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COMPLETE COVERAGE OF RANDOLPH COUNTY friday - THE DAILY AUGUST 20,1937 COURIER RANDOLPH’S OLDEST AND LEADING NEWSPAPER Allen’s New Store Opens Saturday; Near Post Office Saturday marks the return of the Allen Stores Company to Asheboro. The company, several months ago, was compelled to cease serving its patrons due to the fact that the quarters they occupied had been leased to another firm. The company’s local store is now in the new C. C. Cranford building, located on Church street, just around the corner from the United States post office building. The building is one of the most modern and attractive in Asheboro. Mr. Cranford, when informed the Allen company was leaving the city due to the lack of store quar ters, made a trade with the com pany one morning and the same ev ening had laborers on the location turning ground. The building was erected in remarkable time. The Allen company has gone to great expense to place a modern attractive store in the city. It is equipped with the latest modern shelving, counters and ice units, in cluding a meat counter and display section. A specially constructed sanitary vegetable rack is one of the features of equipment. Vege tables in this rack are constantly moistened with a modern watering unit. The company has forwarded sev eral carloads of new stock direct j from the warehouses for the open ing day. Patrons failing to find ample parking space in front of the store may use the specially built park ing place in rear of the building. These patrons will be offered curb service. J. T. Lyles, manager of the store prior to its closing, has been returned to Asheboro to con duct the new business1. The upper floor of the buildirg will house the 6th North Carolina j ihghwav department. D. B. Mc Crary, chairman of the district and his staff expect to move into "Wit new building about September 1. SEAGROVE ROUTE 1 , Seagrove, Route 1. Aug. 19.— Miss Treva Richardson has return-1 ed horns from Wake Forest, where! she has been attending summer j school. | Mrs. T. A. Murdock and children of Greenville, S. C. and Mrs. R. C. j Yow of Greensboro were dinner guests at R. J. Lawrences Monday. Harris Richardson of Washing ton, D. G. is spending sometime with his mother Mrs. S. W. Rich ardson. Miss Mildred Beck of Bennett spent last week with Misses John sie and Virginia Lawrence. Mrs. R. K. Torbet is spending this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Stuart. Mrs. L. B. Cagle and daughter Miss Margaret are visiting rela-! tives in Ashevlte this week. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Lawrence j and Mss Johnsie Lawrence and Miss Ruth Borough, Mr. and Mrs. 0. D. Lawrence and daughter Miss j Maple, attended preaching at Mt. J Olivet M. E. Church Sunday. A number from this community j attended the ring renunion at Noah j Rings Sunday, after dinner a wa- j ter melon feast was enjoyed by all present. G. W. Hunt is building back at the present site where his home was destroyed a few weeks ago by fire. Little Misses I.ucile and Rachel i Ann Gilmore of High Point are j visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Law- J rence this week. They will also j visit Misses Helen and Alice Faye i Farlow' and little Miss Martha j Luck of Seagrove before returning j home. | G. M. Brooks who has been work- j ing on the High Way with R. L : Lawrence has been transferred to another section. Mr. Lawrence expresses hjs regrets to lose Mr. Brooks as he was a splendid helper. We send congratulations to The Daily Courier. We are so delighted that Randolph county has a daily paper. OAK GROVE NEWS The revival at Oak Grove Meth odist church begins Sunday, Au gust 22, at 11 o’clock led by Rev. T. A. Bennett, pastor, assisted by Rev. Mr. Henson of Duke universi ty* The Sunday school is progressing nicely under the management of O. C. Cranford. The ice cream supper given ob the church ground Saturday night was enjoyed by all. Cregg Cranford and family of Thomasville spent the week-end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. 0. C. Cranford. Misses Margaret Lassiter, Paul ine Luther and Mrs. Hill Lassiter spent awhile in Asheboro last week shopping. Boyd Hix of Candor was in this community Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Loflin spent Sunday with Mrs. Loflin’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Surratt near High Rock. Dolan and Colon Loflin and Ed ward Luther attended preaching at Gravel Hill Sunday. Henry Thornburg and family of Greensboro are spending a few days with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Thornburg. Misses Hazel Carter and Virginia Lassiter are spending a few weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Will Carter. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lassiter spent the week-end with Mr. Lassiter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. I^M. ter. JSliss Beth Richardson of West He’s Gathering Broadway Items Finlay Petrie of Opal, Wyo.. is missing from his usual haunts, but it’s nothing to worry about. He’s just gone east to collect on ! that prize he won for being the | best rural correspondent in the i nation. He’s the blue ribbon i reporter out of 3500 entrants in the contest. Finlay looks quite happy above, sightseeing in New York. Watch out, Finlay, don’t let those chorus girls vamp you. End is spending the summer with her aunt, Mrs. Alice Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Luther of Thomasville and Mr. and rMs. Vir gil Henderson of Spencer visited relatives here Saturday. Miss Emogene Cranford has re ; turned home after a two week’s | visit with her aunt, Mrs. Bom I Thornburg of Greensboro. The Bells of Duke | The record is in receipt of an ! announcement from Duke univer-j jsity, at Durham, that on next Sun-j day afternoon at 4:30 o’clock, An ton Breese, world-famous bell mas ter, will Rive a special carilion re cital on the Duke campus in com pliment to Governor Hocy and Mrs., Hoey. After the recital there will ' be an informal gathering for frien- j ds of the university attending the : recital in the grove adjoining Page | auditorium, at which the Governor, j Mrs. Hoey and Mr. Breese will be present. The Durham Herald a few days ago published a timely and fitting editoral expressing appreciation and thanks to Mr. Breese and the university for the splendid caril lon concerts being given at the in stitution—“. . • .beautifully played music twice each week . . .” offering “. . . an opportun- j ity few communities would shun or j treat with indifference.” In further appreciation of hear- j ing genius perform upon a rare j and magnificient instrument, the j Herald says: “Donations from George G. Allen and Judge W. R. Perkins, of New York, made the j carillon possible. The Duke cam-; pus would not be half so majestic j without it. When the bells ring, I they seem to take Duke and the au- i dience away from the world of re ality for the moment, and place them in that other world where all music lovers find themselves ex pressed thought on a beautiful in strument. Truly it is a transforma tion.’ It has been this writer’s good Mr. Rrecse make music with the Mr. Brees make music with the bells of the Duke carillon. He is an artist of rare and cultivated talent; one who richly reserves rating as a leader amongst musicians, in gen eral, and carilonneurs, in particular. The concerts he has been giving during the past several months at Duke have contributed materially and greatly to the enjoyment of music-lovers is this part of the country, and to the state’s cultur al life generally. Bears Act Like Pigs Gaylord, Mich. (AP)—Officials of the Pigeon river CCC camp re port that bears are “muscling in”, on the pigs. Despite popular theories that black bears like fresh pork, the: , CCC officials report that bears ] I have invaded pig pig pens in the neighborhood and cuffed the pork ers aside to take their places at the trough. The Statue of Liberty, in New York harbor, weighs 225 tons, 1 Information On Social Security The Editor and State Office Answers Questions. As another service to its readers The Daily Courier each week will give authoritative answers to ques tions on the social security law. By special arrangement with Mr. W. L. O’Brien, Jr., manager of the social security board office at 826 Guil ford building in Greensboro, the social security board has consented to pass on the accuracy of answers to questions on social security, j which may be asked by employers, employes, and others, through The Daily Courier. Address inquiries to the Editor, The Daily Courier, Asheboro, N. C. Answers will be given here in the order in which questions are received. This is an informational serivce and is not le gal advice or service. In keeping with social security board policy names will not be published.—Edi tor. Question: How many forms of taxes are there in the District of Columbia under the social security act ? Answer: There are four separate and distinct taxes; (1) an income tax on employes, which is now one percent on the first $3,000 earned, I (2) an excise tax on employers of I one or more. This is one percent at the present time on the first $3, 000. The federal tax on employes of eight or more, for the year 1937, is two percent of total wages. There is also a tax imposed by the | District of Columbia unemploy- j ment compensation board of two per cent, based on total wages. The federal tax just mentioned allows an employer of eight or more to deduct 90 percent of the amount he j has paid to the District of Colum-j bia. _ ! Question: In filling out my appli cation for a social security ac count number I gave my correct age, with the understanding thatj this information would be kept se cret from my employer. Now I hear that the board will turn over the records to the employers if they request them to do so. I» this true? Answer: This is not true. The age of any individual who has filed an application SS-5 will not be re vealed by the social security board. Question: Will I be able to draw benefits when I become 65 if I con tinue to work? Answer: Under the terms of the social security act, you will not be paid benefits as long as you con tinue working in an employment that is not specifically exempted from the act, but when you retire from active employment you will receive a monthly annuity. Question: My father is now 67 and out of work. Will he be able to draw old-age benefits from the government ? Answer: No, since he is beyond the age requirement of 66, he can not qualify. Italy’s Queen Helps Germans Kassel, Germany (AP)—To the initative of Queen Elena of Italy, Germany owes its first hospital for special treatment of inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) rece opened here. Queen Elena had been told her daughter Giovanna, queen] Bulgaria, of a cure discovered j a Bulgarian herbalist. She clinics opened in Rome, Milan Turin. A visit to her elder daugli Mafalda, who lives here as wife of the provincial gover Prince Philip of Hesse, resu in two German experts being to Italy to study the remedy, new clinic, named for Elena, is get medical supplies free ft Italy until Germany can pr them. ALLEN STORES We Plan to Make This the Most Stupendous One I)ay-Grocery-Sale Ever Staged Within a 50-Mile Ra dius of Asheboro. We Greet Our Many Friends in Randolph County On Our Return With a Super Food Market With Values Unheard Of Before Are Pleased to Announce the Opening of Their .... SUPER FOOD MARKET Oi SATURDAY, AUGUST 21st, at 8 A. M. Located on South Church Street in the new Cranford Building directly behind the post office in Asheboro. We extend a most cordial welcome to our many loyal friends to visit our Modern Food Market, where you will find amazing prices on super quality foods, together with snappy, courteous service. MR. J. T. LYLES, MR. CLYDE BROWN, Manager Manager Meat Department Plenty of Parking Space We Offer NE W Store Building Service Merchandise Fixtures Octagon SOAP OR POWDER 10 for 19c Limit 1ft to a Customer Fresh Crisp VANILLA WAFERS 2 Pounds 25c POST TOASTIES or Kellogg’s Cornflakes 5c Limit 3 to a Customer Southern Lady SALAD DRESSING Quart Jar 19c 10 Pound Cloth Bag SUGAR PEANUT BUTTER 48c 25 Pound Cloth Bag $1.19 ff $4.75 Pound Jar Limit 1 to a Customer 10c ROYAL ASTER SHORTENING 8 1b. carton 95c FRESH FLOUR 24 Lbs. Nells 79c 48 Lbs. Nells $1.55 98 Lbs. Nells $3.00 EVERY BAG GUARANTEED BROOMS < stri»e 19c ALLEN A AAC COFFEE /II Tomatoes 4 no. 2 cans 25c NORTHFIELD MILK 3 tall or 6 small 19c EARLY RISERS SPECIAL To our first fifty (50) customers we offer ROYAL ASTER SHORTENING 1 Pound Carton 5C SUPER MARKET VALUES CLYDE BROWN, Manager Tasty Sliced BACON PaX»e 26jC Fresh Pork SAUSAGE 23C Reeed er Sirloin STEAK 1>ound 23C BEEF LIVER « 19c RIB STEW “ 10c BOLOGNA - 17c PORK CHOPS - 29c VEAL CHOPS p- 19c HAMBURGER - 19c ** BANANAS luhrt LETTUCE c£» CELERY VALUES r -JtL Stalk 9C F'«» TOMATOES p— Se POTATOES 17C »• S. No. 2, io lb,. . . 1#c »«fe LEMONS 23c Also A Complete Line Of PRODUCE TOP I QUALITY j T BOTTOM PRICES
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