranford was
convicted on circumstantial evidence
as the driver of the car and was given
a term of 22 to 24 months in the
Randolph county jail. Saferight and
Moore were given 9 to 10 years each
in two counts, for the robbery of the
payroll and for attempting to escape
jail in Randolph county last week
they were given a like sentence to
run concurrently. The total sentences
add up to 18 to 20 years. The convict
ed criminals were not pleased with
their sentence and threatened to'
wreck the sheriff’s car as he took them
to Raleigh very soon after sentence
was passed. Sheriff King, however,
was equal to the emergency and pre
pared amply for any tricks that they
might have in mind.
Attracting interest also was the
ease of Westly Evans, who was con
victed, after pleading guilty, of
forcible trespass .into .the Sam Story
home on Park street p week ago.
Evans, who is well known as a boxer
and sports promoter, was sentenced
to six months in jail whh privilege Of
potting him dn tbelceuipty toads. -
Among the many Either mignr ns—
cluttering tha *K*et «C _|he court
were almost a store of dnfiiken driv
ers charges. Several at those esses
were called and the men were net
present to answer the count. A capias
was issued in several instances and
the Judge will pronounce judgment
before the term of court closes,
Elmer Tysinger, who plead guilty
of assault with deadly weapon, was
to pay the part of the costa for which
the county is liable. Luther Poole,
who was convicted of transporting in-,,
toxicants, was given six months on
the roads, not to wear stripes.
In the case of A. R. Hinshaw, the
count was continued with an order
from the court that he pay $125 at
the July term of Randolph court, a
like sum in September and pay his
attorney’s fee. The bond was set at
$300. Tom Tucker was charged with
possession and transporting intoxi
cants but the case was continued. A
L. Maness, Jr., was ordered to pay
$880 into the office of the clerk for
Ruth Hayes. ,
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r armer Section Is
Active While Spring *
Appears In Randolph
J. O. Kearns Has Been 111 For
Past Few Days; Infant Soo
Dies On Monday , .
Farmer, April; 1,—J. 0. Kearns, Who
has been ill for several days is much
improved. His daughter, Mrs. Kings
ton Gragg of High. Point spent a few
days with him l^st week. Among the
relatives and friends who visited him
on Sunday were My. and Mrs. Roland
Kearns and Mr. and Mrs. Emory
Walker of Asheboro, route 2, Mr. and
Mrs. Clendon Lowdermilk and children
of Asheboro* Mrs. Rosa Kearns,
Misses Louise and Bernice Kearns,
Sidney Kearns, and E. E. Kearns and
family of High Point, and Mr. and
Mrs. Clifford Plummer.
Paul Bruner of Vass is spending
sometime at J. L. Elliott’s and assist
ing him in his saw mill work.
A play, “Coming Through the Rye,**
was given on Saturday night in the
school auditorium by a group of high
school pupils. The play was excellent
and the entire cast showed careful
training. This was the first program
given on the stage since the in stall ac
tion of the neW curtain. The school is
indebted to the business firms of the
county and community for the curtain
which was much needed. Their
advertising made it possible.
The Epworth League of Concord
church- enjoyed a pleasant social at
Mrs. J. R. Hammond’s on Friday
evening. It was attended by League
members and a few invited guests,
and the evening was passed in old
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At Undertakers School
Jess Ppgh left Tuesday for Raleigh
' is taking a short course in