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I VOLUME lxi
ASHEBORO, N. C., THURSDAY, NOV- 4, 1937
NUMBER 142
■‘■jan- m.
I TheJBanl Of Randolph
Old, Established
Institution Of
City And County
W. J. Armfield and J. D. Rosa
Start With Bank and Con
tinue Working Together.
Felicitations Today
Oldest Business in County Op
erating Continuously. Same
Management.
Forty years ago, the age of
forty was definitely approaching
old age. Today, it is a different
story and instead of singing a swan
song, life is considered just be
ginning-—certainly a business that
has weathered forty years under
one management is just beginning
to serve best and find its place in
the sun.
Today, the Bank of Randolph
celebrates its fortieth birthday and
congratulations have poured in
rom many sources. Forty years
igo today, W. J. ^rmfield, Jr.
amc to Asheboro from the old
National Bank at High Point,
where his father, W. J. Armfield,
was president and his brother,
Sugene Armfield was cashier. This
young man of twenty-two came to
Asheboro and opened the Bank of
Randolph—on November 4th. 18
17. Forty years ago he selected a
young man of Asheboro to assist
lim and J. D. Ross has done just
hat ever since. It is unusual for
wo men to work and servo to
fether for such a long number of
rears with no change of name or
ndical change in the personnel of
he business. The only changes in
this Asheboro and Rahdolph in
titution is toward modernization
the growth of business
uded, which it Was done. Mr.
Vrmfield was made cashier of the
ank of Randolph forty years ago
and has acted as active manager of
the business ever since, feeling no
burb to his authority from direct
wenty-five years ago. It was then
that the present president, D. B.
dcGrary was given the post, which
he retains today. Few institutions
can boast of such presidents, nor
of auch excellence in personnel and
banking record as is the case with
the Bank of Randolph. '
To use the words of Mr. Arm
field, who modestly takes little
credit for himself, he “has been
I assisted continuously for
r years by J. D. Ross, as active
president.” These two men ran
bank together before Asheboro
telephones, electric lights and
ig machines. Thinking back
the years and the progress of
»nk and the town, Mr. Arm
maintains that this is no swan
for the Bank of Randolph. It
>t fully grown and is just be
ing to grow in keeping with
•regressive people and business
sms of this splendid town and
on of North Carolina,
her members of the bank’s
>nnel include, R. G. Ferree, as
nt cashier, who has been with
bank continuously for thirty
s; Miss Rllla Spoon, who has
bookkeeper for fourteen
s; Sam Burrows, assistant
keeper; E. N. Morgan, auditor,
le Bank of Randolph has been
s than a bank in this section
10 state. With such fine, con
nate and progressive business
, this has come to be known as
ice where business advice may
i be secured and where the person
nel hus the business and progress
ive interests of the community at
heart—first, last, and always.
: Through the years the Bank of
Randolph has endeavored to ren
der at all times a sound, efficient
r«nd considerate banking service to
I Asheboro, Randolph and adjoining
■Msmnties. They have met the de
b of their customers in cash at
hues during the wars and
H'through which they have
sd. The bank has prospered
the clientele which they have
;d. While they have never as
I to be large, they have ever
avdred to be sound and con
stive. This bank has, however,
irees of one and a half mil
dollars and the largest per
Another unusual fact is that the
>ank has only had three presidents.
The first was Dr. 3. M. Worth, fa
her of the late Mrs. A. C. Mc
Alister and a prominent figure in
tapdolph county until his death.
After his death, the late O. R: Cox,
veil known mill man and public
pirited citizen of Randolph was
elected to this position, which he
,lso held until his death about
Bank Officials 40 Years Ago
m.:
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w.-j. Arm field and J. D. Ross as they looked forty years ago today
and foriiied a business alliance that has continued and proved a sound
•:nd dependable business of the growing town and county
Cashier-Manager
W. J. ArmfieM, Jr.
Religious Pagaent Marks
M. P. Conference Tonight
Delegates and visitors to the
110th annanl North Carolina
conference of the Methodist
Protestant church, in Ashe
boro, will have an unusual op
portunity tonight of attending
a religious pagaent in the lo
cal church.
The pageant is adapted from
Mrs. S. W. Rosenberger’s,
Ohio, educational and inspira
tional work known as “The
Light Divine.”
Mrs. R. M. Andrews, presi
dent of the N. C. Branch of
Woman’s Work, High Point
and Mrs. Eugene Lamb,
Greensboro, arranged the work
for the pageant. Mrs. Lamb is
the director.
The cast of character is
chosen from the officers and
secretaries of the branch, as
follows:
“The Spirit of the Church,”
Mrs. p. S. Coltrane, Raleigh;
President of Woman’s Work,
Mrs. R. M. Andrews, Secre
tary of Missionary Education.
Mrs. J. E, Pritchard, Greens
boro; Secretary of Young Peo
ple, Miss Mary' Margaret
Bates, Brown's Summit.
Secretary of Thank offer
ing. Mrs. W. C. Hammer,
Asheboro; Secretary of Christ
ian Education, Mrs. G. R. I
Chinese Evacuating Entire
Shanghai Front; Japs Bomb
Shanghai, No*. 4. — <A"> -r
Thousand* of fresh Chinese
troops, well equipped, poured
into Chinese positions on the
Shanghai front late today.'
Aided by these reinforce
ments, General Chaiitg . Kai
Sheck’s youthful legions fought
furiously against the Japanese.
Shanghai. Nt»v. 4.<ri4 -r-Japanese
forces, trying to drive , Chinese
south of their Soochow Creek posi
tions, today bombed the arear area
near the British army outpost
positions. ; ]
As Shanghai’s skies started to
Vice-President
J. D. Ross
llrown, Rcidsville; Secretary
of Temperance and Christian
Citizenship, Mrs. C. L. Whft
aker. High Point; Secretary
of Stewardship and Benevol
ence, Mrs. J. M. Stone, Greens
boro; Secretary of Member
ships, Mrs. R. A. Hunter. Win
ston-Salem ; Secretary of
Spiritual Life, Mrs. E. O. Peel
er, Concord.
Secretary of Literature,
Mrs. T. L. Speas, Winston
Salem; Treasurer High Point
college Scholarship Loan Fund,
Mrs. P. S. Kennett, High
Point; Secretary of Exhibits,
Mrs. J. C. Auman, Thomas
ville; Secretary of Pastor’s
Aid, Mrs. E. L. Ballard, Ashe
ville.
“President of a Large Aux
iliary,” Mrs. L. E. Teague,
High Point; “Member of a
Small Auxiliary,” Mrs. Ray
McCoin, Asheboro; Chairman
of Districts, “Mrs. H. C. Nich
olson, Mebane. Mrs. Eugene
Lamb, Greensboro, will give
the Prologue.
The attendance including
ministers, delegates and visi
tors is expected to be approxi
mately 500, coming from all
over North Carolina, Virginia,
South Carolina, and several
other states.
clear, Japanese planes took to the
air to drop a number of small
bombs in the right flank of the
Chinese lines.
T.he Japanese drive suffered a
set-back, Chinese spokesmen de
clared when Chinese artillery des
troyed two of three bridges Jap
anese engineers had thrown over
Soochow Creek. He added however,
thut severe fighting was in pro
gress on the south bank.
There were persistent reports
that Chinese were op the verge of
withdrawing from the entire
Shanghai section but reports wet£
without confirmation.
Japan Arid Berlin
Slated For Second
Brussels Appeal
J-I’ower Conference Agree To
Britain’s Wish; Written
Invitation This Time.
Ask Jap Peace Ten
Parley Assumes Conciliatoi
Attitude; League is Not
Parley Confident.
Brussels,' Belgium. *Nov.'
—CPI—The Brussels confer*
ence of 19 nations decided td-'
day to empower a sub-corn-^
mittee to offer its aid to Japan
and China in an effort fo ef
fect peace between the nations^
and it was indicated that tht?
United States, Britain and Bel*
gium would be on the com*
mittee.
Italy and France also pro*
bably would be represented.
Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 4.—CW*—
A committee of Brussels confer
ence jv.mI send an appeal to Japan
to open peace negotiations with
jChina.
Such a decision was reached to
day at a piivatc meeting of lead
ers of the parley and must be rati
fied by the full committee at this
afternoon session.
< At the same time, the leaders
decided to send a message to Ger-.
many asking her to reconsider-her
[rejection of an invitation to the
conference and to decide to partici
Ipate in efforts to end the Chinese-,
Japanese conflict.
The project -to address a ne .vjjj
formal invitation to Japan to par
ticipate was.? abandoned on ttti
grounds* tfeil more pracUcat
suits nrobably would result
through’ihc communication which
would he a committee of mediation.
The Italian delegates said the
message would take the form of a
letter to Japan’s copimunication
declining to participate in the con
ference called under provisions of
the 9-power treaty' which pledges
respect for territorial and political
rights of China.
The idea is to assure Japan that
the conference is under convocation
of the 9-power treaty and has noth
ing to do with the League of Na
tions—as Japan, not a league mem
ber contends in ferusing to join
the delegates here.
The message to Japan also would
try to induce Tokyo to state gen
eral terms upon which she would
be ready to open peace discussions.
Letter Carriers
Laud N. C. Roads
Plans of Highway Department
Praised at Convention Of
Rural Mailmen
The North Carolina Rural Letter
Carriers’ association at" their recent
session praised the work of the
State Public Works commission in
its plans of improving roads gen
erally throughout the state.
The association called attention
to the work of the commission and
its plans for future improvements
to the highways. A copy of the
communication, mailed to the sta;e
highway commissioner was sent to
D. B. McCrary, chairman of the
6th district, with headquarters in
Asheboro.
The letter is appended:
“At a meeting of the directors
of the North Carolina Rural Let
ter Carriers’ association held m
Greensboro, North Carolina, on Oc
tober 28, 1937, it was unanimously
voted to thank the North Carolina
highway and public works commis
sion for the fine work being done to
improve roads covered by rural let
ter carriers, and to express their
appeciatiou for same.
“We have every confidence that
the belated recognition of the needs
of rural routes or secondary roads
have found a real champion in the
present administration.”
New Cotton Act
Jasper, Ala., Nov. 4.—<.T>—Dif
fering with a house committee, Sen
ator John H. Bankhead, demo
crat, Alabama, said today he would
introduce another bill calling for
compulsory cotton control at the
special session of Congress opening
November IB.
Amherst Gets $281,500
Northampton, Mass., Nov. 4.—
l.P)—Amherst college will benefit
by $281,500 under the will of Judge
Henry P. Field, who started Calvin
Coolidge on his legal career.
wmBrnf i * "fiffrw *‘A> '
Sur arise Visitor
Just a week before his' former
wife, the Duchess of Windsor, is
scheduled to sail for America, Er
nest Simpson steals the spotlight
with his unexpected arrival in New
York from England. Good natured
even when importers upset his plans
for avoiding publicity, he insisted
he is here only to see his mother
and on business.
Dewey Will Hitch
Office To “Wagon”
Racket Buster on Tail of New
York Police; G. O. P. See
New Prospects.
Washington, Nov. 4.—LP)—The
republican party and labor both de
clared they saw encouraging indi
cators yesterday in the returns
front Tuesday’s state and municipal
elections.
John D. M. Hamilton, chairman
of the republican national commit
tee, called the results “tremendous
ly satisfactory,” expressed pleas
ure at a one-seat-gain in the house
and thought the “democratic high
command” could derive little joy
from the voting in New York city.
John L. l.ewis, C. I. O. chief and
[chairman of Labor’s Non-I’artisan
league, said the returns showed
“distinct progress tor labor.” His
organization, he added, will “now
devote its ittention to next year’s
congressional elections.
New York, oNv. 4,—t.P>—District
Attorney-Elect Thomas E. Dewey,
one-time choir singer who won na
tional fame as a “racket buster,”
last night announced plans for put
ting the prosecutor’s olfice “on the
tail of the police wagon.”
Mrs. Frank Phillips
Gives Best Answer
Mrs. Frank Phillips, 111 E. Acad
emy street, was recently announced
by the Merclfants’ association as
winner of the $10 priSe offered for
the best answer to the question,
“Why is Wood Window Lighting
an Asset to Asheboro?”
Mrs. Phillips’ prize winning
statement was, “Good window
lighting gives the people of Ashe
boro an opportunity to compare fa
vorably the goods displayed In
home-town windows with those of
near-by larger towns. It gives a
greater ettraction to the town and
art added impetus to the would-be
customers.”
Teacher Dies
! Lexington Nov. 4.—Miss Edna
McCrary, 68, who almost 30 years
a teacher in the Lexington schools
until a year ago, was found dead
at her home here yesterday of *
heart attack.
London Predicts
Franco Victory; j
Woo Trade Pacts
Trade Agreement With Rebel
Near Completion; Papers
Designate “Band Wagon.”
Britain Needs Iron
Planning to Out-Guess Both
Italy and Germany For
Spain’s Exports.
London, Nov. 4.—CP)—Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain
told the House of Commons to
day that the British govern
ment and Soanish insurgents
were negotiating for appoint
i ment of commercial agents.
London, Nov. 4.—(/P>—The full
Spanish non-intervention commit
tee was convened today to author
ize Britain to soliciatc cooperation
in Spain towards withdrawal of
foreign troops, while London wooed
the Insurgents for trade favor.
Britain, with the rearmament
thunder for raw materials, such as
Spain’s rich deposits of mercury,
iron, copper and tyrites was seek
ing commercial Concessions at the
expense of Italy and Germany, long
standing supporters of General
Franco.
Negotiations for trade agree
ment between Britain and Insur
gent Spain were reported nearing
completion.
The 27-nation neutrality com- j
mittee was more hopeful of mak- i
ing a move at last toward with
drawal of foreign soldiers from the
civil war—although there was not
complete harmony on the British
plans.
■yft was expeotpd' the contmiftffee
would approach both the Valencia
and the Franco headquarters to
soliciate cooperation in the with
drawal plan.
Both London nwespapers, ardent
pro Franco, suid the British were
confident that Franco would win
and apparently was losing no time
in climbing, boletedly, on the band
wagon.
Corn Growers To
Get 40 Cent Loan
Reconstruction Bureau Will
Advance $75,000,000 For
Relief of Farmers.
Washington, Nov. 4.—(.P)—The
administration came to the aid to
day of com growers, disturbed by
low prices, and arranged a 1937
com loan at the rate of 44 cojits
to 50 cents a bushel.
The loan, similiar to made by
the AAA in previous years will be
handled by the Commodity Credit
commission with a $75,000,000 ad
vance from the Reconstruction Fi
nance corporation.
Roosevelt Visits
New York’s Mayor
Calls on LrGuardia, G. O. P
Fusionist Candidate In
Tuesday’s Election.
Hyde Park, Nov. 4.—(.P)—Presi
dent Roosevelt, heading south to
wards Washington, arranged to
see New York's firey little Repub
lican-Fusion'ist mayor Fiorello H.
LaGuardia in the big city today.
Rum Runners
Winston-Salem, Nov. 4.—CT*)—
Federal Judge Johnson J. Hayes
handed 15 mm running conspira
tors an effort to clean up what ho
called ‘‘a deplorable condition in
this section.’
Labor Balks at Edward’s
IL S. Tour Representative
Washington, Nov. 4.—(/P>—The
Duke of Windsor will not change
his designation ot' Charles E. De
Daux as his representative on
American tour, despite American
Federation of Labor’s critizism of
1 Dedaux, the latter indicated today.
Dedaux said in a statement re
I leased through his press represen
; tative, that he talked with the Duke
i in Paris this morning by telephone
and said the former King was look
ing forward to his American trip.
The statement was issued short
Elect Dr. J.
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RandoJnh’s Own
Dr. Josse E. Pritchard, native of
this county yho was elected this
afternoon as president of the
North Carolina conference. Elec
tion is taking place in the local
Methodist Protestant church th's
afternoon.
Noted Jurist Will
Be Buried Todavj
I _ |
|Thoma< .1. Shaw, 76, Died All
j Greensboro Home: Great
Leader in Church.
Judge Thomas J. Shaw, of
Greensboro, who. has served 30
years as a Superior court jurist
with ! unuttial distinction, diod at
him home yesterday afternodB af
ter a brief illness. He suffered a
stroke of paralysis about a week
ago from which he never regained
his strength.
* .fudge Shaw’s last rites will be
j held this afternoon at 3:00 o’clock
from the First Presbyterian church
i of Greensboro of which he was
I long a leading member.
Judge Shaw is rather well known
j in Randolph county having held
court here in recent years. And,
in his earlier years having chosen
his wife from Asheboro, Miss
Mary Woollen, whom many of the
older residents know' and have re
tained friendship with. Mrs. Shaw
has always held her interest in her
home county and she and the Judge
have visited here frequently.
Charlotte Matron
Believed Suicide
Police Search Waters of Ca
tawba River For Mrs. G. S.
McCarty, 32.
1 Charlotte, Nov. 4.——Char
I lotte firemen and rural police
I searched the waters of the Catawba
river near the South Carolina line
today for the body of Mrs. G. S.
McCarty, 32, wife of a manufac
turer hen!, whose automobile was
found abandoned on the Buster
Boyd Bridge. Her coat was found
in the rear seat.
McCarty, president of the Aniline
Extract company told police that
he discovered his wife was absent
from home, in a fashionable resi
dential district, when he waked up
at 4 A. 51.
In the room, he said, was a note
addressed to their ll-yaar-old son
telling him she wouid not be able
to take him to school today.
Discovery of the simple princi
ples of magnetism possessed by
magnetite, or loadstone, was made
by the Chinese in 2400 B. C., or
.‘>,500 years before magnetism was
known In Europe.
ly after William Green, president;
of the AFL, said he approved the
aetion of the Baltimore Federation
of Labor in critizing the Duke for
his selection of Dedaux to arrange
the American trip for the Duke
and Duchess of Windsor.
The resolution warned labor not
to be “taken in” by “sluming par
ties professing to help and study
labor.”
Green said the warning was
“fairly representative of the - at
titude of American Labor.”
Both County Men
Active In Church
Work In District
Dr. Pritchard Once Pastor Qf
Asheboro Church; Mr.
Ridge Ordained Here.
Anniversary Sermon
New Serving Shiloh Church;
Attended Rural Schools In
This County.
Randolph county ranked high in
the activities of the 110th annual
conference of the North Carolina
Methodist Protestant church in
Asheboro today, when one son, Dr.
J. E. Pritchard was elected the new
president of the conference, and,
another, the Rev. C. E. Ridge,
preached the conference sermon.
Dr. Pritchard is the son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Prank Pritchard
who resided at Giles Chapel. He
received his early education in the
rural schools in that district and la
ter became pastor of the Asheboro
church which he served for five
years.
Dr. Pritchard is one of the out
standing ministers in the confer- .
| once and as the organization was i
i about to cast ballots this afternoon j
for new officers, his name was con- |
stantly mentioned as the next pres- A
ident.
He wgs not only a splendid prea- gB
chcr, bill a minister whose kindly .,
sympathy reached far beyond the,
bounds of the load congregation. -
His wife also, is greatly beloved
in this community where she par
ticipated in the religious, social and
welfare work of the town and coun
ty.
After leaving here, Dr. Pritchard
went to Greensboro where he wis
pastor of Calvary church and, at
the death of Dr. McCullock, as
sumed the added duty of editorship
of the church paper. He is now
pastor of Calvary church and has
proved his executive ability in his
work there as well as in Asheboro.
Conference Sermon
The Rev. Ridge, celebrated his
ordination, here ten years ago, in,
a fitting manner when he was as
signed the important duty of
preaching the conference sermon.
It was in the Asheboro church
that Mr. Ridge was ordained, when
the conference met here ten years
C. and Martitia Bingham Ridge
ago. Mr. Ridge is the son of N.
of Concord township. For the past
four years he has had charge of
the Shiloh charge in Davidson co
unty.
Mr. Ridge selected “Vital Christ
ianity” as his sermon subject.
In referring to the activity and
hope of the church Mr. Ridge
said :
“The hope of the world is in
christainity. Therefore it is time
for the church of Christ to rise to
her exalted place in the world,
and point the way out of this cloud
of confusion, chaos and restless
ness that has spread over the land.
“She must never become the vic
tim of circumstances and environ
ment.
“If Christian men and women
ever had a call to heroism and as
signment to a noble task it is now
—and here.
“The church today has the same
opportunity and the same com
mission that came to her imme
diately after pentecost. The early
church was not a mighty force for
righteousness in the world until
it received that ‘power from on
High.’
“That was the supreme need
then; is is the supreme need now."
Referring to the activities of
. (Please turn to Page 8)
M. P. Program
Conference Plans Include
Friday Song
Service.
9 a. m.—Calling the roll.
9:15 a. m.—Worship period.
9:39 a. in.—Conference buai
ness.
10:00 a. m.—Pastor’s re
ports. ,
10;30 a. m.—Conference bu
siness.
12 ISoou—Lunch hour.
1:30 p. ir,.—Song service.
1:45 p. m.—Buaiueas ,mrVn.
7:30 p. m.—Business session.