From The Randolph Guide – March 2, 1960

The second snow of the season began covering Randolph County with a downy cold blanket of flakes at mid-morning today and threatened to make driving conditions hazardous. Both the Asheboro City and Randolph County school systems discontinued classes at 11 a.m. so buses could get rural students home.

Neither system had made a decision at noon today as to whether conditions would permit schools to resume their schedules tomorrow.

Superintendent W.J. Boger Jr. of the county schools said that reports he had received from the U.S. Weather Bureau in Winston-Salem predicted two to three inches of snow for Randolph County with indications that there might be “even more.”

In such an event, he said, it is doubtful that school will be held tomorrow in the county system.

The Asheboro Police Department and the State Highway Patrol reported “quite a few” minor accidents on the highways. No injuries were reported and all the mishaps were attributed to slippery roads.

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J.W. Plummer of North Asheboro announced this week that he will be a candidate for one of the three seats on the Randolph County Board of Commissioners that will become vacant this year.

Plummer, well-known building contractor, is the first candidate to announce his intentions for the board. He is a Republican, as are all three of the commissioners whose terms expire in 1960. Neither of the three – Chairman Ira L. McDowell, George E. Ward or Colon Byrd – have indicated whether they will seek re-election. Each is serving his first term on the board.

The other two board members – Charles Fagg and Wallace Garner – are Democrats and have two more years on their current terms.

Plummer has served several years on the Asheboro District School Board and as a member of the Randolph County Selective Service Board.

A veteran of World War II, he is married and lives with his wife and three daughters on Woodcrest Road.

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A total of 404 residents of the western fringe of Asheboro have qualified to vote in the Tuesday, March 8, election to determine if that section desires to become a part of the city.

Only residents of the area who registered during the special registration period that closed Saturday will be eligible to vote in the city limits extension election.

The polls will be open from sunrise to sunset at the Parish House of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, which will serve as the polling place.

The area involved is generally composed of a portion of Dogwood Acres and a section near the Water Filter Plant. It includes some 390 acres and has been estimated to be the home of approximately 1,000 residents.

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A 20-unit parade, complete with pretty girls and colorful floats, will officially usher in National 4-H Week Saturday for the 1,900 boys and girls who are members of Randolph County’s 28 community and school clubs. The parade will be on Saturday, March 8, in downtown Asheboro. The floats will have the general theme of 4-H Club Week – “Learn, Live, Serve Through 4-H.”

Mamie Faye Joyce, 16-year-old Ramseur High School 10th grader, will reign as Miss Randolph County 4-H and will ride in a convertible in the parade. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Joyce of Rt. 2, Ramseur. Others in the parade will be members of the county 4-H Council and local politicians.

– Compiled by Larry Penkava from archives of The Randolph Guide