ALWAYS ABREAST WITH THE CHANGING TIME IN RANDOLPH COUNTY THE COURIER LEADS THE COURIER i S) PAGES J- ~ 2 Sections TRI-WEEKLY VOLUME lxi Est. As The Regulator February 2, 1876 Oldest Paper Published In Randolph County PRINCIPLES , NOT MEN ASHEBOROTn cT, SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 1937. Changed To The Courier September 13, 1379 $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE PUBLISHED TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SUNDAY NUMBER 30 City Commissoners In Busy Session Thursday Plan Civic Improvement Beautification On The Program C. G. Bossong, Head Chamber Commerce, Will Lead Civic Beautification Plans Petition To Add To City Water Line; A. T. Allen Co. Will Audit! Town’s Books: Fosters Buy | First Cemetery Lot The city commissioners had an unusually busy session dt their re gular monthly meeting in the com mission room at the city hall Thursday night. A number of citi zens appeared to present requests pertaining chiefly to improvements in which they were interested. | A delegation from the Chamber of Commerce, headed by its presi dent, C. G. Bossong, asked the cooperation o'f the city officials in several civic improvements, parti cularly a general clean up of streets and public places, which is part of a program of civic beauti fication which the chamber has re cently inaugurated. The board as sured the delegation that it would do everything possible and lend all the encouragement it could to the movement, also expressing appre- J ciation for the interest the Chamb- j er of Commerce has taken in matters relating to the betterment of Asheboro. J. 0. Redding petitioned th° commissioners to consider the lay ing of water and sewer lines along the new highway now under con struction on the east side of town the board took this under consid eration. A representative of the Randolph Tribune came before the board with a request that the town subscribe for a space in a special issue of that newspaper, which will mark the progress of Randolph county. The board ordered that the town subscribe for a space in the issue. Cleveland Thayer and C. G. Bossong asked the board to con sider furnishing water to their homes and probably several others just outside the city limits in 01 near Dogwood Acres. The com missioners agreed to run a line along old Salisbury road from the present source of supply to the city limit. From this point these citizens may extend lines to their homes as 1 they desire. I The local manager of the Caro-1 lina Power & Light Company in formed the board that the company had made considerable improve ment in the power lines leading to the town recently, as a result of which the town now has two high voltage systems connecting the town from opposite sides. Now, in case of some emergency by which one system is crippled, Asheboro will still be supplied with power by the other system, providing a double safeguard against the in convenience in stopping electrically driven machinery in businesses, against lack of lights in the homes, and against the threat of a fire when the water plant could not pump water. Deeds were tendered and accept ed from property owners on the east side of North street, from Trade street to Salisbury street, for a strip of land 10 feet wide, for the purpose of widening this street. The town will do the sur veying and grading. The contract with A. T. Allen & Company for auditing the town books and records having expired, it was ordered that the contract be renewed for another year. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Foster be came the owners of the first plot to be sold in the new Oak Lawn cemetery, the board ordering a deed for half of plot 15 transferred to them. The board adjourned after the current bills had been read and passed for payment. Miss Steele’s Room Is Winner Miss Mary Little Steele’s 9th grade was the winner for April 4 in the Sunday school and church attendance contest in which the public schools and the churches are cooperating. This room had a percentage of 68.7. A close second W'as Miss Enolia Presnell’s 2nd grade, with a per centage of 68.1. The average for all children in both schools show ed a slight drop from March 2S, however. On ‘Sunday, April 4, 46.1 of the school children attended church or Sunday school, while the previous Sunday 49.1 were in at tendance making a falling off of 3 per cent. All Old Members City Board File Amos Winningham, city clerk, announced Saturday that the j mayor, Walter A. Bunch, and | the entire board of city commis | sioners—John M. Neely, W. J. Arm field, Jr„ W. F. Bedding. Dr. O. L. Presnell, and Francis White—had filed for reelection : at thi coming town elections. C. W. McCrary, a member of the school board by appoint j ment, has also filed for election ! to the position he now holds. | The last date for filing for this city election is set for Friday. April 161 h and with the filing of Mr. White late Saturday afternoon, the list is complete for the old members to suc ceed themselves. Meanwhile, if there are others who are poli t.'cially minder), there promises to be an interesting fight for the city election. [Clinics Planned Pre-School Folk Meeting With Excellent Re sults So Far In Sections Where Work Has Started Correcting Defects Health Department Also Con cerned With Several Other Sanitary Problems The series of pre-school clinics which the county health depart ment is holding in order to catch and correct defects in children who expect to enter school next fall has met with excellent results to date. 33 children were examined at Ram seur Friday, 40 at Randleman Thurday, and a large number at Gray’s Chapel Wednesday. The schedule of clinics for this week is as follows: Monday, 1:30 p. m., Balfour; Tuesday, 9 a. m„ Cedar Falls; Tuesday, 1:30 p. m„ Central Falis; Wednesday, 10 a. m., Warmer; Wednesday, 1:30 p. m., New Hope; Thursday, 9 a. m.. Franklinville; Friday, 9 a. ni.. Coleridge. Another matter with which the health department is concerned at present is the sanitary problem created by hog pens in some sec tions of the county. As the result I of a good deal of complaint from (citizens about odors and flies, the county board of health passed an ordinance to remedy this condition. The ordinance follows: “Section (1)—It shall be unlaw ful for any person, firm or corpor ation to construct or maintain any hog lot or pen within the limits of Randolph county at a distance clos er than 200 feet to the nearest point of any residence or business establishment. All hog pens within Randolph county shall be so con structed and maintained that they (Continued from page 2) Modern Cooking School Will Be Sponsored By The Courier Entertaining proof of that state ment will be presented May 5 and (5 by The Courier, which is bringing to The Carolina Theatre a motion picture that pioneers in fresh, stimulating treatment of the oldest and most important subject in the world—Homemaking. Long ago the cooking school graduated from a curiosity to a popular necessity in many parts of the country. Now it has graduated again, leaping this time into Holly wood stardom. For this is no routine lecture, no methodical demonstration which The Courier will give to the women of the community for three days withiAt charge, starting May 4. The Courier takes a genuine pride in being among the first to sponsor “The Bride Wakes Up”, a full-length feature picture, directed and filmed in Hollywood, with a competent cast to interpret the ap pealing story. Women, young and old, and men too, will appreciate the humanness of this romantic screen story, in which home problems have been 'approached from an entirely new angle. Entertainment, profitable 'instruction, humor and romance are woven deftly into a production which abounds in ingenious camera studies and remarkable close-ups. The camera has modernized the cooking school, magnifying its benefits, losing none of its hos pitable, friendly charm. In fact, there are close-ups of a Clyde Erwin Will j Make The Address At Commencement Superintendent Turner An nounces Mr. Erwin’s Ac ceptance At School Fri. State School Head Remainder Of Commencement Program Will Be Complet ed Within Few Days Clyde Erwin, state superintend ent of education, will deliver the annual commencement address at the graduating- exercises of the Asheboro high school May 11, when 53 members of the senior class re ceive their diplomas. Superintendent Erwin’s accept ance of the invitation to speak here, announced Friday by Reginald Turner, city school superintendent, is good news both for Asheboro and for the senior class. Not only is it an honor to have the head of the public school system in North Carolina make the com mencement address, but Mr. Erwin is known as a speaker who can combine a valuable message with an interesting manner of presenta tion. No political figurehead, Mr. Er win knows his field from the ground up. Beginning as a class room teacher, he was later school superintedent of Cleveland county, of which he is a native, and his ability was so well recognized by members of the teaching profes sion that he was elected president of the North Carolina Educational Association. He was first appoint ed state superintendent by Govern or Ehringhaus upon’ the death of Dr. A. T. Allen in 1934, and made such an outstanding record that he was elected for a regular four year term in the general election last fall. The remainder of the program for the commencement exercises is now rapidly being completed. The valedictorian of the class of 1937 will be Betty Prevette; the saluta torian will be Fernko Johnson. Rotarians Hear A Business Talk The committee on international service was in charge of the pro gram at the Rotary luncheon Fri day and recalled some of the con tributions of foreign nations to the business life of the ordinary Am erican community. Francis White opened the dis cussion by giving an account of foreign influences in the moving picture industry, emphasizing the number of talented actors in Holly wood who come from abroad and the increasing market for Ameri can films in foreign lands. Cleve land Thayer told of the influence felt in electrical engineering by such distinguished foreigners as Faraday, Newton, Galvani, Volta, Marconi, and Steinmetz. A directors' meeting was called for 7:30 Tuesday evening in the of fice of Bok Wood. The visitors included H. T. Jones, of Charlotte, guest of Francis White; and Jack Overbrook, Hign Point Rotarian, guest of D. B. Mc Rotarian, of Durham; P. C. Talley Crary. new chocolate layer cake and a ! lemon chiffon pie that are destined to send the hungry audience hustl ing home to duplicate the culinary triumphs. Free recipe sheets each day will provide added incentive. Experienced housekeepers will thrill to the adventures of the win some bride, whose husband begins to boil when he finds that she can’t even boil water. But this bride is blessed with resourceful determina tion, even though the faithful ser vant in her girlhood home made every effort to spoil her. What happens after the honey moon is over? What happens when the bride becomes aware of the critical gaze of some of her hus band’s old »sweethearts, who are not apt to forget heavy biscuits in a hurry ? To unravel the mystery in ad vance would be to robethis clever tale, of its novel approach. How ever the audience is due to share a series of neighborly food con sultations, in which expert home specialists reveal the secrets which govern the perfection of flaky piecrust, fluffy cakes, molded ice box marvels, appetizing salads and correctly roasted meats. Never has the wizardry of the camera brought a subject more closely and naturally to the watch ers. It will be a real cooking class, just as though the model kitchen (riease turn to Page 2) On Way Back From Front In Spain IJedraggled, bandaged and in broken ranks, a detachment of Spanish rebel troops is pictured returning from the front for rest and medical treatment after bitter lighting for control of the Madrid Saragossa road- in the Gutidalajura mountains. It was in this region that rebels, supported by Italian troops, suffered severe reverses after they all but had Madrid in their grasp. Randolph Man Is Suggested By Friends For Highway Post Friends Boosting 1). B. McCRAKY t Rural Roads To Get More Funds! Sum For Repair Of Asphalt Roads To Be Used For County Dirt Roads Added .15500,000 Asphalt Highways Stood Up) Under Winter So Few Repairs Necessary North Carolina’s rural roads will! benefit to the extent of an extra $500,000 above what the 1937 legis lature had figured, Capus Wayniek, j chairman of the state highway commission said Thursday. This windfall results from the unusual good condition of the state’s as phalt roads, which stood up so well during the past winter that the $500,000 which had been earmark ed for them can be diverted to the back-country roads. Randolph county is expected to profit by this situation in several instances. While the dirt roads in the county were in general in good shape throughout the winter there were a number of instances or school busses being hampered. There were a few petitions for road improvements made to the county commissioners and forward ed to the state highway commission which should receive favorable consideration because of these de-1 velopments. | When the new 11-man Highway and Public Works Commission takes office on May 1, it will find the state’s asphalt roads in better condition than ever before at this; season of the year, division en gineers indicated in reports to the retiring commission. As a result of that situation, $500,000 which had been set aside to repair possible “breaks” in the asphalt system, which have been caused by an unusually cold win ter, will be spent on general road betterments, Highway Chairnrm Capus M. Wayniek said. Wayniek attributed the “unusual ly good” condition of the asphalt roads partly to a mild winter ami partly “because we took our time last year in rebuilding breaks and built carefully and in the places where it did the most good.” Because of an unusually cold winter last year, more “breaks” | occurred than at any time since | the state took over the operation of the highway system. D. B. McCrary Learns 01' Friends Movement To Place Him On Board A source of considerable interest to many people in the state, es pecially to the citizens of his home county of Randolph, is the move ment for D. B. McCrary of Ashe boro as a member of the state road commission. The first Mr. McCrary .himself knew of the moven\ent was when he began to receive Copies of letters from his friends through out the state had written to Gov ernor Hoey suggesting him as one of the members of the new state highway commission. Whether Mr. McCrary is interested in securing the place on the board or not, iris qualifications started many years ago when good roads were first built in North Carolina. He was chairman of the Randolph County road commission and an advocate and builder of good roads when the citizens and the county financed road building on a fifty-fifty basis. Being a textile man with rural in, 11 interests, he has necessarily in formed himself about such matters as dams, bridge-building and other construction work. Serving as mayor of the town several times, a part of which was during the period of street-paving in Ashe boro, Mr. McCrary learned the ABC’s of paving. Born and reared in Back Creek township, Mr. McCrary knows the need of the rural man. He moved to Asheboro some years ago, when quite a young man and started his textile career. He is now treasurer of the Acme mill: president of the McCrary mill and presif 'tit of the Sapona mill at Cedar Falls, which is owned by the Acme mill. While textile work is his voca tion, he may be said to have a many-sided avocation with tentac les reaching out toward varied in terests. In addition to serving as mayor of his town for several terms, he has been president of the Asheboro Chamber of Com merce, is a charter member of the local Rotary club, president of the Bank of Randolph and is president of Randolph Hospital, Inc. T ie latter is possibly the most out standing piece of community ser vice which Mr. McCrary has rend ered, giving generously of his time and efforts to the operation of this county institution. While he has al ways been interested in govern ment and politics, he has not been a political office-holder. He is at present, however, a member of the state executive committee. There are many North Caro linians recommended for this post but it would be hard to find a man better qualified than Mr. McCrary from Randolph. MU. AND MRS. COFFIN ARE VISITING IN ASHEBORO O. .1. Coffin and Mrs. Coffin of Chapel Hill are week-end visitors in Asheboro, house guests ot Mv. and Mrs. Kemp Alexander. Mr. Coffin, head of the department of journalism of Chapel Hill, is a na tive of Randolph and bas many friends and relatives in the town and county. Mrs. Coffin, the form er Miss Gertrude Wilson, who taught in Asheboro and also has many friends in the town. Typhoid Clinics To Again Be Held Randolph County Annual Series Of Clinics For . Typhoid, Smallpox And Diphtheria Scheduled Under Health Dept. — Dr. Sumner, Head Of County Health Dept., Urges People To Attend Clinic The county health department Is now preparing for one of the most valuable phases of its work in Ran dolph county, the annual series of typhoid fever, smallpox, and diph theria clinics. The schedule has just been completed by Dr. George H. Sumner, and the first clinics will be held on May 13, others follow ing until June 23. The campaigns by Dr. Sumner against these diseases have result ed in a great improvement and :i I present high rating for Randolph | county. The people of the county and especially the children—are | urged to attend these clinics for ; immunization so that the county may be thoroughly rid of these pestilences. Typhoid and smallpox vaccina (tions are free, but there is a charge jof 15 cents for the diphtheria ; toxoid. It is particularly important that treatment for diphtheria be given at an early age—it should be given at six months of age, and every child under six years of age must have the treatment if we are to be free of this disease. The health department urges citizens not only to attend one of these clinics, but also to cooperate with it the whole year through. Immunizations may be received at any time during the year at the health office in the county court house in office hours (Monday 0 to 12; Saturday, 9 to 1:30). The nurses are always available for aid in their field, as is the county sanitary officer. Following is the schedule for the typhoid fever, smallpox, and dipn theria immunization clinics: Thursday, May 13. 20. 27 Rocky Mount, 8:30; Union Grove, 9; Piney Ridge,-9a3(); Oak Glade. 10; Albright’s Store, 10:30; Mt. Olivet School, 11; White Oax school, 11:30; Seagrove school, 12:15; Auman’s Pottery, 1:15, 1:45. Friday, May 14, 21. 28 Randleman school, 8; Worthville, 9:30; Millboro, 10:15; Central Fails Company Store, 10:30, 11:00. Tuesday, May 18, 25, June 1 Pleasant Ridge, 9; Holly Springs, 9:30; Park’s Cross Roads, IT); Brown’s Cross Roads, 10:30; Staley, 11; Kivett’s Store, 11:30; Ramseur City Hall, 12:15-1:30; Franklinville, 1:45-2:30; Cedar Falls, 2:30-3. Wednesday, May 19, 26, June 2 Farmer school, 8:30; John Lanier’s store, 9; New Hope school, 9:30; Frye’s store, 10; Eleazer post office, 10:30; Loflin’s Mill, 11; Nance’s store, 11:45; Welch’s, 12:15; Union school, 12:45; Ulah school, 1:30-1:45. Thursday, June 3, 10, 17 Dougan’s Filling Station, 8:lJj Flint Hill, 8:45; Caraway school, 9:15; Hopewell Church, 9:45; Trinity school, 10:15; Archdale school, 10:45; Glenola, 11:15; Sophia, 11:45; White Hall, 12:15 12:30. Friday, June 4, 11, 18 Tabernacle school (new), 8:15; Mt. Pleasant school, 8:45; Poplar Ridge school, |): 15; Fuller’s Mill, 9:45; Floyd’s, 10:15; Tabernacle (old school house), 10:45; Ridge’s store, 11:15; Pickett’s Filling Sta tion, 12-12:15. Tuesday, June 8, 15, 22 Gray’s Chapel, 9; Lineberry’s store, 9:30; Liberty school, 10; Palmer’s Filling Station, 12:30; Julian post office, 1; Red Cross, 1:15; Providence, 1:45; Level Cross, 2:15; Coltrane’s Mill, 2:30; Walker’s Mill, 3-3:15. Wednesday, June 9, 16, 23 Bethel school, 8:30; Moffitt's Mill, 9; Macon’s store, 9:30; Bald win’s store, 10; Pleasant Grove, 10:45; Maple Springs, 11:30; Coleridge Store, 12:15-12:45. Splendid Meeting Of Baptist Ass’n. The mid-term meeting of the Randolph Baptist Association was held Friday at Balfour church witli a splendid attendance. The mes sages were of an unusually high order and the meeting was consid ered by associational leaders to be very worth while. The general theme at this time | was “Christian Stewardship.” u addition to the associational re presentatives, there were addressee by the following visitors: Rev. A A. Walker, Bessemer church Greensboro, “Stewardship 01 Talents”; Dr. W. K. McGee, Firs: I Baptist Church, Thomasville “Stewardship and Covetousness” ■ Rev. Louis Brice, First Baptis 'church, Siler City, “Stewardshi; ] and Home Missions.” Dr. A. B ! Conrad, of the First Baptist church | of High Point, led in prayer. I V • Pretty Canoeist To Hunt Redfern I Ruth Kowe, 23, winsome canoeist of Chicago, looked over a map of South America, above, as she an nounced she would accompany Mrs. Paul Redfern on an expedition from New York, April 2.1 to search for Redfern, who vanished with his plane into the British Guiana jungles 10 years ago. Merchants Plan Charter Banquet Directors Of Asheboro Mer chants Association Hold Meeting Wednesday Expect Charter W. L. McDowell, State Secre tary Of Merchants Ass’n., Guest Speaker I - i Plans for a Charter Day Banquet to be held on April 23 were made at a meeting of the board of direct ors of the Asheboro Merchants As sociation Wednesday evening. The guest speaker will be W. L. Dowell, executive secretary of the North Carolina Merchants As sociation, and other leaders in this field will be present and will make brief talks. It is expected that the local organization will be present ed with its charter at this time by Mr. Dowell. The state association will be re presented, and officers of the Greensboro, High Point, and Burl ington Associations will be invited to attend. Each member of the lo cal group will be asked to br-ng prospective members as their guests. Tagg Cox, secretary of the Ashe boro association, says that one speaker will be asked to present information on the work of the advertising committee, and to un veil some of the petty rackets practiced on merchants by out of town racketeers. Rites Held For Mrs. Surratt Mon. Mrs. Blanche Surratt. 48, wife of J. T. Surratt of the Piney Grove j section, died Sunday after a long I illness. Mrs. Surratt, the former ! Miss Blanche Chrisco, was a mem ! her of Piney Grove church, where she had been a Sunday school teacher and active w’orker for many years. Surviving are her husband, J. I\ Surratt; four sons, Don, Bruce, Max, and Pershing Surratt, all ol the‘home; two daughters, Mrs. Tom Arnold of the Piney Grove section and Miss Jewel Surratt of the home; five sisters, Mrs. Casey Smith, Marston; Mrs. Edna Wright, Seagrove; Mrs. Bert Delk, High Point; Mrs. Emma Fields, Miami, Florida; and Mrs. Lucy King, Seagrove; and three broth ers, Andrew Chrisco of Carthage, and Dannie Chrisco and Robert Chrisco, both of High Point. Funeral service was conducted Tuesday afternoon at Piney Grove church by Rev. Mr. Hamilton, the pastor, and two former pastors, Rev. C. H. Hill and Rev. Joel Trogdon. Burial was in the church cemetery. County Board Of Edition Names LoACommittees Board M sion In Sal List In Special Ses r Afternoon House liven Careful Thought Is Given To Choosing Boards For 17 School Districts The county board of education met Saturday afternoon in a special session to appoint the com mitteemen for the school districts in Randolph county for the next school year. This was the second meeting for the new five-man board as elected by the general assembly, the board having held its regular monthly meeting Monday. Because of the number of other duties facing the board at its meeting Monday and the length of time required to make wise ap pointments for the 17 districts in the county, it was decided to de vote an entire session to making the selections. In a number of cases the former local board was retained intact, but there were also many new appointments. Following is a list of the com mitteemen, by districts, as ap proved by the county board of education Saturday. Trinity: Doak Finch, Reid Meur denhall, Henry Royals, Charles Redding, W. T. Winslow. Randleman: Dr. C. D. Kistler, Dr. T. L. Helms, J. E. Davis, Ernest Talley, W. H. Trogdon. Providence: 0. T. Macon, W. W. Hockett, J. B. Pugh, J. F. Pugh, | P. E. White. Gray’s Chapel: Benton Ellis, W. A. Smith, W. L. Kirkman. Liberty: T. R. Wall, B. J. Greg son, G. E. Moore, B. M. Brooks, W. D. Frazier. Staley: C. M. Staley, R. C. Mof fitt, A. C. Perry, D. C. Williams, L. M. Sizemore. Ramseur: Ray Caveness, E. S. Leonard, I. F. Craven, V. C. Mar ley, C. E. Brown. Coleridge: G. W. Allen, W. D. Hannon, Edgar Brady, John Hod gin, Willie B. Moffitt. Antioch (this district includes several small schools grouped to gether for administrative pur poses): J. H. Fox, B. S. Deaton, Elbert Davis, J. A. Craven, Clay Sugg. Seagrove: Artemus Auman, (Continued from page 2) Pneumonia Fatal To Randleman Man Lonnie Hinshaw, 40, died Tues day afternoon at his home in Ran dleman, after an illness of a few days of pneumonia. He is survived by his widow, three children, three brothers, and five sisters. ; Funeral sen-ice was held Friday afternoon at Hinshaw Grove Bap tist church with the pastor, Rev. A. C. Miller, officiating-. Interment was made in the church cemetery. Lamb Child Dies Suddenly Friday Carl Lamb, Jr., fifteen month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lamb died suddenly about 3 o’clock Fri ! day morning at the home on X. ! Fayetteville street. Although for some time the child had not been strong, his death was unexpected. Funeral service will be held ac 2:30 this afternoon at the home, with Dr. S. W. Taylor officiating. Burial will be in the city cemetery. Surviving in addition to the parents are the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lamb and Mr. anti Mrs. Oliver Henry, all of Ashe i boro. ' Who’s Who With Asheboro Shoppers The widespread coverage of Courier was proven early Monday after the first “Who’s With Shoppers’’ ap peared last Sun day. Mrs Charles E. len, Sunset ave nue, identified her j self at office as person whose photograph was snapped among the hundreds of Asheboro shoppers a few 'days before. She received two tickets to the Carolina theatre. Another picture is shown today. This was also taken in the shop ping district -of Asheboro and the person is unknown to anyone in The Courier office. If the person whose photograph appears here will come to identify himself Saturday April two tickets to see any program at the Carolina theatre he selects. Courier and time before will receive