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Est. As The Regulator
February 2, 1876
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Oldest Paper Published In Randolph County
PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN
ASHEBORO, N. C.t THURSDAY, JAN. 14, 1937.
Changed To The Courier
September 13, 1879
$2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
PUBLISHED TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SUNDAY
NUMBER 105
$600 And $400 Main Awards Offered By Cwirier
N. C Dry Forces I
Standing Firmly j
Cale K. Burgess, Temperance i
Leader, States That Drys j
Will Make Fight
No Compromise
North Carolina HasOnly Vot
ed On Prohibition Question
Twice In History
One of the hottest contests slat
ed for this session of the state’B
general assembly, started in the
Wednesday evening session, with 1
the dry forces of the state taking
a firm stand.
“As far as I know now about
the contents of the bill, the United
Drys are for it,” declared Cale K.
Burgess of*Raleigh, leader of the
temperance organization.
His group, which succeeded the
lagging Anti-Saloon league in the
liquor referendum campaign of
1933, is vigorously opposed to any
form of local option and is just as
militantly in favor of a state-wide
popular vote to dispose of the
liquor issue.
“We feel that the liquor problem
should be handled as a matter of
state-wide policy,” said Mr. Bur
gess in his comment on the refer
endum bill. “Roads and schools and
other state-wide matters are han
dled through the state as a whole,
and we believe it would be undem
ocratic and unjust Jto approach the
liquor issue through local angles.”
“The General Assembly should
not abandon the democratic policy
of letting the people of the state
as a whole have the opportunity to
express themselves on a matter of
such state-wide concern,” declared
Mr. Burgess.
Only twice has the state voted on
prohibition. In 1908, by a majority
♦hsarthry of Burgess, a majority of
184,000 votes was cast for reten
tion of state prohibition.
Since that notable victory, with
in a year of Senator Robert R.
Reynolds’ victorious campaign on
a wet platform, the United Drys
have been extremely active in the
cause of temperance.
Every Sunday for nearly two
(years the United Drys have spon
sored temperance field days in two
or more counties, with speakers
appearing before 30 or 40 mass
-
Briggs, Wei!
t with Mm. S. B. Sted
H. H. W^er- depart
w»l be held Monday
the parlor of the
church All persons
men
ub For
i—- AM.ired
nonn
musician, wiu Direct
Mixed Chorus
For sometime, there has been a
lovement on foot to organize a
tioral club for Asheboro, but for
reral reasons, chiefly the lack of
|« director, this has not been done.
[Two years ago, there was a Wo
man’s Chorus sponsored by the
sic department of the local Wo
[man’s Club, and directed by Mrs.
J. Hilker. Since this talented
[musician left Asheboro, the chorus
not been revived but this week
_ements have been made for
director and a chorus, or choral
club will again be enjoyed by many
ople of the town.
While the music department of
he Woman’s Club is Sponsoring
his organization, membership is
not confined to the club. Nor is
his to be a woman's chorus. The
iirector prefers a mixed chorus,
rhich will give the men of the town
opportunity of some musical i
* njoyment. Already
ire enrolled. The
_irisen as to whether
musical training
ihip. It is
y that mem
music. Parts
m be taugnt py tne director. .
Gurney Briggs of High Poii%
rill direct the chorus which, in it
f, gurantees success, Mr. Briggs
no introduction in this sec
ion of his home state, for his
Busicianship is unquestioned. He
agreed to come for this com
ity project for a very nominal
which will cover his actual ex
Members may, therefore,
Jl in the group which will meet
y Monday evening from 7:00
1 8:30. Anyone who is interest
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Roosevelt Birthday Ball
Is Receiving Support Of
Many Asheboro Groups
I
New G. 0. P. Win
Over Roosevelts
I
Like her cousin, Franklin D.
Roosevelt, Jr., who will marry into
the arch-Republican du Pont clan,
Eleanor Roosevelt, above, daughter
of the late Henry L. Roosevelt, as
sistant secretary of the navy, has
become engaged to a New Deal
foe, Reverdy Wadsworth, son of
Republican ex-U. S. Senator and
Representative James Wadsworth
of Genesee, N. Y.
Interesting News
Missionary Society Holds
Meeting With Mrs. W. W.
Wilson On Friday
Hayes'Infant Dies
Work On W. A. Martin Resi
dence Is Progressing In
Satisfactory Maner
ris. During the business session,
the new president, Mrs. H. B.
Buie, presided. The most important
item for discussion was a letter
read from 0. V. Woosley, superin
tendent of the Children’s Home,
tellihg us that we could have An
nie Laurie Daniel to adopt and
clothe for the year 1937, which the
society adopted. The president ap
pointed her committees for the
year as follows: social relations,
Miss Fannie Sumner, chairman,
Mrs. L. M. Welch and Mrs. W. J.
Moffitt; program, Mrs. J. T. Buie;
flower, Mrs. Fannie B. Russell;
mission study, Mrs. Lucy David
son; supplies, Mrs. Ruth Brown;
spiritual life, Mrs. D. M. Weather
ly; baby special, Mrs. J. L. Jones.
The hostess, assisted by Mrs.
Lizzie Allred, served cake and
lemonade, followed by fruit. The
society adjourned to meet in Feb
ruary, with Mrs. C. C. Brady.
Considering the unfavorable
weather for outdoor work for the
past few weeks, W. A. Martin has
his new residence on his farm
south of Franklinville, inclosed and
will soon have it completed. This
will be a modem 7 room bungalow
with water and lights. This is an
ideal location, with a splendid view
of the surrounding country. While
this farm is suited for tobacco he
expects grain and feed and operate
a dairy farm.
T. J. Kivett expects to build a
dwelling house on his lot adjoin
ing the Nance farm, this coming
summer. He is clearing and build
ing roads, preparatory for this
work. The house will face U. S.
04 highway and will be surrounded
by a half circle driveway. This sec
tion of the highway is building up
and expects to be served with elec
tric lights to the near future.
Franklinville school basket ball
Franklinville, Jan. 13.—Mrs. W.
W. Wilson entertained the W. M.
S. of the Franklinville M. E. church
on Friday afternoon with eleven
members present. Mrs. J. T. Buie,
the new program chairman, pre
sided over the first part of the
meeting. "Our Dollars at Work in
the Home Field,” was the topic for
discussion with the following tak
ing part: Mrs. J. T. Buie, Mrs. B.
C. Jones, Mrs. C. C. Brady, Mrs.
W. W. Wilson and Mrs. R. M. Har
1st Ticket Goes
To High Bidder
Honor Of Obtaining Ticket
No. 1 To Ball To Be Settled
By Bidding
County Crippled
Share In Profit
Those Interested Should Ent
er Bids With Cleveland
Thayer, Sales Chairman
As plans go forward for the
President’s Ball, which will be held
in Asheboro January 30 in conjunc
tion with similar celebrations
throughout the country, prospects
are increasingly brighter for mak
ing the affair a brilliant success.
The popular reaction to the first
announcement on Sunday that the
ball would be held has been decid
edly one of congratulation that
Asheboro should participate in a
plan which both honors our presi
dent and at the same time aids the
work being done for crippled chil
dren. 70 per cent of the proceeds
of the ball will be used for the
crippled children of Randolph coun
ty, while 30 per cent will go to the
Warm Springs Foundation in
Georgia, which conducts a fight on
infantile paralysis nation-wide in
its scope.
A feature of the ticket sale is
that the honor of pressing Ticket
No. 1 to the ball will go to the
person entering the highest bid.
Everyone interested in having this
privilege should enter his bide* at
once with Cleveland Thayer, chair
man of the committee on ticket
sales. Bidding will open Friday
morning, January 16, and will close
at noon Wednesday, January 27.
In each succeeding issue of The
Courier will appear the name of
the leader in the auction to date
and the amount bid. Anyone who
wishes to enter a higher bid,
whether it be a new one or a raise
of a former bid, may then come
forward.
Other details for the ball are be
ing carefully and rapidly settled.
Committees are being lined up to
handle the various points to be
considered and arrangements for
the sale of tickets are practically
complete. Several orchestras of
high rating have been considered,
and an announcement as to the
orchestra, as well as the place
where the ball will be held may be
expected soon.
Kiwanians Make
Plans For Year
The announcement of plans for
work during the coming year oc
cupied most of the time of the
Kiwanians at their meeting Tues
day evening. President Walter
Craven gave hut written instruc
tions to all committee chairmen
concerning their duties and re
sponsibilities, and several of the
chairmen presented statements of
their own plans.
It was announced that O. B.
Moore and Larry Hammond have
been appointed to represent the
Kiwanis club for the President’s
Ball on January 30. Mr. Moore re
quested all Kiwanians to cooperate
with the committee in making the
ball a success. 70 per cent of the
proceeds will go for crippled chil
dren’s work in Randolph county
and 30 per cent will be turned over
to the Warm Springs Foundation.
One new member was taken into
the club, Gene Ogbum. He was pre
sented his button by Rev. N- M.
Harrison.
Leon Cranford was the guest of
Franz Strickland. The attendance
was very good at this meeting.
Mrs. Rush’s Father
Dies At Raleigh
Mr. and Mrs. Z. H. Rush were
called to Raleigh Tuesday on ac
count of the death of Mrs. Rush’s
father, A. L. Fleming, who died
early Tuesday morning.
Mr. Fleming had suffered with
a heart condition for the past two
years, and his death was not un
expected.
He was a well known tobacconist
of Eastern North Carolina, and
was considered an authority on the
curing and grading of bright leaf
tobacco.
Funeral service was held and in
terment made in Wendell, Mr.
Fleming’s former home, on Wed
nesday afternoon.
Officers Working
Without A Letup j
In Kidnap Case
Chasing Suspects From Wash
ington To California With
Success In Sight I
Several Hot Clues
Automobile With Blood-Soak
ed Clothing Found And
Held By Officials
G-Men and other officers whp
immediately upon finding the dead
body of Charles Mattson, begap
searching for his abductor, have
lost no time nor have they spared
any pains in trying to run down
the guilty ones in this latest na
tional kidnaping case.
•The name of a former Cfttifo
convict today flashed out of
widening hunt for the kidnap-kil
er of little Charles Mattson, whf
Everett police threw a close gua
about an abandoned automobi
supposedly containing blood-soaltf
ed clothing.
Officials at Folsom prison dis
closed Federal manhunters were
seeking Fred Orrin Haynes, “re
peater” convict, but Warden Clar
ence A. Larkin said later he had
given out the information before
realizing it was wanted in the
hunt.
The California State Bureau of
Identification said it had been ask
ed to check Haynes’ fingerprint*
but added it would give no further
information without Justice de
partment permission.
Federal Bureau of Investigation'
agents declined to comment.
Police stretched canvas about thj
automobile at Everett to shield i
from view. They impounded th£
machine last night when a Ni
End resident reported it had
parked ifl front of his home s
last Sunday night, possibly al
the time the nude, frozen body
the 10-year-old kidnap victim was
dumped into the snow six miles
away. The resident said the car
contained rags or clothing stained,
apparently, by blood.
Officers blocked the entrance to
the garage with a patrol car and
posted armed officers about the
machine while State police examin
ed it. They declined to say what
they found.
The Folsom warden said Haynes
entered the prison March 6, 1931,
on a Los Angeles charge of receiv
ing stolen property and was re
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Farm Loan Ass’n
Elects Officers
The Uwharrie Federal Farm
Loan Association of Randolph
county met in the court house
Tuesday afternoon. The status of,
the farms in the county was dis
cussed at length, many problems
being brought up and settled.
President J. W. Morgan directed
the meeting. Directors were chosen
and the directors in turn will select
and officers for the coming year.
The Farm Loan Bank of Colum
bia, which negotiates the loans ap
proved by the association was re
presented by Mr. Platt. Also pre
sent was J. E. Scarboro, of
Greensboro, secretary-treasurer for
the Third District of the Federal
Farm Loan Board.
American Aids
Reds In China
A former Colorado scnooi teach*
er long active in Asiatic Com
munist agitation, Agnes Smedley,
above, is credited with winning
some 250,000 Chinese troops from
the Nanking armies to aid in es
tablishment of a Soviet state in
northwest China.
Plan Attractions
For County Fair
W. A. Bunch And C. M. Hay
worth Attend Annual
Meeting In Raleigh
Best Of Talent
Randolph Fair Representa
tives Arrange For Midway,
Fre Acts, Fireworks
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On Monday W. A. Bunch and C.
M. Hayworth attended the an
nual meeting' of the Association of
Agricultural Fairs of North Caro
lina in Raleigh as representatives
of the Randolph County Fair As
sociation. The all day session clos
ed with the annual banquet in the
Hotel Sir Walter.
While there the Randolph county
representatives contracted for the
mid-way for the Randolph County
Fair to be held in the fall of 1937.
They made arrangements with
Glick’s Exposition Shows for a
brand new show to give the peo
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Commissioners In
A Short Session
The Randolph County Board of
Commissioners met Thursday
morning in the court house and
settled several matters left over
from the last regular meeting, but
failed to take any action on the
request for raising the salaries o£»
county employees.
The commissioners authorized
the borrowing of $50,000 to pay
$50,000 in obligations due Feb
ruary 1, representing principal and
interest due on bonds.
On motion of A. B. Beasley,
seconded by Clegg Garner, it was
ordered that thfe county trade its
present Ford automobile for a new
Terraplane at the bid offered.
Persons Who Need Cash
Urged To Investigate Offer
The Big Cash Offer campaign, announced last Tuesday by The
Courier, should appeal to every man and woman in this territory.
It iB strictly a business proposition whereby anyone can earn extra
money in their Spare time during the next few weeks. Hundreds of
dollars in cash awards are offered to people who are willing to do a
little spare-time work—with a guarantee of 20 per cent commission
if they fail to win one of the five regular awards.
First award winner $600 in cash, second award winner $400 in
cash. Three other valuable cash awards. In fact, there is a cash
award for each and every person who will take part because the 20
per cent commission feature takes care of that.
Busy Housewives Telephone Operators
teachers
Stenographers
Secretaries
College graduates
Business women
Doctors’ wives and daughters
Merchants’ wives and daugh
Business men’s wives and
daughters
ters
Filling station operators
Farmers’ wives and daughters
County officials’ wives and
Factory Department Heads’
wives
daughters
Salesladies
Students
Every person in Randolph and surrounding counties who is out
of employment.
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Any person who needs extra cash for any purpose.
Books Donated To
Randolph Library
In Large Numbers
Many Citizens Of Asheboro
Help Randolph Library
Make Fine Record
New Encyclopedia
Two Books Given In Memory
Of Diane Frye; Mrs. Don
McGlohon Donates 15
As the Randolph Public Library
approaches its first birthday an
niversary its rapid rate of growth
is so great that it appears likely
it will set a record for first year
development among North Caro
lina libraries.
This growth, too, is all around,
not in one direction. Some lib
raries have many volumes of books,
but attract few readers; others get
more readers than they can supply
with reading material. The Ran
dolph Public Library has been con
tinually adding books to its
shelves, readers to swell its circula
tion, members to its association,
improvements in its system, and,
when the new city hall is complet
ed, will be able to add to its
library space.
The people of Asheboro have
from the outset been most gener
ous in donating books to increase
the number which the library is
able to purchase. In recent weeks,
especially, have many volumes
been added by donations, 16 hav
ing been contributed by Mrs. Don
McGlohon alone.
Among the loveliest gifts to the
library were a beautifully illustrat
ed edition of Mother Goose Tales
and Frances Hodgson Burnett’s
“Little Lame Prince,” both given
in memory of little Diane Frye by
donors who do not wish their
names mentioned.
Another very valuable
clopedia, given by John
in memory of Mrs. Brittain. These
up-to-date reference books are es
pecially welcome since the library
had previously been lacking in any
facilities for people seeking infor
mation on such general or specific
topics as an encyclopedia can fur
nish.
Other recent donors and the
books they have contributed follow:
Mrs. C. W. McCrary, “Queen Vic
toria,” by E. F. Benson; Mrs. Har
ris Coffin, “Young Renney,” by
Mazo de la Roche; Mrs. Russell
Parks, “Valiant Is The Word For
Carrie,” by Barry Benefield; Mrs.
Harvey Griffin, “Hands,” by
Charles Norris; Mrs. Dempsey
Barnes, “If I Had Four Apples,” by
Josephine Lawrence.
The volumes donated by Mrs.
Don McGlohon are: “Back to God’s
Country,” by James Oliver Cur
wood; “Sisters,” by Kathleen Nor
ris; “The Kingdom of Slender
Swords,” by Hallie Rives;' “The
Voice of the People,” by Ellen
Glasgow; “Shavings,” by Joseph C.
LinH'ln; “When A Man’s A Man,”
by Harold Bell Wright; “The Last
Days of Pompeii,” by Bulwer
Lytton; “Terence O’Rourke, Gentle
man Adventurer,” by Louis Joseph
Vance; “Sir Walter Scott’s
Poems”; “Bay and Seal,” by Eliza
beth Wetherel; “Elsmere,” by Mrs.
Humphery Ward; “That Printer of
Udells,” by Harold Bell Wright;
“The Goose Girl,” by Harold Mc
Gath; “Polly of the Circus,” by
Margaret Mayo; “Bambi,” by
Marjorie Cook.
Special Offer To
School Teachers
The Courier extends special in
vitation to school teachers in Ran
dolph and the adjoining counties to
take part in the Big Cash Offer
Campaign just launched.
The manager of the campaign
has informed us that he has had
wonderful results from teachers.
Those who are at present teaching
will have plenty of spare time to
make a nice sum of money in their
spare time. Those who are part
time teachers can also rhake use of
the extra time and make it pay
great dividends through the Cash
Offer campaign which lasts only a
few weeks.
All workers are guaranteed one
of the regular valuable awards or
20 per cent cash commission on all
business turned in. Enter now and
get your share of the cash.
Attend Bishop’s Crusade
Among the several people at
tending the Bishop’s Crusade in
Greensboro this week are Rev. and
Mrs. H. P. Powell, Gerald Ford,
Mrs. J. D. Ross, Mrs. Don Mc
Glohon, Mrs. W. A. Coffin, Mrs.
Harris Coffin, Mrs. ,C. L. Cranford,
Mrs. R. P. Sykes, Mrs. L. C. Phil
lips and others.
Five Awards (Hlered As
Big Cash Offer Campaign
Is Announced To Public
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Loses $200,000
While On Relief
Loss of $200,000 of uncut dia
monds forced Joseph Rose, above,
64-year-old recluse, of Brooklyn,
N. Y., to reveal that he had been
receiving relief fraudulently. He
accused Louis Gorelick, a friend
to whom he had confided his secret,
of taking the gems. Rose claims to
have been a founder of the New
York Diamond Exchange.
P.-T, A. Executive
Discuss Conditions O f
Grounds And Walks At
Park Street School Mon.
450 Books Needed
Find School Buildings Open
In Time For Even The
Earliest Arrivals
The members of the executive
committee of the Asheboro Parent
Teachers Association entered
spiritedly into the discussions .of
several pertinent questions relative
to situations in the local schools, at
their monthly meeting Monday
evening at the home of Murray
Field.
The muddy condition of the
grounds and walks of the Park
Street School shared freely in the
discussion. In excavating for the
building and grading the grounds
of the new school little provision
was made for drainage and clay,
stripped of its top soil, was left
exposed everywhere. Only a make
shift walk of sand from the street
to the building was provided. The
first few rains washed this away.
During the rainy season of the last
few weeks it was and is impossi
ble, the executive committee re
ports, to enter the building with
out carrying cakes of mud upon
the feet. Multiply this by the num
ber of children in attendance at the
school, and the number of times
they enter and reenter the build
ing daily and one will get some
idea of the damage done this
newest unit of our school system.
It was stated that already the
damage done to the building and
furniture is greater than the cost
of constructing adequate walks.
President Field was authorized to
appoint a committee to bring this
matter to the attention of the
proper school authorities and urge
that the situation be remedied.
This led to a general discussion
of comparison of the Asheboro
school buildings with those of other
nearby communities, some of which
are not as large as Asheboro. Re
ference was made to the fact that
the buildings of those communities
are much more adequate and in
much better condition. Some of
these other communities, moreover,
have nine month school terms and
are now adding a twelfth grade.
The question was asked how they
could have these things and Ashe
boro could not? Was the fault due
to the lack of appreciation of edu
cational values on the part of the
patrons and citizens of the local
school community, their neglect to
express themselves if they do ap
preciate these values, or the com
placent feeling of satisfaction with
the status quo on the part of the
lotal school authorities? It was
pointed out that, perhaps, no other
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Spare Time Work
To Bring Results
Short Race Places Great Pre
mium On Spare-Time Ef
forts Of Contestants
Cash Offer Appeals
0 To Many People
Liberal Commission Offered
Those Who Do Not Win
One Of Cash Awards
One point in particular with re
gard to the “Cash Offer Campaign
is that in arranging the campaign
to cover a period of seven weeks,
one’s spare time was all that is
considered. In other words, no one
is expected to neglect other duties,
nor is it necessary to do so in ord
er to be successful in winning one
of the best awards in the list.
For instance, if people could de
vote their full time to seeing their
friends and acquaintances in behaif
of the “Cash Offer” campaign, the
length of time allowed could be
shortened at least by half. In al
lowing six weeks to do the work, a
little calculation will convince one
that sufficient time has been allow
ed during spare moments only—
time which perhaps hangs heavily
on one’s hands.
There are five big cash awards •
in the list and doubtless you have
every quality necessary to pro
mote a successful campaign. Thejja
is no reason why you should/ 'not
petition-—you will find ldts bf tu« ;'>
along with it, and who knows but
that at the end of seven weeks yqu
can be the proud winner of the
grand capital award—$600.00.
Did it ever occur to you that the
winner of the $600.00 will be paid
at the rate of almost $100 a week
for seven weeks—not bad pay!
The winner of the second award
$400, will be paid at the rate of
$60.00 for seven weeks.
Liberal Commission
The “Cash Offer” campaign is a
sure thing from Ihe beginning as
you are assured of a liberal cash
commission in case you are not
awarded one of the five big cash
prizes.
This newspaper extends you a
cordial invitation to join in the
ranks of boosters, and share in the
distribution of the awards.
The first step toward ownership
*bf one of the biggest awards is the
nomination coupon appearing else
where in this issue. Clip it right
now, bring or mail it to campaign
headquarters in care of The
Courier and secure a receipt book
and all data relative to beginning
an active campaign. DO THIS TO*
DAY!
Simpson Filer Of
Suit For Slander
Husband Of Mrs. Wallis Simp*
son Files Suit Against Wife
Of English Colonel
Nine pigs of Reid
route 1, Elizabeth Citj
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A somewhat brief notice was
given to the press to the effect that
Ernest Aldrich Simpson, former
husband of Mrs. Wallis Simpson,
has filed a slander suit against
Mrs. Joan Sutherland, alleging sho
said Simpson received a sum of
money to permit his American wife
to divorce him, it was learned to
day.
Mrs. Sutherland is the wife of
Lieut. Col. A. H. C. Sutherland
who has been decorated by the gov
ernment with the order of the
British empire and also the mili
tary cross.
Simpson declined to discuss the
case except to confirm that notice
of the suit had been issued and
served on Mrs. Sutherland.
The suit, sources close to Simp
_r_id, was the result of Simp
son’s efforts to quiet talk of hii
divorce and alleged payment of
money which arose after the tem
porary decree was issued to
wife at Ipswich October 27.
Simpson was declared to
been irritated by discussion in.
the London financial district and
Mayfair society circles.
Simpson’s attorney refused
disclose details of the suit beyo
the fact notice had been served