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NUMBER 26
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KS/Jyees begin strike
Mexico City.—Despite personal
. the last minute, 50,000 employees
of the vast Mexican n
wayg walked out Mondi
The strikers d<
schedule giving seven
for six days’ work, a general wage
increase, permanent jobs <or tern
“ary workers, and observance by
the company of the labor laws.
Within two hours the federal labor
£ard had declared the strike illegal,
thus obliging the men to rrfurn to
work by Tuesday night or risk los
ing jobs and seniority rights.
baptist leader declares
freedom in danger
St. Louis.—At a session of *h«
Northern and Southern Baptists
Monday, the nation was warned to
beware attempts to mitmte onr
religious freedom in the disguise of
patriotism. The Bov. Frederick L.
Anderson, professor emeritus of
Newton Theological Seminary, at
Newton Center, Maas, inferred to
the Massachusetts school children
who were sentenced to what was
practically a ref-MM adiool whan
they refused to salute the lag be
caase of their religions convictions.
Dr. Anderson predicted that this
could easily he the forerunner of
systems Of persecution and repres
sion now used in Gegmany and Italy,
and called upon all Baptists to
awake to the danger before it was
too late.
new deal loses
TWO COURT DECISIONS
Washington.—The Supreme Court
Monday dealt the New Deal another
body blow when it declared the
Guffey Coal Law unconstitutional by
a vote of 6-3, the majority holding
that in the law congress had over
stepped its constitutional power in
attempting to regulate interstate
commerce. This is the bill Which
stirred up so much criticism of
President Roosevelt last summer
when he urged a house committee
not to let doubts of its constitution
ality keep Ewan!frogs swwdst it
The second rebuff for tie New peal
came when the District of Cetnjnhfa
court of sppeals judged invalid the
resettlement administration and
declared that the 1935 relief act
appropriating $4,889,000, 009 de
legated powers improperly to
Roosevelt and violated states’
rights.
ACCUSES PRESS OP
CULTIVATING COMMUNISM
Asheville.—At a meeting of the
Southern Newspapers association
Monday, Mrs. Jessie Jlaaiel Ames,
executive director of the Associa
tion of Southern Women for Pre
vention of Lynching, declared that
suppresaion offsets and distortion
of news were* encouraging com
munistic tendencies in the minds of
our more inflammable people. Mrs.
Ames said that in their desire to
play up the spectacular side of
murder, lynching and war, news
papers were inclined to appeal to
the emotions of fear and hate which
only increased the desire for violence
in the reader. Consequently, more
people are being filled with ideas of
force and lawlessness which are the
principles of communism and radi
calism.
INITIATE BOB REYNOLDS
AS SIOUX INDIAN
Washington.,—The staid white
marble stepa of the United States
capitol were enlivened yesterday by
the sight of Senator Bob Reynolds
surrounded by a score of picture
squely attired Sioux Indians who
were accepting him into their tribe.
Doffing an elaborate headdress of
brown, whits and red feathers, the
united states reaches
agreement with china
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Hour f g leaking Set For Tues
da,«Pfening At 7:45 At
■jjBity Court House
TflHyiscuss Issues
Candidate For Governor Is Well
Known In Native State
Where Record Is Favorable
Democrats of Randolph county are
having the opportunity of hearing!
many political speakers during this
primary campaign, but they will
hardly have the opportunity to hear
a better orator than the Honorable
Clyde R. Hoey who has, for many
years, been termed the “silver-tongued
orator of Carolina.” Mr. Hoey will
speak at the court house in Asheboro
tonight at 7:46. He will discuss the
■political situation as well as his own
platform as a candidate for governor
of North Carolina.
Since the newspaper poll started
several weeks ago, friends of Mr.
Hoey have been watching the trend
of affairs with considerable interest,
especially within the past few days
when his candidacy is increasing in
popularity. The increasing percentage
of votes in favor of Mr. Hoey has
been most gratifying and his manag
ers in the various counties claim that
there will be no second primary.
The chief cause of this increase in
popularity is said to be the fact that
he is not a chronic promiser. Mr.
Hoey does, however, hold strongly
against the return of tax on land. His
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Asheboro Is Busy
Seljing Character
Bonds At Present
Local Civic Organizations Join*
ing With Central Committee
In Selling These Bonds
Headquarters Named
Rev. N. M. Harrison Chairman
Of Committee For Establish
ing1 Two Playgrounds
In order to finance supervised play
grounds for children during the sum
mer months, a campaign to sell
“Character Bonds” in Asheboro was
inaugurated Monday by a central
committee of leading citizens repre
senting the various churches, Sunday
schools, Rotary club, Kiwanis club,
Woman’s club, American Legion,
Parent-Teachers Association, Chamber
of Commerce and other civic organiza
tions. Miss Kate Hammer’s Hat Shop
is the headquarters for the campaign,
and in addition enthusiastic squads of
canvassers are going around town.
The bonds are of various denomina
tions up to $23, and are non-redeem
able and non-interesting from a
money-making point of view. How
ever, coupons to be dipped from them
indicate that dividends such as health,
sportmanshlp, teamwork spiritual
growth and good character will accrue
from investment. Consequently, far
seeing citizens should be eager to
seize this opportunity to provide for
the future welfare of their community.
Rev. N. M. Harrison, general man
ager for High Point college, who is
chairman of the central committee,
plans td have two playgrounds in
operation by the first of June. Each
will be under the supervision of two
trained recreational leaders, so that
hot only will children have a place to
play during the long vacation days,
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Singing Contention
An all day singing convention will
be held at the Piney Grove Methodist
Protestant church in the Jackson Hill
community Sunday, May 31st. This
will be an all day affair and the public
is cordially Invited to come and bring
baskets and join in the picnic dinner
on Hie grounds at the noon hour. A
number of good singers are expected
to be present Including a number of
good quartets. A special invitation is
extended to all singers.
T. Wingate Andrews Addresses
Balfour School Senior Class At
Commencement Friday Evening
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T. Wingate Andrew*, raj
dent of the High Point city
addressed the graduating
Balfour school on Friday
the subject of, “What Makes
Citizens”. Mr. Andrews was introduc
ed by L. F. Boss, chairman of the
county board of education.
Miss Margaret Hooker was vale
dictorian of the class sad Miss Violet
Pritchard extended the welcome for
the class. Mono Bose Brown and
wars in
pgj*
in attractive
fan. - • ■
of the follow
W. KcJtR SCOTT
W. Kerr Scott Will
Speak In Asheboro
Wednesday Evening
Candidate For Commissioner Of
Agriculture Will Address"
Randolphians
Native N. G Fanner
Bom And Reared In Ahunancc
County; Has Held Several
Agricultural Posts
W. Kerr Scott, of Alamance county,
who ie opposing William A. Graham
for the Democratic nomination as
commissioner of agriculture, will
come to Asheboro Wednesday night
to discuss the agricultural problems
confronting North Carolina fanners
today. Scheduled to speak in the court
house at 8 o’clock, Mr. Scott, a World
War veteian and an active farmer,
plans to show his audience the need
to “revitalize agriculture” and develop
his program to put some life in it.
Mr. Scott is not merely a theorist,
nor is he a politician with second
hand ideas. As farm agent for
Alamance county for ten and a half
years, he gained state-wide recogni
tion for Ms experienced judgment and
progressive leadership in every phase
of agriculture. Moreover, he is a
farmer himself, living on a 500 acre
farm in Hawfield community of
Alamance county, where in addition to
his specialty- of .breeding-registered
Jersey cattle, he keeps 400 laying
hens, 9 brood sows and 25 sheep.
Mr. Scott believes that agriculture
must develop hand in hand with in
dustry, for without the farmer we
1 would have none of the raw materials
for industry. Realizing that' North
Carolina is fourth among the states
in possibilities for development, Mr.
Scott wants to attain to a position of
leadership where he can make these
possibilities blossom into realities and
restore agriculture in North Carolina
to its rightful place.
His practical wisdom is evidenced
by his recognition of the importance
of forestry in the maintenance of the
soil and good farms. His interest in
securing a more satisfactory rural
telephone system points to his pro
gressiveness.
Ever since his birth in 1896 in Haw
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Trinity Girl Will
Receive Diploma At
Brevard On June 10
Brevard, May 18.—Miss Ruth Col
trane, daughter of Mr. and Mis. A.
B. Coltrane, «f Trinity, will receive
her 'diploma kt the “Brevard College
Day” to be held here on June 10,
when 100 young people will graduate
from Brevard college.
Dr. J. Hairy Highsmith, of Raleigh,
who is the director of the Division of
Instructional Service of the State De
partment of Public Instruction, will be
the principal speaker on the occasion.
The alumni of Brevard Institute,
Weaver college and Brevard college
are planning to make the occasion a
home-coming day, and from two to
three thousand people are expected to
attend. Those who are to participate
in the reunion are invited to bring
baskets for the lunch which will be
sowed picnic style on the grounds.
Edna Cox, Lula Mac Fletcher, Evelyn
Hill, Margaret Hooker, Edna Hulin,
Margaret Jordan, Frances Pearce,
Violet Pritchard, Rath Wilson.
Announcement eras made of the
following who have achieved member
ship on the grand honor roll of the
school during the eight month's
term: Cleo Bristow, Jane Gelback and
Grace Nell Towery. Honor roll pupils
for the eighth month include:
Second grade—‘Donald Keever, Max
Towery, Maxine *. Brown, Blanche
Good Attendance, Interest And
Enthusiasm Characterized
The Convention
the executive committee.
Arthur Ron wai made chairman of
the exedtithre committee and agreed to
accept the office #hen the unanimous
support of the convention was pledged.
M. H. Birkhead and W. L. Grimsley
served as secretaries of the conven
tion. Mrs. George Burkhead was
named vice chairman of the county
by the precinct committee, in session
during a part of the convention hour.
The choice of both Mr. Ross and Mrs.
Birkhead was quite pleasing to the
convention as a whole and enthusiastic
applause greeted {he announcement of
the officers.
As to the selection of the delegates
to the state convention in Raleigh, all
Democrats in good standing were
made delegates to the judicial, con
gressional and state conventions meet
ing at noon of June 10th.
The convention was well attended
for the morning hour which varied
from the customary Saturday after
noon affair. The'interest in matters
political was obvious and the harmony
of the Democrats assembled was
marked and remarkable as they
planned, set traps and baited hooks
for the coining primary, convention
and campaign of the fail.
There was no formal speech at this
meeting, but several well known
Democrats made a few informal re
marks while thhu^wecinct committee
was selecting tne officers for the'
county.
Early Morning Fire
Destroys M&M Cafe
In Business Section
Flames Of Unknown Origin
Ravage Cafe In Closely Built
Business District
Plan To Rebuild
Randolph Drug Company Next
Door Suffers Slight Loss
From Water At Time
The “M & M” Cafe on Sunset
avenue was ravaged early Monday
morning by a fire of unknown origin
which had gained great headway be
fore an alarm was turned in. Although
Fire Chief Clarence Rush had water
on the blazes inside five minutes,
little could be done but keep the fire
from spreading, and there the Ashe
boro volunteers were very effective.
Stock and furnishings of the cafe were
totally ruined, but prompt work by
the firefighters kept the conflagration
within bounds.
When the alarm aroused Asheboro
at 2:30 a. m., flames were already
breaking through the roof. Chief
Rush had his men on the job almost
immediately, laid two lines of hose
through the Randolph Drug Store,
and effectively checked the spread of
the blaze. Officials of the Randolph
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Cedar Falls School
Will Close Friday,
Saturday, May 22,23
This week Cedar Falla school will
conclude ita second aery successful
season-in the fine new building. Mrs.
Myrtle Cotton has prepared an attrac
tive program for the enjoyment of
parents, friends and visitors.
There will be nine pupils graduated
at the commencement exercises Fri
day evening, May 2t, at 8 o'clock. The
whole school will participate in the
program, which indudea “A Party in
Mother Goon Land", by the first and
second grades; playlets, drills and
songs by the third and fourth grades;
and “Ye Old Field Day of Long Ago”,
by the fifth, sixth and seventh grades.
No admission will bo charged.
On Saturday, May 28, at 8 o'clock
in the evening, the Parent-Teachers
Association of the Cedar Falls school
will present a play entitled “Nobody’s
Darling”, for the benefit of the school
Dr. Holland Holton, Duke University
Summer School Head, Will Address
Senior Class Of Asheboro High School
Cleveland Thayer To
Speak At Conference
Of Rotarians, 19-20
Cleveland Thayer, of Asheboro,
district governor of the 57th District
of Rotary International, will speak at
the opening session of the district’s
tenth annual conference, which will
be held in Winston-Salem on Tuesday
and Wednesday, May 19-20. The Ashe
boro delegates are Bob Wood and
Murray Field, and there is expected
to be a good representation of other
local Rotarians.
Demonstrating the wide-spread fel
lowship for which the order is re
knowned, the program committee has
secured the services of several pro
minent out-of state Rotarians. Dr.
Amos O. Squire, directory of Rotary
International, of Ossining, N. Y., will
address the Tuesday morning meet
ing; Dr. George G. Vincent, of Green
wich, Conn., will speak the same
evening; and Dr. Charles J. Smith, of
Salem, Va., will deliver an address at
the Wednesday morning session.
Tuesday there will be a luncheon at
which Eugene Newsome of Durham
will act as toastmaster. That honor
for the ladies’ night banquet, also on
Tuesday, will go to Luther Hodges, of
Leaksville-Spray. Other speakers
during the course of the convention
include Theodore S. Johnson, Raleigh;
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Ramseur Pastor Is
Attending Baptist
Meet At St Louis
Rev. H. M. Stroup Represents
Church At Southern Bap
tist Convention
Ralph Wilson Dies
Funeral Is Held Sunday For
Popular Young Man; L. A.
Kelly Leaves For Durham
Ramseur, May 19.—Ramseur and
FrsnhMmdHa i B—Hrt- ahnrches are
being represented at the Southern
Baptist Convention at St. Louis this
week by Rev. H. M. Stroup. He left
last week in company with other
ministers of this section and will re
turn this week.
Mrs. J. A. Marsh of High Point is
spending some time with her sister,
Mrs. M. E. Johnson, who is ill.
Miss Blanche Marsh of Liberty
spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
N. F. Phillips.
Mrs. Ernest Eulass of Liberty spent
last week with her sister, Miss
Hattie Burgess.
Mrs. John Ellison of Patterson’s
Grove is spending some time with
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hardin.
Rev. E. J. Harbison and family of
Mooresville visited Mr. and Mrs. N.
R. Curtis last week.
Miss Etholyne Leonard continues
seriously ill at her home on Main
street.
Miss Marie Caveness is spending
this week with friends at Siler City.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob White and
family spent Sunday at Hawfield, at
tending “home-coming day”, an an
nual event of that community.
L. A. Kelly and family left last
week for Durham where Mr. Kelly
has accepted a position on the police
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J. T. LYLES CALLED
HOME SATURDAY MORN
J. T. Lyles, Jr., manager of Allen
Stores in Asheboro, was called to his
home at Cheraw, S. C., Saturday
morning. Mr. Lyles’ mother died sud
denly Friday night from a heart at
tack. Funeral service was held at
Cheraw Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Lyles
is survived by her husband, J. T.
Lyles and several sons and daughters
besides the Asheboro resident.
North Carolina Burial Ass’n
In Two-Day Session Asheboro
Pugh’s Funeral Home Chapel
tion began at 9:00 o’clock Tuesday
morning with the opening session at
lt:00. T. Lynwood Smith welcomed
the visitors to Ashoboro and N. S.
Garrett of Ahoskie responded.
Laurence Sours sangy “O Sweet
Mystery Of Life.” The chief item of
business of this first session was the
report of W. K. Sturdivant of North
Wilkesboro who has served the or
ganisation for the past year.
The afternoon session was entirely
The North Carolina Burial Associa
tion, in session in Asheboro today and
Wednesday at the chapel at Pugh’s
Funeral Home in Asheboro. Begistra
Class Day Speaker *
. DR. HOLLAND HOLTON
Asheboro Musician
Receives New Post
In New York State
H. Grady Miller, Popular Ashe
boro Citizen, Will Leave For
New Post In Fall
Position Coveted
Has Been Director Of Music And
Chorus At Chapel Hill For
The Past Two Years
H. Grady Miller, well known Ashe
boro musician, has recently received
an appointment that is in the form
of a distinct promotion. The announce
ment of this promotion for Mr. Miller
will be most pleasing to his many
friends in his home town and county.
Mr. Miller is the only son of the late
Jesse Miller and Mrs. Miller. He has,
for the past two years been instructor
in music and director of the university
glee clubs at Chapel Hill.
as^^Jervisor^of m^i^And choral
director in the schools of Garden
City, Long Island, N. Y.
An important part of Professor
Miller’s new duties will be the organi
zation of a choral group in conjunc
tion with the Nassau County Phil
harmonic society, which is under the
leadership of Gene Porter Smith.
The offer comes in recognition of
Professor Miller’s Bignal success in
the development of the music in the
Greensboro schools and his work in
choral music, which has attracted wide
attention. By this change Professor
Miller goes to a national important
position.
As director of the choral organi
zations, he has directed Handel’s
Mrs. E. C. Williamson of Liberty
was the week-end guest of Dr. and
Mrs. C. C. Hubbard.
Mrs. Amanda Pierce, who has been
suffering from a severe attack of
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Rev. H. P. Powell
Is Commencement
Speaker At Farmer
Farmer, May 18.—A large audience
was present Sunday morning at 11
o’clock to hear the commencement
sermon delivered by Rev. H. P. Powell
of Asheboro. After the scripture read
ing and prayer by Rev. L. A. Bennett,
pastor of the local church, the choir
rendered very effectively the anthem,
“O, Thou, Whose Tender Mercy”. Mr.
Bennett then introduced Mr. Powell
and his sermon was one of the finest
ever delivered here on a similar oc
casion. He spoke most convincingly on
the thought that behind the instru
ment used must be the power of a
strong personality if we make our
work effective.
vention changed temperament and
went into social session with a banquet
in the dining room at the First
Methodist church. This banquet was
held in connection with the members
of the Asheboro Kiwanis club who also
celebrated ladies’ night at the time. A
dance will follow later this evening.
The session Wednesday morning
will be held at 10:00 o’clock The chief
discussion will be of the proposed law
as presented by J. T. Gresham, at
torney for the association. Wednesday
afternoon, the last session will be held
and officers for the coming year will
be selected by the group.
Around ISO man sad their wives at
Dr. Holton Known
Leading Educator
Of North Carolina
Will Deliver Address On Thurs
day Evening, May 21, At
School Auditorium
Busy Week Planned
For Graduating Class
Commencement Plans Set Forth
In Full; List Of Members
Of Senior Class
Asheboro high school is to be con
gratulated upon its choice of a com
mencement speaker, for in Dr. Holland
Holton, head of the department of
education of Duke University .and
director of the summer school at the
same institution, it has secured the
services of one of the outstanding
educators in North Carolina. Dr.
Holton will deliver an address as the
feature of the closing ceremonies of
the high school on Thursday evening.
May 21, at 8 o’clock. Also occupying
prominent places on the program will
be the graduating exercises and pre
sentation of diplomas to tie 45
graduates. ,In addition there will be
various scholastic and achievement
awards.
Members of the graduating class
will indeed have a busy week. Tonight
at 8 o'clock the music pupils of Mrs.
Murray Field will give a recital. Hie
following evening, Wednesday, at 8
o’clock, the class day exercises will
take place.
The baccalaureate sermon was de
livered Sunday in the school audi
torium by Rev. H. A. Parker, pastor
of the Asheboro Friends church. In
vocation was by Dr. C. G. Smith,
scripture reading by Rev. H. P.
Powell, and benediction by Dr. S. W.
Taylor. The Hawthorne Girls’ Chorus
sang “Awake, Arise” as a special
number.
The following comprise the graduat
ing class of 1936 at the Asheboro high
school: Marjorie Ella Brittain, Bertha
Mae Brown, Annie Ruth Cheek, Agnep
well, Mattie Lewis Green, Cornelia
Hunt Hedrick, Dorothy Evelyn Hen
ley, Elizabeth Arnold Kearns, Ruth
McDaniels, Wilma Mae Miller, Juanita
Grey Morgan, Margaret Pierce,
Catherine Lee Phillips, Cleo Pugh,
Helen Janette Rush, Mary Isabelle
Staley, Alice Gertrude Spencer, Leila
Grace Stout, Alice Mae Smith, Mary
Virginia Smith, Helen Mae Styerm,
Mildred Anne Tillman, Eugenia Tysor,
Hazel Underwood, Cleta Lee Williams,
Frances Earlene Wood, Samuel Jack
son Burrow, Jr., William W. Bulla, R.
Alton Cox, Joseph Albert Cox, Jim
Henry Crutchfield, Sherman Jerome
Craven, Herbert Spurgeon Edwards,
Jr., Wayne C. Freeman, Emmitt
Frederic. Glass, Gordon Byrd Hall,
George Daniel Hughes, James K.
Lowdermilk, Carl Frederick Phillips,
Hal Dixon Steed, Clarence Ray
Thomas, H. Aubrey Underwood, Lee
M. Kearns, Jr., Gustavus William
Hayworth. . y
Neighborhood News
Of Current Week
Records Visiting
Temperance Meeting Planned
For Fourth Sunday In May;
C. F. Lambert Dies
Sophia, May 18.—Rain is badly
needed in this section and gardens are
a complete failure due to drought.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Ridge and
family were visitors at N. E. Davis’
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Eliza Edwards and daughter,
Miss Cora, visited Mrs. W. S. Skeen
at Asheboro recently.
Funeral service for C. F. Lambert
of High Point was held at Marlboro
Friends church Wednesday. Burial
followed in the local cemetery.
Mrs. Hal Farlow returned Saturday
after teaching a very successful
school at Caraway the past winter.
Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Auman and son,
Aaron, of near Trinity visited Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Auman Friday.
Rev. E. B. Harris preached an able
sermon at Marlboro Sunday. Hr.
Harris spent the afternoon with Mr.
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DR. ELDERDICE TO PREACH
AT ASHEBORO CHURCH SUN.
Dr. H. L. Elderdice, president
emeritus of Westminster Theological
Seminary, and former teacher of
Hebrew and practical Theology at the
institution, will preach at the Ashe
boro Methodist Protestant church Sun
day morning at 11:00 o’clock. Dr.
Elderdice is one of the best preachers
of the denomination and will probably
be heard by' a large number of Ashe
boro people In addition to the mem
bers of his denomination.