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February 2, 187«
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NUMBER 40
late News
gUtft National and International
Happenings Briefly Told
\vallabok factions
$ BITTER struggle
Washington. Expulsion of John
L Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers and head of the com
„ „ for industrial organization,
"Considered probable as the
executive council of the American
Federation of Labor recessed Wed
Ldav. The Federation, with 16 of
Us 17 votes controlled by craft
unionists, follows a policy of oz
onizing workers by crafts, re
nrdless of what industry they are
employed in. but Lewis and the 11
onions affiliated with him in the
eommittee for industrial organisa
tion want to band together all work
in each industry. Lewis re
cently started a wide-spread cam
paign to organize all workers in
the steel industry and has met the
combined opposition of the steel
magnates and the Federation.
ENGLAND, RUSSIA FAIL
TO REACH AGREEMENT
Montreux, Switierland.— Joseph
Paul-Boncour of France sad Nicolas
Politic of Greece were asked
Wednesday to attempt a settlement
of differences between Great
Britain and Russia arising in the in*
ternational conference at Montreux
over warship passage through the
Dardanelles. Russia contends that
aea powers not on the Black Sea
should be barred in event of war
from these straits between the
Mediterranean and the Black Sea,
while she herself should have free
passage either way, hut England
wants them kept open. Serious re
sults were feared at one time dur
ing the conference when Russia
threatened to leave unless England
yielded, but the Soviet power calm
ed down under the influence of
France.
THOMAS MEIGHAN, FAMOUS
MOVIE ACTOR, DIES ff
New York.—Thomas Meighan,
star of the silent pictures, succumb
ed Wednesday to a recurrent illness
whose final attack struck him about
a month ago. He was successful on
the stage before turning to the films
■
that time on his place was assured,
and the roles that followed he made
himself increasingly popular with
both men and women fans.
STATE WILL HAVE
NYA GIRLS’ CAMP
Washington. — The National
Youth Administration is planning
to establish at least one, and prob
ably two, camps for girls in North
Carolina similar to the CCC camps.
The girls will be selected for the
most part from those unemployed
in industrial centers, and it is pro
posed to pay them $30 a month, of
which $25 would be sent to depen
dents, as in the CCC. The vocational
division of the North Carolina de
partment of education will work
with the Youth administration, and
the camp, which will take the place
of the one at Weaversvilie last year,
will be conducted by social workers
and teachers.
ENGLAND PROTESTS AGAINST
ZEPPELIN’S FLYING LOW
London.—Because the new Ger
man dirigible Hindenburg has flown
low over English industrial centers
°n her last two trips between the
United Staten and Germany, Great
Britain is threatening to forbid her
crossing England at all. Official
spokesmen said the matter would
be taken up with the German air
ministry in case of future infringe
ments of regulations concerning
avoidance of prohibited areas.
HEAT WAVE DEATHS
NEAR CENTURY MARK
Chicago.—With more than 40
deaths on Wednesday alone, and
record breaking heat sweeping the
Gantry for the sixth consecutive
day, fatalities are dose to 100. The
Middle West hi suffering the most,
with the thermometer approaching
110 in many sections, but Rough
keepsie, N. Y, and Pittsburgh had
their hottest weather of the sum
mer. Saginaw, Michigan, saw an all
«me record of 107 set, and Bay
Qty and Owoaoe in the same state
registered 100.
*WTH BRYAN OWEN
TO MARRY DANE
Copenhagen.—Hie engagement of
Both Bryan Owen, United States
minister to Denmark and daughter
®f Willian Jennings Bryan, to
Captain Borg* Rohde, honorary
gentleman groom to King Christian
•f Denmark wan announced in
CoMhagen Tuesday by Captain
JeMejs mother. Mm Owen, now in
■mjUht the exact date of the
O^agh1* bisected to*
•fcaetiy. Captain Rohde la au his
r»r to America BOW end will land
» * day or two.
Randolph County’s
Official Vote For
The Randolph board of canvassers
sat in official session in Asheboro on
Tuesday, according to the election
laws of the state. All official returns,
however were not in and arrived
Wednesday, making it necessary for
the board to give the final report on
that day. It was not, therefore, pos
sible for The Courier to give a
tabulated official vote in Tuesday’s
paper.
The totals are now .available and
are interesting figures to political
minded citizens of Randolph an
North Carolina as well. Clyde R.
Hoey, Shelby politician, won a
majority of 1,307 over his opp&ient
Dr. Ralph McDonald, school profes
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Asheboro Kiwanis
Club Holds A Busy
Session On Tuesday
Two New Members Are Wel
comed Into The Group And
Presented With Club Pins
Convention Report
Dr. George Salisbury Gives Re
port Of International Con
vention In Washington
Two new members were taken in
lo the Kiwanis club at its Tuesday
night meeting, Dr. W. L. Mattison and
M. L. ShaniJs. Dr. L. R. O'Brian pre
sented them with their buttons, md
in a short talk, explainer! the purpose
of Kiwanis.
The next meeting will be iadies
night. Members and their guests will
assemble at the city pond for a
chicken dinner, whicn will be fumish
M JUT,.the ladies of Cha-lolte. church.
1 •.SfoowTand WMU^ire on
the entertainment program for this
1 occasion.
The chief piace on the night’s pro
gram v«s accorded ‘o Dr George R.
Salisbury, who gave a report on the
recent Kiwanis international conven
tion at Washington, at which he was
the official delegate from the Ashe
boro club. Dr. Salisbury reported that
the convention was a great success,
being one of the largest ever held,
and considered that it was the best
of the many he has attended. There
were 1764 official delegates, but other
members and friends present raised
! the number of those registered to
4500.
One of the finest addresses, in the
opinion of Dr. Salisbury, was that by
Dr. Harry Holmes, of New York, on
“International Friendships”. Dr.
Holmes was bom in Scotland, educat
ed in England, fought with Canadian,
troops in the World War, was married
in the United States, and is now a
citizen of this country, so he was well
qualified on his topic. Another very
worth while address was given by J.
Edgar Hoover, head of the federal
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TOM PRESNELL ACCEPTS
APPOINTMENT IN RESERVES
From the war department at Wash
ington comes a list of several appli
cants who have accepted commissions
in the officers reserve corps. Tom
Presnell of Asheboro, & member of
The Courier staif, is among the North
Carolinians who has accepted a com
mission as second lieutenant, assigned
to the 322nd infantry. Lieut. Presnell
is a former member of the local na
tional guard where he held the rank
of sergeant and chief of the intel
ligence section. He will probably
take a two weeks training in Septem
ber at an army post
American Legion Post Elects
New Officers For This Year;
J. R. Hammond, Commander
Election of officer* for the ensuing
year was the most important business
transacted at the meeting of Ben
Dixon Post 45 of the American Legion
in the Legion hall Tuesday evening.
Delegatee to the state convention in
Asheville this month were also select
ed.
J. R. Hammond, of Farmer was
chosen commander of the post, suc
ceeding R. A. Brilee, who has demon
strated his fine qualities of leadership
during the past year. Other officers
will be first idee commander, Ralph
Whatley, second vice commander,
Emory Walker; third vice commander,
J. a Senter; adjutant, Dr. B. M.
Weston; finance officer, Jees Councfl
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It's "Harvest Time” For Pesky Grasshoppers
Latest lament of midwestem farmers
was the ravaging march of millions of
grasshoppers which laid low huge
fields of alfalfa and stripped com
fields which had promised the largest
yield in years. Some conception of the
destruction caused by the hoppers is
given by the picture at top, taken
near'Wichita, Kan., after the “black
plague” had struck. This calamity
followed on the heels of a severe
drouth which added to the farmers’
plight.
Central Falls Co.
Is Now Conducting
A Safety Campaign
The safety campaign being con
ducted by the Centra) Falls Manu
facturing company, Central Falls,
among its workers is showing verv
good results as it starts into its
second month. Since the drive began
on June 7 there has been no time lost
because of accidents in the mill. The
campaign, which will run for two more
months, is intended primarily to pre
vent and reduce accidents resulting
from carelessness, but strives to make
general conditions in the mill as safe
as possible.
Franklinville News
Items Of Interest
Of-The Current Week
Franklinville, July 9.—Miss Selma
Hayes, Miss Maggie Curtis and Mrs.
Vester Moffitt and Mrs. Jess Vun
cannon spent the past week-end at the
Virginia and Ocean View beaches.
Mrs. S. C. Trogdon attended the
Beane reunion at Maple Springs
church Sunday. Mrs. Trogdon was ac
companied by her brothers, Simon and
Arthur Beane, of Cedar Falls.
George Richard Cox, a son of W.
R. Cox, spent Saturday and Sunday
visiting in Salisbury, returning Mon
day.
The Boy Scouts of Franklinville,
Walter Clark camp, are proving their
loyalty and devotion to the organiza
tion by helping the needy and assist
ing in making a better community.
They have recently added to their
number the following members: Billy
Husband, John Curtis, Edward Wal
lace, Harry Midkiff, Herbert Allred
and Ix>uis McKinnon.
RANDLEMAN COASTS TO
FOURTH STRAIGHT VICTORY
The newly christened Randleman
“Sots” hit the middle ball hard and
came out with a 12 to 5 victory over
a formidable Hemp baseball club in
an Independence, Day game played on
the local field Saturday afternoon
Charles Yow, Randleman’s ace right
hander coasted along behind the big
bats of Gambell, Gaster, Presnell and
“Weary Willie” Harvell of Legion
fame, to ring up Randleman’s fourth
consecutive win.
Investigating Grants
M. H. Bruner, chief of party for the
forest service in the Uwharrie unit of
Pisgah national forest, whose head
quarters are at Troy, was in Ashe
boro Wednesday investigating title
grants.
L. Bunch; historian, M. H. Birkhead;
guardianship officer, Reid M. Hannah;
employment officer, Arthur Burkhead;
chairman of Sons of the legion,
Arthur Presnell; Americanisation of
ficer, Dr. J. G. Crutchfield; and ser
geant-at-arms, L. C. Frasier.
Delegates to the state convention
were instructed to vote for M. H.
Birkhead for district commander. They
are Ralph Whatley, R. A. Briles, J. R
Hammond; alternates, M. H. Birk
head, F. G. Newsome and J. W. Kelly.
It was decided to donate the ad
jutant’s dues for the year instead of
paying him, because all possible
finances will be needed for plans of
the Legion. Hie members also dis
1*1 the building of the Legion hut
Credit Company Is
Serving Randolph
And Other Counties
Secretary-Treasurer Of Graham
Production Credit Association
Visits Asheboro
Explains Principles
Association Has Made 47 Loans
Aggregating $7,320 In Ran
dolph During Spring
According to James Bishop, Jr.,
secretary-treasurer, Graham Produc
tion Credit asswiation, of Graham,
who was a recent’-visitor to Asheboro,
a total of 47 loans^aggregating $7,320,
have been made during the spring
lending season recently closed to
farmers, dairy operators, and live
stockmen in Randolph county.
The Graham Production Credit as
sociation, with headquarters at Gra
ham, serves the nine counties of Ran
dolph, Alamance, Caswell, Chatham,
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Auto Supply Co.
Installs Machinery
To Retread Tires
Alex Samet, Manager Carolina
Auto Supply, Adds Modern
Equipment For New Work
Operator Is Expert
Careful Process Produces Excel
lent Results; Much Cheaper
Than New Tires
The Carolina Auto Supply, which
has long been noted for its complete
stock of automobile supplies and its
good service, has added equipment for
retreading tires. Alex Samet, popular
manager of the store, has put in molds
of the latest type and most compact
design and has installed a new buffer,
so that the best quality work can be
turned out. All popular sizes of tires
can be handled, and only the best
grade of Mohawk and U. S. rubber is
used.
This new line will be under the
supervision of Ellis Milloway, who
has had ten years experience retread
ing and vulcanizing. He will also
handle the vulcanizing work on tires
and tubes for the Carolina Auto Sup
ply. Mr. Samet has invited the public
to come and inspect the machinery
and watch the process of retrteading a
tire, and to give him a trial with any
tread-worn tires.
Few people are acquainted with the
process by which a tire is retreaded.
Many have an erroneous impression
that liquid or molten rubber is al
lowed to harden in molds and at the
same time adhere to the old tire.
Actually all the rubber on the smooth
tire is first ground off on the buffer,
whose electrically driven wheels turn
at the rate of 3600 revolutions per
minute. When the fabric is exposed it
!a carefully cleaned of any particles
»f the ground-up rubber, so that the
surface may be absolutely smooth for
the coat of cement which Is put on
next. Then the "camel back,” pure
rubber with remarkable adhesive pow
ers, is placed on the tire, which is
now ready for the mold. Approximate
ly 100 pounds pressure is applied to
the tire, and though the usual period
Is one hour, Mr. Samet finds that the
best results can be obtained by cook
ing the tire In the mold for ah hour
and ten minutes. When it comes from
the mold, the tire Is apparently a new
Dne. The entire process eaa be done
Funeral Service Is
Held Thursday P. M.
For Erastus Hamlet
Erastus Hamlet, well known man of
North Asheboro, died Wednesday
night at his home. Mr. Hamlet, who
was 68 years old, was a native of Ran
dolph county. His death followed a
prolonged illness.
Funeral service was held Thursday
afternoon at 4:00 o’clock from Gray’s
Chapel church with burial following
in the church cemetery. Rev. D. C.
Stone of Asheboro was assisted by
Rev. A. E. Pugh of Franklinville in
the service.
Among the immediate survivors
are: the widow, one daughter, Mrs.
Claude Dunlap; three sons of the
home, Alf, Carl and Jack. One sister,
Miss Ada Hamlet of Franklinville,
also survives.
Dog-Days Are Said
To Mean Hot Weather
Says Local Prophet
, J. T. Brittain, dean of the local bar,
quite an authority on the weather, has
dug down into his vast store of
knowledge, to give us some exact in
formation on the “dog-days”, which
to most of us mean just “hot weather.”
Mr. Brittain says that the “dog-days”
occur when Sirius, the dogstar, rises
and sets wtih the sun. This usually
happens from the early days of Ju'y
to the middle of August, and this
year the “dog-days” begin on the
third day of July and end on the
eleventh day of August. The warmth
during this period is generally con
sidered to be controlled by the dog
star.
Eight Children In
Presbyterian Church
Will Receive Awards
Eight children in the Bible school
at the Presbyterian church have
memorized the introduction to the
shorter catechism and have recited it
to their teachers. As an award for
their achievement they will each re
ceive a New Testament, with the name
of the boy or girl in gold letters across
the black leather binding. The chil
dren earning the awards are Julia
Alexander, Margaret Alexander,
Paul Blackman, Cleo Ruth Bristow,
Thomas Myatt, Irene Rush, Isabelle
Rush, and Annie Charles Smith. Rev.
C. G. Smith will present the Testa-1
ments at the church service Sunday,
morning.
Randolph Welfare Department
Terminates Fiscal Year In July
With Complete Report Of Work
Robert T. Lloyd, superintendent of
public welfare for Randolph county,
has completed a very busy and suc
cessful fiscal year. In addition to 1434
office interviews, his report shows 261
visits to people in their own homes,
34 to the county home, 26 to the jail,
and 9 to hospitals in the year ending
June 30.
The total number of cases serviced
by Mr. Lloyd was 489 for residents of
this county, and 11 for those of other
counties. 23 inmates were placed in
the county home, 3 children were put
in private homes, 29 charity patients
were approved for hospital treatment,
and 18 cases were approved for
medical aid.
Among the many varied aspects of
Mr. Lloyd’s work, his efforts with
juveniles are of great value. He re
viewed 46 juvenile probation cases, at
tended 17 juvenile court trials, handl
for juveniles, and
Randolph County’s Health
Department Has Situation
Well In Hand, Says Report
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Larry T. Hammond
Calls Meeting Of
Young Democrats
L. T. Hammond, president of the
Randolph County Young Demo
cratic Club has called a meeting of
the entire organization for Wednes
day night, July 15, lH3fi. The meet
ing will be held at 7:30 p. m., at
the Courthouse in Asheboro. All
Democrats, young and old, are
urged to be present. Arthur Ross,
county chairman, and other leading
Democrats, are planning to attend,
and lend their advice and en
couragement. Officers will be elect
ed for the coming year and other
important business will be trans
acted. Members of the club are re
quested to be prepared to select
delegates to send to the state con
vention in Greensboro this month.
Consolidation Of
Several Randolph
Schools Approved
Board Of Education Approves
Plan At Regular July Meet
ing Held This Week
City Board Requests
Asheboro School Needs Light
ing; Other Repairs On Build
ings And School Buses
Consolidation of several schools in
Randolph county was approved by the
county board of education at its meet
ing Monday. Glenola, Sophia, Flint
Hill, and Marlboro schools were con
solidated at New Market, where a new
school building has just been com
pleted. The schools at Brower and
West Bend were consolidated with the
Asheboro city school system. The
Mountain school in Union township
was consolidated with Union school.
The city school board of Asheboro
requested an appropriation to make
repairs in'the fighting phsmt of the
Asheboro city school. The petitioners
were advised to secure bids and report
at a later meeting. The county sup
erintendent was authorized to make
necessary repairs to the schools in
Worthville, Franklinville, and Liberty,
especially to the roofs, which are in
bad condition at these places.
The statistical report of the county
superintendent of education, T. Fletch
er Bulla, for the school year 1935
1936 was approved by the board and
ordered put on the record. A thirty
day extension of time was granted to
Benner and Fields, plumbing contrac
tors, for their work on the New Mar
ket school, because of the delay in
completing the well'.
C. S. McGill and Arthur Dunn were
employed as mechanics to work on
the school busses for the year 1936
1937. The board also accepted the
resignation of one of its members, L.
| C. Smith of Tabernacle. His place |
; will be filled later.
The board also discussed the date
j for opening the schools, but a deci
j sion on this matter was deferred until
! the August meeting, by which time
I the building program and transporta
tion arrangements will have progress
i ect far enough so that a suitable date
can be fixed.
ASHEBORO PASTOR WILL
CONDUCT A REVIVAL
Rev. H. A. Parker, pastor of the
Friends church in Asheboro, will con
duct a revival at Bethesda Friends
church, near Goldsboro, next week.
Mr. Parker will conduct his regular
service here Sunday morning and will
then leave for Bethesda, where he
will hold his first meeting that after
noon. In his absence Charlie Lamar
will preach at the evening service.
court judges. In regard to the educa
tion of these children, he had 14 visits
to county schools, 58 conferences with
teachers, 62 visits to children out of
school, and approved free school books
for six indigent families. 34 work
permits were issued to children.
The matter of adult delinquency
also took up a large share of the wel
fare superintendent’s time. He inter
viewed 45 adult, parole cases, held
four conferences with the judge of
superior court, and conferred with
officers on 50 occasions.
105 families were carried as
charity wards by the county during
the year just ended. Arranging for
them caused a great many of the 221
general conferences Mr. Lloyd held.
He wrote 53 general reports to the
state office and 404 letters in carrying
out his work.
Since the various counties and
Diseases In The Entire County
Kept Weil Under Control
Despits Summer Flare-Ups
Sanitation Projects
Now Demonstrated
Sanitation Inspector Observes
New School Building Making
Only Few Minor Changes
Disease in Randolph county was
kept well in check during June, as
indicated by figures from the county
health office. No disease reached the
proportions of an epidemic, though in
Liberty several measles case threaten
ed to develop into an epidemic, but
this was prevented by effective use of
precautionary measures and hard
work by the health officers.
The number of the various diseases
follows: malaria, 3; chicken pox, 1;
measles, 13; German measles, 9; pel
lagra, 8; pneumonia, 2; scarlet fever,
3; venereal disease, 10; and tuber
culosis, 5.
Vital statistics were unusually low
• in June. 11 white deaths and one
colored death were recorded, compared
to 37 white and 5 colored births.
There were also two white still births.
The vaccination clinics are still oc
cupying most of the time of Dr.
George Sumner and his assistants,
Miss Kee and Miss Lowe. J. H. Wiley,
county sanitation officer, and P. V.
McPherson, supervisor of the WPA
sanitation project, attended a sanita
tion meeting in Pinehurst Thursday.
They inspected a new type sanitary
privy which was being demonstrated,
and which Mr. Wiley plans to have
built in Randolph county.
W. S. McKinnon of the state board
of health accompanied Mr. Wiley
Wednesday on an inspection of the
new school at New Market. Mr. Mc
Kinnon approved the building, al
though recommending a few slight
changes.
Mrs. Charles Tillett
Is Organizing Women
For Fall Campaign
Washington, July 9.—The formation
of a Speakers’ Bureau composed en
tirely of volunteer members and
headed by Mrs. Chariesv. W. Tillett,
Jr., of Charlotte, was announced to
day by Miss Mary W. Dewsc-n, vice
chairman of the Democratic National
Campaign Committee in charge of
women’s activities.
A special division of the Speakers’
Bureau being organized will be “the
grass trampers” who will go from
i county to county with the local lead
I ers helping to interpret nationa'
policy in its relation to local problems.
Prominent women from the party
but qthers of independent political
faith have volunteered their services.
iHeadquarters are established in the
Hotel Biltmore, New York, with the
rest of the campaign activities.
“Since the last campaign, the Wo
men’s Division has baptized women
not by sprinkling but by immersion
in the great principles and program of
the Democratic party,” said Mrs.
Tillett. “The speakers’ bureau has
ready for the campaign women on the
firing line of democracy armed with
an intelligent understanding of their
program. Women know that the es
sential feature of our government is
that the burden and duty of govern
ment rests on all of us. They are
ready to take their responsibility in
this campaign and we are ready to
meet their demand for speakers.”
Mrs. Tillett,’ whose home is in
Charlotte, organized the first county
League of Women Voters in her home
state, and later served as state presi
dent. She is a member of the Public
Affairs Committee of the National
Board of the Y. W. C. A., vice chair
man of the state Democratic executive
committee, and regional advisor for
the southeastern states.
Iunior Legion Beats
Pittsboro; Tackles
Hamlet Nine Today
The Asheboro Junior Legion team,
having taken four straight games
from Pittsboro in their first series for
the Legion championship, will play
Hamlet at Lindley field this afternoon
(Friday) at 4 o’clock. After the fine
showing of the local boys against
Pittsboro, a good crowd is expected
to turn out to see them in action
against Hamlet. Asheboro has beaten
Hamlet in earlier exhibition games,
but the latter nine has shown great
improvement since then.
The series will be for the best three
out of five games. The second game
will be played in Hamlet Dates and
places for the others will be an
nounced as soon as they are fixed.
The change in dates from the
schedule as originally announced was
caused by the decision of Sanford,
Hamlet’s first round opponent, not to
play a third game, thus leaving Ham
let free to play Asheboro today. Ham
let took two games in a row from
Sanford, walloping them Wednesday
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Announce Birth
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Clyde Davis of
Sophia route one, announce the birth