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THE COURIER
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IN RANDOLPH COUNTY
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TRI-WEEKLY
Est. As The Regulator
February 2, 1876
PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN
Changed To The Courier
September 13, 1879
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■volume lxi
Oldest Paper Published In Randolph County
IMAY 2,1937.
PUBLISHED TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SUNDAY
NUMBER 39
Virginia Beauty. Bride Of Earl
Another Virginia beauty has followed the footsteps of Lady Astor
jjy marrying into the British peerage—the former Mrs. Dorothy Power
Sands, seen with Earl Beatty after their secret marriage in London’s
iuildhall Register.
'ar Heel Senators Speak
part Geographically
nd Politically Friday
iupreme Court Is
Issue In Debate
lenator Bailey Speaks At
Hartford. Conn., With Rey
nolds At Miami, Fla.
failey Is Leading
Change Opposition
heading
Supporters And Forming
National Lawyers’ Guild
North Carolina's senators spoke
cities far apart and from view
points far apart Friday night,
losiah W. Bailey in Hartford,
ponnocticut, against the reorgani
ation of the Supreme Court, and
feobert R. Reynolds in Miami,
Florida, for the plan.
Senator Bailey spoke from the
ame platform with Senator Loner
tan of Connecticut, who is the lead
er of a growing opposition to the
president's stand. Lonergan and
he other Connecticut senator, Mur
phy, withheld judgment on the
ourt bill for a number of weeks,
|nally announcing their refusal to
upport any program which con
^mplated tampering with the
upreme tribunal. Shortly there
jfter Senators O’Mahoney, Hatch,
nd McCarran, also Democrats, and
lembers of the judiciary com
littee, likewise announced their
bposition.
(Senator Reynolds was one of a
limber of men well known in
[iblic life who spoke Friday night
a series of dinners all over the
puntry to launch the National
awyers’ guild as an organization
etermined to concentrate liberal
jentiment among lawyers in favor
: current .progressive legislation.
,he guild started its first aggres
Bve public campaign in support of
Tie president’s Supreme Court pr£>
osal at meetings which took place
1 the following cities: New York,
Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Iowa
City, Los Angeles, Madison, Miami,
Pittsburgh, Portland, Seattle, St.
»uis and Tulsa.
The absence of President Roose
elt and the length of his southern
acation has led to a new battle
ver the administration’s court re
.ganization bill,
j Some opponents of that measure,
nuipped with a clear majority in
he senate judiciary committee, are
^riving to have the measure rs
orted unfavorable before tha
hief Executive’s return to the
pty, on May 13.
; Its supporters in the committee,
Dnsidering the possibility of White
louse compromise suggestions to
yard off a committee recommenda
lon that the bill be rejected, are
psistent that, the committee stick
a prior agreement that here be
voting on the bill until May 18.
The committee situation,, which
nd the opposition—repeatedly
l of delaying the progress of
bill—openly urging speedy ac
came about suddenly this
. after three senators who held
balance of powhr declared them
jilve8 against tfcb bill, giving the
sition a majority in the c(pu
ttee. •• ’ 5 •,
Paint.Water Tank
he city water tower is receiv
a new coat of spring paint
also being caulked.
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Purchased Share
In Rail Empire
' in iimfciniv \
A share in the control of the
Van Sweringen rail and real estate
“empire” went to Allan P. Kirby,
above, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., when
the holdings were sold by the
George and Frances Ball Founda
tion through George A. Ball of
Mancie* Ind. Kirby joined with
Frank F. Kolbe and Robert R.
Young, New York financiers, in
paying $6,375,000 for the Van
properties.
Second Largest
Class At Farmer
Graduating Class Numbering
25 Was Exceeded In Size
Only Once Since 1935
Farmer, May 1.—The class day
and graduating exercises of Farm
er school will be on May 10th at
8:00 p. m. The senior class this
year numbers 25, Edward Allred,
Barnum Bingham, Gladys Branson,
Esther Briles, H. L. Byrd, Sarah
Byrd, Eva Cashatt, Emogene Cran
ford, Floyd Cranford, J. D. Cro
well, Richard Gamer, Hazel Ham
mond, Cleta Mae Hunt, J. Norman
Hunt, Vernon Johnson, Colon
Loflin, Dolon Loflin, Edward Luth
er, Ermalee Luther, Jenevee Luth
er, Nancy Rush, Voyle Skeen,
Eunice Surratt, Roland Surratt,
and Lucile Thornburg.
Since the high school was es
tablished in 1907, only one class
has exceeded this one in number,
there \ being 27 graduates in 1935.
A. M. Primm visited relatives in
Thomasville during the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Parks spent
the week-end near Brown’s Summit
with Mrs. Parks’ relatives.
J. O. Kearns, who has been in
poor health for sometime, has Jor
the past few days been confined
to bed. His daughter, Mrs. Lucile
Gragg of High Point, spent last
week with him.
Several of the teachers in. the
local school visited relatives at
various points during the week
end: Miss Ruth Bundy at James
town, Miss Nelle Nunn at Ml.
Airy, Miss Ruth Kearns on Ashc
boro route 2, A. M. Primm at
Thomasvilla. -
Mayday Fire Mars
Good Record For
Past April Month
Alex Samet Home Is Consid
erably Damaged By Fire
Burned Through Roof
Early In Morning
Fire Discovered By Workmen
Came Near Proving Disistr
ous; Damage $1,000
Defective wiring in the living
room of the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Alex Samet op Randolph avenue
caused a fire Saturday morning
that had burned a hole through
the roof befon the occupants be
came aware of it and did damage
before it was extinguished that
may run as high as $1,000.
The fire was discovered about <’>
o’clock by several colored men on
their way to work. After turning
in the alarm they set to work with
a will to keep the fire from spread
ing and deserve much of the credit
for keeping the blaze from being
more costly than it was. Fortunate
ly the house was brick and not \
wood or it would have been a total j
loss and there might have been
some loss of life, as the entire
family was still sleeping when the
fire was discovered.
The fire company was under a
handicap as there are no hydrants
in that vicinity, but the engine’s
booster tank, which Chief Clarence
Rush had converted from a chemi
cal tank, came in very handy. This
tank holds only 40 gallons cf
water and would be of little value
in a large fire, but it proved just
enough Saturday.
Extensive repairs will be needed
to restore the Samet home, which
has been completed only a short
time. The hole burned in the roof
was so large that a whole new roof
Jfiust be put on and all the rafters
replaced. The living room was
ruined and the other rooms so
blackened by the smoke that they
must be repainted. The loss, how
ever, was covered by insurance.
This fire, coming on the first day
of the month, set May off to a bad
start after Asbeboro had experienc
ed but one blaze in April. That
was at the home of W. A. Matthews
on April 23, the biggest loss being
to a number of articles of clothing
in a closet where the fire started.
Congress Passes
Neutrality Bill
Objection Is Made To Wide
Discretionary Powers Given
To President
The Pittman-ilcReynolds neu
trality bill was approved by both
the senate and house of representa
tives Friday, as the legislators,
after arguing over various debat
able points, finally came to terms
in order that the president might
sign it before the existing neutrali
ty law expired Saturday night.
The opponents of the bill based
their attack on the wide discretion
ary powers given the president in
determining whether Americans
should trade with warring nations.
The members of the senate muni-1
tions committee and all Republicans I
except Senator Borah voted |
against the bill.
The “cash and carry” clause, a
reversal of traditional American
policy, would give' the President
discretionary power during the next
two years to prohibit shipment of
any goods to warring nations ut«^
title to them has been transferred
to the purchasers.
The chief executive also could
prohibit shipments to belligerents
on American vessels.
The legislation ^ould make per
manent the present temporary law
laying embargoes on munitions ex
ports to belligerents and prohibit
ing loans to them.
Americans would be forbidden to
travel on belligerent ships and the
arming of American vessels trad
ing with belligerents would be pro
hibited.
The senate laid aside all other
business when a conference re
port containing the legislation ar
rived from the house early Friday
afternoon and the chamber filled
rapidly while Senator Pittman,
Dempcrat, Nevada, explained it.
He said a provision against col
lection pf funds in this country for
medical supplies, food and clothing
would apply only to partisan or
ganizations and not to agencies
like the Red Cross which administ
er their own funds and administer
relief to both sides. >
The munitions bloc contended
that no neutrality law was better
than a discretionary one. Senator
Nye, Republican, Nevada, former
chairman of the munitions com
mittee, served notice he would
start a drive immediately to make
the bill’s “cash and carry” plan
mandatory. 1 »
Tokio Princess’
First School Day
When the youngest princess of
Japan’s royal family started to
school, she wore a plain durable
school dress and carried her books
in a satchel on her shoulders, like
other little girls the world over.
Princess Atsuko Yori, 6, is shown
as she left the Tokio palace of her
parents, the emperor and empress,
to start her first studies at the
school for peeresses.
New Liquor Board
Is Already Busy
Secures Agreement That
Liquor Stores Will Not’
Pass Tax To Consumers
The new state liquor control
commission accomplished its first
important work Thursday when it
secured an agreement from ABC
store representatives that they
would not pass on to the consumer
the seven per cent state tax which
became effective Saturday. The
commission will meet again on May
14 and until then the liquor store
operators will not increase prices.
The liquor store representatives
were for passing the seven per cent
on to the consumer, leaving a 50
per cent gross profit to the coun
ties, but the three members of the
commission came out unanimously
against increasing the price of
liquor.
Warning that an increase in the
price of liquor would entourage
bootlegging and might result in
the 1939 General Assembly enact
ing a strict prohibition law, Cutlar
Moore, commission chairman, said:
“If we 'announce we're going to
shoot the prices up, people will say
we’re going in for profit and not
for "control. Remember, this act
was passed to control liquor, not
to provide new revenues.”
Webb Williams of Elizabeth City,
associate commissioner, said he be
lieved increased prices “would have
an unwholesome effect on the other
liquor elections to be held in the
near future.”
Thomas J. Murphy of Greens
boro, the third commissioner, said
he also was against any increase
in prices “which might encourage
bootlegging.
Moore said the commission pro
bably would pass a rule prohibit
ing distribution of liquor samples
in North Carolina and also might
bar liquor salesmen from beverage
control stores.
Catches Big Eel
Friday night Johnny Sheets
caught an eel in the Redding fish
pond which weighed three and a
half pounds and was 36 inches
long, one of the largest reported
around here.
A. H. Kearns is Celebrating
His 94th. Birthday Today
Today A. H. Keams of Mechanic,
one of the oldest residents of Ran
dolph county, is celebrating his
94th birthday. All of Mr. Kearns’
large family—he had four sons
and four daughters, all of whom
are still living—together with
many grandchildren, nieces, nep
hews, and other connections are
gathering for a grand family
celebration at hiB home, a large
plantation of some 200-300 acres on
the banks of the Uwharrie, twelve
miles west of Asheboro. Two of his
children are residents of Asheboro,
George Howard To
Speak To Liberty
School Students
Prof. D. C. Holt Announces
Commencement Program;
Sermon By Dr. Clark
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P.-T. A. Officers
Dr. R. D. Patterson Elected
Rotary President; Mrs.
Brower Has Recital
Liberty, May 1.—Speakers for
commencement exercises of Liberty
high school are announced by Prof.
D. C. Holt, principal of the school
Dr. Kenneth W. Clark of the School
of Religion, Duke University, will
preach the commencement sermon
on Sunday, May 9, at 11 a. nj. in
the school auditorium. The pastors
of all churches of the town have
agreed to suspend their regular
services at that hour and join in
union service for the occasion. I
Dr. George Howard, professor of
extension instruction in the depart
ment of education of the Univer-1
sity of North Carolina, will be the
speaker on high school graduation
day, Friday, May 14. These ex
ercises will begin at 10:30 a. m.
More complete announcement of
the commencement program will
appear in next week’s issue of this
newspaper.
Rotary President
At a recent meeting of the newly
elected board of directors of Liber
ty Rotary club officers for the
Rotary year 1937-38 were elected
as follows: president, Dr. R. D.
Patterson; vice president, W. A.
Kelly; secretary-treasurer, Prof. D.
C. Holt; assistant secretary-trea-1
surer, Rev. Paul R. Taylor; ser- ■
geant-at-arms, W. B. Stamey.
Directors for the coming year
are, Dr. B. B. Dalton, B. J. Greg
son, W. A. Kelly, J. C. Luther, J.
T. Martin, R. D. Patterson and C.
Troy Smith. The directors and
new officers assume their duties
July 1 and serve for one year.
Liberty Girls Honored
Announcement that two Liberty
girls have been chosen to repre
sent their respective classes as at
tendants to the queen in the May
Day Fete to be held at High Point
college ion Saturday, May 1, is
pleasing to their many friends.
The young ladies so honored are
Misses Helen Dameron of the
junior class and Verel Ward of the
freshman class. Both of them were
honor graduates of Liberty hign
school.
Liberty P.-T. A. Installs Officers
At the last regular meeting of
the Liberty Parent-Teachers Asso
ciation for this school year officers
for 1937-37 were installed as fol
lows: president, Mrs. B. A. Bar
ringer; vice president, Mrs. Chest
er Bourne; secretary, Miss Carolyn
Crowell; treasurer, Mrs. T. R. Wall.
A committee to arrange for re
placing worn and damaged window
shades in the school building was
appointed with Mrs. ^lice Smith
as chairman.
Music Recital May 7
Pupils in piano and voice under
the direction of Mrs. C. L. Brower
will appear in their final recital of
[the school year Friday, May 7, at
eight o’clock in the school adui
torium as the first feature of the
regular commencement program, j
Commencement Program
Friday, May 7, 8 p. m., music
recital; Sunday, May 9, 11 a. m.,
baccalaureate sermon, Dr. Kenneth
W. Clark; Thursday, May 13, 1 p.
m., seventh grade graduation; 8 e.
m., senior class night; Friday, May
14, 10:30 a. m. senior graduation
exercises, address by Dr. George
Howard; 2:30 p. m., baseball
game, Liberty high school vs.
Gray’s Chapel high school; 8:00 p.
i m., commencement play.
Attend Teachers’ Assembly
The Liberty school closed at
[noon last Friday, April 23, to give
pupils and teachers an opportunity
to attend the state meeting of the
North Carolina Education Associa
tion in Durham and to see the
historical pageant in Duke stadium
Friday night. Misses Bessie Mae
Walker and Sarah Wood left on
Thursday afternoon to attend all
sessions of the convention as dele- }
gates representing the Liberty <
local unit of the state association.
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i Mrs. J. W. Burkhead and Lee M.
Kearns.
Mr. Kearns has spent all his life
in the same section of Randolph,
I having always lived either on
Caraway Creek or Uwharrie Riv
er. He enjoys normal good health
and is active both physically awl I
mentally. He is able to read news
papers without the aid of glasses
and maintains a keen interest in
and a clolie knowledge of the af
fairs of the day, especially the ac
tions of the state legislature and
the United States congress.
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DIVORCE FOR GENE AND JOAN
CLIMAX TO YEARS OF RUMORS
Incompatibility was the only reason given when Mr. ana Mrs.
Gene Markey, above, announced to Hollywood that they would sever
their five-year marriage. Screen Writer Markey moved out of their
home into an apartment. Mrs. Markey, otherwise Film Actress Joan
Bennett, said she would obtain custody of their two children, the eldest
hers by a former marriage. Rumors of a Markey marital rift had been
current for two years.
Motion Picture Cooking
School to Open Tuesday
For a Three Day Session
Novel School To . .
Instruct Ladies
Open Invitation To All House
keepers To Attend Unusual
Domestic School
At Carolina Theatre
For Three Mornings
Merchants and Business Men
Of Town Cooperate With
Courier In Sponsorship
The Bride Wakes Up is a young
and giddy appelation for a cooking
school—food for puns and the like
—but the practicality of the actual
school will teach many an old dog
a set of new tricks to pull on fag
ged spring family appetites and on
guests, as well as teaching young
brides the gentle art of housekeep
ing and modern cookery. The mo
tion picture cooking school, spon
sored by The Courier the local
merchants and a group of national
advertisers and free to everyone,
will be held at the Carolina theatre
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day morning, beginning at 10:00
clock. There is no obligation on tfie
part of any person who attends
the school to buy any article. Re
gistration cards are distributed at
the door to each visitor in order
that each one may have an equal
chance at the several gifts which
are distributed at each school.
These gifts are presented to The
Courier to be distributed at the
cooking school each day and are
of considerable value.
This newspaper is presenting the
first motion picture cooking school
in this section of North Carolina
and, so new is the idea, that it is
one of two to be held this spring
in the state. There are several
bookings for later, however, in
some of the larger cities of North
Carolina. The picture begins with
a bride who is seeking and accept
ing advice from older, and smart-1
er housekeepers and while she is ;
learning many things, the audi- j
ence absorbs some valuable tips j
from her lessons.
As is so often the case, only j
“party food” is taught, but this is
a minor consideration in this
cooking school, for the family eats
two or three meals daily—day-in
day-out and, too often, with un
speakable monotony. The simplest
foods are varied in clever and
charming fashion. Often the
variance is so little that the ideas
can immediately be put into prac
tice. Possibly it is a trick in con
gealing gelatine—beating the mer
ingue just to the right consistency
—or the proper blending of ti\e
lard and flour for biscuits—but the
tricks this young bride learns will
hold the interest of any man. As
a matter of fact, the pie list in
cludes the old favorite—sliced ap
ple pie, but the trick of sealing the
sweetness and juiciness within will
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Thomas Dixon Is
New Court Clerk
A colorful figure departed
from the clerkship of the eastern
North Carolina federal court
district and another colorful
figure came in when Thomas
Dixon was appointed to the place.
Thomas Dixon is one of the
state’s most widely known fig
ures. He is 73 years old, an
author of many southern books
as well as modern works, lawyer,
lecturer, preacher and gentle
man of the old school.
He replaces Captain Samuel A.
Ashe, 94-year-old Confederate
veteran, also an author of note,
who has held the place for 19
years. Mr. Ashe, of course, is a
Democrat. Thomas Dixon has
always been considered a Demo
crat. It was known, however,
during last presidential cam
paign that he campaigned on a
lecture for Governor Alf Land
on for president. Mr. Dixon wa3
appointed by Judge Isaac M.
Meekins, Republican.
Appointments Approved
The state school commission on
Friday made public a list of coun
ty and city school superintendents
whose appointments it had approv
ed. Among them were T. Fletcher
Bulla, Randolph county superin
tendent, and Reginald Turner,
Asheboro superintendent.
Rotarians Elect Dr. C.G. Smith
President ol Asheboro Club
Dr. Cothran G. Smith has been
elected president of the Rotary club
by the recently chosen board
directors, Bob Wood, secretary, an
nounced at the meeting Friday. He
will succeed President Murray
Field on July 1, the beginning of
the Rotary year.
The other officers selected by the
directors are Arthur Ross, Jr., vice
president; Frank McCrary, secre
tary; King Moore, treasurer; Bob
Wood, sergeant-at-arms; Corbett
Scott, assistant secretary; and J.
D. Ross, Jr., assistant treasurer.
They also will assume office on
July 1.
The club elected Henry Ingram
and Dr. Smith as delegates to re
present it at the 57th district con
ference at Pinehurst May 9-10.
Arthur Ross, Jr., and Elwood
Riehm will be alternates.
Dr. O. L. Presnell, chairman of
the program committee, was in
charge of the program and appoint
ed Charles McCrary and Bob
Wood captains to choose sides for
a spelling contest, which afforded
entertainment to all and amuse
ment to some. Russell Parks was
the winner of the free lunch for
shaking hands with Frank McCrary
at the right time.
James Riddle attended the meet
ing as the guest of W. H. Grimes.
ItsSiasSSifesfiM si
Waynick Accepts
New Appointment
Saturday, May 1
Takes Oath Of Office As Direc
tor State Division Pur
chase And Contract
Hoey’s Statement
Post Is For At Least Four
Years Carrying Salary Of
Of $6,000 Per Year
A press release of Saturday com
ing from Governor Clyde R. Hoey
announced that Capus Waynick,
former chairman of the state high
way and public works commission,
has accepted the appointment off-,
ered him as director of the division
of purchase and contract.
The governor said: “It gives me
pleasure to announce that the
Hon. Capus M. Waynick has ac
cepted the appointment as director
of the division of purchase and con
tract,” a formal statement issued by
the Governor said.
“I think it is proper to say that
Mr. Waynick declined the appoint
ment when first tendered him, but
upon my urgent insistence he re
considered the matter and after a
careful study for two days of the
position and its outstanding im
portance, he acceded to my wishes
and will enter immediately upon
the discharge of his new position.”
Mr. Waynick took his oath of
office Saturday and will serve for
I at least four years, the Governor
said. He will receive an annual
salary of $6,000, with a 10 per cent
increase starting July 1.
The former highway chairman
will swap jobs with Frank L. Dun
lap, acting director of the division
of purchase and contract, who will
take his oath at 11 o’clock tomor
row as commission head. The 10
new members of the road body also
will be inducted into office at that
time.
Mrs. Burkhead Is
News Tip Winner
Mrs. George Burkhead won the
news tip award for the period end
ing today with a piece of interest
and unusual imMI that no oth
er reader turned in. Mrs. Burkhead
will receive two tickets to see
“Romeo and Juliet", starring
Norma Shearer and Leslie Howard
at the Sunset Theatre either Mon
day or Tuesday.
The next period will end at 1:30
Tuesday afternoon. Whoever is the
first to give The Courier the best
piece of news by that time will be
awarded two tickets to “No Man of
Her Own'V with Clark Gable and
Carol Lombard, coming to the
Carolina theatre Wednesday and
Thursday.
MRS. BURKHEAD ENDORSED
AS THIRD AREA HEAD
The Auxiliary unit of Dixon Post
45 of the American Legion at its
meeting Thursday endorsed Mrs.
George Burkhead as chairman of
the Third Area and as one of the
vice presidents. Election of officers
will take place at the area con
ference in Henderson on May 11.*
Southern Baptist Convention
The Southern Baptist Conven
tion will meet this year in New
Orleans, on May 12-15. Dr. Lj. R.
O’Brian, pastor of the First Baptist,
church, will attend, and it is hoped
that several others from Asheboio
will be able to go.
Who’s Who With
Asheboro Shoppers
This Randolph citizen appears to
be engrossed in a very deep study,
We would imagine that he whs
trying to decfile
which of the
many fine shows
at the Carolina
theatre he Will
enjoy when he
receives the two
tickets froth
The Courier for
naking his
identity known
—but we are
•sure that our
rambling photographer was too
clever to let him know he was her
ing “shot.” The only requirement
for this gentleman to get his two
tickets is that he come to The
Courier office and identify
self, though we would
like to tell what he was
so hard about. Watch:
“Who’s Who With Asheboro
pers” again next Sunday *
find that our camera
caught you unawares too.