North Carolina Newspapers

LWAYS ABREAST WITH THE CHANGING TIME RANDOLPH COUNTY JRIER LEADS V A 1 Tri-weekly TnlUMFLX at. As The Regulator / February 2, 1876 Eldest Paper Publiahed'ln Randolph County PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN ASHEBORO, N. C., TiTlJRSbAY, DEC. 10, 1936.' Changed To The Courier September 13, 1879 PUBLISHED TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE NUMBER 89 Legislators Are Anticipating Few Riffles Within Hope For Peaceable Session And Short As Many Ar rived At. Capital Early Graham Presiding Plenty Of Time At Regular Session For Arguments After Christmas On Tuesday night, njany of the older members of the state’s gen era! assembly were already in Ra leigh, preparatory to the opening of the special session on Thursday. It appeared on the face of things that they would be able to limit their discussion to the unemploy ment bill which is already prepar ed for them. Of the opinion that there would be ample time for argument at the regular sessioh after Christmas, it was the deter mination of many of the veterans to hold down the time limit of this special event. They were also of the opinion that they could hold down arguments, although they gave no reason for their opinions. A caucus held on Wednesday night in the house, selecting Cherry for speaker. The senate caucus, however, was delayed un til the regular session. Lieut. Gov ernor Sandy Graham will preside j 0ver the special session. He will be succeeded at the regular ses sion by W. P. Horton, who succeeds him to the office. A completed bill designed to con form wholly with Federal regula tions and save the State’s $2,600, 000 share in job insurance taxe3, which the legislators seemed in clined to accept, was ready for them to study last night. A large group of Senators ami Representatives summoned here by telegraph discussed the measure informally last night at a confer ence with Representative R. Gregg Cherry of Gaston and Senator A. Hall Johnston of Buncombe, un opposed candidates for Speaker of Ahe House and president pro tern , of the Senate, and Lifeut. Gov. A. H. Graham. A report that three separate , of uhertiplofrirtent tompertsa-; i tion would be proposed at the ses j sion was issued Monday by Cherry I and, last night, industrial represen ! tatives were discussing-their posi tion on the bill, white the Legisla tors met. Including mainly textile men, they were interested in sav ing as many square inches of their financial skins as possible. Governor Ehringbaus will deliv er a brief-and-to-the-point message ' on the bill in person, according to announcement from his office on Tuesday. S. W. B. Class Names Officers At Meet Many Visitors In Franklin ville Miss Maggie York Is Injured Franklinville, Dec. 9.—The mern bcra of the S. W. B. class of the M. E. Sunday school, were enter tained at a dinner party, Friday evening at the home of Miss Kath erine Julian, Miss Lucy Buie and Miss Lilly Hughes, were joint hostesses at this party. Dinner was served at 6:30. The following officers were elected after dinner for the ensuing year: Miss Frances Parks, president; Mrs. J. C. Mc Alister, vice president; and Miss Myrtle Hudson, secretary. Edward Allred, who spent the summer months with his brother, Hay Allred, of Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Ala., returned to his home Saturday afternoon and will spend the Christmas holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. «. Allred. Mrs. T. C. Wells of Canton is spending some time with her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Mitchell. J. A. Brown of near Thomasville was a visitor here Saturday. Lonnie Leonard and sister have moved from High Point to the house on Bleachery Lake, recent .... I*ke, recent ly vacated by L. W. Roee. J. H. Cook and brothers are mov ing this week from the Hackney residence to Rockingham, Rich mond county. Miss Maggie York, who was hurt in a fall Wednesday morning was taken to Randolph hospital, Friday for treatment. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Grimsley and son, Walter, were visitor in Greensboro Saturday afternoon. The Woman’s Missionary Society of the M. B. church will meet with Mrs. J. T. Buie, Friday! evening, December 11th, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Stowe and Fork, Va., u home of [ Mrs. F. were gi GLIMPSE OF HEIR TO BRITISH CROWN | ! At home with his dogs at Royal Lodge, Windsor Great Park, Prince Albert in this exclusive picture typifies the conservative Briton’s ideal of a king—antithesis of his headstrong, fun-loving brother, King Eti i ward VJII, whose abdication Thursday left the throne of England vacant for his ascension. i Asheboro Schools To Close For Holidays December 18 Local Teachers Planning To Attend Training Confer ence At Albemarle Sat. The Asheboro schools will *«ieb*ate Christmas this year with a sixteen day holiday from Decem ber 18 to January 4, Superinten dent Reginald' Turner , announced Wednesday. School will close at the regular hour Friday, December 18, and open again Monday morning, January 4. With this vacation little more than a week off the holiday spirit is already noticeable around the school. A few instances of fire cracker shooting have occurred, but in general the prevailing theme with both students and teachers is how to spend the holi days most enjoyable rather than the illegal enlivenment of the re maining days of school. The Asheboro teachers are ex pecting? to a conference at Albemarle Saturday. The meeting, arranged through the cooperation of the state department of educa tion and the Albemarle school authorities, is part of the teacher training program carried out through the medium of such re gional conferences. The Albemarle schools will be in session from 9-2:30 Saturday so that visiting teachers may observe the. actual classroom work. There will also be consultations and round table discussions on current educational problems. • Teachers from the schools of 'many towns adjacent to Albemarle will attend. Many officials of the state department will also be in Albemarle for the conference, which is one of the most valuable ( educational meetings held in North ( Carolina. ;V Wednesday morning me gins m. Miss Mabel Robertson’s second year home economics class present ed the annual fashion show before the high school and a targe num ber of parents and friends invited by the girls who took part. The show this year featured fashions in wool dresses and suits. The garments were all made by the girls themselves in the home eco nomics class. As each garment was exhibited the girl showing it told the cost of making it. > Those participating, all 9th grade girls, were Lucy Ray Berry, Ava Bunting, Essit Cranford, Re becca Davis, Macey McPherson Charlene McPherson, Dorothy Presnell, Margaret Robbins, Mattie Lee Staley, Elmira Styers, Mar garet Stowe, Mozelle Williams, Lillian Wright, Mildred Austin, Anna Spencer, Ola Mae Brower, Frances Burrows, Gladys Caveness, Helen Cheek, Helen Foster, Pauline Foster, Vera Harkey, Nellie Hop kins, Fannie Lane, Mary Moffltt, Hazel Pugh, Helen Pugh, Ruth Pritchard, Annie Gale Ridge and Frances Ridge. Attend Bridge Dinner Mrs. J- B. Ward, Mrs. R. C. Le wallen and Mr. and Mrs. Francis White attended a bridge) dinner at — >e Monday evening given by LW. Menius. Mrs. Menius is of Mrs. Ward. News Flashes -—^NhOwsst-.-. Everywhere MARTIN MOORE IS TERMED INNOCENT Raleigh.—Three negro ministers of Asheville petitioned Tuesday for a stay of sentence for Martin Moore, who is awaiting execution for the slaying of Helen Cleveng er.. They indicated that they had good reason to suspect that anoth er man committed the crime and suggested that Moore’s confession had been forced frojn him. llOEY SPEAKS AS GRANGE MEET OPENS Raleigh.—Governor-elect Hoey, Senator J. W. Bailey, and Soil Conservation Director H. H. Ben nett spoke at the banquet which crowned the events of the opening day of the North Carolina State Grange in Raleigh Wednesday. Ben F. Wilson of Mebane was elected' president of the Grange as 10,000 members from some 200 lodges thronged Raleigh for the convention. EHRINGHAUS FORCED DOWN ON FLIGHT Bluefield, W. Va.—The plane carrying Governor J. C. B. Ehring haus and Mrs. Ehringhaus back to Raleigh after attending a testi monial dinner at Indianapolis in honor of Indiana’s Governor Mfc Nutt was forced down here Wed nesday afternoon by heavy rain but made a perfect'landing. The governor and Mrs. Ehringhaus completed their trip by bus and automobile. SECOND TRIAL FOR EDITH MAXWELL Wise, Va.— Edith Maxwell’s second trial for the slipper murder of her father began Wednesday with a plea by the prosecutor for the jury, to disregard the sensation al elements and consider it as just another murder case. Asheboro Man Dies En JBoute To Hospital On Wednesday While engaged at his work at the National Chair company Wednes day morning, John If. Dorsett suf fered a sudden, acute heart attack. He was rushed to the office of Dr. Dempsey Barnes, where he receiv ed emergency treatment, and waa — *vA hut died •ny. 5 irrying UU U1B UBUfll UU.ICO w uugndUt ihe morning with no signs of being Hi. H6 had been a resident of Aahe boro for many years, having work ed tor National Chair since it started. He Still No Trace Of William A. White Keystone Manag’r William A. White Disappear* ed December i And Has Not Since Deed Heard Of No Reason Found Left Charlotte Supposedly'On Business Trip To Virginia. Dropped From Sight There is still no clue of the whereabouts of William A. White, Keystone Mine manager who dis appeared December 1 and has not been heard from since. Law en forcement officers all over North Carolina are searching for traces of him, and the assistance of of ficials in large cities as far north as New York has been asked. No explanation for his disap pearance could be given either by his wife, in Charlotte, or by hfc business associates at the Keystone Future r «■» Etai Officers _ The Richfield chapter of the Future Vwaamm of America, met Tuesday aid ghrlwd officers for the year. OMs—-should have, been elected ■e*rt**r the yeaf> but due to the fast dhat the agn ! cultural teacher emM sot be with the chapter until the school started on long schedule. The years officers were not elected until today. '1 he following were named: president, Harry Shaver; vice president, J. W. Lisk; secretory, Ray Floyd; treasurer, Eugene Casper; report er, Fred Miller; advisor, Rodolphus Strider; program committee, Ray Floyd, Truman Parker, O. E. Hop kins. The chapter plans a number of activities during the school year Meetings are to be held twice a W<The Richfield chapter is incor porated under the wSste of North Carolina, and we hmm * chapter in our classroom. death. He is survived by his widow, the former Miss Mary Loflin. Also surviving are two sons, Earl Dor sett and Bennie Dorsett of Ashe boro; three daughters, Miss Mag gie Dorsett and Miss Lula .Dorsett of Asheboro, and Mrs. Fincher Loflin of Utah; one brother, Armenus Dorsett of Ulah; two! half-brothers, N. f*. Dorsett of Asheboro and Roby Dorsett of Hitch/Point; and a half-sister, Lula Bundle Babies In Cellophane When babies at the Memphis, Tenn., Baptist hospital go “call ing,” they are bundled in a cello phane tally-ho and trundled qut before fond parents and friends. The tally-ho is a wheeled rack with an eight-baby capacity. Each in fant has a compartment, cello phane-covered to prevent infection. Above, a nurse has just placed a baby in its berth in the vehicle. Gill Promises To Think Oyer Case Delegation Of Negroes Con fer With Parole Commis sioner In Raleigh \ WouM Save Moore Urge Stay Of Execution For “Innocent Man”; Gill Will Confer With Gov. A delegation of negroes conferr ed with Edwin Gill, state parole commissioner, in Raleigh Tuesday night, urging a stay of execution fcrr Martin Moore, young Asheville negro who is scheduled to die in the state’s gas chamber on Friday for the hotel murder of Helen Clevenger. The claim of these colored citizens was that Moore is “entirely innocent.” Petitioning for a stay of sen tence for Moore, three Negro ministers of Asheville indicated plainly that they suspected anoth er man of the merciless slaying. They did not name their suspect. It was indicated that his name had not previously been associated with the case. The ministers, accompanied by two women, one of whom once hired Moore as a"boy to split kindl ing for her, pleaded with Gill for “just a little time,” until an in vestigation of purported new evi dence in Moore’s case could be con , eluded. Mr. Gill, however, was at a loss to know what to do when Moore admitted, or confessed, to every point of the crime. The petitioners claimed that Moore confessed und er a whipping with a rubber hose. The colored men asserted that they were supported by the Interdeno minational Ministerial Alliance as well as many white people. A brief citing what they termed numerous inconsistencies in the case was presented by the preach ers. But, Gill told them, “Every question which you have raised has been answered by Moore, himself.” I He recounted an interview which he had with Moore, soon after his arrival at Central Prison, when the prisoner signed a statement again confession the crime, in the pres ence of three state officials. At the conclusion of the hearing, Gill told the Asheville group, “l will think it over.” He plans to confer with Governor Ehringhaus by telephone in Indianapolis today, or in person here tonight before a final decision is announced. I _. Arizona Wildcats At Balfour School On December 18 at 7$0 at the Balfour school the Arizona Wild cats will present an evening’s en tertainment featured by a mystery play. Western music and humor are also furnished in the best manner by the Wildcats. This program is sponsored by the Balfour P.-T. A. The regular monthly meeting of the P.-T. A. will be held Friday night, Decem ber 11, in the school auditorium. m ■m £k3 Seagrove To Open Community House Friday, Dec. 11th Elaborate Ceremonies Friday For Building Financed En tirely By Community Basketball Game Seagrove Seniors Will Present “The Coming Of Caroline” Saturday Seagrove, Dec. 9.—Seagrove civic pride will near the bursting point Friday evening at 7:00 o’clock with the official opening of a splendid new community house financed entirely by local contri butions with an approximate cost of $1200. The dedication ceremonies will mark the final episode of one of the finest examples of com munity cooperation1 ever exhibited in Randolph county. S. G. Richardson, chairman of the building committee, will pre esent the new structure while L. A. King, speaker for the local school board, will make the acceptance. A prominent coach will be the fea ture speaker of an evening destin ed to be packed with thrills, f The local Red and Black basket bailers will engage coach V. W. Park’s Farmer teams at 7:30. A small town that takes its basket ball seriously, Seagrove teams have registered 53 wins and 15 losses in the last three years of competition. In his seven years as head coach, G. A. York has never placed a team on the floor that failed to win more than 50 per cent, of the games in spite of handicaps prevalent among rural schools. The new building will serve as a meeting place for all types of civic organizations including church suppers, banquets, fraternal and Grange meetings and community fairs. One of the buildings finest services will be evident in that it will /provide comfortable recrea tional facilities for the school’s extensive intra-mural play pro gram. A local string band will add to the evenings attraction. > The senior play, “The Coming of Caroline,” will be presented in the Seagrove school auditorium, Saturday evening, December 12, at 7:30 o’clock. Children from the elementary grades will entertain between acts with Christmas songs, recitation, and other selections in keeping with the Christmas sea son. The story of the play is quite in teresting. Gerald Drake, a New Yorker, is heir to his Uncle Jerry, but after Uncle Jerry’s death he finds that the only remaining as set is the old homestead in the mountains of North Carolina. He goes there to live, and it is in this old home that the action of the story takes place. Those taking part in the play are Alice Cole, Edna Sink, Max Auman, Billy Yow, Irma Graves, Nancy Auman, Treva Voncannon, Noel Auman, Howard Voncannon, Raye Teague and Recil Lawson. Basketball schedule for 1936-37 Dec. 8.—Star at Star. Dec. 11.—Farmer at Seagrove. Dec. 18.—Biscoe at Seagrove. Jan. 8.—Franklinville at Sea grove. » Jan. 15.—Ramseur at Seagrove. Jan. 19.—Candor at Seagrove. Jan. 22.—Franklinville at Frank linville. Jan. 26.—Randleman at Sea grove. Jan. 29.—Ramseur at Ramseur. Feb. 2.—Star at Seagrove. Feb. 5.—Randleman at Randle man. Feb. 12.—Coleridge at Seagrove. Feb. 19.—Coleridge at Seagrove. Jan. 6. — Candor at Candor (pending). No Extension On 1937 License Sale H. V. Norris, state highway patrolman stationed in Asheboro, said Wednesday that he had receiv ed orders from headquarters in Raleigh to the effect that no ex tension on 1937 automobile licenses are to be allowed. Anyone detected driving with a 1936 license plate after daylight on January 1 will be arrested, Patrolman Norris stated. No ex cuse will be valid. The same ruling applies to those on their way to get license tags. 1937 tags will be on sale at the Hedrick Motor company beginning December 15 and car owners are advised to get their plates- early. PARENT-TEACHERS NOT TO MEET IN DECEMBER ' There will be no meeting of the Parent-Teachers Association this month, President Murray Field has announced, because of the proxi mity of the meeting date to the Christmas holidays. The meet ings customarily come on the third Monday of the month, but since that day this month is so; close to Christmas, it was decided not to meet until January. j King Enrard Of England Abdicate Leaving The Throne Declared Vacant I * * Fire Plug Takes Car To Cleaners A bath hadn’t been ordered for this car, but when its driver swerved to avoid a collision, the auto snapped a fire plug and the water came on full blast for a cold, early morning shower in downtown Los Angeles. Monroe Doctrine Still Important Formed 113 Years Ago The Poctrine Has Often Since Been Invoked Warning To Europe United States Has Refused Military Aid To South Am erican Nations The Monroe Doctrine has assum ed new prominence this month, during which its 113th anniversary falls, by the Inter-American Peace Conference in Buenos Aires and President Roosevelt’s visit to South America. It is the one major foreign policy to which the United States has held since its early days. In a message to Congress in 1823, President Monroe warned European nations not to attempt to form new colonies in the Americas or to impose Europe’s then mon archical system of government on American nations. Any such attempt, he said, would be considered evidence “of an un friendly disposition toward the United States.” The world to which Monroe spoke was in a state of unrest. Russia was seeking control of the northwest coast of North America. Spain looked to regaining her lost colonies in Latin America. It was the independence of these former colonies, which had set up republican governments, that was in Monroe’s thought, said a State Department publication in 1928. The first major question of the extent of the policy arose In 1826. A group of Latin-American na tions asked the United States for promises of military aid. They were informed that the doctrine was a pledge made by the United States to itself alone and was not a promise to any other country. A decade later the United States engaged in a territorial war with Mexico when leaders of the Polk" Administration expressed fear that if this nation did not take over the territory, some European pow er might dominate it. Similarly in the Lincoln Ad ministration a display of force on the Mexican border warned France it should not set up an empire there. In 1868 President Grant said no European nation could acquire ] American territory regardless of whether the inhabitants wanted to be taken over. A year later Secretary of State Fish proposed that the United States take the lead in forming a political and commercial policy for all the Americas. \ Similar broadening interpreta tions of the doctrine followed un til Secretary of State' Olney in President Cleveland’s cabinet as (Please turn to Page 5) 'A' .. • Gives Notice To Prime Minister First Time English Throne Vacated Voluntarily Known To British taw King James Fled Revolution 1688 Late King Edward Determin ed To Marry His American Friend, Mrs. Simpson At 11:33 New York time, 10:33 central time, on Thursday, Decem ber 10th, King Edward VIII of England, abdicated and renounced all claim to the throne of England. The first brief announcement com ing over an international hookup over the radio on Thursday, teveal cd the actual fact of the abdication in these words: “I have determin ed to renounce the throne.” These were the words of the late King Edward, as announced by Sir Fred erick White, from London. At a later announcement, ' the entire message of abdication was read over the radio, which contained lit tle else save giving the title and naming the countries over which he resigned as King and*. Emperor. About noon a news flash told that the late King’s brother, the Duke of York would ascend the throne. There are two other broth ers, the Duke of Kent and the Juke of Gloucester. Sir Frederick White asserted that the coronation date would probably remain May 12th as the throne is now formally declared vacant. Edward was Prince of Wales. Sir Frederick explained, in most beautiful English, that Parliament must now enact new laws to take care of such a situation, there be ing no provision for such an em-' ergency as is the case in America when a vice president may take of fice immediately. This is the first time the throrte of England has been vacant for any reason save death since 1688 when, after the “Glorious Revolution,” King James fled the country. At this time England, Scotland and Ireland were at war and the King fled, leaving the throne vacant. It was declared vacant and William of Orange was made King of Eng land—James remaining in exile many years. But, this is the first time known to British law that the throne of England has been left vacant by voluntary abdication. Four weeks ago, the late King Edward VIII called Prime Minist er Stanley Baldwin to his private room and told him he wished to marry Mrs. Wallis Simpson. Lay ing aside English formality be tween King and Prime Minister, the two men talked man-to-man. Mr. Baldwin talking and giving advice to the younger man, but Mr. Baldwin was firm in his stand that England would not approve of a marriage of this kind. Edward, however, did not agree and, de termined to have Mrs. Simpson as his wife, despite the fact that she offered publicily, to give up her love for him, King Edward VIII of England abdicated. Does Not Improve The many friends of Mrs. J. T. Brittain and her family in Ashe boro will regret to know that she is quite critically ill in a Greens boro hospital. By Clement Clarke Moore f XVI He ftxM dressed all in fur, from hit head to his foot. And his clothes Were all tar nished vith ashes and soot; (Continued in Next Issue) ONLY I s' MC SHOPPING Di TILL CHRIST!