----- — From The Randolph Guide – April 20, 1960

Plans are moving forward to expand Randolph Hospital. The Board of Directors today announced that construction of a 35-bed expansion along with enlarged dietary, surgical and X-ray facilities should begin within two years. President Charles W. McCrary said no precise date has been set.

The hospital has been assured of federal and state financial assistance through the Hill-Burton Act but “considerable” local funds will have to be raised before the building program can begin.

Discussing the need for additional facilities and beds at the April meeting of the Board of Directors, it was noted that the hospital has been overcrowded for the past several months and generally there has been a long waiting list.

“In order to provide the medical and surgical services needed by the people of Randolph Hospital, the board felt that it would be desirable to begin the planning stage at once with the  hope that actual construction could be started within  two years,” said McCrary.

The Kiwanis Teen-Age Building could be converted into a civic center. The membership of the Asheboro Kiwanis Club voted overwhelmingly last night in favor of a recommendation by a special committee that the building on East Salisbury Street be converted into a center for civic clubs. The center would have offices, conference rooms and dining facilities adequate for several civic clubs.

The  plan would call for interested civic clubs to participate in ownership of the building, now owned solely by the Kiwanians, to make improvements to office space, the dining area and kitchen facilities.

Participating clubs would share in the ownership of the building and its maintenance and would be provided with a meeting place and offices.

It was pointed out that the Teen-Age Building is no longer used for its original purpose since the construction of such facilities as Asheboro High School, the Acme-McCrary Recreation Center and various church fellowship halls.



D. Wescott Moser, chairman of the 1960 Cancer Crusade, today urged Randolph County residents to give their attention to the second phase of the crusade – “Fight Cancer With a Check and a Check-Up.”

“We are anxious to reach our financial goal for this Cancer Crusade,” Moser said. “However, we are primarily interested in making the people of Randolph County cancer conscious. We want to emphasize to every citizen the importance of a complete annual checkup by your family doctor.”

The Randolph County Cancer Clinic is located at Randolph Hospital and is open every first and third Wednesday. Examinations are available without charge to any adult who wishes to attend the clinic.

More than 1,300 patients have been examined at the clinic.



Thorne Wood, Asheboro golf pro who is regarded as the top lefthander in the business, made another claim to that title during the Easter weekend when he walked off with non-touring honors at the Greater Greensboro Open.

Wood fired a 288 for the 72-hole tournament to qualify for top honors as the best score of a non-touring pro.

It also netted him his biggest tournament winnings of his career – $450 as Curtis Carolinas Cup winner and $290 in tournament money.

Wood fired a 66 on the first day to temporarily lead the field.

– Compiled by Larry Penkava from archives of The Randolph Guide