From The Randolph Guide – Feb. 3, 1960

Asheboro officials, concerned over delays in plans for a US 220 bypass, have scheduled a meeting with the Streets and Highways Committee of the Asheboro Chamber of Commerce.

The meeting, according to Mayor John C. Bunch, will be to “discuss our next step as far as the bypass in concerned.”

Officials have expressed concern over an apparent delay in scheduling the project. A comprehensive thoroughfare plan, promised by the State Highway Department for delivery in December, has yet to be completed, and this is necessary before other aspects of the bypass can be projected. In addition, highway officials have said that it is doubtful that they can call a public hearing on the project in March, 1960, as promised earlier.

At the public meeting, citizens would be given an opportunity to see the proposed route of the bypass and then a definite route would be determined.

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Deane F. Bell, appointed this week as solicitor of the Randolph County Recorder’s Court effective March 1, 1960, announced today that he would be a candidate for Recorder’s Court judge in the Democratic primary.

Bell has practiced law in Randolph County since August, 1954. He came here from Chapel Hill, where he was on the research staff of the Institute of Government.

He is a 1953 graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Law. After receiving his undergraduate degree from UNC in 1947, he worked four years for Burlington Mills.

Bell announced that he plans to dissolve his law partnership with Archie L. Smith on March 1.

He’s married to the former Nancy Saunders and they have three children, Debbie, Blake and Clark.

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Jerry Rowe of Asheboro High School has been named to the first team of the 1959 All-America high school football squad.

It was the first time an Asheboro player has won a position on the first team of the mythical club, which is selected each year by more than 6,000 sports writers, broadcasters, coaches and officials.

Two other players from Randolph County received honorable mention to the All-America team. AHS quarterback Ed “Strawberry” Wheless and Bill Lineberry, fullback at Randleman High, were honored as well.

AHS Coach Lee J. Stone is quoted as saying, “In my 26 years of coaching, Jerry is one of the finest ends I’ve had under my direction. Needless to say, he’s a terrific college prospect.”

Rowe is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Art Rowe of Worth Street.

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J.R. “Bob” Marlowe was elected the 1960 president of the Asheboro Chamber of Commerce.

Marlowe, station manager at WGWR, will succeed Robert L. Donnell, president of the Bank of Randolph, who will become vice president of the Chamber.

James B. Neely, president of First National Bank, was elected treasurer and Harry Barlowe was reelected executive secretary.

Walter Denson of Jones Department Store was elected chairman of the Retail Trade Division of the Chamber, succeeding Gena L. Harris of Harris Jewelry & Loan Co. Curtis Watkins of The Anchor Co. will serve as vice chairman and E.D. Griggs of B.C. Moore & Sons will chair the Promotional Committee.

L. Barron Mills Jr. of The Randolph Guide, Roy Cox Jr. of The Courier-Tribune and Andy Brown of WGWR were named co-chairs of the Publicity Committee.

– Compiled by Larry Penkava from the archives of The Randolph Guide