THE COURIER AND
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BOTH ARE LEADERS
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THE CHANGING TIME
IN RANDOLPH COUNTY
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I-WEEKLY
)LUME_LXI_
Ert. As The Regulator
February 2. 1876
Oldest Paper Published In Randolph County
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ASHEBORO, N. Cm THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1937
Changed To The Courier
September 13. 1879
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PUBLISHED TUESDAY, THURSD* tfc ND SUNDAY
NUMBER 73
Ixtensive Addition To
t elephone Service Now
Being Completed Here
totral Company
Announce Changes
tility Concern Adds New
Lines to Keep Pace With
City’s Growth.
feature Heavy Cable
usiness Office Will Be En
larged; Planning For
’38 Increase.
Further evidences of the rapid
rowth of the city of Asheboro
ere reported today with the an
mne mi nt by the Central Electric
id Telephone company that it is
laking extensive additions and im
rovemeets to its local equipment.
The improvements not only in
ude the addition of several miles
1 heavy cable but also the instal
tion of added facilities to its lo
1 central office and plans for
iritchboard additions and outside
nes through south Fayetteville
;reet to provide for anticipated
uture development in that section
f the city.
The additions now being- perfect
d include the installation of forty
ew lines into the central office
nd to the switchboard now in op
ration there. Later a .lew switch
oard will replace tne one now used
>■ the company here.
hTe central office quarters are
Sing enlarged, through the con
traction of an addition on the
orth side of the building, now oc
upied by the company. This ad
ition will include facilities for the
imposed enlarged switchboard and
in enlarged comtner:’ il office.
New, heavy cable has been in
tailed to hand'e demands arid fu
ure developments to the city lim
s on Sunset avenue, Church street
nd Dixon street. This installa
ion includes:
900 pair cable, central office to
'unset avenue.
500 pair cable, to Sunset avenue
nd Church street.
400 pair cable to Sunset avenue
nd Park street.
200 pair cable *o Sunset avenue
rid Dixon street.
100 pair cable to Sunset avenue
nd city limbs.
The cable work will be complet
d in abo.r. thre • weeks, the com -
any announced today. A large
rew of .on .traction min, who
lave been working here for several
recks will return to Asheboro next
reek to complete the installation.
Anticipating extensive develop
nents in ha .!t-/. the ieiephcne
ompany s ulreu-iv planning for
urther demands for increased ser
dee in 19'ld. These plans include
lew cabling in *>i h Fi;.cttevilla
itreet and plans for the new swit
hboard which it is believe) wil.
ake care of linrue f.nte future Je
eiopments here.
face Allotted In
State Building
Seven Departments Assigned
Quarters in Proposed
Structure.
Raleigh.—Seven state depart
ments have been allotted space in
the office building the state is
planning to build just northwest of
the capital. The allotment was
nade by the state building com
nission.
State Treasurer Charles M. John
•on, a member of the commission,
explained that, while the board of
lublic buildings and grounds allots
offices, the commissioners assigned
pace in the proposed structure to
help the architect in drawing
plans. f
Later, Johnson said, the build
ups and grounds board can change
the arrangement if it wishes.
The department of education, un
employment compensation commis
sion and the department of conser
vation and development were al
lotted one floor each. The histori
eal commission was given one
floor and half the basement, and
one floor was assigned to the local
government commission, the indus
trial commission and the school
commission.
Johnson said it would be two or
three weeks before the commission
could call for bids for construction
of the building. It is* to be five
8tories with a basement.
Welfare Meeting
Wade M. Cashion, a member of
the state board of charities and
public welfare, met with members
of the Randolph county welfare
committee here this week. The
county committee included R. W.
Wood, Mrs. Tom English, C. M.
?t*ley, Robert Lloyd, county super
intendent. Mr. Caghion outlined
Claims Fortune
From Macaroni
The oft-repeated assertion of
Frances Taucher, 38, above, that
she is a millionaire “macaroni
heiress” so impressed a Los Ange
les judge that he continued her
probation application in hopes the
fortune she claims might be liqui
dated and restitution made in
$6000 worth of frauds charged
against her. Mrs. Taucher said
she received 42,000 marriage pro
posals when stie announced in Hol
lywood that she was heiress to the
foreign macaroni fortune.
Declare Frazier
Will Authentic
Settlement Reached Out Of
Court; All Heirs Will
Share in Estate.
It took a jury but a few minutes
in Superior Court here yesterday
afternoon to place a stamp of au
thenticity upon handwriting and
signature of E. D. Frazier and, de
clare a paper submitted to court
April 13. 1935 constituted Mr. Fra
zier’s legal will.
The cavators who brought the
proceedings, contending the signa
ture was a forgery watched a pa
rade of witnesses go to the stand
and testify that the handwriting
and signature was Mr. Frazier’s
without offering any cross-examin
ation or denying witnesses. Ac
cording to information obtained by
The Courier the administratrix,
the widow, Mrs. Sallie Frazier and
the several heirs had perfected a
settlement prior to the time the
case was called yesterday.
Several witnesses were called to
determine the will legal. The mat
ter was then given to the jury who
found the paper and signature au
thentic. Later evidence was intro
duced to show that two grandchil
dren were entitled to a share of ti e
$25,000 esate. This testimony was
not opposed by Mrs. Frazier’s at
toarneys. The court, Judge J. A.
Rousseau, then determined the con
struction of the will, allowing the
heirs to participate in the estate.
I. C. Moser and J. A. Spence
with J. G. Prevette and J. V. Wil
son represented the caveators. B.
F. Brittain and Moser and Miller
represented other parties involved.
Returns From Camp
John Redding has returned from
six weeks at Fort McClellan, Ala.,
where he trained in the R.O.T.C.
camp. Immediately after com
mencement at State college where
he attended school for the past
three years, he left for camp.
Randolph Fair Catalogue to
Be Ready at an Early Date
The annual Randolph County
Fair Premium List will go to press
within ten days and will contain
a complete list of the prizes and
premiums to be given away at this
year’s fair. The book this year
will carry in connection to the fair
program a bit of news of the coun
ty, making it the finest list ever
published for local affair. Ihe
premium list is free and those who
desire a copy should send their re
quest to the Secretary of the Fair
Association.
The Randolph County Fair for
1937, from present indications pro
mises to be one of the greatest ex
positions ever held in this county.
The management of the fair is
making an effort to promote this
year’s event into the outstanding
Barkley Elected
Democratic Whip
Of Senate Body
Roosevelt Supporter Defeats
Senator Harrison By
One Vote Margin.
Has Difficult Task
Opponents of Court Bill Sup
ported Harrison; Suc
ceeds Robinson.
Washington.—Senator Alben W.
Barkley, Kentucky, was elected
democratic leader of the Senate
yesterday by a margin of one vote.
Barkley, who served as assistant
leader to the late Joseph T. Robin
son, Arkansas, was chosen by the
senate’s 76 democrats over Senator
Pat Harrison of Mississippi. The
vote was Barkley 38, Harrison, 37.
It was the first time in 15 years
the democratic forecs in the sen
ate had met to . choose a leader.
Robinson served without interrupt
ion or challenge since 1922.
With few exceptions the oppon
ents of the Supreme Court bill
supported Harrison while the
friends of the measure lined up
with Serator Barkley.
The new leader, senators agreed,
will have a difficult task in trying
to unite the party and straighten
out the tangled legislative situa
tion.
Colleagues expressed the belief
Barkley would accept legislative
recommendations of the White
House with enthusiasm.
Business Men To
Boost Asheboro
Chamber of Commerce Will
Prepare Booklet to Send
To Wichita.
Plans for publicity for the City
of Ashebero during the Worlds ser
ies championship baseball games
at Wichita are going forward at a
rapid pace.
The Chamber of Commerce, at a
special meeting of its directors
last night, endorsed a plan to pre
pared booklets advertising the
city. The booklets will contain in
formation pertaining to Asheboro,
its almost doubling of population
since 1930, its many industries and
fine homes and articles which will
go a long way towards bringing
the advantages of the community
to people in the mid-west.
The McCrary Eagles, which by
virture of its capture of the North
Carolina championship will repre
sent the city in the worlds series.
Several business men are now
planning to make the trip and will
arrange to carry the booklets and
distribute them enroute.
Meanwhile, the Merchants Asso
ciation in continuing its plans for
an exhibit of products made in the
city. It is hoped sufficient support
will be attained to send an exhibit
along with the team and others.
! N. C. Water Works
Operators Meeting
—
1 Raleigh, July 2U—Water works
operators from all over North Car
| olina will gather at N. C. State col
: lege next week for their annual
; Water Works school conference,
sponsored by the State college ex
tension division and the engineer
i ing division of the state board of
health. The conference will begin
Monday morning and end Thursday
afternoon.
Dr. W. D. Collins, chief of the
quality of water division of the
United States Geological survey,
will address the operators Tues
day evening. Dr. Collins will dis
cuss “The United States Geologi
cal Survey”, and his address will
come as the feature of the confer
ence.
county fair of North Carolina. The
exhibit will be of a larger variety
and more carefully planned and
and arranged than ever before.
The widely known Ideal Exposition
Shows, of Baltimore, Maryland
will furnish the midway. This
show is noted for it’s high grade
entertainment and equiptment.
They will come to Asheboro this,
year for the first time and, accor
ding to C. M. Hayworth, secretary,
have an extra good show.
From various sections of Ran
dolph come reports that crops are
good and that farmers generally
are interested in sending their dis
plays to the fair. Always this has
been one of the most interesting
features of this county event and
this year will be no exception.
Sweetening the Pot in Louisiana
Vs
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Down at Baton Rouge, La., they fixed up a real poser—does the
sugar that nearly conceals Sugar Cane Queen Avalee Willoughby
make her sweeter, or does she sweeten the sugar. Virginia Culpep
per, left, and Scott Garruth help fill up the original kettle in which
sugar was granulated in Louisiana in 1794.
City Acquires Additional
Land for Oakland Cemetery
News Flashes
trom
Everywhere
Convicts Shot ^
Boswell, Okla.—Two cool-head
ed hostages caught their prison
breaking kidnapers ov guard yes
terday and shot them down — the
dramatic end of a week’s hunt of
nearly 1,000 officers and blood
hounds.
Denied Re-trial
Winston-Salem.—Dr. Ralph C.
Flowers, former Winston-Salem
dentist and civic figure, failed in
his attempt to obtain a new trial
yesterday on charges of conspiracy
and robbery with firearms when
Judge E. C. Bivins denied his mo
tion in Forsyth Superior court.
24 Hurt
Chicago.—A speeding roller-coas
ter train hurtled down a steep in
cline into the rear of an unconroll
ed train at Riverside amusement
park last night, injuring 24 of the
terror stricken riders and causing
a panic among onlookers.
Woman’s Victory
Atlantic City, N. J.—The serpent
has swallowed its tail, the cycle is
ended, and the men may soon have
to hie themselves to the kitchen and
scrub the linoleum, say delegates
to the National Federation of
Business and Professional Women’s
convention.
Tientsin, July 21.—Chinese troops
withdrawal from the Wanpingsien
battle zone west of Peiping tonight
eased Sino-Japanase tension in
North China.
Dublin, July 21.—Eamon De Va
lera yesterday was elected to a
third term as President of the Irish
Free State while his supporters
cheered for a “united and free Ire
land.”
Auxiliary Plans
For Convention
Asheboro Woman Will Attend
State Affair At
Durham.
Mrs. J. G. Crutchfield, Mrs. R L.
Bunch and Mrs. F. G. Newsom,
members of the Auxiliary to Dixon
Post, 45, American Legion, will at
tend the department convention in
Durham next week.
According to reports made at the
Auxiliary meeting Tuesday night,
many other members of the' local
unit are planning to attend at least
one day of the session.
Mrs. I. G. Newsom was hostess
to the unit at her Church street
home. She was assisted by Mrs.
G. P. Pritchard. Mrs. B. M. Wes
ton was seelcted to serve as chap
lain for the ensuing year. Mrs.
Mary Burkhead presided, due to the
absence of the president, Mrs.
Crutchfield.
A social hour was enjoyed after
the business session.
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Property Now Lines With
Highway 62; Preparing For
Curbs and Lawns.
Several hundred square feet of
land was added to the new Oak
land cemetery located on highway
62, connecting Asheboro and New
London, by the City council yes
Jfcrday.
The plot was acquired from W.
and is 610 feet along the highway,
63 feet wide at the base of the tri
angle and runs 485 feet along the
rear line.
The plot aws acquired from W.
M. Hill and brings the cemetery
line to the state highway line. For
merly it' was lined with the old
highway but when the routing was
changed it left a large section iso
lated from the direct route.
P. D. Davis of W. M. Piatt’s of
fice, Durham architect in charge of
laying out the cemetery, is in the
city this week completing plans
. for curbing the main driveways and
[ completing the work of laying out
the burial plots. When the ceme
tery is completed there will be
6900 graves available.
The plots located along the main
highway and along the main en
trances are now being seeded.
Work on plots in the interior sec
tion of the cemetery will follow
in a few weeks. The roadways
and curbing will be of a dark col
ored concrete. There are 460 plots
jin the section now being graded
and seeded for lawns.
N.C. State College
Honors Gov. Hoey
Textile Department Weaves
Excellent Likeness of Gov.
Into Cloth.
Raleigh, July 21.—The likeness
of Gov. Clyde R. Hoey has been
woven into cotton cloth by textile
students at North Carolina State
college. The woven picture was
produced from a photograph and
is considered fc fine likeness of the
governor.
The textile design was prepared
by Francis S, Martin of Henderson,
member of the 1937 graduating
class, who spent 50 hours prepar
ing the design. It was necessary
for Martin to fill in about 25,000
small squares on design paper to
get the desired likeness of the gov
ernor.
Martin took an original photo
graph of Governor Hoey and plac
ed it on a Saentis enlarging came
ra which reflected an enlarged im
age on design paper where it was
traced with a pencil, giving a
sketch of the picture to be made.
The outline of the picture was then
painted on design paper after the
features had been developed.
After the 25,000 small squares
had been filled in, students assist
ed Martin to cut approximately 600
cards on the card-cutting ma
chine and the weaving process be
gan.
The picture is considered a good
illustration of the excellent work
being done by State college textile
students in the design and pro
duction of woven fabrics. The gov
ernor has been presented with a
framed copy of his woven picture.
Johnston County
Face Probe REA
National Board
Governor Hoey Received Siz
zling Communication From
Federal Head.
To Attend Session
Carmody Condemns County
. For “Surrender” To
Carolina Company.
Washington. — A letter sizzling
with electric sparks was yesterday
forwarded to Governor Clyde R.
Hoey of North Carolina by John
M. Carmody, rural electrification
administrator, in which he takes to
task directors of the Johnston
county electric membership corpor
ation for allegedly abandoning
their REA project in favor of the
Carolina Power and Light com
pany.
The Carolina Power and Light
company, with chief offices in Ra
leigh, is a subsidiary of the1 Na
tional Power and Light company,
which is in turn a subsidiary of
the Electric Bond and Share com
pany ,one of the largest power
holding companies in the world.
Meet at Smithfield
In taking issue in the situation,
which Carmody charges is brought
about by the power company’s
weaning patrons away from the
cooperatives, he states that a meet
ing has been called for next Wed
nesday night, July 28, at 7:30
o’colck at Smithfield to try to ad
just digerences. Carmody invites
the governor to attend, and then
reviews the recent State Supreme
Court decision in which the court
held that the people of Johnston
county could establish their own
electric service.
Then Carmody says the issue is
squarely “whether a farmers’ elec
tric co-operative can exist in your
(the governor’s) state if the power
companies object.”
$3,500 Verdict In
Malpractice Suit
J. C. Payne Given Award In
Action Brought Against
Dr. D. A. Stanton.
The Superior Court jury which
heard the testimony in the action
brought by J. C. Payne of Ran
dolph county against Dr. D. A.
Stanton of High Point to recover
$15,000 for alleged malpratice re
turned a verdict of $3,500 to the
plantiff late yesterday evening.
The case involved an alleged
permanent disabled right arm
which the plaintiff contended re
suited from improper profession
al attention on the part of the de
fendant physician.
The accident occurred June 27,
1933 when Mr. Payne was kicked by
a run-a-way mule. According to
the plaintiff’s case Dr. Stanton
failed in his diagnosis of the case
and thereafter failed to give Mr.
Payne proper medical attention. At
a former trial Mr. Payne was a
warded a verdict of $5,000. The
action was tried before Judge J. A.
Rousseau.
Staley Items Of
Current Interest
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Warren and
family spent Sunday in High Point
visiting Mrs. Emma Brower.
Mrs. "Fannie Booth of Greens
boro spent a few days here last
week with Mr. and Mrs. Will Ves
tal.
Miss Carolyn Soushee is spend
ing a couple of weeks at the girl
scout camp near Whitsett.
Mr. and Mrs. John Petree and
family of Greensboro spent Sunday
with Mrs. Petree’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. N. Ziegler.
Mrs. Mary McArthur who has
been very ill, is much better.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Teague
and children spent Sunday at
Moors Springs.
Work on Jones Store Addition
Is Progressing at Rapid Rate
Work in going forward at a ra
pid pace on the new addition to the
W. W. Jones department store of
Asheboro. Henry C. Jones, of
Asheboro, general manager of the
eight Jones stores, announces that
everything is moving along well
and it will not be long before the
work is completed. A short time
ago, Mr. Jones leased the store ad
joining his Asheboro store and is
now having the place entirely done
over-inside and outside. This new
section was formerly Rose’s 5 and
10 cent store. This stock was re
cently moved across the street in
the new quarters of that company.
Mr. Jones plans to make this home
store of the Jones company, Ran
dolph county’s finest and largest de
partment store. It is quite fitting
in Mr. Jones’ opinion, that this
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Gam* "^Admits Defeat Of
SupreL > Court Measure;
Seeks Opposition Peace
Convict Shot By
Captive Farmer
With the shooting of Pete ’fil
ler, escaped Texas prisoner, by a
captive farmer yesterday, the De
partment of Justice men declared
the extensive ehunt at end. Trax
ler and a companion-crook were
shot by a farmer while they were
fixing a tire on their automobile.
Dillinger Doctor
Found Murdered
Joseph Moran Who Changed
Gangster’s Face And
Prints Slain.
Toledo, Ohio, July 22. — The
body of Dr. Joseph Moran, Chica
go physician, who performed oper
ations on John Dillinger, Alvin
Karpis and several other well
known gangsters was found here
today. Police identified the body.
Moran disappeared from Chicago
shortly after Dillinger was killed
by Department of Justice men.
According to police reports, they
believe he had been held captive
since that time and was killed yes
terday by members of the old Kar
pis gang to prevent his giving tes
timony concerning their activities.
He disappeared from sight just
after the noted Bremmer kidnap
ing affair.
Moran was the physician named
by Federal agents as the man who
transfigured Dillinger’s and Karpis’
face and attempted to conceal their
identification by operations to
change their fingerprints.
New Surface For
Several Streets
City Employees Placing Grav
el and Tar on Many
Highways.
Employees of the city of Ashe
boro are now engaged in resurfac
ing several streets in the city with
gravel and tar. This method of
treatment not only serves to pre
vent the spreading of dust but
places the surface in an improved
hardened condition.
Streets now being completed in
clude Cherry and Lewis while grad
ing and other preliminary work is
being completed on East Wainman,
from Fayetteville to Cox street.
Cliff Road from Elm street to
the ball park is being prepared for
the new surface.
THE WEATHER
North Carolina: Fair and warm
er Thursday afternoon and night.
Not much change in temperature
Friday.
home store be enlarged and reno
vated. Several of the other stores
have taken on additions and im
provements within recent months
The most recently improved was
the Thomasville store.
In order to make room for the
new stock of merchandise that has
already been purchased by a spe
cial trip to northern markets by
Mr. Jones this month, it will be ne
cessary to have a general clear
ance sale. This sale begins to
morrow and Mr. Jones states that
the values are unbelievable.
This store, along with several
others that have recently taken
larger and more modern quarters,
will be ready to serve Asheboro as
it grows to even larger than the
10,000 population, of which the
citizenship is proud.
J. .C-Ml
No Quarter Given
By Enemy Forces
Roosevelt’s Emissary Seeks
Terms of Senator Wheeler,
Opposition Leader.
To Watch Farley
Senator Bailey Declares Judi
ciary Now Safe From
Politics.
Washington. — President Roose
velt, through his aides last night
admitted the Supreme Court bill
lost. Vice President John Garner
asked the bill’s opponents for its
peace terms and was immediately
advised the administration drop, at
once, any idea of enlarging the
Supreme Court.
The defeat of hopes of a “court
reform,” first proposed by Presi
dent Roosevelt last winter, quickly
followed a statement, through
means of a letter to Senator Wag
ner (D-N.Y.) from Governor Her
bert H. Lehman of that state, ad- (
vising the New Yorker to oppose
passage of the recent bill re-sub
mitted for consideration. This and
the death of Senator Roinson kill
ed all hopes of the administration
for adoption of one of its major
proposals this year.
Garner, generally believed to be
acting as personal emissary for
President Roosevelt sought out
Senator Wheeler (D-Mon.) opposi
tion leader, and asked him to out
line his terms for the considera
tion of the administration.
Quickly, the Montanan called
for complete abandonment of the
section providing for new Justices.
He also demanded a guarantee
| that there will be no political rep
risals against those who have op
posed the President’s bill.
On the positive side, he spoke of^
enacting some reform applying to
the lower courts.
Senator Wheeler, after a visit to
the office of Senator Barkley, indi
cated that he and his associates
would approach future legislative
questions relating to the judiciary,
in a spirit of conciliation, but that
certain conditions would have to
be observed. No devious parlia
mentary plays must be made in the
house, if there is an agreement oft
a greatly modified bill by the sen
ate judiciary committee, and there
must be no reprisals, no punitive
measures directed against such op
position senators as George, Van
Nuys, McCarran and O’Mahoney.
Apparently there was assent to all
the not unreasonable conditions,
but nevertheless an eye will be
kept on the future movements df
Chairman Farley, especially in In
diana, where Van Nuys has been
marked for slaughter. Of course,
the fact that America has obvi
ously rejected what has been no
frequently characterized as the
court packing bill will aid the dis
senting senators, who broke with
the administration on this funda
mental issue.
Bailey Says Judiciary Safe
Time alone will provide the per
spective essential for evaluating
the events of the past few months.
A comment from Senator Bailey
was that the independence of the
judiciary has been made secure in
the main by the American people
themselves. The North Carolina
senator made his fight on principle.
He made the first and the la3t
speech against the court bill. The
first speech was a radio address,
delivered last winter, while he re
cently spoke for four hours on the
senate floor, dealing comprehen
sively with the issues involved, a
speech that is now being distribut
ed throughout the country in pam
phlet form, in response to thous
ands of requests.
Kiwanians Urged
To Back Program
Noted Speaker Outlines Work
Being Done For Negro
Education.
Advocating increased facilities
for the education of the negro, and
their need for more economic se
curity, Dr. R. T. Weatherby, of
Greensboro, Tuesday night advised
members of the Asheboro Kiwanis
club to work for a program which
would bring these features into
greater light in North Carolina.
Dr. Weatherby, pastor of St. Mat
thews M. E. church, Greensboro
praised North Carolina for its pro
gress along these lines during the
past few years.
Next week’s program will be in
charge of Erman Trogdon and the
Rev. L. R. O’Brian.