Published: September 04, 2008 12:13 pm            

50 Years Ago – Sept. 3, 1958

From The Randolph Guide

The Randleman Board of Aldermen announced last night plans to extend the city limits to the northwest. If adopted, the new territory would take in the new Randleman High School.

Mayor Pat Martin authorized City Attorney L.T. Hammond to draw up a resolution calling for a public hearing on the proposal to be held at the board’s monthly meeting on Oct. 7. If no opposition is expressed, the board could then proceed. There was no estimate available as to the size of the area to be annexed. It would involve, however, 25 to 40 families now living outside the city limits.

The boundary lines would follow West Academy Street to High Point Street, then north to a point due west of the present northwest corner of the city. From there the line would go due east to the present northwest corner and follow the present city limit line to the beginning.

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Asheboro merchants got the Christmas spirit early this year. They have formulated plans to bring the city the largest and most elaborate Christmas parade ever staged here.

W.T. Denson, chairman of the Retail Trade Division, said merchants have entered into a contract with a professional firm to bring 15 parade floats to Asheboro on the Friday after Thanksgiving for a gala parade heralding the opening of the Christmas shopping season.

Included will be a 40-foot extravaganza carrying Santa Claus and eight reindeer. The other floats will depict scenes of a winter wonderland and carry out the Christmas theme with special emphasis on subjects of interest to the younger set. All floats will have from one to three beauty queens or other young ladies as passengers. At least three bands and local floats will fill out the lineup.

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The Randolph County Board of Commissioners accepted “with regret” yesterday the resignation of A.L. Williams from the Randolph County Home. The resignation is effective Oct. 31.

At the same time the board approved the appointment of A. Vernon Burrow of Route 1, Asheboro, as the new superintendent. He and Mrs. Burrow plan to move into their quarters in the home on Nov. 1. Their appointment is to fill the unexpired term of the Williams’, which ends Dec. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Williams have supervised the operation of the Randolph County Home for the past four years. They plan to return to their home on Hawthorne Drive.

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J.J. Croft Jr. has accepted an appointment as Civil Defense director for Randolph County. George Ward, chairman of a citizens group active in planning a Civil Defense organization here, made the announcement today.

Croft was selected after more than three months of planning by the citizens group, which was searching for a man with sound knowledge of the armed forces and prior administrative training.

A full colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, Croft was first commissioned in 1935. During World War II he served three years in Panama with defense units at Balboa. At Fort Monroe, Va., he was a member of the Operations and Artillery Board.

Croft has been an Asheboro resident for nearly 20 years and is an architect by profession.

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Smith Crowe Jr. has been named general superintendent of Leward Cotton Mills of Worthville to replace James McCutcheon, who is moving to Lexington. W. Coleman Moore, secretary and assistant treasurer of Leward, will assume duties as general manager.

– Compiled by Larry Penkava, The Randolph Guide

        

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