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THE COURIER AND ASHEBORO MARCH IN STEP—AHEAD BOTH ARE LEADERS ALWAYS ABREAST WITH THE CHANGING TIME IN RANDOLPH COUNTY THE COURIER LEADS 'pI-WEEKLY nUJME LXI l&t. As The Regulator February 2, 1878 Oldegt Paper Publish^ In Randolph County princim.es, not men ASHEBQRO, N. C., DAY, AUGUST 3, 1937. Changed To The Courier September 13, 1879 $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE PUBLISHED TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SUNDAY NUMBER 78 UcCrary Eagles Leave For. Wichita Tourney Games Tues., Aug. 10 far Heel Champs In Opening Game |fill Entrain at Greensboro; i Arrived in Western City Thursday, Aug. 12. Two Days Of Rest Rig League Scouts And Man Pagers Will Be At National Series. | With the departure of the Mc *ry Eagles for Wichita only one <>!( oft', the eagerness of the play ana the enthusiasm of the seball fans of Ashcboro are fast filing fever heat. TPresent plans are for the team to ave Asheboro Tuesday, August traveling by train and reach Wiehita early Thursday, Au jst 12. Tournament officials have anged to provide a practice field here the Eagles will take a light Irorkout Thursday afternoon. They {rill have two days in which to rest and get accustomed to the ange of surroundings before the iational semi-pro championship ornament is opened Friday night, (logust 13. Manager Neely Hunter has betn lotified that McCrary has been en to play on the opening bight program, but its first round onent has not yet been an gnced. This is a spot given ms which have made the beai Ire-tournament records, and the forth Carolina champions will ave a chance to make a hit with lie large crowd which always ga ers on the first night. -The Ea jles will also be showing their ires to a group of the big figures baseball who will take part in i opening ceremonies, including |»id Frick, American league pres nt, Hans Wagner, and Lew Fon The tournament games are al e 115,000 people to draw from that Kansas city the games are II attended. The stands are tax to their capacity of 15,000 for irst night games and for the im rtant closing contests, while on other days the attendance rarely falls below 12,000. Games will be played at the rate of two each afternoon and night, and the 1937 champions will be de cided on August 25 unless rain bolds up the tournament. Former Governor Will Be Speaker Raleigh, August 2.—Former Senator and Governor Cameron Morrison has been scheduled as the headlined speaker before the an nual summer meeting of the North Carolina Jersey Cattle club at State college August 4. The meeting, to be held as a part of the annual farm and home week at the college, is expected to draw Jersey cattlemen from all sec tions of the state, declared John A. Arey, extension dairy specialist. Senator Morrison is recognized as one of the leading Jersey breed er in the country and on his farm sear Charlotte he has many fine specimens of that breed. He is director of the American Jersey Cattle club. W. Kerr Scott, North Carolina commissioner of agriculture, has also been scheduled on the pro gram which begins at 2 p. m. His talk will concern livestock feeds, j Arey pointed out that herd clan- I ! sification and other Jersey activi-J [ties will be discussed. I 'Fifty County Ministers Endorse City Meetings Fifty ministers located in Ran ot'lph county have endorsed the Union Evangelistic meeting sched uled to open in Asheboro August The meetings will be in a large tent to be placed near the graded school on South Fayette 'ille street. The meetings will Wntinue four weeks. All ministers have received com munications giving details of the meetings. They have agreed to urge attendance and manv will as sist during the series of meetings here. The ministers are: L Baptist, J. W. Buckner, W. E. tamer, R. E. Heath, Ran iiomar.; w- Cox, Central Falls; J. C. Ed wards, Staley; J. C. Kidd, Bennett; j F. Nance, Seagrove; O. P. Dix, U. R. O’Brian, Asheboro; C. M. “trick land, Proximity Branch, treensboro; H. M. Stroup, Ram Congregational-Christian, J. *• Allred, Asheboro; J. T. Green, "• Lowdermilk, Raniseur; S. M. * ei»n, Sophia; Si M, Talley, Carbon Pastor Resigns REV. H. M. STROUP Rev. H. M. Stroup Resigns Sunday Prominent Minister of Ram seur and Franklinville Will Go to Davidson County. Ramseur, Aug. 2.—The people of Ramseur were surprised Sunday by the resignation of Rev. H. M. Stroup, pastor of the local Baptist' church. Regret was expressed generally over the town when the news of the loss of this minister became public. Rev. Mr. Stroup has served as pastor of the Ramseur and Frank linville churches for the past seven years and, in addition to endearing himself in the hearts of his con gregation, has become a very vital part of the life of both communi ties. He leaves about the first of accept * call. The loss of this than is also a loss to county as well as his im mediate communities, for he is president of the county wide Min monthly in Asheboro. For seven isterial association which meets years he has been Moderator of the Baptist Union embracing twenty nine churches in this section. His loss, therefore, will be widely felt in the county. Hudson-Belk Co. Plans Novel Sale “Lay-away” System Installed For Blanket Sale; Opens Thursday, August 5. Hudson-Belk company today an nounced inauguration of an August blanket sale in their Asheboro store commencing Thursday morning. The company has placed a sys tem in vogue of allowing purchas ers to place a small deposit on each purchase in order to take ad vantage of the unusual prices of fered. The sale included double plaid blankets, lebanon double plaids, In dian plaid singles and other lines of outstanding values. The company has named its new system as the “Lay-away” plan. Under provisions of this plan per sons may make a deposit on each blanket purchased and have them set aside until specified delivery ‘dates. ton; Friends, H. E. Harris, Siler City; Seth and F. Hinshaw, Ram seur; A. E. Kemp, Asheboro; B. H. Milliken, Archdale, and H. A. Par ker, Asheboro; Holiness, W. L. Cockman, Randleman; Mrs. J. B. Fulp, Asheboro; M. E. South, O. P. Ader, Coleridge; L, A. Bennett, Farmer; Odell Brown, J. W. Groca, High Point; G. K. Ford. H. P. Pow ell, Asheboro; R. M. Hauss, Ram seur; H. M. Robinson, P. L. Shore, Trinity; P. F. Snider, Cedar Falls; Dr. J. L. Stokes II, Randleman; P. It. Taylor, Liberty; Methodist Pro testant, Herman Dillard, N. M Harrison, M. C. Henderson, W. l<. McDowell, S. W. Taylor. Asheboro; E. P. Hamilton, Hi;h Point Col lege; C. H. Hill, High Point, route 3; Aubert Smith, Liberty; J. B. Trogdon, Randleman; Presbyterian, Dr. C. G. Smith, and G. II. Ricks, Asheboro; Wesleyan Methodist, F. R. Cooper, D. C. Stone, J. F. Burk head, Asheboro; J. W. Simpson, Randleman. v Wage, Hour Bill Passes U.S. Senate After Long Debate Bitter Debate Between Sena* tors Precedes the Passage Of Important Bill. Senators Disagree Bill Sets Up Labor Standards Board to Regulate Wages, Hours, Child Labor. After hours of bitter debate, the Senate passed the labor standards bill Saturday night. The bill was sponsored by Senator Hugh L. Black, Democrat, of Alabama. It it interesting to note that the two North Carolina Senators again split their votes. Senator Rey nolds voted for the passage of the bill and Senator Bailey voted voted against passage. The bill, setting up a labor stan dards board to regulate minimum wages and maximum hours and to ban child labor, was approved after a week-long attack led by rebel lious Southern Democrats seeking (adjournment of Congress. It now jjgoes to the House, where a more ^drastic measure is being prepared. The vote on final passage was 56 to 28, presaged when the Senate a few minutes previously had defeat ed, by a 48 to 36 vote, a motion to recommit the measure to the Sen ate education and labor committee for further study and action next session. The administration victory block ed a powerful drive to abandon the President’s program and go home. It gave impetus to the leadership’s campaign to enact the $700,000,000 bond issue housing bill, sugar tax avoidance, crop insurance and low er court reform • legislation at this session. Adjournment within three weeks appeared probable as the adminis tration speeded action in an effort to give the deep split in Demo cratic ranks a chance to heal. Highway Fund To Remain In Dept. Taflt1 Direrston f or Sevew* Years Banished After Financial Statement. North Carolinians who have been agitated for several years concern ing the diversion of highway funds, may now rest easy on that score for the matter has been set tled. The banishment of the idea came after a financial report show ing a $5,231,300 surplus in the state’s general fund for the fiscal year that ended June 30. Simultaneously, Governor Hoey as director of the budget' announc ed that he had allocated from the highway surplus, reported at $6, 218,490 for the year, $2,000,000 to be spent immediately on county and serondary roads to prevent recur rense of the winter break-down ex perienced last year. Above Expectations General fund credits at the close of the fiscal year exceeded by more than a million and a half dollars the $3,500,000 estimate of the 1937 General Assembly, which removed the mandatory highway diversion feature of former revenue acts on the strength of increased collec tions. The Legislature’s estimated sur plus was based on inheritance tax es from two large estates, the Smith Reynolds and Bowman Grey wealth. The $1,731,000 above their estimate was drawn from mount ing collections of the exemption less sales tax and the addition of beverage tax on liqhors and wines. The state’s heaviest credit bal ance contrasted sharply with July 1, 1933 when Governor Ehringhaus funded a $14,789,776 deficit and gradually lifted the administration into the black figures. The 1936 37 fiscal year began with a $949, 927 credit balance July 1, 1936. . Regional Meet Of Employment Group Raleigh, Aug. 2—Regional con ference of unemployment compen sation administrators and officials of Maryland, District of Columbia, West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina will be held in Raleigh September 17-18, E. W. Price, dir ector of the N. C. Unemployment Compensation Division and chair man of the program comittee, announces. Governor Clyde R. Hoey, of North Carolina; R. G. Wagenet, director of the Division of Unem ployment Compensation, and' Paul E. Batzell, chief of the Division of Grants, both of the Social Security Board, Washington, D. C., are among the prominent speakers on the program. Representatives of several large, medium and small employers in the State will give their experiences and relate their problems in keep ing records and reporting on their employees and round table dis cussions will be held. Tientsin'Mayor Aids Jap The threat of Gen. Chang T?*i Chung, above, mayor of Tientsin^ to turn his 38th division against the anti-Japanese Peiping ad ministration is reported to have paved the way for the capture of' the ancient Chinese capital by the Nipponese invaders. Electric Storm f Affects Asheboro Telephone and Power Line Disabled; Power Restored At Noon. Last night’s electric storm play ed havoc with telephone and elec lric power lines generally in Ashe boro and in several other sections of Randolph county. It also effect ed private power lines running in: residences, disabling temporiarly, service lines to ice boxes, radios and other electrical equiptment. Eleo1 tricians in Asheboro were swamp* ed with calls during the morning and afternoon. Service, both power and tele phonic, was restored to full force shortly before the noon hour. H. F. BRADY IN RANDOLPH HOSPITAL “ R. F!' Brady, ' dealer and embalmer of Ramseur is in the Randolph hospital in a serious con dition following an operation Fri day. According to information ob tained today Mr. Brady is showing gradual improvement. Established Business Firm Begins Modern Renovation -:— ♦ Coffin and Scarboro, Mer chants Since 1915, Begin Extensive Improvements. Coffin and Scarboro’s store, for many years among the established and leading merchants of the town, on Monday signed the contract for extensive renovation of their store on the main business street of the town. The work, which is begin ning today, will entirely change the appearance of the store. A new front, modern in design and detail, is to be installed by expert glass fitters and designers. While the details are not entirely com plete, the central door leading into the store, will be changed to the side, giving one very large show window for the store’s line of shoes for men, women and-children, and accessories. There will be a second smaller window, also for display purposes. There will prob ably be several interior improve ments made also. It is the plan to rush the work through to an early finish, possibly within two weeks’ time. This store is well known in the town and county, having been es tablished in 1915 by W. A. Coffin and his brother-in-law, Jesse M Scarboro. The location of the bu siness at that time was across the street from the present stand about where Rodgers’ Jewelry store now operates. ] It was in 1917 that they moved across the street to the present lo cation, which is a part of the site of the well known Wood and Mor ing store, one of Asheboro’s firsts. Three years ago, improvements were made on the store that seem ed, at that time quite adequate and would stand for many years, but the rapid progress and the in crease in business of this concern warrants this additional change and moderinzation. For many years, Mr. Coffin and Mr. Scarboro operated the store quite satisfactorily, but in 1928 whpn Mr. Coffin’s son, Harris A. Coffin came out of college, he be came connected with the store. From time to time, extra clerks have been added and a year ago when Mr. Coffins youngest son, William Coffin, graduated from college, he was also added to the personnel. This is just another proof of Asheboro’s substantial progress. | Expect Roosevelt Will Make Recess Bar Appointment Hornet’s Nest Stirred Up Among Foes of Old Court Bill. O. K.’d By Cummings Vandenberg Leads Battle To Force Immediate Nomination. Washington.—President Roose velt, according to an announce ment at the White House yester day, will fill the Supreme Court vacancy caused by the resignation of Justice Van Devanter, after Congress adjourns. The announce ment stirred up a hornet’s nest to day among Senate foes of his de feated reorganization bill. Senator Vandenberg, Republican of Michigan, proposed that the Se nate go on record against an aft er-adjournment appointment. He suggested it adopt a resolution de claring the President should nomi nate Supreme Court justices when it is possible for the Senate to pass upon them before the nominees serve any time on the high bench. Ruling By Cumimngs White House officials announced that Attorney General Cummings in an informal opinion, has ruled that the Chief Executive can fill the vacancy, created by the retire ment of Justice Willis Van Devan ter on June 2, either now or after 'Congress convenes. Although Stephen T. Early, a presidential secretary, said Mr. Roosevelt has not decided when he will name Van Devanter’s success or, some senators assumed the President intends to fill the vacan cy by a recess appointment. Senator Burke, Democrat of Ne braska, one of the leading oppon ents of the President’s proposal to reorganize the Supreme Court, said if a recess appointment is made and the nominee takes his place on the Court before being confirmed, he will consider that “sufficient grounds lo vote against confirmation.” g|- Criticizes Vandenberg ^"TFTven ^fSftfriiaSif'Ashuret. BenhT crat of Arizona, of the Senate ju diciary committee, who supported the President’s Court bill, com mented that “a wise man would not take his seat until confirmed by the Senate.” News Flashes -from Everywhere Destroyer to Start Trial Quincy, Mass.—The U.S.S. Gra ven, a new streamlined 1500-ton destroyer, today left the Fore ri ver yard of the Bethlehem Ship building corporation for Rockland, Me., where tomorrow a navy trial will take her to sea for a week's acceptance cruise. New Party Rochester. ■— The newly-formed Independent Labor Federation of America tonight planned a mem bership drive which it hoped would enroll 1,000,000 workers by the end of the year. Increase Holdings Washington.—The Federal Re serve board reported today that banks had increased their hold ings of direct government securi ties during the week ended July 28. 'Mo, Miche^t Temperature OF THE LAST 24 HOURS THE WEATHER North Carolina: Partly cloudy this afternoon, tonight and Wed nesday with scattered thunder showers. I .. j a. Haven For Americans in Tientsin In absence of an American concession where United States nation als could find refuge from the terror of the land and air battle waged by the Japenese for control of Tientsin, the barracks, above, of the 15th U. S. Infantry, whose failure to aid in rescue work brought a protest from missionaries, was opened as a haven. North Carolina Seashore Park Meas ure Passes House Will Establish Park Near Cape Hatteras On Roanoke Island. Washington.—The House yester day passed a bill introduced by Representative Lindsay C. Warren, of the first district, North Caro lina, authorizing the establishment of Cape Hatteras National Sea shore, recreational project. It would be established on Chicaman comio, Oeracoke, Bodie, Roanoke and Collington islands. Expressing gratification on pas sage of the bill, Representative Warren said the Seashore would be the only one of its kind in the United States. He added that the North Carolina area was selected after approximately 30 years’ study * e&«B*Uable. lands.. - The. measure wil be sponsored in thle Senate by Senator Josiah W. Baiey. In recommending passage of the bill, Acting Secretary of the In terior Oscar L. Chaman pointed out that the area is rich in historical value as well as adaptable as a pleasure center. The acting secre tary said, “One of the outstanding types of landscape which is not adequately represented in the na tional park system is that of the seashore. It is a recognized fact that the seashore has a strange ap peal to a wide range of the popu lation. As a major type of land scape which has great potential value for recreational use, the sea shore should be well represented in the national park system.” Farlow Purchases N. Asheboro Land Takes Over Holdings Of Frank Page; No Plans For the Future. Raeford Farlow, , proprietor of Farlow’s Funeral home, Asheboro, has purchased a large track of land in North Asheboro from Frank Page, The property, fronting on North Fayetteville street, is known as the Elizabeth Burhs property. Mr. Farlow placed a force of men at work today clearing up the property. He said he has not de cided what he will do with the land. Baptists Reopen Training Classes Sunday School Subjects Taught; Pastor On Faculty Board. The Sunday school training class has been reopened at the First Baptist church, Asheboro. The fa culty includes the Rev. L. R. O’ Brian, Miss Ruth Tucker and Miss Margaret O’Brian. The school is day through Friday. The attend conducted every night from Mon ance at the opening session last night was very satisfactory. All persons interested are invited to attend. New Welfare Head Miss Lillie Bulla, appointed by the county board of charities and public welfare to head the Ran dolph department, assumed her new duties yesterday morning. Miss Bulla, who has had consider able experience in kindred work, succeeds Robert Lloyd. ►-— Talk Beginning For ’40 Campaign Charles Johnson Appears Fa vorite at This Early Date; Cousin Has Post. With Governor Hoey just be coming familiar with his duties of office, talk is beginning about the candidate for 1940. While there are several candidates tossed about from tongue to tongue, Charles *M. Johnson appears the favorite at the moment, according to re ports from Raleigh. Raleigh poli ticians appear to see significance in Robert Grady Johnson, has re cently been appointed head of the prison division of the state high way and public works commission. At the present time there are four potential candidates for the Democratic nomination for gover nor in 1940, it is generally agreed here. They are as follows: State Treasurer Charles M. Johnson, J. M. Brughton, regarded as the “heir apparent” or “machine” can didate; Willis Smith, former speak er of the house and believed likely to run on a middle-of-the-road lib eral plaform, and State Auditor George Ross Pou. There is as yet no indication as to who will be the candidate of the McDonald “liber als”, although they will undoubt ly bring out a candidate eventual ly. As all those who know anything about North Carolina politics know the state highway and public works commission, together with the prison division, is the most politi cally potent division of the state government. For with its more than 10,000 paid employes in every county in the state and its 15,000 to 17,000 prisoners—for even pris oners have political influence with their families and relatives and when they are released to go back home—the highway department is credited with being able to swing and deliver not less than 50,000 votes for whatever candidate the chairman and the commission hap pens to be for. The opponents of every administration charge that this is the case and most of the ad ministration leaders privately agree that it is the case. As a result, any prospective candidate for gov ernor wants to “stand in” with the highway commission, since 50,000 votes are not to be sneezed at in any election. “Clean” Murderers New York.—Brooklyn police dis closed a surprise break today in the two-day investigation of the gar roting and attacking of little eight year-old Paula Maguana by broad casting a “wanted for murder” description of a young “clean looking” man. Grange to Conduct County Wide Session Here Friday All farmers in Randolph county have been invited to attend the county-wide meeting of Grange members in the new agriculture building, Asheboro, Friday night at 8 o’clock. Joseph W. Fichter, representa tive of the National grange, now attending the Farmer’s convention in Raleigh will be one of the prin cipal speakers. Harry B. Cald Ramseur Company Adds Equipment In Local Plant Columbia Manufacturing Con cerns Places New Humidi fying Plant. Aid To Employes Carolina Power Company Making Changes And Additions Here. Ramseur, Aug. 2.—The Columbia Manufacturing company, looking to the comfort of their employes as well as the efficiency of the mill, is installing a humidifying sys tem. This equipment, which is be ing installed at no small expense, will enhance the value of the mill equipment in addition to the com fort angle. Contractors have been on the job constantly for the past week and will probably be through in a few days. Carolina Power and Light serv ice men have been active the past week or two in and around town making alterations and extensions to the system. The family of Tilman Kiser has moved from Calhoun, S. C. to Ram seur. Mr. Kiser and family resided at Ramseur several years ago, and the community is glad to have them back. The formal resignation of Rev. H. M. Stroup was given at the morning service Sunday at Ram seur Baptist church. Rev. Stroup and family will move to Denton about September 1st. where he is responding to a call to that field. The many friends of Rev. Stroup and family regret to learn of his decision to change pastorates and wish for them great success in the work there. Bro. Stroup has been an un usually active man in pastoral work, always visiting the sick re gardless of church affiliations, and keenly interested in every move ment for better conditions and wholesome living. Ramseur will miss these good people and their service to the community. V. C. Marley was in Durham on business Monday. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Stuart and daughter Esther visited Mrs. Stu ~arts* mother Mrs. Denson at St. Leo’s hospital Sunday. Mrs. Everett Andrews and son, Paul, of near Chapel Hill spent the week end here with Mias Bessie Brantley and Mrs.,D. A. Kivett. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Kimrey and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kimrey and children spent the past week end at White Lake. Church Workers Complete Census Asheboro Groups Handled Work in City Limits Sunday. Representatives of the several churches in Asheboro Sunday, commenced work on the city-wide religious census. The city was di vided into six districts. The M. E. church committee took over the work in the territory north of Salisbury street, between Salisbury, Academy and Park streets. The Central Methodist church committee had charge of the work south of Academy street to the city limits and east of Fay etteville street. The Baptist group handled the census from Sunset avenue to the city limits between Fayetteville and Park streets. The Friend’s took over the district from Sunset avenue south to the city limits and from Park street west to the city limits. The Pilgrim Holiness church workers canvassed the dis trict between Sunset avenue and Salisbury from Fayetteville to the city limits. The Presbyterian church took over the section be tween Salisbury and Park streets. In Town Monday Among the several delegations appearing before the county com missioners from various sections of Randolph were: Bascom Law rence of Seagrove; Charlie Kearns of western Randolph; A. B. Ellis of Randleman; B. R. Chaney and R. J. Doss of Asheboro route 1 and Roy Reitzel of Liberty. well, recently returned from Wash ington will bring an important message on new and proposed farm legislation. The meeting promises to be one of the most important in interest of farmers ever held in the county. Farmers and friends, regardless of Grange affiliation are invited to at tend the affair. E. S. Millsaps Jr., county agent has arranged the meeting.