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NUMBER 16
Late News
SUtev National and International
Happenings Briefly Told
FIVE WOMEN INJURED
JJ auto accident
Greensboro.—Sitrout* home from
the meeting of the North Carplina
branch of Women's Work of the
Methodist church held in Thomas
ville, five women were hurt and a
sixth escaped any injury at all
when the automobile in which they
were riding turned over three times
on the High Point road near the
Thomasville swimming pool about
six o’clock Wednesday evening.
TTiose hurt included _ Mrs. O. E.
Bivens, of Hillsboro, Miss Mary
Efland and Miss Mabel Sykes of
Efland, Mrs. H. C. Nicholson and
Miss Callie Nicholson of Mebane.
Miss Kathleen Bivens of Hillsboro,
who was operating the car, was not
hurt.
annual flower show
OPENS IN GREENSBORO
Greensboro.—The sixth annual
Greensboro flower show, sponsored
by the Greensboro Council of
Garden Clubs, opened Thursday
afternoon in the Latham building,
228 East Market street. It will be
open Friday from 11 a. m. to 10
p. m. Mrs. J. Graham TTtomas,
council president, acts as flower
show chairman, directing the mam
moth exhibit Conceived for the
purpose of city beautification, the
show this year will give its pro
ceeds to re-planting shrubs and
trees in the tornado-devasted sec
tions of Greensboro.
TEXAN ADMITS PART
IN PICTURE CIRCULATION
Washington.—Vance Muse, of
Houston, Texas, perspiring and de
fiant told the senate lobby com
mittee on Thursday how he cir
culated pictures of Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt in company with two
negroes as part of what he describ
ed as a campaign to preserve the
constitution. This move, he said,
’ was in opposition to movements to
allow negroes social equality with
whites, and not in opposition to
President Roosevelt.
STOLEN BONDS ARE
RECOVERED BY POLICE
Washington.—I. Edgar Hoover,
director of the Federal bureau of
investigation, said Wednesday night
that Federal investigators working
with police of several states, had
arrested eight men and recovered
$310,000 in bonds, which he des
cribed as part of $590,000 worth of
bonds stolen from the United Slates
Trust Company of New York
December 13, 1934.
WOMEN WILL FIGURE
ON NATIONAL TICKET
New York.—The League of Wo
men for President announced
Wednesday that arrangements have
been completed to place women in
nomination for vice president at
both the Democratic and Republican
national conventions this summer.
N. C. PAPERS TO CONDUCT
THOROUGH STRAW VOTE
Greensboro.—Who will be the
Democratic nominee for governor of
North Carolina this year? Who will
be the top man of the four candi
dates in the first primary on June
6? Who will enter the second
primary if the second vote is neces
sary. For the purpose of answering
these questions, the Greensboro
Record and Daily News, and 19 co
operating newspapers announce to
day the inauguration of the most
thorough straw vote ever attempted
anywhere anytime. Ballots were
sent out to each of the 100 counties
and into every precinct.
ROOSEVELT WINS SUPPORT
OF LABOR IN GEORGIA
Columbus, Ga^ — The Georgia
Federation of Labor, which yester
day assailed Gov. Eugene Talmadge
of Georgia, for his “acts of usurpa
tion and dictatorship” today indors
ed President Franklin EL Roosevelt
for re-election.
MOTHER OF FIVE
DIES ON GALLOWS
Birmingham, Ala.—A 34-year old
mother of five children, Mrs.
Dorothy Waddingham, died on the
gallows of the Winson Green today
while police guarded the approaches
against a demonstration in protest
, of “this disgrace”. Energetic cam
paigners against capital punishment
lead the demonstration
ITALY DEMANDS RIGHT
TO DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS ^
Geneva, April 16.—Italy was des
cribed by an authoritative source as
demanding the right to conduct
direct negotiations with Ethiopia
for peace, without any1 interference
by the League of Nations. The
Italian government demands that
direct negotiations for the eventual
establishment of a military armi
stice be conducted between victor
i and vanquished. Such an armistice
might ha failawed by a peace con
i ference at seme neutral paint such
Congress Threatens Investigation Of AVPA
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Prospects of a congressional investigation of WFA expenditures loomed as Republicans marshaled their forces
to push the probe after Harry Hopkins, left, Works Progress Administration head, appeared! before the house ap
propriations sub-committee, requesting $1,500,000,000 to carry on the WPA program for the next fiscal year. Re
presentative James P. Buchanan of Texas, right, is shown talking with Hopkins at the hearing on Hopkins’ request
for additional funds.
Amateur Contest &
Play Will Be Given
Seagrove Saturday
P.-T. A. Will Sponsor Both At
School Auditorium; Prizes
Stimulate Interest
Senior Class Trip
Many Visitors In Neighborhood
Over Past Week While Others
Enjoy Trips
Seagrove, April 16.—A play, “Why
Teachers Go Nuts”, will be given by
the Parent - Teachers Association
Saturday night, April 18th, in the
auditorium of the consolidated school
at Seagrove.
Pupils will take part in the finals
of the amateur contest the same
evening. First prize for the winner
will be $3.00, winner of second prize
will receive $2.00, and third prize will
be $1.00. An evening of fun and
amusement is promised all who attend.
The senior class were quests of the
junior class on a trip to Chapel Hill
and Duke University last Saturday.
Miss Lena Russell and J. H. Line
•berry, high school teachers, accom
panied them.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Franks and
Miss Lillie Mae Franks spent the
week-end in High Point.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Walker and
children of Greensboro visited at E.
B. Leach’s Sunday.
Miss Elizabeth Spencer of Alta
mahaw visited her aunt, Mrs. O. D.
Lawrence, Tuesday.
Miss Louise Wilkes of Candor spent
the past week-end with Miss Mildred
Auman.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Auman and son
of Lillington spent from Friday until
Sunday at J. R. Auman’s.
Mr. and Mrs. Lane Russell of
Asheboro were visitors at William
Russell’s the past week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Worthey Brown of
Hemp spent Sunday at A. R. Auman’s.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernice Auman and
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Russell visited- at
J. R. Auman’s Sunday.
County Ministers
Will Be Guests Of
Kiwanis Club Tues.
Will Be Observed As Preacher’s
Night By Local Civic
Organization
Inter-City Meeting
Asheboro Club Represented At
Interesting Meeting Held
In High Point
Plans to entertain all the ministers
of the county at a dinner party Tues
day evening, April 21st, which will be
designated as "Preachers Night At
Kiwanis”, were announced at the
regular meeting of the Kiwanis club
held at the Methodist Episcopal
church Tuesday of this week.
The local ministerial committee,
together with Rev. N. M. Harrison,
chairman of the entertainment com
mittee, have planned an appropriate
program for the occasion. All the
Kiwanians, and all the ministers of
the county are urged to attend this
dinner, which will be held at the M.
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Work On Sanitary
Projects In County
Now Going Forward
Work on sanitary projects in Ran
dolph county is preceding apace, with
about fifteen sanitary privies being
constructed each week by WPA crews
working out from Franklinville and
Community Theatre Will
Reopen At Franklinville
On Friday Eve, April 17th
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After Having Been Closed For Several Years, Community Theatre
Of Franklinville Reopens Friday To Present First
Sound Picture Of The Town ;
Franklinville, April 16.—The Com
munity Theatre will open Friday nigh!
featuring Will Rogers in “Steamboat
’Round the Bend” which will be the
first sound picture to be presented in
Franklinville. This theatre was closed
several years ago with the advent of
sound pictures because of inadequate
equipment. The picture will be shown
at 7:30 Friday evening for the first
time with matinee Saturday afternoon
at 2:30 and the second evening show
at 7:30 o’clock.
The P.-T. A. held their regular and
last meeting for this school year at
the school auditorium, Tuesday even
ing, April 14. After singing “Faith of
Our Fathers” by the glee club the
devotional was led by Miss Nettie
Moon. Several numbers were sung by
the girls’ glee club. Rev. J. W.
Williams made an interesting address,
using for his subject “The Proper
use of Vacation Time” stressing a
definite and specific task every day
and giving children a realization o
Babies Inspectors
Wanted For Work In
Randolph County Now
Several qualified persons from
different sections of the county are
needed to act as rabies inspectors,
according to Dr. G. H. Sumner, county
health officer.
These inspectors will be expected to
go out over the county and check up
to see whether all the dogs have been
innoculated. They will be paid out of
the money collected by the dog tax.
So far only one person has applied
for this work. Dr. Sumner is anxious
to have any qualified person, interest
ed in doing this work, to stop by
his office as soon as possible. He
feels that the safety and health of
the children of the county depends
upon the checking up, and innoculation
of the dogs.
Sister Of Asheboro
Woman Injured Mon.
In An Auto Accident
Mrs. Jeff Lambert, of Asheboro
route three near Farmer, sister of
Mrs. J. EL McDowell of this city, is
recovering from injuries received in
a wreck Monday when the car in
which she was riding was struck by
a Ford driven by a Greensboro man.
The accident occurred on the highway
between Lexington and Salisbury.
Mrs. Lambert received a bad cut
on the face, and severe bruises. Her
daughter, Mrs. Derwey Lanier, and
Mr. Lanier of the Farmer section, who
were in the car with her, were also
bruised and shaken. Both cars were
smashed almost to pieces. No official
report of the wreck has been received
here yet.
Asheboro Post P. 0. S. Of A. W ill Be Hosts
To Piedmont District Meet On Saturday
Approximately 300 members of the
Piedmont district of the P. O. S. of
A. are expected in Asheboro Satur
day afternoon to attend a business
social meeting.
The business session will be held in
the P. O. S. of A. lodge hall on
Depot street District president J. E.
Ellis, of Siler City will preside over
the afternoon session.
At the banquet, which will be held
in the armory at 7:00 p. jn., P. F.
the blessings of toil. During the
business session Prof. Mitchell an
nounced that the faculty play
“Where’s Grandma?” would be given
Saturday evening, April 25. It was
also announced that the pre-school
clinic for children entering school
next year would be held in the school
building Tuesday morning, April 21,
beginning at 9 ofcloojt. Certificates
were presented to Mrs. J. T. Buie,
Mrs. B. C. Jones, Mrs. M. F. Cheek
and Mrs. W. L. Grimsley for comple
tion of course given in child psy
chology under Mrs. Bess Rosa. It was
requested by J. W, Clark that the P.
T. A. cooperate in arranging a public
library for the 3«nntter ■NSMmtfcft-The
suggestion was favorably received,
and a library committee appointed to
assist in planning the project. Mrs.
J. T. Buie was delegated to attend
the P.-T. A. congress in Charlotte
next week. The nominating committee
submitted its report which was un
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Teachers Of Farmer
School Visit Over
The Easter Holiday
Services At Methodist Church
Prove Interesting On Easter
Sunday Morning
Helen Morgan Returns
Dr. and Mrs. Hubbard Visit
Daughter Over Week-End
Other Community Visiting
Farmer, April 16.—The banquet
given by the boys of the agriculture
classes of the local school on last
Friday evening was attended by
about ninety guests, and was a very
enjoyable occasion.
The following is the program pre
ceding the dinner: Welcome address,
J. Norman Hunt; response, N. H.
Prevost; Future Farmers of America,
Pearl McDowell; Future Farmer’s
creed, J. C. Delk; Project summaries,
Edward Luther; chapter activities,
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COUNTY NURSE RESIGNS
AND GOES TO WHITEVILLE
Miss Elizabeth Pratt, who has re
signed her position here as public
health nurse, left this week for
Whiteville, in Columbus county, where
she has accepted a position with the
health devartment there. Miss Pratt
has 'been connected with the local
health department since January 1,
1935, at which time she came here
from Greensboro.
will act as toastmaster. Hugh G.
Mitchell of Statesville who is national
president of the organization, will be
chief speaker at the dinner meeting.
State treasurer J. C. Kesler of Salis
bury will also be present and speak
briefly.
Music for the dinner will be furnish
ed by Smith’s band of New London,
and Bay’s quartet of Asheboro. This
district of the Patriotic Order of Sons
of America includes Lexington,
Thomasvile, High Poipt, Greensboro,
Randolph Teachers
To Meet Saturday
In Asheboro School
P.-T. A. Organizations Will Meet
With Teachers In Last
Meeting Of Year
Clyde Erwin, Speaker
Public Invited To Attend Meet
ing Especially Boards
And Committees
Hon. Clyde Erwin, state superin
tendent of education, will be the
principal speaker here Saturday at
the joint meeting of the Parent
Teachers Associations, and the spring
meeting for teachers of Randolph
county, which will be held in the
auditorium of the Asheboro city
school on Saturday, April 18th.
Beginning at 10 o’clock, one hour
of the program will be devoted to
remarks and business connected with
both Parent-Teachers associations and
schools. At 11 o’clock the main ad
dress of the day will be made by Mr.
Erwin, who is considered as one of
the best speakers of the state.
This meeting, which is probably the
last county wide meeting of its sort
this year, was arranged by Mrs. E.
S. Millsaps, president of the P.-T.
A.’s of Randolph county, Reginald
Turner, city superintendent, and T.
Fletcher Bulla, superintendent of the
schools for the county. It is urged
that patrons, parents, and members
of the school boards make a special
effort to attend this meeting, and hear
Mr. Erwin, whose message on educa
tion will be directed toward them, as
well as to the teachers.
P.-T. A. Meeting- Will
Present A Varied
Program On Monday
At the meeting of the Parent -
Teachers Association of Asheboro,
which will be held at the school audi
torium Monday evening at 7:30, in
stallation of the new officers for the
year will take place.
Murray Field will be installed presi
dent; Mrs. Kemp Alexander, vice
president, and Miss Clara Gill, second
vice president. Mrs. L. F. Ross will
accept the duties of secretary, and
Cleveland Thayer, will serve as
treasurer.
Open * forum wilf he conducted by
Dr. C. G. Smith, and an amusing one
act play, coached by Miss Cornelia
Ayers, will be presented by the high
school pupils.
Samuel M. Hayworth
At Marion Institute
With Honor Record
Marion, Alabama, April 15.—
(Special)—The Navy class of the
Marion Institute Army and Navy
college consisting of fifty-one mem
bers and representing fourteen differ
ent states of the Union have complet
ed their special preparatory courses
for entrance to the United States
Naval Academy. Twenty-nine mem
bers of the class will take the special
civil service examinations for en
trance to the United States Naval
Academy beginning here Thursday,
April 16th, and lasting three days.
The remaining twenty-two members
of the class have been accepted by
the Naval Academy without a mental
examination because of excellent
marks made on the subjects required
for entrance to the Academy. Marion
Institute students have always been
highly successful in passing these
examinations.
Cadet Samuel M. Hayworth of 10!)
North Main street, Asheboro, is a
member of the class. He is a son of
C. M. Hayworth of Asheboro and a
young man who is well known for
his sterling qualities in his home
town. _
Cranford Child 111
Carolyne Cranford, eight-year-o'd
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Cran
ford, who has been confined in the
Randolph hospital for several days, is
reported to be still very ill. Her
friends and acquaintances are wishing
her a speedy recovery'.
Celebrates 75th Birthday
J. S. Presnell celebrated his 75th
birthday Sunday, at a dinner attended
by his children. Mr. and Mrs. John H.
Coble and children of Laurinburg
drove to Asheboro for the occasion.
Revolution, Siler City and Asheboro.
This organization has a rather large
membership in Asheboro and in the
other towns where there are posts in
this district. As was indicated at the
state meeting held in Salisbury a few
weeks past, the interest and influence
of the P. O. S. of A. is steadily in
creasing. There is considerable in
terest in this meeting which will
bring a large number of members of
this order to Asheboro during the end
of thu week. j . ]
Hoey Headquarters Open
In Asheboro With Active
Nucleus For Organization
| Opens Headquarters
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HON. CLYDE R. HOEY
Ramseur School
Active As Picnics
Feature The Spring
Mrs. Von Marley Entertains At
Easter Dinner Party With
Appropriate Setting
J. S. Wylie 111
Lambert Infant Is 111 In Ran
dolph Hospital; Personal
Items Of Interest
Ramseur, April 16.—Coach Aber
nethy and his tenth graders enjoyed
a chicken stew Thursday at Watkins
Lake. It was a great occasion for the
boys, who all think a great deal of
their teacher and athletic leader.
Stunts and games were enjoyed after
the feed.
A dinner was given Easter Monday
evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
V. G. Marsh when six guests found
their places where hand drawn Easter
rabbit cards indicated. Potted plants,
Easter lilies and cut flowers gave a
spring atmosphere to the home, white
and yellow was evidenced in all
decoration, and desserts. A four
course dinner was served. Guests in
cluded Mr. and Mrs. R. C. White, Mr.
and Mrs. N. F. Phillips and Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Cox.
Mr. and Mrs. K. G. Mace and son
spent Sunday in the mountains of
western North Carolina.
Mrs. W. J. Bridgers and sons of
Durham spent Sunday with Mr.
Bridgers in Ramseur.
Mrs. Bridgers, the mother of W. J.
Bridgers, was taken to Burrus
Memorial hospital at High Point Mon
day for treatment.
The infant of Mr. and Mrs. R. D.
Lambert was taken to Randolph
county hospital early Wednesday for
an operation.
The many friends of J. S. Wylie
regret to learn that he is ill at home
here. He went to Randolph hospital
for examination Wednesday but was
able to return to his home where he
is under care of a physician.
Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Williams went
to Greensboro Wednesday.
W. E. Marley was in Greensboro
On business Wednesday.
Mrs. F. 0. Bulla
Dies After Illness
Of Several Months
Is Welt Known Resident Of
North Asheboro Community;
Aged 7i> Years
Funeral Saturday
Burial At Charlotte Cemetery
On Saturday Afternoon
At 2:00 O’clock
Mrs. F. 0. Bulla, well known resi
dent of the North Asheboro com
munity, died Friday morning around
one o’clock at her home after an ill
ness of several months.
Mrs. Bulla, eldest daughter of the
late Daniel and Ann Millikan, lived her
entire life in Randolph county. She
was 75 years of age.
She is survived by her husband,
three sons and three daughters; James
Bulla, of High Point; Emmery and
George of North Asheboro; Mrs. S.
C. Underwood of Spero; Mrs. J. C.
Pearce of North Asheboro, and Betty
of the home. She also leaves four
brothers and four sisters: Garfield of
Hopewell, Va.; Robert, Jackson
Springs; Russell of Cedar Falls,
Gurney of Spero; Mrs. Thomas Hin
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Winston Tops McCrary 7 to 5
In a close and exciting battle Thurs
day afternoon on the local baseball
diamond, the strong Unique Furniture
baseball team from Winston-Salem
nosed out a 7 to 5 victory over the
McCrary mill nine before a crowd of
Asheboro Organization Complete
With Committees Beginning
To Form In County
W. C. Page Serving
As Chairman Here
J. V. Wilson Will Act As Secre
tary With Miss Helen York
In Charge Of Office
Headquarters for Clyde R. Hoey,
candidate for governor of North
Carolina are now open in Asheboro
with a nucleus of a working organiza
tion well in hand. The offices are
located on the second floor of the law
building adjoining the office of J. V.
Wilson, attorney.
W. C. Page is chairman of the
executive committee with J. V. Wilson,
secretary. Miss Helen York, daughter
of the late J. A. York, who died while
serving as chairman of the Democratic
forces in Randolph, is serving as sec
retary. This practically completes the
organization for the town of Ashe
boro, which will then branch out into
the county. The local group includes
names of men and women of every
walk of life and business. Professional
men, owners of business plants, day
laborers, farmers, barbers, merchants
and from every field represented iim
the life of Randolph county.
Mr. Hoey is no stranger in this
section of the state where he has
spoken in many campaigns, usually
for fellow Democrats who were seek
ing the nomination for some office. He
is known far and wide through the
borders of his home state as a staunch
Democrat whose oratory made him
bne of the most sought after speakers
of the entire state. He is a lawyer
whose ability has gone far beyond the
confines of his own state and whose
combined oratory and legal ability
make him a most desirable attorney
for those in need of defense.
A business man, himself, he speaks
the language of the practical man
and woman of the business world to
day. His business, however, has al
ways been made to leave room for
his church work and he has for years
taught one of the largest Sunday
school classes of the Methodist
churches in North Carolina. ,
From his home in Shelby, Mr.
Hoey has become known as Democrat
of unquestioned loyalty and devotion
to his party and to his fellow citizens
in North Carolina. He is seeking the
nomination as governor in North
Carolina on a platform which he has
already made public through the press
of the state and answers questions
fearlessly and in a straightforward
manner whenever it becomes neces
sary or advisable in clearing up a
point of his campaign.
Schools Of Randolph
Have Additions And
Three New Buildings
PWA Funds Enable Schools Of
This County To Have Ad
ditions And Improvements
Work on the Ramseur and Staley
schools, where additional classrooms
have been built, is about complete,
according to county superintendent T.
Fletcher Bulla. Six rooms were added
to the old building at Ramseur, and
four were added to the Staley school.
Construction is now going on in
A.--he boro and New Market. The new
building on Park street in Asheboro,
when finished, will have ten rooms
and an auditorium. New Market school
will have six rooms and an auditorium.
In about ten days work will be
started on new buildings at Taber
nacle, Archdale and Coleridge. Taber
nacle will have six rooms, and
auditorium, and Archdale four rooms
and auditorium.
The work is being done by use of
PWA funds. Herman and Sipe of
Conover have the contract for five
buildings, and Fowler and Jones of
Winston-Salem are building the other
two. All the buildings will have steam
heat, plumbing, deep wells, and
running water.
Robert T. Lloyd And
M. E. Johnson Are
In Raleigh Tuesday
Robert T. Lloyd, superintendent of
county welfare, attended a conference
in Raleigh Tuesday, where the various
phases of social welfare were discuss
ed in a meeting presided over by Mrs,
W. T. Bost, state commissioner.
Among the subjects brought before
the meeting were: the budget for next
year, and the state subsidy to help it;
old age pensions; features of the
social securities acts such as mothers’
aid, and aid for dependent and
crippled children; and best policies
regarding parolees from juvenile
correctional institutions.
He was accompanied on the trip by
M. E. Johnson of Ramseur, chairman
of the board of county commissioners,
who went to Raleigh to confer with
that local government commission in
regard to county finances.
Six Head Cattle Sold
Six head of pure bred Guernsey
cattle from Randolph county were
•old to representatives of Randolph