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February a, 1876
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NUMBER 26
Late News
state, National and Internationa]
Happenings Briefly Told
rflITRT INVALIDATES
TOBACCO ACT
Ruleirh. — The North Carolina
Supreme Court yesterday ruled that
the 1935 scrap tobacco dealers
licensing law, levying a heavy fee
1 scran dealers, was unconstitu
tional. The decision stated that the
J' was too loosely drawn to be
<.anable of enforcement, calling at
tention to the fact that it did not
establish a time for payment of the
fee nor the period during which
the license would be valid.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO
SPEAK IN CHARLOTTE
Washington.—Arrangements have
been completed for President Roose
velt to address the Green Pastures
Democratic convention to be held in
(barlotte between September 15 and
30 The national organisation haa
promised to do everything possible
to assist the North Carolina Demo
crats to make the meeting a success.
Democrats from South Carolina,
Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, Ala
bama and Kentucky are expected to
respond to invitations and make the
largest political gathering ever to
assemble in Charlotte.
CHINA, JAPAN SEEK
MONGOLIAN SUPPORT
Suiyuan, China.—Both China and
Japan are seeking to win the sup
port of Mongoiiaa princes by gifts
of airplanes, automobiles, munitions
and cash. China wants Mongol aid
to block Japanese encroachment,
while Japan desires to keep the
local rulers friendly in case of war
with Soviet Rossis. Though Russia’s
concern is equally vital, she is
maintaining deepest secrecy about
her plans, making no move despite
increasing Japanese immigration to
this region.
WILL REOPEN OLD
RANDOLPH GOLD MINE
Winston-Salem.—Tests made in
the old Jonee-Keystone gold mine,
12 miles west of Asheboro, by W.
A. White, mining engineer, recently,
the old Jones-Ktystone gold mine,
have convinced him that installa
tion of modern equipment will en
able the mine to operate on a pay
ing basis. In the past few weeks
work has been going on at shallow
depths, but the old water-iilled
shafts will be pumped dry and a
tripple process mill set up to work
the subterranean deposits. White
expects no sudden great strike, but
plans for a practical development
METHODIST PROTESTANTS MEET
FOR CONFERENCE
High Point—Wednesday after
noon over 1,000 Methodist Protest
ants, convening in their 27th
quadrennial session, elected Dr.
James H. Straughn, pastor of the
North Baltimore Methodist Protest
ant church, as president of this
general conference. The Rev. S. W.
Taylor of Asheboro made the re
port of the executive committee,
which paid tribute to the work of
Dr. J. C. Broomfield, of Pittsburgh,
retiring president, who also deliver
ed an address. Speakers regretted
the liquor traffic, commercializa
tion of the Sabbath, war and decline
in church giving, but pointed with
pride to such accomplishments as
the church missionary project, the
new hymnal, the plan of union for
Methodist Protestant, Methodist
Episcopal and Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, and certain im
provements in the financial stand
ing of the church.
MILLIONAIRE AVIATOR
©IBS IN CRASH
Baton Rouge, La.—Harry P. Wil
liams, wealthy airman, and Johnnie
‘Red” Worthen, veteran pilot, were
killed Wednesday when their plane
crashed into a swamp at Baton
Rouge. Williams was the fourth
and last of the quartet of famous
•Peed fliers which formed the
Wedell-Williams Air Service cor
peration in 1927, one of the out
standing private flying organiza
tions in the country. All flour, Wil
Uams, Jimmie Wedell, one-time
holder of the world speed record
w land planes, his brother, Walter
Wedell, and Kirtley Jones wen
victims of spectacular air disasters.
landon appears strong
IN EASTERN STATES
Washington.—As New Jersey
fcjl In behind the Landon banner,
giving him a four to one majority
» it* presidential primary, it ap
J®*™ that the Kansas governor is
far ahead of all other Republican
Pnnrihilitieo. From all sections of
the country come reports of his
•■cresses, regardless of whether he
*■*•* ■ Primary formally or has
■“J® organised effort for sup
P"1, 1 ■■ Ain's popularity is so
Oat
Randolph Schools
In Rural Districts
Closing This Week
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Liberty School Did Not Operate
On Saturday Schedule And
WiU Not Close Now
Building Satisfactory
Few Changes To Be Made In
Personnel Of Faculties Rural
Schools In Randolph
According to T. Fletcher Bulla,
superintendent of education in the
rural schools of Randolph county,
these schools are closing a successful
year’s work, despite the exceedingly
bad weather of the past winter
months. Most of the schools have held
their final exercises, or will by the
end of this week. Liberty school is
the exception for the reason the school
did not operate on the Saturday
schedule, as did most of the other
county schools. This Saturday schedule
was inaugurated to make up the time
lost during the bad weather when
school trucks could not operate over
the roads of the county. This school
will close on May 29th.
In most of the schools, the teachers
have been reelected for the coming
year, or this will be done at an early
date. There are no changes reported
from Randleman, Ramseur, Sea grove
and several others. At Worthville
Mrs. Joseph Newlin of Randleman,
Mrs. Ervin Ray and Mrs. Jess Garner,
both of Asheboro, have been selected
for the school. These three teachers
have formerly been employed at
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Asheboro Attorney
Checks Record For
McDonald’s Voting
Important Issue Of Campaign
Checked On Records By J. V.
Wilson Of Asheboro
Official Records Quoted
Local Man States That Proceed*
ings Of The Legislature
Speak For Themselves
J. V. Wilson, secretary of the Ashe
boro Hoey organization, was in
Raleigh recently, and while there he
looked up Dr. McDonald’s official vote
on. the sales tax foP meals and
rooms. For since Dr. McDonald has
now denied that he voted for the sales
tax while he was a member of the
last legislature, it now becomes an
important issue in the campaign.
Mr. Wilson stated that the record
of Dr. McDonald’s vote for the sales
tax is to be found in the official
journal of “Proceedings of the House
of Representatives” of May 4,1935, on
page 788, and again in the official
journal of “Proceedings of the House
of Representatives” of May 6, 1935,
on page 800. Mr. Wilson says that “on
both of those dates and occasions when
the bill was before the house Dr. Mc
Donald voted in favor of the bill.”
Mr. Wilson further said that “I am
now at a loss to understand why Dr.
McDonald, after becoming a candi
date for governor of North Carolina,
would come out and deny or contradict
the official record of the ‘Proceedings
of the House of Representatives’ .
"Of course”, Mr. Wilson went on to
say, “since Dr. McDonald is now op
posing the sales tax in all forms, he
is denying what he did while a mem
ber of the legislature in 1935, but the
official record of the ‘Proceedings of
the House of Representatives’ speaks
for itself.” Mr. Wilson said it re
minded him of a statement made by
Dr. McDonald in his speech in Ashe
boro on April 30, 1936, when he told
his listeners to be aware of the pro
mises made by a politician while
seeking office, for after the election
they no longer remembered their
promises. Here Mr. Wilson said, “Dr.
McDonald was the politician doing the
talking at the time, and he is the same
fellow that has already forgotten how
he voted in 1936.”
New Machinery Now
Being1 Installed By
Ideal Dry Cleaners
The Ideal Dry Cleaners is the latest
Asheboro firm te announce improve
ments in keeping with progressive
and up-to-the-minute workmanship.
The management has put .in several
new machines this week with a view
to more service which will at the same
time speed up the work.
Most interesting of the new ap
paratus is a machine for drying
silks. This consist^ of a large com
partment into which hot air is blown
and kept circulating by an overhead
fan. Then there is a pressing machine
for finishing linens and silks which
does especially good work on rayons
and celanese. In addition to these,
Mrs. G. S. Brown, owner of the Ideal,
has new equipment for Mocking hats.
ASHEBORO PLAYS IN
FRANKLINVILLE SATURDAY
New Premier Voices Policies
Germany, together with a suggestion that France might reconsider payment
of the French debt to United States was sounded by Loop Blum, Socialist
leader who becomes new French premier June 1, when he discussed future
government policies in a Paris address. |
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Modern Flanders Field Set Up
On Lawn Farlow Funeral Home
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Attracting The Interest Of Many
Poppies Decorate Improvised Graves Marked By Crosses, Row On
Row, On Spot In Prominent Business Section Of
Asheboro In Lieu Of Poppy Day
In Flanders Fields the poppies grow
no lovelier than the reproduction of
the gravestones row on row on the
lawn of Farlow’s Funeral Home. This
decoration of the law has attracted
many Asheboro people as well as
tourists who stop a moment to view
sacrifice made by Ameri
Novel Window Show
Now On Display At
Amos Furniture Co.
Anyone interested in novel schemes
for decorations should go by Amos
Furniture Company’s window and take
a look at the dancers; On a hardwod,
ballroom floor 18 couples are swaying
to the music of a snappy 5 piece
orchestra. The tiny cardboard figures
stand on metal bases which are at
tracted by 18 small magnets set into
the dance floor, so that a very real
impression is given of live people.
The coloring is especially attractive,
all the girls wearing varied, brilliantly
hued gowns, while the background is
a deep blue.
ANNUAL HYMN CONTEST
WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED
At the annual hymn playing contest,
instituted by Mrs. W. H. Moring
many years ago, several children were
pronounced winners. In the beginners
group, Willis Hooper won first place.
Lou Ellen Routh was acclaimed best
in the second group and Catherine
Kearna was top in the third group.
The awards were hymnals with the
names of the winners engraved on
the back. These were presented by
Mrs. Moring.
Familiar And Beloved Pair Frequenting
A she boro’s Busiest Business District
Seldom is a pair so generally be
loved as MJay” and his dog, Turk.
This picture is a familiar scene on
the streets of Asheboro for those who
rise sufficiently early to see Jay and
Turk delivering the morning news
papers. Many a person who neither
cares for little boys nor dogs, sits
down to his morning cup of coffee and
enjoys the newspaper carried by this
pair of industrious Asheboro citizens.
And they are industrious—both.
Many people see Turk lying about
on the streets and in his favorite
office, stretched full length and re
mark on his laziness, tot Turk is
resting. He has risen before 6:00, with
Jay, and has delivered a long route
of newspapers before school and Turk
repaired to The Courier office tot a
day's rest. Turk is typically a
dog, just as Ua
the attractive display bringing back
can soldiers, and soldiers of the World
War from many countries of the
world and who sleep in Flanders
Fields.
On Saturday, the American Legion
Auxiliary of Asheboro will sell pop
pies, commemorating the bravery of
the soldiers, living and dead. The
poppies serve a two-fold purpose at
this time. Keeping memory fresh of
heroic deeds is important, but not so
practical as the money derived from
the sale of the little flowers, made
by disabled veterans and their families
and to whom the money goes.
Many of these families of veterans
have little else than the money de
rived from these sales. According to
those in charge of the sale, Randolph
county has been assigned 2,200 pop
pies and the cooperation of the public
is asked in the sale on Saturday—
lest we forget!
School Closes At
Franklinville With
Program On Wed.
Col. J. W. Harrelson Of State
College Is Speaker For
Graduation
Class To Sell Food
Surprise Birthday Dinner Given
J. T. Hay By Children
And Grandchildren
Franklinville, May 21.—J. T. Hay’s
children and grandchildren gave him
a surprise birthday dinner on Sunday,
May 17. Those present were C. S.
Julian and family of Cedar Falls; Mr.
and Mrs. R. S. Spainhour of Pinnacle;
G. E. Hays and family of Raleigh; M.
T.' Hays and family of Haw River;
Mrs. R. D. Hays and family of
Graham; Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Mickey
of High Point,; D. L. Hays and family
and Selma Hays of this place. A
sumptous dinner was served on the
lawn. After dinner photographs were
taken. About 30 were present.
Mrs. W. A. Martin entertained the
8th grade of the Franklinville high
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It W»I five yean ago that this pair
got together. Turk has not always
belonged to Jay. Be belonged to some
other boy, but changed the object of
hie affection and bestows a lavish
share on the tow-headed youngster
who rides happily In the wagon, pall
ed hy the tail-wagging Task. Turk
Sunday, May 24 Designated^piroughout
Randolph County As Templfrance Day
With Services At Churches During Day
Total Schedule Of
Sunday Meetings
Randolph County
Prominent Speakers Stationed
At Focal Points Through
out The County
Temperance Stressed
At All Services1
Well Known Randolph Folk Will
Join With Out-Of-Town
Speakers
The schedule for the Randolph
county temperance day program at
various churches throughout the
county is as follows:
Morning services, 11 o’clock—Ashe
boro, Baptist church, Dr. W. L. Poteat;
Ramseur, Methodist Episcopal church,
Cale K. Burgess; Randleman, Union
church service, Rev. J. M. Page;
Coleridge, Methodist Episcopal church,
H. A. Helms; Bethany, Methodist
Episcopal church, Harry B. Caldwell;
Gray’s Chapel, Methodist Protestant
church, A. C. Davis; Cedar Falls,
Methodist Episcopal church, W. Tol
man Shaw; Franklinville, Baptist
church, Robert N. Simms; Balfour,
Baptist church, Samuel Hayworth;
Union Grove, Baptist church, Leonidas
Herbin; Marlboro, Friends church,
Fred Dixon; Glenola, Baptist church,
J. Allen Austin; Archdale, Methodist
Episcopal church, J. F. Spruill, Sea
grove, Methodist Episcopal church,
Mrs. L. H. Martin; Piney Grove
Methodist Episcopal church, Mrs.
Annie E Williams; Parks’ Cross
Road, Christian church, Mrs. Roxie D.
White.
Afternoon services, 3 o’clock —
Liberty, mass meeting, Methodist
Protestant church, Cale K. Burgess;
Salem, Methodist Protestant church,
Rev. J. M. Page; Antioch, Methodist
Protestant church, H. A. Helms;
Macedonia, Baptist church, Harry B.
Caldwell; Shady Grove, Baptist
church, A. C. Davis; Central Falls,
Methodist Episcopal church, W. Tol
man Shaw; Neighbors Grove, Metho
dist church, 'Robert N. Simms; Tftotly
Springs, Friends church, Samuel
Hayworth; Union Grove, Christian
church, Leonidas Herbin; Flint Hill,
Friends church, Fred Dixon; Hope
well, Methodist Episcopal church, J.
Allen Austin; Mt. Vernon, Methodist
Episcopal church, J. F. Spruill; As
bury. Baptist church, Mrs. L. H.
Martin; Gravel Hill, Baptist church,
Mrs. Annie E. Williams; Pleasant
Grove, Christian church, Mrs. Roxie
D. White.
Night services, 7:30 o’clock (except
Asheboro)—Asheboro, Union services
at First Methodist church (8 o’clock),
Cale K. Burgess; Worthville, Union
church services, W. Tolman Shaw;
Sophia, Union church services, Fred
Dixon; Trinity, Methodist Episcopal
church, Rev. J. M. Page.
Pinehurst Frocks, Inc.
Will Soon Be Made In
New Asheboro Plant
Preparations for the establishment
of Pinehurst Frocks, Incorporated, are
going steadily ahead. William J.
Armfield, III, manager for the con
cern, has leased from the Piedmont
Chair Company, the Cranford show
room and office on the corner of
Stedman and Church streets. The
building will be remodeled to suit the
requirements of the new industry as
soon as the present tenants vacate on
June 1.
Mr. Armfield will shortly make a
trip to New York for machinery, in
stallation of which is scheduled to oc
cur about the first of July. Arrange
ments for production are expected to
be complete by August 1.
Clark Marsh of Randleman was in
Asheboro on business Thursday.
runs happily along the streets in front
of the court house making pedestrians
give them right-of-way until Jay calls
out, “Whoa, Tur-key-dog!"
Jay is about thirteen, small for his
age and is the possessor of an in
trigueing lisp and tow head. He is a
lovable chap who is always on the
alert for making a nickel—for his
name is McPherson. For several
Saturdays, this young business man
has hired out his dog and wagon for
sign pulling purposes. On these oc
casions, Turk has pulled another dog
in tile wagon while Jay walked along
directing traffic and commanding the
outfit.
Am for Turk himself—he, like the
famed Tige, has no pedigree he is
dog. Perhaps to those unfortunate
people who do net like dogs, he might
be called a cur—but not to these
know the loyat heart that beats
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Temperance Speaker
CALE K. BURGESS
Jess Pugh Chosen
President For N. C.
Burial Association
Asheboro Man Served As Con
vention Chairman At Two
Day Meeting This Week
175 In Attendance
Last Session Held Wednesday
Afternoon With Enthusiasm
Manifest Throughout
The third annual meeting of the
North Carolina Burial Association
came to a close in Asheboro Wednes
day afternoon. The meetings, held in
the chapel of Pugh’s Funeral Home,
began Tuesday morning and went
through several business sessions, the
last of which was held Wednesday
afternoon with election of officers.
Jess Pugh of Asheboro was made
president for the coming year to re
place W. K. Sturdivant of North
Wilkesboro. Mr. Pugh served as con
vention chairman and received the
high acclaim of the entire organiza
tion for the unusually excellent pro
gram he arranged, business and social.
H. O. Summerlin of Rocky Mount was
chosen vice president for the group
with Wade C. Moody of Mt. Airy re
elected secretary and treasurer. J. T.
Gresham and John Folger were nam
ed attorneys for the organization.
More than 175 members of this
burial association from all sections of
North Carolina gathered at Asheboro,
the center of the state, for this two
day meeting Tuesday and Wednesday.
The members were enthusiastic in
their praise of the meeting, the town
and the friendly reception received
during their stay.
Several ladies accompanied the
members of the association. Motor
trips, a tea and various other social
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MANY GROWN-UPS TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF CLINIC
Thursday afternoon a hundred
grown people of Randolph had been
given tests during the four-day clinic
held by the Randolph county board of
health. Dr. C. D. Thomas, tubercular
specialist from the state sanitorium,
is assisting Dr. George Sumner,
county health officer, in the work.
Dr. Sumner states that 130 are
scheduled for examination before Fri
day evening. Twenty-five children
have also been given tests in addition
to the grown-ups.
Randolph Children’s
Demand Is Great For
Standard Material
Rural children of Randolph county
literally eat up the supplementary
readers furnished by the state for
their benefit and entertainment, ac
cording: to Superintendent T. Fletcher
Bulla. There are 1,000 of the suple
mentary books that have been used
through the various schools of the
county during the winter months of
school. These books have been almost
worn out from constant demand and
use.
More than 1200 books have been re
paired by the WPA workers in rural
school libraries in recent weeks. As
soon as the Asheboro school closes,
work will begin on the worn books
of that school library.
RAILROAD CROSSING IS
NEARING COMPLETION
Work is progressing on the railroad
crossing at a steady rate. At present
a 2% inch layer of crushed rock is
being tamped down. After oil has
been poured over this and allowed to
settle down, another % inch layer of
finer stone will be deposited and
covered with a heavy oil coating. Al
though handicapped by lack of re
quisite tools, particularly
manager Cathey hopea to I
Dr. W. L Poteat
Renowned Baptist
Asheboro Church
Cale K. Burgess, Of State Tem
perance Union, Will Address
Union Services
Services Will Be
Held Through County
Union Service In Asheboro In
Evening And At Other
Points In Randolph
Randolph county churches and
citizens will join hands Sunday in a
temperance day program sponsored by
the United Dry Forces of North
Carolina in conjunction with its cur
rent temperance campaign. Outstand
ing leaders in this movement will
preach at churches and address meet
ings all over the county, in morning,
afternoon and evening sessions.
Dr. W. L. Poteat, president of the
organization, president of Wake
Forest college, noted educator, re
ligious leader, and temperance advo
cate, will speak to the congregation
of the Asheboro Baptist church Sun
day morning at 11 o’clock. There will
be no afternoon meeting here.
All Asheboro will unite at the
evening service, to be held at 8:00
o’clock in the First Methodist church,
to hear Cale K. Burgess, vice presi
dent of the temperance union. Mr.
Burgess is probably the most active
and forceful exponent of temperance
in North Carolina today. He led the
campaign against repeal of the 18th
amendment in 1033, and in the last
three years has spoken to more than
200,000 people in the state, devoting
more than half his time, without pay,
to the fight against strong drink.
Though a vital interest, temperance
alone does not consume all the efforts
of Mr. Burgess. A broad-minded, well
balanced man, he is a graduate of the
University of North Carolina, a lead
er in the legal profession, an active
member of the Lion’s club of Raleigh,
of which organization he has been
district .governor, and a steward and
Sunday school teacher in the Bdenton
Street Methodist church in Raleigh.
The Salvation Army also occupies a
good deal of his time, and for many
years he has been president of its
advisory board in Raleigh.
One of Mr. Burgess’ paramount in
terests is the American Legion. He
served in France during the World
War, emerging with the rank of
lieutenant. On his return to North
Carolina he directed the establish
ment of the first 100 American Legion
posts in the state, and since then he
has held various positions of respon
sibility in the Legion.
Mr. Burgess’ entire career marks
him as a remarkable personality, and
the message he will bring to Ashe
boro on Sunday should be of interest
to the whole community.
Poppy Day Will Be
Observed Saturday
May 23rd, Asheboro
Poppies of remembrance for the
World War dead will be distributed
throughout Asheboro Saturday by a
large corps of women and girls who
have volunteered to give their service
for the day. Completion of the
organization for Poppy Day was an
nounced today by Mrs. Fess Newsom,
general chairman of the American
Legion Auxiliary’s Poppy Day com
mittee.
Organized into teams and assigned
to specific locations in the city, the
Auxiliary’s workers hope to give
everyone an opportunity to wear a
poppy in honor of the war dead and
make a contribution for the welfare
of the disabled veterans and the needy
families of veterans. Each team will
be in charge of a captain, working
under the general committee.
When the local poppy workers be
gin their activities Saturday morning
they will be part of an army of one
hundred thousand women offering the
American Legion and Auxiliary mem
orial flower in every part of the
country. More than ten million poppies
are expected to be distributed during
the day and approximately one million
dollars received as contributions in
exchange for the flowers. All of the
money received will go to support the
relief and rehabilitation work of the
Legion and Auxiliary.
Disabled veterans in government
hospitals and convalescent workrooms
maintained by the Auxiliary have been
working for months making the pop
pies with which America will honor
their fallen comrades Saturday.
BROADCAST FROM PILGRIM '
HOLINESS CHURCH SUNDAY
As a feature of the two weeks* re
vival now in progress at the Pilgrim
Holiness church hi Asheboro, a per
tion of the services will he broadcast
from 2 to S o’clock Sunday afternoon.
May 24, over station WMFR et High