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ALWAYS ABREAST WITH THE CHANGING TIME IN RANDOLPH COUNTY THE COURIER LEADS THE COURIER THE COURIER AND ASHEBOBO MARCH IN STEP—AHEAD BOTH ARE LEADERS I tri-weekly at. As The Regulator February 2. 1878 PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN Changed To The Courier September 18. 1870 $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE IVoLume lxi Oldest Paper Published In Randolph County ASHEBORO, N. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1937. PUBLISHED TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SUNDAY NUMBER 19 ■Would Make Purchasers ■Of Liquor In This State ■Pay SI Tax Every Year House Endorses Enlargement Plan >ass Resolution Backing Roosevelt On Court Changes In Minute And Half ork On License Rate For Autos [enry Ingrain Among Those Introducing Bill To Tax Buyers Of Liquor I Jienry Ingram of Asheboro was tone of six senators who jointly in troduced into the senate Monday [tight a bill to require all pur chasers of liquor in this state to [buy an annual license at a cost of The measure, led by Gilmer Sparger of Stokes, would raise 1400,000 from residents and $200, (00 from tourists, Sparger esti nated. Revenue the first year would >e used to repay salaries withheld ;roJn state employees during the inancial crisis of 1933. Other important action in the lenate included a favorable report >n the raising of automobile license ■atea from 30 cents per 100 pounds vith a $G minimum, as recom nended by Governor Hoey, to 35 »nts with a $7 minimum, by the lenate roads committee. The rate is now 40 cents with $8 The chief piece of business -ansacted in the house was the sssage, without a record vote, of ie joint resolution to endorse resident Roosevelt’s judicial re >rm plan and Bent it to the senate, he rapid-fire action allowed of no abate on the motion, less than a kinute and a half being required > pass it. The t measure,' -introduced eek by Representative Brooks rice of Union and twice shuttled ►tween floor and Calendar com iittee, was withdrawn from the Mftmittee and passed under sus ansion of the rules on motion of epresentative Sam Blount of eaufort—home county of Con ressmar. Lindsay Warren. alnut Cove Man Dies During Visit 1 Apt Cove died suddenly Monday : Jhemoon while on a visit to his Mother. Edward Mitchell, on Wain San avenue. Funeral service will held some time Wednesday at ■bsebud Christian church near Binston-Salem. ■ Mr. Mitchell is survived by his Hife, the former Miss Minnie ^Bounce; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Mitchell, of Walnut Cove: ^BVen brothers, William Mitchell, ■eonard Mitchell, Troy Mitchell, Kavid Mitchell, and John Henry ■itchell, all of Walnut Cove, ■irgil Mitchell of Fort Bragg, and ftdward Mitchell of Asheboro; and E Bister, Mrs. R. H. Mbunce of ■Palnut Cove. nnual N. C. Music Contest March 26 Greensboro, March 15.—The an tal state music appreciation con st for pupils of the sixth and rventh grades will be held at the Roman’s college of the University, ! North Carolina Friday, March (. Directors of the contest are Sss Grace Van Dyke More, of the usic faculty of Woman’s college, td Miss Hattie S. Parrott, of the ate department of public instruc-, MU | Contestants should arrive at thej usic building for registration not ,ter than 10:30. Parents, teachers, id friends of contestants are tvited to spend the day at the lllege. The contest will last an tor, from 11 to 12 o’clock, and tree prizes will be awarded at 1 clock. Each school is entitled to md two contestants, one from the xth and one from the seventh IMPROVEMENTS IN POST * OFFICE GROUNDS MADE The concrete passageway con lecting the rear of the Hudson folk store with Church street is. (ow being completed. Grass seed i also being sown in the lawn long the side of the post oiffco luilding by C. C. Cranford, who issumed responsibility for restor sg the lawn in good condition in atom for permission to tear down be bank at the border of the post U. D. C. Speaker | MRS. JOHN AxnOERSON Annual Meeting Of U. D. C. Here Sixth District Will Meet At Methodist Protestant Church Thursday Attendance Prize Mrs. J. D. Ross Will Extend Greetings; Address By State President The annual meeting of the sixth district of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will be held at the Methodist Protestant church in Asheboro Thursday, March IS. Mrs. John H. Anderson, of Raleigh, president of the North Carolina di vision, will make the principal ad dress of the meeting, at which Mrs. A. Yancey Kerr of Yanceyville will I preside. Mrs. J. D. Ross, chplain of the state organization, will extend greetings from 4he - Randolph chapter, the hostess chapter. Dr. S. W. Taylor is to deliver the in vocation. Mrs. Murray Field and Gerald K. Ford will sing selections, and Miss Carrie Jackson of Pittsboro will play several southern airs. Mrs. Garland Daniel of Greens boro will give a prize of $10 to the chapter having the best at tendance record at this meeting. Both the mileage and the number of members present will enter into consideration in awarding the prize. A large number of state officers and committee chairmen are ex pected to be in attendance. Past presidents invited to attend are: Mrs. E. L. McKee, Raleigh; Mrs. Robert Ridenhour, Concord; Mrs. James Woodard, Wilson; Mrs. Waite Woodard, Wilson; Mrs. Glenn Long, Newton; Mrs. Felix Harvey, Kinston and Mrs. Dolph Long of Graham; and one hon orary president, Mrs. Garland Daniel, Greensboro. The sixth district comprises the chapters in Greensboro, Graham, Burlington, Leaksville, Reidsville, Asheboro, Yanceyville and the Laura Wesson and the High Point chapters at High Point. It also includes the Chil dren’s chapters. The meeting will begin at 10:30 and is to be followed by a luncheon. Distinguished Men At Summer School Dean M. T. Van Hecke of the ; University of North Carolina law school, in announcing the law faculty for the summer session at Chapel Hill, has listed the names of four distinguished professors from other universities in addition , to members of the university’s re } gular staff. The visiting professors will be Profs. Wesley A. Sturges, of Yale university; Charles T. McCormick and Walter Wheeler Cook, of Northwestern university; and James H. Chadboum, of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania. Professor McCormick, who was dean for several years, and Professor Chad bourn are former members of the (Carolina faculty. Regular members of the univer sity faculty, who will teach next summer are Profs. Robert H. Wet tach, personal property; M. T. Van Hecke, administration of justice; Frederick B. McCall, real property; and Frank V. Hanft, soles. The first term will begin June 10 and continue through July 21 and the second term is scheduled for July 22 to August 28. I Professor McCormick will teach a course on damages during the first term. Professor Cook will teach a course on equity during the first term. Professor Sturges will teach a course in debtor’s es tates during the second term. Randolph Fanner Catches A Thief In His Hen House Hugh T. Brown Grows Weary Of Missing Chickens And Outsmarts Thief Sets Clever Trap Catches Man In Hen House; Gives Chase With Shotgun Around His Yard Because he let his fondness for other people’s chickens get the better of him Rufus Pankey, young white man of Asheboro, is now be ing detained as a guest of the county in the Randolph jail. Pankey was apprehended Monday night in flagrante delicto by Hugh T. Brown, whose chicken house he had entered. Mr. Brown, who lives about two miles out on highway 902, had been missing his chickens for some time, as had most of his neighbors. Mr. Brown, however, was the heaviest loser, about 30 or 40 of his having been stolen, while O. M. McDaniel had lost 17, and others had suffered in less degree. Finally Mr. Brown was driven to the point of action, and fixed up ar. ingenious wiring system Monday morning, arranging two wires in his chicken house so that if the door opened more than six inches the wires would touch and ring a bell in the house. Having acted, he got quick results. Monday night about 10 o’clock he heard the bell ring, dashed out, barefooted and with a shotgun, and sure enough heard someone moving around in the henhouse, while all the chickens were clucking restlessly. Mr. Brown called upon the marauder to come out, which the latter did, running. Mr. Brown set out after him and after a round of several buildings on the place, with the Pankey hold ing his lead, Mr. Brown fired to scare him. The shot apparently unnerved him so that he stumbled and fell, and Mr. Brown, anxious to get through with this barefooted chase on such a cold night, collar ed him, marched him into the house,-and called-up the county officers, who came out immediately .to take him to the jail. Sheriff C. E. King is now in vestigating all the details of the chicken stealing to make sure if Pankey is the same one who made away with all the chickens, and Mr. Brown is receiving the con gratulations of his neighbors for his clever device and his resource fulness. Consumption Of Textiles Is High American mills’ consumption of cotton, wool, silk and rayon in 1936 was valued at $1,068,200,000 and was the largest value report ed since 1929, according to the Rayon Organon, published by the Textile Economics Bureau, Inc. In 1935, the value of all of the foijr important fibers consumed aggregated $990,900,000, while in 1932, the low year of the depres sion, the' total dropped to $476. 600,000 from the 1929 boom year total of $1,578,400,000. The peak total for all time was $2,009,700, 000 in 1923 when prices for all textile fibers were substantially higher than those prevailing either last year or during the boom year of 1929. The value of raw cotton con sumed decreased from 1935 to 1936 by about 6 per cent, due to inclusion of the processing tax in the 1935 table. The value of raw wool consumed in 1936 continued to increase from the 1934 low point and was the largest since 1929. The value of silk consumed show ed little change from 1935. The 1936 value of rayon con sumed was the highest total in the history of the industry, due to greatly increased poundage con sumption, as the average price re ceived was only slightly above the all-time low year of 1936. Prominent Fullers Farmer Succumbs John F. Bryant, 85, well known farmer of the Fullers community, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Robert Kindley, Saturday night after five weeks’ illneBS. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Kindley, Lexington, route two, and Mrs. Riley Hughes, of Denton; two sons, George Bryant, of Spencer, and Charlie Bryant, of Winston-Salem, and several grand children. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Methodist- Episcopal church where funeral service was conduct ed Sunday by the pastor, Rev. W. R. Jenkins. Burial was in the church cemetery. Improving From Fall Robert R. Plummer of Graham, is improving from a recent fall from a tree. « 1 ■ ■ fill, fit Curious Easter Customs Prevail Quaint Easter cystoma still pre vail in many countries. Extinguish ing the hearth fire on Holy Satur day at sunset and relighting it •with a candle blessed by the church is common to several lands. The appearance of national dishes not ed for their richness and epicurean quality, which have been absent during Lent, are the occasion for much merrymaking. Housewives vie with one another in decorating Easter eggs and em bellishing the family dinner table. Where Spring is advanced, as in j Italy and the Balkans, the popu lace takes to the open for their dancing and post-Lenten fetes. Hungary, Austria and Germany are among countries celebrating the season with songs, merriment and the exchange of gifts. In Poland, a boiled pig’s head elaborately decked with flowers is the principal food on the Easter table. Surrounding it are roast veal and hams, flanked by the pop ular Polish sausage highly spiced with garlic. Cakes of all kinds adorned with sprigs of boxwood, are part of a feast that has for its centerpiece a large mold of butter in the form of the Paschal Lamb — the fresh, sweet butter makes its appearance in poor homes only on important anniversaries. Franklinville Is Busy Community Randolph Mills Complete Im provements; Boy Scouts Go For Encampment Library Day Changed District Deputy Grand Mast er Will Attend Masonic ' Meeting Saturday Eve Franklinville, March 16.—The Woman’s Missionary Society of the M. E. church met at the home of J. T. Buie Friday afternoon with Mrs. Mattie Buie Presiding. The scripture lesson was read by Mrs. R. M. Hauss and prayer by Mrs. D. M. Weatherly. Meditation study,. by IN> Lottie Hushand. Missionary topic, Christian educa tion an evangelistic force, was discussed by Mrs. J. T. Buie, Mrs B. C. Jones, Mrs. W. J. Moffitt and Mrs. C. C. Brady. .Music was fur nished by Mrs. P. F. Snider on the accordian. Invited guests were Miss Virdie Lambert of Ramseur, Mrs. P. T. Snider of Cedar Falls and I Mrs. E. M. Curtis of Greensboro. I Refreshments were served later. The Beta club sponsored an i amateur hour and a play, “Uncle Bob and His Bride,” at the school auditorium Friday evening. The amateur hour was unusually good. It took in a group from each grade, therefore a variety of entertain ment was offered. A prize was offered for the best performance, (Please turn to Page 6) 'Full Calendar As Court Commences In Randolph Mon. Judge Marshall T. Spears Of Durham Presides Over This Regular Term Several Divorces Week Of Criminal Court Will Follow Two Weeks Term Of Trial of Civil Cases Monday’s session of the March term of civil court was occupied chiefly with divorce cases, as is customary with the opening days. Judge Marshall T. Spears, of Dur ham, presiding at a Randolph court for the first time, impressed local lawyers and citizens with his decisive handling of cases. The case of the Brown Printing Company vs. J. T. Pugh was hold ing the center of the stage this morning. This was begun Monday afternoon, but court adjourned be fore it was settled. Divorces, all on the grounds of two years separation, were grant ed Monday in the following cases: E. B. Coble vs. May Hodgin Coble, Deride Laughlin vs. Joe Laughlin, Mary Lee Gilmer Green vs. Shelton ’Green, and Lillie Lambeth vs. Prank Lambeth. , The only other matter decided the first day was the case of J j W. Sechrest vs. R. E. Blair, ad ! ministrator of Sidney J. Blair. An | agreed judgment was entered for j the sum of $290 with interests and | costs. I This term of court will continue j for three weeks, the first two of i which are civil, the last criminal, j The number of civil cases to be J dealt with is very large, since ! there are still many left over from i the shortened December term de i spite the special two weeks term ! in January. The criminal calendar, I'which Clerk of Court Rufus Routh f;is planning to make out soon, is ' expected to be bulky also. jDowager Queen Is Seriously 111 ; mania is reported to be in a most seriously grave condition at Bucharest, Roumania. The court official said her illness started with an attack of influenza which had become complicated by intestinal inflammation. Two physicians were in constant attendance on the dowager queen, mother of King Carol 11, and a Vienan specialist on ailments on the alimentary tract prepared to fly to Burcharest at dawn Monday. King Carol and Queen Mother Marie of Yugoslavia, daughter of the ill Queen, were at her bedside most of the time, the court official said. He said her illness was accom panied by a high fever, “some what” over 100 degrees. Judges’ Statement MARCH 15, 1937. We, the undersigned, duly appointed to canvass the returns of The Courier “Cash Offer” campaign, do hereby certify that the campaign was closed according to the rules governing same, and that we compiled the subscriptions and remittance deposited in the ballot box, and the campaign departments records of subscriptions turned in during the campaign by various contestants or members, and we find the following named persons entitled tp the awards ac cording to the rules governing their distribution. FIRST AWARD—$600.00 IN CASH Mrs. Iula Routh Jones .8,847,400 SECOND AWARD—$400.00 IN CASH Harmon Hastings . 6.058,500 THIRD AWARD—$150.00 IN CASH Mrs. Walter E. Yow .5,299,500 FOURTH AWARD—$60.00 IN CASH Mrs. Charles Luck..3,508,650 FIFTH AWARD—$50.00 IN CASH Mrs. John Cameron .2,298,900 COMMISSION WINNERS Miss Cora Edwards . 1 Miss Doris King..— Mrs. Bob Cheshire ... Miss Loula Andrews . Miss Etta Kearns... A. F. Black .. Miss Minnie Lee Kennedy . Mrs. Lawrence Jordan.‘.. WINNER OF THE EXTRA $25.00 CASH PRIZE Mrs. Charles Luck WINNER OF THE EXTRA $50.00 CASH PRIZE Mrs. Iula Routh Jones WINNERS OF THE “PROTECT YOU” PRIZE VOTE BALLOTS 1st. Mrs. Iula Routh Jones. 2nd. Harmon Hastings. 3rd. Mrs. Walter E. Yow. (Signed) M. E. JOHNSON, • H. C. ROYALS, JAMES B. NEELY, Judges. 2,103,200 1,783,400 734,350 568.000 274,400 247.000 223,250 91,300 Courier Circulation Campaign Closes Monday Evening, March 15, With Mrs. Iula Routh Jlnes First TWO HIGH PRIZE WINNERS _ ____J MRS. IULA ROUTH JONES HARMON HASTINGS Zell Brown Gets Tickets With Account 01 Chicken Snatcher Zell Brown, popular Asheboro service station proprietor, is the winner of the news contest for the period ending at 1:30 this aftemocn. Mr. Brown’s winning tip was an account of the manner in which Hugh T. Brown found out who had been robbing his hen house, which will be found in another column of The Courier. As a matter of fact, Zell was in an especially good position to give a tip on this piece of news, for it was he who advised Hugh Brown about the kind of trap to use to catch the culprit. According to Zell, the matter .first camg up whi|e the two ..Infest .Sunday., school M* Aged Woman Dies At Asheboro Home Mrs. Frank Burns Passes After Brief Illness; Many Years An Invalid Funeral At Home Resident Of Asheboro For Fifty Years; One Son Among Several Survivors Mrs. Frank Bums, a resident of Asheboro for the past fifty years, died at her home early Monday evening after a lingering illness. For many years Mrs. Burns has been a semi-invalid but this most recent illness started a week ago just after she celebrated her eightieth birthday. Although an in valid, Mrs. Bums was widely known and beloved in the town where she came as a bride fifty years ago and made her home. She was interested in the growth of the town and county and the citizens, a good neighbor and a friend to many. Mrs. Bums was the former Miss Elizabeth Ward of Robeson coun ty and was first married to the late B. F. Page, well known merchant and citizen of Randolph many years ago. Her second marriage was to the late Frank Bums who died a number of years ago. Funeral service was held this afternoon at the home in charge of Rev. H. P. Powell, pastor of the First Methodist church, of which the deceased was a member. Burial followed in the local cemetery. One son survives, B. Frank Page of Raleigh; two granddaughters, Miss Elizabeth Page and Miss Helen Frances Page, both of Raleigh; two brothers, John Ward of Rowland; E. J. Ward of Ellis ville, Miss.; two sisters, Mrs. Frank Williams of Maxton and Mrs. Kittie Robertson of Delano, Cali fornia. Mrs. Martha Brady Dies At Bennett Mrs. Martha Ann Brady, 82, wife of Henry Brady, died at her home at Bennett, route one, Sun day morning, of an attack of pneu monia, from which she had been suffering for five weeks. Mrs. Brady was the last surviv ing member of the Martin Thorn burg family and was widely known in Randolph county. Several nephews and nieces survive her. Funeral service was conducted Monday afternoon at Pleasant Grove Christian church by Rev. T.! J. Green. Interment was in the! church cemetery. I day, and Zell suggested using some kind of a wiring system. They got together Monday morn ing and worked the device out in detail, with what results the news story will tell. For his tip Zell Brown will receive two tickets to see Shirley Temple, Gary Cooper, and Carole Lombard in “Now and Forever” at the Carolina theatre Wednes day or Thursday. The next tip period will end at 1:30 Thurs day afternoon, and the winner at time will get free passes to “Once a Doctor”, starring Donald Wood and Jean Muir at the Capitol theatre Friday or Ramseur In Need More Dwellings Many Families Hard Pressed For Living Quarters; New Industries Imminent Lumber Trade Good Final Conditioning Of High way 64 Now Under Way; Dr. Peele Preaches Ramseur, March 15.—The press ing need of more homes in Ram seur community has been em phasized this week, when several families searched the town for home or rooms and found it diffi cult to even secure a room. At the present there are fine prospects for the establishment of a hosiery mill, but the greatest handicap seems to be the shortage of places for the necessary help ;o reside. The lumber business that start ed a few weeks ago under the management of H. C. Parks is in creasing, as evinced by the num ber of truck loads of lumber com ing in. The hill is fast becoming cov ered with stacks of pine lumber in preparation for the planing mill, soon to be installed. A number of people have ar rived this week to begin final con ditioning of highway 22 to Cole ridge. The pouring of oil will fol low the finishing touches that is necessary to be done now. Dr. Leslie Broadwell of Wendell spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. J. P. Cox. Mrs. E. C. Watkins spent Sun day with her sister, Mrs. N. F. Phillips, who is a patient at Wesley Long hospital, Greensboro. Little Mary Jo Brady is a patient at Randolph hospital this week. Sunday Dr. W. W. Peele, presid ing elder of Greensboro district, held the second quarterly confer ence at the Ramseur Methodist church. Preceding the conference, he brought a message, so simple that a child could understand the way of life, as deep as the profoundest truth of the Bible, as broad as the race of mankind and as high as the pearly gates of heaven; for in truth, his message told us of the requirements and opportunities of the gospel that covers all this. T. J. Griffin of Monroe, route 2i Union county says that thinning pines in his farm woodland was a fascinating job and he looks upon the remaining trees as a future crop. Hanlon Hastings Comes In Second Mrs. Walter Yow Is Third With Good Cash Award For Her Campaign Work Other Winners Named Many Win Commission And Extra Prizes; Mrs. Luck, Mrs. Jones Successful Monday evening, March 15th, The Courier “Cash Offer” Cir culation Campaign closed with the winners announced shortly after. The last votes were placed for the contestants and final reports made at 7:00 p. m. Immediately after, the three judges, M. E. Johnson, of Ramseur; H. C. Royals of Trinity; and James B. "Neely of Asheboro, ' took all records, files, votes and money to the First National Bank where they made quick work of the tabulation, using the Bank’s adding machine and facilities for such work. The judges then announced the winners to the contestants and a few of their friends who were as sembled at The Courier office. Mrs. Tula Routh Jones of Franklinville won first prize which was $600. Harmon Hastings of Asheboro won the second award, $400 in cash, Mrs. Walter E. Yow of Asheboro won third place, winning $150 cash. Mrs. Charles Luck of Sea grove route won fourth award, $60 cash and Mrs. John Cameron of Asheboro route 2 won fifth place, which gave her $50 cash. In the case of the two latter there was slight difference between the prizes offered and the actual commission due the two candidates and this commission was paid to the con testants in addition to their prizes by this newspaper. Mrs. Iula Routh Jones won the extra cash prize offered pfltw i. campaign started. This was a cask prize of $50. Mrs. Luck won the $25 cash extra award, offered in the same manner. Qualifying as commission win ners were the following: Miss Cora Edwards, Sophia, first place; Miss Doris King, Seagrove, second place; Mrs. Bob Cheshire, of Asheboro; Miss Loula Andrews of Caraway; Miss Etta Kearns of Trinity route; A. F. Black, Miss Minnie Lee Kennedy and Mrs. Lawrence Jordan. A complete statement signed by the judges appears elsewhere in this edition of Tha Uouner. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Wise, con ducting this campaign for the A. M. Alexander Company, were complimented by the judges for their fair methods, accurate re cords and pleasant manner of pro cedure, which has been apparent to all people with whom they have come in contact during the cam paign. There was general interest displayed widely through the town and in several sections of the county as the final announcement was made Monday evening. For this interest, as well as the loyal friends of the newspaper both old and new, The Courier expresses - appreciation. The contestants were an unusually pleasant and efficient group of people whose friendship The Courier values. They have worked hard and faithfully to make their lists accurate, but any errors of address, dates, names or any thing necessary to correct any per son’s paper will be gladly correct ed if a notification comes to this office. Cooperation as early as pos sible by the subscribers is urged in order to get the list correct immediately. The circulation campaign is over and to all subscribers on our list, old and new—to the faithful con testants, the three efficient judges, Mr. and Mrs. Wise and the people who cooperated to make the cam paign a success, we extend our appreciation and best wishes. j State Official Dies Suddenly Wiley H. Pittman, 53, director of the State Division of Purchase and Contract, died at his home in Raleigh Sunday night after a sud den heart attack late in the after noon. » Former superintendent of schools in Edgecombe county, Mr. Pittman succeeded A. S. Brower as director of the Division of Purchase and Contract in January, advancing from assistant director. He had been connected with the state gov ernment since 1916. Appearing in perfect health 1 fore the attack, Mr. Pittman tended his regular duties last and hi