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vVW WPA PROGRAM
J&YJULY1
n, ohimrton — With differences
^n larry L. Hopkins, WPA ad
*ESlor S*cre“'T 'Ck“ PWA
S ironrf »«. th» *hM New D'?'
J£i and public works program is
SSuled t0 «et un<ier.1T\y July ,1’
Ze than 3,000,000 will have job,
EL the next twelve months at
averaging $52 a month, ac
to WPA plans. At the same
fTPWA can proceed without fear
Tinterference by Hopkins, as the
“ate obtained an appropriation of
1300,000,000 for it with no strings at
tached.
wind and hail
J/rike warrknton
Warrenton,—A cyclone which struck
Wanenton Sunday afternoon played
ha** with the old homes and busi
" buddings as it twisted through
thTtown for about 15 minutes, but
fortunately no one was injured. Near
ly every home suffered some dam
jL a church steeple was blown off,
a ^of was torn off one home, two
crumpled, many beautiful
old trees were uprooted, and the elec
tric light and telephone system was
*ut out of commission. The twister
va aaecompanied by hail which dam
aged gardens, crops, and roofs.
STEEL industry opposes
unionization om employees
New York.—The American Iron
ud Steel Institute, speaking for the
huge steel industry, issued a formal
(Utement Sunday defying a unioni
ution campaign among its half mil
lion workers recently begun by the
Committee for Industrial-Organisation
of which John L. Lewis, president of
the United Mine Workers of America,
is the moving spirit. The statement
nid that the steel industry had rea
oon to believe coercion and violence
would be used to force workers to
join the unions, but that it would re
list any such attempt to make its
employees pay tribute for the privi
lege of working. The industry pledg
ed all its resources to the protecting
of its employees, to maintaining the
open shop, and to preserving the
daciple of collective bargaining. .
ONGHBCK STAGES NEW
ND DRAMATIC ESCAPADE
Washington.—Maivon A. Zioncheck,
needier of congress from the state
f Washington, who has been in the
imdight for the past several weeks
ince his many and varied escapades,
neaped from a Maryland sanatorium
Sunday night. Zioncheck has been
mated one time after another but
as managed to wiggle out until he
at a package to the president con
laming several empty beer bottles
ind other useless articles. He was
bra confined in a Washington hos
utal from which he was removed
mist days ago to the Maryland in
titution.
NTBSTIGATE SECRET
flQBT-RlDlNG BAND
Wilmington.—A Columbus county
[rand jury which is conducting an
instigation into th|e activities of a
ceret society which has been com
mtting outrages in the county for
Sven months is having trouble find
ig witnesses who are not too tend
ed to testify. The night-riders, call
ig themselves the upholders of law
ad order, have flogged and shaved
m heads of men and wpmen for
opposed offenses against the moral
COURSE
COURSE
. CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
[TO INAUGURATE AM
Jlapel Hill, _H_I
of Concord, Maas., has been
nted professor in charge of the
oration of a formal eredit course
•rt at the University of North
"»lina at Chapel Hill next fall, it
1 announced today. Dr. Glen Hay
•oead of the mask department,
* wcairman of the tosgdttce on or
.I^Mtion of the new department
^nwessor Smith’s work will in
course in history and appro
““ of art and a studio course in
C and painting. Although
®lw\» his special Add, he
!>▼« instruction in etching and
aedia.
®®®®ing conditions here
j' Wute, head of the state ma
“H e«trol board, instigated mos
» oreeding conditions in Asheboro
i L ?e wu particularly in
i - ^ the situation in the west
i Wction of the town, where mos
reported to be wery bad.
however, that the insects
J. v household type, not the
br««iing type.
^ Bet !taa“ »
J »*• the hottest day Aahe
^nad this year, according to
LI0W, ^y hall otfkial. The
M, and the
ef Aw heat
TWCbada*
Dix
Committee M
A. B. Ellis Of Millbor
Chairman Of C-onj
Organization Of Fj
Named
Lity
lers.
Randolph County
Farmers Groui
Into 7 Diflcts
Organization Of New
servation Program
Under County
Organization of the new soil conser
vation program for Randolph county
was set up last week under the direc
tion of E. S. Millsaps, Jr., county
farm agent. Mr. Millsaps grouped
the townships into seven districts ac
cording to the location of farmers
filling out work sheets. Throughout
the week he conducted meetings for
each group at which were elected
three committeemen and an alternate.
The chairman of each committee be
came a director in the county pro
gram.
On Saturday these committee chair
men met with Mr. Millsaps in his of
fice and elected officers for the or
ganization. They chose A. B. Ellis,
of Millboro, president; G. L. Robbins
of Ramseur route 2, vice president,
and E. S. Millsaps, Jr., secretary
treasurer.
The townships in each group and
the committeemen follow: Central:
Asheboro, Cedar Grove, Grant, Union;
B. R. Chaney, chairman, C. E. Kearns,
J. R. Auman, C. A. Lewallen, alter
nate. North Western: Trinity and
New Market: G. L. Robbins, chair
man, J. P. Collett, W. S. Beeson, Bill
Dorsett, alternate. Western: Taber
nacle and Back Creek: L. E. Hoover,
chairman, E. L. Walker, C. W. Wall,
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Randolph Fanners
WiU Hear Address
By MA. O’Neal
Despite Losses In Recent Years
University Of North Caro
lina Has Fine Faculty.
Foreign Experts Here
Chapel HiH Professors Studying
Abroad Lend International
Flavor To SchooL
E. S. Millsaps, Jr., county farm
agent, is urging all Randolph farm
ers to hear the address by Ed. A.
O’Neal at the court house in Greens
boro, Thursday, July 2, at 2 o’clock
in the afternoon. Mr. O’Neal is na
tional president of the American
Farm Bureau,the second largest or
ganization of farmers in the country.
His subject will be “Present and Fu
ture Problems Concerning the New
Farm Program—State and National,”
and this will be one of only three
appearances he will make in North
Carolina.
The program is sponsored by the
Guilford County Farm Bureau, of
which R. F. Shaw is president. J. B.
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GRAND JEAN SPEAKS
TO K1WANIS ON CANADA
The guest speaker at the Kiwanis
meeting Tuesday night is Grand Jean,
manager of the Marietta Paint and
Color company of High Point. Mr.
Jean was originally from Canada,
and his talk will be upon life and cus
toms in that country.
WORK ON GOLF COURSE
STOPS TEMPORARILY
Work on the municipal golf course
has stopped for a short period, but
those in charge of the project expect
to resume operations shortly. Since
June 30 is the end of the fiscal year,
a period of reckoning was necessary
before the program for the new fis
cal year could be started. New funds
will be available July 1, and work
will go on again soon thereafter.
Many Asheboro Young People
Are Attending Association At
High Point College This Week
A meeting of the young people’s
association of the Methodist Protes
tant church was held Sunday night.
A supper was served and enjoyed by
all. The group of about 36 was very
enthusiastic and hopes to be able to
continue these meetings throughout
the summer. Following the supper,
a worship service took place. There
was also a very worthwhile talk by
Miss Anna Belle Thompson, of High
Point, director of .the Asheboro play
ground system.
The young people have planned a
social for Tuesday evening at 8
o’clock in the social room of Hie
church. Interest among the younger
members of the church is very keen,
had growing all the time.
Several left Monday to attend the
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> Bryan's Son At Convention
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One of the most popular delegates at the Democratic convention in Phila
delphia was William Jennings Bryan- Jr., left, of Los Angeles, son of the
“Great Commoner,” shown talking with another California delegate, Thomas
Lopez, of Fresno.
National Democrat Convention
Names Two Highest Leaders By
Acclamation On Saturday Night
In the closing hours of the national
Democratic convention at Philadel
phia, adjourning Saturday night in
a blaze of glory, President Roosevelt
was renominated formally to head
his party, while John N. Garner was
named vice president by acclamation
for the second time.
Cheering things of thousands
assembled to hear the acceptance
speeches of the leaders and to hear
them sound a war cry for the cam
paign.
Tremendous cheers greeted the
New Deal leaders as the giant open
air mass meeting came to its collec
tive feet in the steeply banked am
-pbltheatre. Row oji row, the crowd
blanketed also the turf of this famous
playing field across which so many
campus athletic feet have flown.
This meeting made political history.
Never before has a major party
nominated its President and Vice
President, notified them, and received
their speeches of acceptance in the
same day. Roosevelt was renamed
early in the day; Garner in the af
ternoon.
Senator Barkley of Kentucky, the
convention keynoter, who was to have
notified Garner, sailed for Europe in
the afternoon . His place was taken
by Senator Pat Harrison of Mississ
ippi. eH cut Barkley’s speech to a
few word’s.
Early in the afternoon—less than
13 hours after the early morning re
nomination of the president—the con
vention went through the motions of
Park Playground Is
Winner In Initial
Inter-Ground Match
The city park playground won the
first of the inter-ground tournaments
Friday, beating the schoolground
group deciively in a ping-pong match.
At 4 o’clock the two sections will have
a horseshoe tournament, and Friday
there will be another ping-pong tour
nament. Thursday from 3 to 4:30
children from both playgrounds will
enjoy roller skating and street show
ers at the school grounds.
An interesting program iB being
prepared for July. New games will
be introduced, and the supervisors are
arranging for bicycle rides, hiking
and nature study, and a thorough
course in boys’ handicraft. Plans for
a special Fourth of July program are
also under consideration.
Jr.
The vacation Bible school also pre
sented its commencement exercises
Sunday night at the regular church
hour. Each department gave a short
program showing what it had ac
complished. 76 students were given
their certificates.
The school was a great success, the
splendid results being due equally to
the fine leadership of Miss Anna
Belle Thompson, the capable instruc
tion o fher 16 assistants, the sard
work of the 112 students, and the co
operation of the whole, group. Bible
work, hand work, wood work, and
cooking were given apodal, and music
and recreational activities made a
renaming Gamer.
Sharp contrast marked the two
scenes. Hundreds of delegates,
hoarse and worn from shouting eight
hours the day before for Roosevelt,
failed to appear for the Gamer cere
monies. The galleries were all but
empty.
Disregarding a broken hip of sev
eral weeks ago, Mrs. Sara Delano
' Roosevelt was on hand to welcome
her son. An impromptu ovation was
staged as Mrs. Roosevelt was escort
ed to a chair.
While waiting for the president to
arrive for the formal cShgni,onies, va
rious entertainers their bu
Among them, Ely Pomt; ❖ho satog,
“Lo, Hear the Gentle Lark.”
The president accepted the nomina
tion with a declaration of war against
“economic tyranny.”
Addressing a giant outdoor mass
meeting from a dias raised above the
grass of the big amphitheatre, the
chief executive touch upon the con
stitution and hit at “monopoly” and
“the economic Royalists” who “com
plain that we seek to overthrow the
institutions of America.”
His words, perhaps sounding a
keynote in his 1936 campaign, climax
ed a 24-hour period unprecedented in
American political history.
The president, declaring America
was fighting “for the survival of
democracy” and for economic freedom
as well, concluded with these words:
“I accept the commission you have
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Singing Class Of
Oxford Orphanage
At Franklinville
Give Entertainment Saturday
Evening: And Again Sunday
Morning; At Baptist Church.
Interesting Visitor
Woman Past Eightieth Birthday
Thinks Nothing Of Walking
Several Miles Daily.
Franklinville, June 29.—The con
cert given in the school auditorium
Saturday evening by the Oxford or
phanage singing calss was one of the
best entertainment of the season. The
class is well trained, cheerful and
put expression in their songs and
recitations. The house was called to
order by W. P. Rogers, who after de
votions led by J. H. Mitchell, intro
duced the class. One feature of the
program was a song, “Oeconeechee,”
by Mrs. Sadie T. Hutchinson, direc
tor.' This song, words by A. T. Jar
rett, of Dillsboro, N. C., music by Mrs.
Hutchinson. Door receipts $21.70.
Sunday morning the class took part
in a song service at the preaching
hour at the Franklinville Baptist
church. At the close of the service
an offering was taken for the class
which amounted to $15.32, making a
total, including private donations, of
$41.35. Franklinville is always glad
to have the singing class with us and
while a new class each year, we look
forward with pleasure to their com
ing.
Mrs. Ethel Finlator, past worthy
grand matron of O. E. S., of North
Carolina, was a week-end guest of
Mrs. D. M. Weatherly. <
A volunteer baseball team played
Pleasant Ridge nine on the local
Saturday afternoon which
in a score of 6 to 0 in favor
Two State Dailies
Retract Political
Primary Remarks
News And Observer And Wins
ston-Salem Journal-Sentinel
Hasten To Retract.
McDonald Supporters
Comments Of Popular Columnist
Prove Interesting As He Dis
cusses The Matter.
Accusations made by Professor
Ralph McDonald, candidate for the
governorship of the State of North
Carolina, made against Don S. Elias,
vice-president of the Asheville Citi
•zens-Times company and against
these papers, their editors and mana
gers, Thomas L. Johnson, Asheville
attorney, and Gurney P. Hood, state
bank commissioner, by the News and
Observer, Raleigh, and the Winston
Salem Journal-Sentinel.
According to the available press re
ports these daily newspapers had a
week of grace in which to take back
the alleged libel in Dr. McDonalds’
attack. The Raleigh paper, making
a tl orough investigation of its own
and employing an accountant to do
its work gave on the front page of
its issue Monday morning expression
of regret and specifically retracted
various misstatements which it had
been led to print in Dr. McDonald’s
attack. The Winston-Salem paper
made its retraction plenary, complete,
and without variableness or shadow
of turning from the statutory re
quirements. The Raleigh paper led up
to its back-taking by declaring the
Asheville publications had “challeng
ed” the right of the News and Ob
serber to publish freely and in good
faith political news of a nature com
mon in any heated campaign.” But
having said that and rubbed into Mr.
Elias the record of his settlement of
a reputed $756499 obligation to the
Central Bank and Trust company, of
Asheville for $4,800, of which $1,500
actually was paid, the paper express
es regret.
The two newspapers, staunch sup
porters of the Professor in Kis aspi
rations for the office of governor of
North Carolina, were allowed until
July 6th to retract their statements.
Says a well known columnist of the
state press in his Monctay dispatches:
^ These /jo'j”'als coo Id have taken
ond primary would have been over and
Dr. MoDonald have been spared the
repudiation of his ugliest accusations i
against the sundry individuals and
corporations involved. Here in the
final days of a furious warfare, the
young professor is let down by two
of his faithful friends.
As the charges made by the can
didate were political and frankly
framed to hurt Clyde R. Hoey, Max
Gardner, Governor Ehringhaus, Don
Elias, Charles A .Webb, Robert Lath
an, Judge Thomas L. Johnson and
the Asheville paper, the effect of the
joint withdrawals accompanied by
acknowledgement of inaccuracies is
difficult to calculate. When the News
and Observer received its demand for
retraction it interviewed Dr. McDon
ald who declared that he had nothing
to take back. But the papers have
something. They have Dr. McDonald
to take back or had.
Thirteen Members
Rotary Club Have
Attended All Meets
Harvey Mitchell, principal of the
school at Franklinvilie, was the chief
speaker at the Rotary meeting Fri
day. Mr. Mitchell gave an interest
ing account of his observations at the
Duke Institute of International Re
lations.
This was the last meeting of the
Rotary year. A report on attendance
showed that the following members
had been present every time during
the year just over: Alton Craven,
Fletcher Craven, Curry Loflin, Charlie
McCrary, Frank McCrary, Dr. B. M.
Weston, Joe Ross, Ferree Ross, E. O.
Schaefer, Corbit Scott, Cleveland
Thayer, Tom Truesdale, and Bob
Wood.
At the next session, July 3, the
new officers will take over their du
ties. Murray Field is the new pres
ident, and Bob Wood the incoming
secretary.
Asheboro Bus Station Gives
Contract Today For Repairs
On Station And New Garage
Contract was let Tuesday for re
modeling the Asheboro bus station
located on south Fayetteville street,
according to James York, operating
manager of the station. The plans
call for a new waiting room for both
white and colored passengers, re
painting and general repair and mod
ernization of the place.
In addition to the repairs, outside
and inside, the management plans
for the erection of a company garage
on the vacant lot owned by the com
pany! behind the present station. For
merly, the bases were housed and re
Second Primary Called
For Independence Day
State Democratic Party
Seeks Office
GEORGE L. HUNDLEY
George L. Hundley, well known
real estate and insurance man of
Thomasville, who is chairman of
the eighth congressional district
Young Democratic clubs, would be
state president of that group. The
convention will be held in Greensboro
on July 17 and 18.
Local Health Board.
Is Making Special
Immunity Efforts
Dr. G. H. Sumner Urges Parents
To Cooperate By Bringing
Children For Treatment.
Schedule Published
Typhoid Fever, Small Fox And
Diphtheria Inoculations Are
Being Offered Randolphians
Dr. G. H. Sumner is making a
special effort to get children in Ran
dolph county immunized against diph
theria . Although deaths from this dis
ease are not numerous in this county,
the rate is higher than that for tne
state as a whole. Dr. Sumner has
sent cards to the parents of all chil
dren bom in Randolph in 1935, urging
them to have the children treated.
The schedule for the remainder of
his clinics, where typhoid fever and
smallpox vaccinations as well as diph
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Ramseur C. of C.
Will Meet Tuesday
For Dinner Session
Directors Of Organization Will
Entertain Members With
Banquet Tuesday Evening.
Ramseaur, June 29.—The Ramseur
chamber of commerce is meeting at
the town hall Tuesday evening at 8
o’clock. The directors of the or
ganization are giving a banquet to
the members. The dinner will be
furnished and served by the Metho
dist Ladies’ Missionary Circle. The
program will consist of short talks
by members and music and songs by
local talent. Dr. C. A. Graham is
chairman of the social committee
which arranged for the banquet. M.
E. Johnson is presidet of the cham
ber of commerce.
Mrs. R. Hi. Wilson of Rock Hill,
South Carolina, visited in Ramseur
over the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Phillips and
Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Marley and fam
ily were in Cooleemee Sunday.
Mrs. Nellie Alexander and Lonnie
Dehart of Cooleemee and Bryson City
visited Ramseur Sunday.
Miss Lois Brown entertained a
group of young people Saturday at1
a party honoring her guests, Miss
Rachel Luther and Miss Henrietta
Luther of Liberty.
begin this work at a very early date
and rush its completion as rapidly as
possible, carrying on business as us
ual during the building operations.
This Asheboro bus station was es
tablished about 1928 by the late J.
A. York of this place. The line runs
from Greensboro to Asheboro, Fay
etteville, Rockingham, Fort Bragg
and Charleston and is called the
Greensboro-Fayetteville Bus Line, Inc
Officers of the line are L. A. Love
of Charlotte, general manager, with
James York of Asheboro operating
manager. Prior to this time there
were other stockholders and officers
who have since sold their
When
be modem
nicest sma
of the state.
Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Secretary Of State Will Be
Selected By Democrats.
Candidates Await
Second County Vote
Dan Burns And Bryan Davis
Will Be Candidates For State
Legislature From Randolph
The date for North Carolina’s sec
ond primary of democratic candidates
for governor of North Carolina, for
lieutenant governor and for secretary
of state will be held on Saturday,
July 4th. In addition to the state
ticket, Randolph county will vote
for a chocice of two candidates for
the state legislature.
In the county legislature fight,
Dan (T. A.) Bums, high man in the
first primary, and W. Bryan Davis
will be the two candidates for the
people of Randolph county to choose
between.
For governor, Clyde R. Hoey, high
man in the gubernatorial contest, will
again stand with Professor Ralph
McDonald. For lieutenant governor,
Wilkins P. Horton and Paul Grady
will contest the office at the polls.
This office was formerly occupied by
Sandy (A. H.) Graham, who resigned
to run for the office of governor of
North Carolina. Stacy Wade, present
incumbent, and Thad Eure will stand
for nomination for the office of sec
retary of state.
Not for many years has a primary,
nor a general election for that mat
ter, been so heated as the recent pri
mary, held on Saturday, June 6th. TTie
contest for the office of governor
was so heated that the fight for other
offices was overshadowed. The four
original candidates were Hon. Clyde
R. Hoey, well known attorney of
Shelby who has been in North Caro
lina’s political limelight for some
thirty years and whose record is well
known. Mr. Hoey was high man in
the first primary. Second contestant
in the race was Professor Ralph Mc
Donald, somewhat of a newcomer in
the state, having come to North Caro
ni“
«ecominy m
terested in North Carolina politics,
Dr. McDonald resigned his postiion
and ran for the state legislature
from Forsyth county and won. Hi3
interest in things political mounted
until he announced his candidacy for
the office of governor of the state,
coming out second in the race. Sandy
(A. H.) Graham, lieutenant governor,
resigned his office to run for the
same high post and came out third in
the contest, with John A. McRae,
Charlotte attorney, taking fourth
place in the fray.
Now, North Carolina will again go
to the polls on Saturday, July 4th.
This time, for a second primary, and
with too little enthusiasm. The same
important issues are at stake and the
same honor is to be given to some
grou pof democrats. It behooves the
thinking democrats of North Carolina,
to go to the polls on Saturday and
vote their sentiments on Saturday,
the fourth of July. t
Merchants Predict r
That Business Will "
Hold This Summer
David Owens, member of the board
of directors of the National Retail
Dry Goods association, and past pres
dent of that association, has recently
returned to his home in Charlotte
from a meeting of the board in New
York city. Mr. Owens was of the
opinion that business would continue
good during the summer.
“Merchants generally believe that
business will continue good through
out the summer months,” Mr. Owens
said. “Comprehensive surveys have
been made that lead to the belief that
there will be little if any recession.
“The belief was also general that
business improvement has come to
stay. Regardless of who is elected
president in November, leading retail
merchants are confident that business
conditions will continue to improve.
“It was thought that the campaign
between now and November wil Inot
retard business, as has been the case
in many presidential campaigns.”
ELEVENTH CLINIC FOR
CHILDREN ON JULY 2ND
The eleventh clinic for crippled
children in Randolph county will be
held on Thursday, July 2, at the Ran
dolph Hospital, Inc. Parents are
aske dto cooperate in getting1 their
children to the clinic for this free
treatment which is provided by the
Rotary club of Asheboro. .
FURNITURE COMPANY MOVES
INTO NEW BUILDING
The Huntley-Stockton-Hill Furni
ture company moved into new quart
ers, next door to the old store, on
Sunset avenue, Tuesday morning.
Bob Cheshire is