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the courier and asheboro march in STEP—AHEAD BOTH ARE LEADERS THE COURIER WEEKLY Est. As The Regulator February 2. 1876 PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN Changed To The Courier September 13. 1379 $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE Oldest Paper Published In Randolph County ASHKBORO, N. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1937 PUBLISHED TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SUNDAY NUMBER 52 Eight Injured in Sunday Auto Crash; Victims of Early Morning Flames Three Confined In Randolph Hospital Mrs. Fi ed B. Walker and Mrs. V. C. Harkey Sustained Serious Fractures. Men Sustain Bruises Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Phillips In Kite Which Destroyed Caveness Dwelling. Eight persons were injured, three perhaps critically, in one of the worst accidents in the history of Asheboro, when two automobiles collided at the Sunset avenue ex tension and intersection of High way li4, Sunday evening at 7:45 o’clock. Two of the injured, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Phillips, were driven from their flame destroyed home here less than fifteen hours before the accident. A third, Zimmie Cave ness, driver of the automobile in which Mr. and Mrs. Phillips were - riding, owned the dwelling and was taking his passengers about the city to look for a new resi dence. The Injured Mrs. Fred B. Walker. Fred B. Walker. Mrs. V. C. Harkey. Victor Harkey. Keit/.el Walker. i Mrs. W. H. Phillips. ‘W. H. Phillips. ' Zimmie Caveness. The accident occurred when Mr. Caveness drove into the intersec tion where his machine and one driven by Fred B. Walker collided. Both cars were badly wrecked. Per sons in the vicinity rushed to1 their “ aid ami someone called State High way Patrolman H. V. Norris who took charge of the removal of the injured. .Patrolman Norris in hastening from his car slipped and reopened an old injury to his left foot. He remained at the scene however and directed the placement of five of the injured in Farlow’s ambulance, two in l’ugh’s ambulance and then he assisted one into his own ma chine and hastened to the hospi tal. An emergency call brought doc tors J, T. Barnes, Tiffney Barnes. R. P. Sykes and Dempsey Barnes to the institution where they unit ed in effort to ease and relieve the suffering. Earlier in the day the dwelling owned by Mr. Caveness and occu pied by Mr. and Mrs. Phillips caught fire from an over-heated oil stove and was destroyed. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips escaped but lost virtually all their personal prop erty. Mr. Caveness was carry ing them about the city to look for a new place to live when the acci dent happened. Mrs, Walker and Mrs. Harkey are the most seriously injured of the eight. Mrs. Walker sustained a compound fracture of the pelvis bone and external injuries and bruises. Mrs. Harkey’s injuries in cluded a fractured collar bone and a fractured rib. Mrs. Phillips sus tained a number of external bruis es and abrasions. All three wo men are still in the hospital. Mr. Caveness was badly bruised and shocked while Mr. Walker, Victor Harkey and Reitzel Walker all sustained a number of cuts and bruises about the body. None of the men were injured seriously enough to remain in the hospital. Wilson Canoy In A Grave Condition Wilson Canoy, 22, well known resident of Asheboro Is confined to the Randolph hospital in a critical condition with a bullet lodged at the base of his spine. The bullet, according to Dr. Tiffany Barnes, the attending physician, was fired from a .32 calibre revolver, Sun day. The wound it is reported, was self inflicted. Mr. Canoy, who has been in ill health, was at the residence of Mrs. Canoy’s father, Arthur Far low, when he fired the shot. The bullet entered his left side, in the lower rib section, punctured hU bowels in eight places and lodges1 against the spinal column. His temperature was running over 102 this afternoon. His chances for recovery arc very poor, his physi cian stated today. Store Manager Moved Mr, and Mrs. £. J. Baker are moving to Gastonia today. Mr. Baker, who has been manager of Eagle’s five and ten cent store in Asheboro has been transferred to the Gastonia store. l Names Ex-Dean for Gun Threat Despite the elaborate alibi that Thomas Elder, ex-dean of the Mount Hermon School for Boys, presented for the night of the al leged attack, S. Allen Norton, above, formerly cashier of the Greenfield, Mass., institution, iden tified Elder as the man who threat ened him with a shotgun. Elliott Speer, headmaster of the school, was killed by a shotgun volley in an unsolved mystery. New Building For Allen Store Here Brick Sturcture 30 by 100 Feet Under Way; Ready About July 30. The Allen Stores company, which yesterday vacated its store adjoining: the B. C. Moore depart ment store at Fayetteville street and Sunset avenue will return to Asheboro for business within the next sixty days, according to an announcement made today. C. C. Cranford has completed plans for the construction of a new brick building on Church street, in the rear of the postof fice, which the Allen company has leased for a number of years. While present plans call for one story, Mr. Cranford told The Cou rier that he may change his mind before actual construction com mences and make - it two or three stories in height. The new building will be a brick structure. It will be thirty feet wide and one hundred feet deep, The front will have the latest type double show windows and entrance. The interior will be modern in ev ery manner, space being provided towards the rear for a modern stvle meat market. The construction of this building opens a new avenue for retail business. The Allen store will be the first concern or individual in the grocery and meat business to branch off the so-called immediate business locations. The location, it was stated today, may result in the gradual extension of business in that section of the city especial ly upon one or two other vacan* lots in the immediate vicinity. REVIVAL PROGRESSES AT WESLEYAN METHODISI The revival meetings which open ed at the Stowe Street Wesleyan Methodist church Sunday May 30 are proving very successful and are being well attended. The Rev. M. C. Connor, evangelist of High Point is the speaker at the ser vices every evening at 7:30 o’clock. All interested are invited to at tend. White Rat Caught With Collar Firmly Fixed About His Neck A white rat was saved from be ing choked to death by being caught in a trap Sunday—at any rate, this is the version of “Chig ger” Bob Lamb at the White Spbt. The rat, of extra good size, was caught by the shoulder in the trap as he let his appetite get the best of him for the second time. The first time was when he was a foolish ^rat and younger than on the day of his death, when he stole a piece of steak with a round bone. After eating the steak, the young rat must have enjoyed gnawing the bones for he stuck his head through the small round bone which fitted the neck so.well it stayed-put. The bone was about the width of a wedding ring of several years Warren Predicts ! Earmarking Force | Will Meet Defeat' Amendments To Relief Bill I Scheduled For “Sled” This Afternoon. Hopkins To Win Seventy-two N. C. Projects Involved; Victory For Administration. Washington. — The earmarking amendments adopted by the House last week to the $1,500,000,000 re lief appropriation bill, will accord ing to Lmdsay C. Warren, (D-N. C.), be eliminated from the meas-| lire by the House today or tomor-1 row. Mr. Warren stated that the) earmarking amendments, totaling j $505,000,000 will be removed as I will the amendment reducing the! salary of Harry L. Hopkins, WPA administration head from $12,000 to $10,000 a year. Mi. Warren, as Speaker l’ro Tem pore of the House in the absence of Speaker Bankhead, has been ac tive in the conferences over the week-end, which have resulted in modifying the groups backing the $400,000, >00 PWA earmarking amendments and the $55,000,000 amendment for flood control proj ects, leaving only the $150,000,000 amendment for roads and grade crossing eliminations to be spent by the state highway commissions m serious dispute. But now that the earmarking forces have been divided a feat in which Mr. Warren played no smail share, defeat of the earmarking proposal seems certain. Under the PWA compromise, President Roosevelt will release from the terms of his executive order limiting PWA grants to 10 per cent more than the amount used for relief labor, so that the full 45 per cent grants may be oh tained by those local communities which have actually issued bonds to pay their 55 per cent of the cost, including places where elec tions have bedn held, but bonds have not actually been yet issued. Under this plan, which will be financed out of the $140,000,000 now in the PWA revolving fuftd and Will involve no new appropria tion, 593 of the 1,173 approved PWA projects in the country will be financed and the list will include a large number of the 72 approved projects in North Carolina. Renewed Threats Of European War Germany and Italy Junk Non-intervention Flan As Shelling Opens. The peace of Europe is threaten ed by warlike acts of several na tions. These major acts have ta ken place during the past forty eight hours and according to press reports the spark to ignite the whole of Europe may be touched off at any moment. This is what has happened dur ing the past two days. Germany.—F'ive warships bom barded Almeria, Spanish govern ment port, in retaliation for the .bombing of the German bat 73 ship Deutschland Saturday at Ibi za. Germany has withdrawn from the non-intervention committee. Spain.—The Spanish government protested to the League of Nations against the Almeria bombard ment, in which 20 were killed and more than 100 wounded. Italy.—Italy joined Germany in withhdrawal from the non-inter vention committee and demanded satisfaction for the bombing of the Italian auxiliary naval ship Bar letta. Britain—London keeps a “mid dle course.” Counsels against any acts that might make the situation more serious. . Paris.—Claims Germany has ap proved a plan to create safety zones around Spain. ago—somewhat wider than is to day the style. But after getting the steak, bone and all, the rodent was apparently not satisfied with his fine, white collar, for his white [fur was scratched where he had used his light leg to scratch at it to get it off. The scratching was in vain, however, for the bone fit ted well and stayed. It had been on the neck for sometime, for rhe fur underneath was worn off very smoothly and clean. On display at several places on Sunday, everybody agreed that “it was a curiosity”—the like of whicn had never been seen and the rat will probably not meet the fate of some of his brothers by being eal en by a cat, but the plan is to mount him—collar and all. i First Down in Strike Clash — Struggling to regain his free-for-all before the gates of plant, this striker was the first officers when the strikers nearby union meeting. Five knocked down in a Chicago Republic Steel Corporation and one of 1,000 repulsed by on the company property from a and 100 injured. Caveness House Destroyed During Early Sunday Fire Over - heated Oil Stove Ignited a Dwelling; * Portly Insured. Fire, caused by an over-heate* oil stove, destroyed the two story.; dwelling house owned by ZiinmiC Caveness at Park and Hoover streets Sunday morning at 4:§$ o’clock. According to Fire Chief Clarence Smith, a man whose name has not been ascertained, was rooming in the dwelling and arose early in the morning to prepare breakfast. The man, according tp reports, left the room in which he had lighted the oil burner apd witfe in a few minutes the entire struc ture w'as a mass of flames. The file spread so rapidly that by the time Chief Rush, who re sides but a short distance away, arrived, the house was beyond sav ing. Members of the fire depart ment, with the truck, arrived at the scene within a few minutes af ter the alarm sounded but their untiring efforts with the use of two lines of hose failed to halt the flames. Their efforts howev er kept the flames from igniting other dwellings nearby. The building was insured for $700 which only partly covers the loss. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Phillips, who occupied one part of the dwelling carried $200 on their fur niture while it is understood that Ted Wali, another tenant, carried a small amount of insurance upon his personal property. Residents of the city who hast ened to the scene told The Cour ier that the local fire department maintained their excellent record in getting the apparatus from the fire station and to the building. Ac cording to their reports the ar rival at the scene was within a few minutes from the moment the opening alarm sounded. It was this quick response that enabled the department to prevent the fire spreading to other dwellings in the vicinity. President Takes Holiday in N. Y. Arriving by special train at Hyde Park, N. Y., on Sunday, May 30th, President Roosevelt passed the Memorial day holiday at his an cestral home for a visit of three days. The President found his 82-year old mother rapidly recovering from a broken ankle suffered a month ago. Temporary White House head quarters, as usual on trips here, were established in a nearby Poughkeepsie hotel. Stenographers were on hand and a special switch board set up to handle official cal's from Washington. The President had virtually com pleted his special message to Con gress bn tax-dodging before he left Washington Sunday night. He was expected to polish it up here be fore letting it go from the White House Tuesday. Randolph Farmers To Meet Saturday The Randolph county farmers union will meet at the courthouse in Asheboro on Saturday after noon, June 5th. All locals are re quested to have delegates present for the meetings • R. E. Macon is president of the group with G. K Needham secretary. Important | matters are slated for discussion. News Flashes i -from Everywhere Wins Auto Race Indianapolis.—Wilbur Shaw of this city won the Indianapolis 500 mile automobile race here yester day. He had made seven previous attempts to capture the classic His time was 4:24:07.81 to average 113.580 mile^jn hour. Japanese Cabinet Tokyo.—Emperor Hirohito last night sent an Imperial envoy to consult the aged Prince Kimmochi Saionji, last of Japan’s “elder statesmen”, on selection of a new Premier to succeed Gen. Senjuro Hayashi, whose cabinet resigned suddenly in a body yesterday. U. S. Position Washinton.—The Spanish embas sy announced late yesterday it would ask Secretary Hull today for a statement of the position of the United States’ position in view of the withdrawal from the Span ish non-intervention committee of Germany and Italy. Earhart Ready Miami.—Mechanics completed to day the final touches to the navi gation instruments to guide Amel ia Earhart down a well worn aer ial lane to South America on a second attempt to fly around the world. She took off early this morning. Women’s Field Greensboro. — Conviction that “every field of human activity ought to be open to women on the same terms as they are enjoyed by men” was voiced by Josephus Daniels, ambassador to Mexico, in the baccalureate address at Green boro college yesterday. Bus Driver Guilty Greensboro. — A 19-year - old school bus driver was sentenced to serve 90 days on the roads yester day when he pleaded guilty ^ to charges of speeding a loaded bus around a sharp curve at 55 miles an hour. Randleman Folk On National Com. Mayor A. N. Bulla of Randleman has appointed a group of citizens to cooperate with the national Un ited States sesquicentennial com mission on plans for the observ ance of the 150th anniversary of the formation of hte United States constitution. The list includes: R. P. Bell, Dr. A. B. Freeman, Dr. C. D. Kistler, S. E. Kirkman and A. B. Beasley. Grass Fire Found By Local Company The Asheboro fire department, yesterday noon, was summoned to extinguish a brush and grass fire near the Balfour schoolhouse. Ac cording to reports this morning the department received a rather in definite summon to the effect the fire was in the southeastern sec tion of the city. It was finally lo cated in the Balfour section. John M. Caveness Funeral Tuesday; 111 Only a Week Stricken In Court Clerk’s Office; Was Leading Textile Pioneer. Came Here in 1914 First Methodist Church Stewards Acted as Hon orary Bearers. Funeral service was held Tues day afternoon at the First Metho dist church for John M. Caveness who died Monday afternoon at £ o’clock at the Randolph hospital. Mr. Caveness was suddenly strick en a week ago while going over some business papers in the office of the clerk of court of Randolph county. His condition has grown gradually worse since the stroke of paralysis which overcame him. He was taken to the hospital where doctors diagnosed his condition as extremely grave. He was 73 years old. Mr. Caveness was recognized as a pioneer textile manufacturer of Randolph county having textile en terprises at Coleridge and else where. Since moving to Asheboro in 1914 he accumulated consider able business property which con sumed his time since retiring ac tively from the textile business in reeent years. He was twice married, first *o Miss Ida Cole, who died in 1928. Three children were born to this union, two of whom survive, F. C. Caveness, of Clarksburg, W. Va., and Mrs. Roy Cox, of Asheboro. His second marriage was to Miss Mittie Lovett, who survives with a brother, Dr. R. L. Caveness, of Coleridge, and a sister, Mrs. Hen ry. Yow, of Coleridge. Rev. H. P. Powell, pastor of the First Methodist church, conducted the service at 3:00 o’clock. Mr. Caveness, a member of the board of stewards of the church was ac tive in church work as well as in business. The board of stewards acted as honorary pall bearers with several additional close friends of the deceased and of the family. Cranford, C. L. Cranford, D. I>. McCrary, Reid M. Hannah, J. D. Ross, James Neely and Bob Wood. Members of the Friday Afternoon club, of which Mrs. Caveness was a charter mem ber, were assisted by several ad ditional friends in taking charge of the flowers. Homecoming Plans Worthville June 6 All Day Service Marks ,‘}4th Anniversary; Music and Guest Speakers. I - The 34th anniversary of the Un ion church at Worthville will take place Sunday, June 6. The day, known as the annual homecoming or old people’s day, will open with the Sunday school service at 9:4c o’clock. The morning services will be marked with an address by Alan Browning of Hillsboro. Mr. Brown ing will take “The Same Yester day, Today and Forever,” as a sub ject. The Rev. H. P. Powell, of I Asheboro will be the guest speak er at the‘evening service. He has selected “Our Debt to the Aged’" as his subject. The program for the day is ap pended: 9:45, Sunday school, N. E. Nel son, superintendent. 10, congregational singing. 11, sermon, the Rev. P. F. Snider. 11:30, Central Carolina quartet. 11:40, address, Alan Browning, Hillsboro. 11:55, special music. 12, bene diction. 1:30, business session. 1:45, Central Carolina quartet. 2:00, address, the Rev. H. P. Powell, Asheboro. 2:30, special music. 2:40, Me morial, Mrs. Theodocia Routh. 2:50, Central Carolina quartet. 3, talks by visitors. 3:15, special mu sic. 3:30, benediction. Harold Pulliam, 9, Struck In Eye by Shot From Air Rifle Harold Pulliam, 9-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. V. U. Pulliam, West Pritchard street, is confined to his home with a serious injuiy to his left eye caused by a BB rhot fired from an air rifle by a boy companion. The accident happened yesterd iv afternoon about 2 o’clock when the youngsters were playing in the Pulliam yard. The boy with the rifle was shooting in the direction! of the upper branches of a cherry tree when one of the missiTe3 struck young Pullium. Extensive Program Of Progress To Take Town From Village 1 st Soon Strikes Beset His Steel Mills Philip l). Block, above, president of the Inland Steel Corporation, with headquarters in Chicago, one of the independent steel, corpora tions involved in strikes ordered by the C. I. \J. because written con tracts were refused the union. Anniversary Is Happy Occasion Central Methodist Protestant Church Hears Preacher Again After 4"> Years. A service of more than usual in terest was that of the forty-fifth anniversary of the Central Metho dist Protestant church in Asheboro Sunday morning’. The pastor, Dr. S. W. Taylor, was in charge of the service and gave a brief sketch of the founding of the church men tioning the thirteen charter mem bers, only one of whom is living. This one Mrs. Wm. C.-Hammer, was present for the service. It was also noted that W. F. Redding was present when the preacher for this service preached on the same site forty-five years ago. Mr. Redding was present at the anniversary service. The pastor, Rev. J. M. Pike, now of Liberty, who preached that first sermon, was the preacher for the occasion and, despite his fifty years in the ministry, went through with a sermon of unusual strength and appeal. The Rev. Mr. Pike wasted no time with preliminaries but read his text, “And ye. shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of wa ter that bringeth forth its fruit in ! season.” From this text, and fre quent Bible references, the minis ter pointed out in a forceful man ner the opportunities of the church ; today. His illustrations were mod | ern and the Bible his strict guide as he preached from the text of j forty-five years ago. Rev. Frank McDowell, one of j the older ministers of the denomi ! nation, was also present at this | service and was invited to the pul | pit for the service. Homecoming Plans i Plainfield Church j The annual Homecoming at the i Plainfield Friends church will open 1 the regular Sunday school session. | Sunday morning at 10 o’clock with 1 The Rev. Ben H. Millikan, pastor, | will preach the sermon at 11 o’clock. A1J members and former mem I bers and friends of the church and school arc invited to attend the re union. There will be a picnic din ner, at 12:30 o’clock. All attend ing are requested to bring a bas i ket. During the afternoon there will be talks by former teachers or theTr representatives. The bullet did not strike the eye ball proper but hit the upper lid and glanced off. It caused a heavy clot to form which shut off the youngster’s eyesight within a few minutes. Dr. Dempsey Barnes and Dr. H. L. Griffin are the at tending physicians. The boy nas been placed in a darkened room during the special treatment order ed by the physicians. Mr. Pul liam today said they did not be lieve the boy would lose the use of his eye. Ramsetf. in Midst Expansion Plans Water Line Recently Installed Is Taxed to Capacity; Fire Equipment Purchased. Building and Loan New Garage and Auto Sales Place Opens; Revival Ser vice in Progress. Ramseur, June 1.—The commun ity of Ramseur, while little more than a scattered village of fifteen hundred souls, is at the present time showing evidences^ of greater expansion in the near future. As heretofore reported, Ram seur holds the state’s record on speedy water connections, having almost exhausted the number of la | terals provided by the system in December, 1937, within six months’ time, and having others waiting who want to be served by the wa ter supply of the town. Fire fighting equipment and street improvement will follow this just as rapidly as can be ar ranged and taken care of by the town fathers on a safe and solid financial basis. ror several weeks the chamber of commerce has been sponsoring and promoting the launching of a Building and Loan association, which terminated in the completion of its organization Friday night, when the subscribers were called together to adopt a constitution and by-laws and elect officers. At that time suggested by-laws were pre sented by E. A. Riehm, M. E. John son and I. F. Craven and after some discussion and slight changes were adopted, after which the fol lowing officers were duly elected to serve until the first annual meet ing in January, 1938: Dr. C. A. Graham, president; W. IF. Cox, vice-president; M. E. John son, secretary-treasurer; directors: V. C. Marley, H. F. Brady, Dr. C. R. Whitehead, J. A. Craven, N. R. Curtis, J. A. Wallace and J. C. Craven. These directors will secure stock certificates, record books and oth er necessary material and begin the first series July 1, 1937. > Nearly 700 shares have been sub scribed and it is hoped to secure 1000 shares to begin with July 1. Some new business has been brought to town and more new en terprises are expected soon. Rev. R. M. Hauss, pastor of the Methodist church, is conducting a revival for ten days. Services be gin at 7:45 each evening to which everybody is cordially invited. At nine o’clock each morning the Va cation Bible school will continue until Friday. On Friday night the closing exercise of this school will be given. The residence built by W. H. Watkins, Jr., is being remodeled to be occupied by W. H. Watkins, the third, after his marriage to Miss Columbine Schenk of Guil ford College, June 26. Mrs. R. M. Hauss attended the alumnae meeting and banquet at Greensboro College Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Marley are attending the graduating exercises of Brevard college Wednesday, and Thursday this week, at which time their nephew, Vaughn H. Dorsett, graduates, and will return home with them. Mrs. John Hughs of South oBs ton, Ya., is spending some time with her daughter-, Mrs. L. H. Cur tis. Mrs. J. Preston Cox was taken back to Duke hospital last week for treatment. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Brown spent the past Sunday with friends at Greensboro. Miss Blanche Marsh of Liberty, visited Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Phil lips the past week-end. Ramseur is proud to welcome a new corporation or busines to town, the past week bringing the York Motor Co., sales and service of Chevrolets, Oldsmobiles, Ply mouth, Chrysler and others, the personnel of the firm being Hugn R. York, of Ramseur, route 2, and i Mr. Fisher of New York City and Siler City. They began business last week at the Wylie garage near the school. Mrs. J. C. Whitesell and daugh ter, Anne, of Spruce Pine, spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Moffitt. I Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Marley I went to High Point Wednesday on t business j H. F. Brady has recently im proved his property on Main street by additional building, and his place of business by an up-to j (Please turn to Page 3)
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