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If w IW VOL. XXXVFT NO. 51 f THOMAS L. LOWE PASSES SUDDENLY AT BANNER ELK! _ Thomas L. I.owc, oae of Avery j county's foremost attorneys, and best 5 citizens, died suddenly at the post-j office in his home tovrn of Banner j Elk last Friday evening. He had* i just returned from \Tew!and where he j ^ had a busy ?' ?> went to the office! for his mail when the summon.- cait.c like a flash. He fell to the floor / and breathed his last before medical ^ / aid could arrive. ^ Interment was made in the ceine- ^ tery a- Banner Elk Sunday in the prese?ice of a large concourse o?1 ^ relatives and friends. Mr. Lowe was a man heal in high j esteem by his fellowmen. a bright lawyer, a respected citizen and will be.greatly missed in bis town and countv. A wvidovv and one daughter 1 r . * i r, survive. W. K Loyitl, of Boohed close per-;'" ^ sona! friend of Mr. Love, paid the f] following tribute on learning of Mr. * i,owes death: "T. I- Lowe \va> one of the ablest n lawyers in the inounfaiic country?a " wise and conservative conn? dor. a 1 good r eighbor, a faithful and true 11 friend, an ideal citizen and an hon- ' est man. He recognized God as the Supreme Arbiter ofc ali things. ''Banner Elk has suffered a great' M loss in his death. The mountain ^ country has lost A strong and able * man. who loved his great mountains ras he loved hi- own life. We cherish t: the hope that the change that has ( come to him ?\ as a change from '' 'AJ niortality to immortalit'y ^5 "Mr. Lowe was hcye.r a seekcir for c honors. and con-equovitly never held political office. He came to the * mountain ;<> get away from that sort * of thing and to live a quiet life in the S country." 1 Mr Lowe practiced )a>v for 35 11 years throughput the mountain coun- t try. He practiced It North Wilkes- e boro, Booms Elk Park and foi the l' last years in Banner Elk h He. was about (15 years old. P MORE THAN 1,500 MET VIOLENT ?s DEATH IN STATE LAST YEAR s: Raleigh. Jan. 2.?Violent deaths in >?': t ? .'. i na !a year exceeded TMp ' ?' ate board of health reports '..how l.di violent dpath during- the first II mrvpiiSif 01 U'p yv.r 1ms nunrjcr doe no: inc trie dent < f?om : ! .? violent form bf d; ea.-t Ar?toin ?ailo accident.- again took '* the I arses' toll, in 1025 the total v ,\A was .170 This year it was .*'52;1/* in s > November wi.v, one of the hvayii v . months t<, be added. ! Burns came nt-v: in fatal results. ? I The first eleven moi ths of 1-92(1 - ... 246 Tar Heels burned to death. De- 1 / cent In r was exucctcd tb, rur. the to d f to nearly 30th In 11':: . 250 died : from this cause. Homicides showed a slight d< crease. The estimated rum ev in 1920 \\ 225, based on 191 for the first eleven months. In 1925 .here were 200. *'1 Suicides ran slightly betid than even, an estimated 1.35 against 128 !' in 1925. ^ I : f V THE COMMUNITY CHEST ? Since we have no regularly or- 01 ganized associated charities fund for wl t ... IT' tms community. we m.iiK we nave ^ tho next best thing to take its place, ?' , V possibly even better than an asso- ? dated charity fund. More than a n , year ago a movement was started bj ? V the Ministerial Association to initiate a' . w into this community a community t'hesv fund whereby all subjects of ^ charity might he given help. A comj mittee made up from the members of T< the different churches were made 0 \ trustees of this fund. We are glad ,l to report that this committee, now \ composed of J. L. Quails, K. N. ^ \ Hahn. W. H. Grngg. J. M. Moretz and O. L. Coffey, has been very faithful in this service, and wili continue P 'to serve the community for the new sj year. /? ^SmSeS?^X "4y'-v?| Any worthy cause of charity in the community should be turned over to ^ this committee, and this committee, b consulting with the pastors, act. yon disbursements for charity. if you have opt subscribed to tin- *1 community chert fund, do .so at once. M. B. WOOSLEY, Secretary. 1 ( ^ Ministerial A:>soc:atioii.;y ?J E> Paso, Tex.. Jan. 3.?Alhort B e Fail, former secretary of i'he interior, ti i= now safety convalescent, his phy- (' siciau .^id leday, after an attack of r V pneumonia, which has confined him c to his home for several weeks. t ? A Non-Partisan N BOON Wagner Says He Will Talk When Time Comes layer Mav He May Have Something 1 o Say Later, But at Present is Silent as Clam > I "Yes, I have something to say. but won't say it until the right time, ami it trill llot take me long! hen." -aid Herbert S. Wagner. \Ya- j auga county friar being held for safe! eeping in the Guilfortl county jail j or the slaving of Earl Moody and ( )exter Byi d at r'oscoe. near Boone, o Greensboro News reporter last 'riday, shortly before lie was renovod from that baftile to the penl- j cnliary a; Uaieigh. The News con- ; >!!VCh . Then W agner, who is prob-j my : ( 2-3 a: d 28 years old. losed up like a proverbial c?&m? add-1 rig. however, that he was getVmg long nicely. Sheriif Stafford accoinpanred the t baily News reporter to the cell cor-' idor whert Wagnei is given the run f the space along with several other ! . hi to prisoners4ivh;,~ are awaiting i rata* Guilford superior court doi- ; fig January or who ar? serving sen- i ences imposed during the December I term of federal court*. The pris- | t?er v a- attired for cold weather. ! . ilh a heavy lumbei ?u<in?s jacket, j nee high boots and riding trousers, j le .seemed entirely at ease and calm- j y smoked a pipe as the reporter ! ;t)kcd with him about reports of the. Christmas day tragedy that cost two ives and Wagneh's freCdoht: Wagner was shiown a statement ' icVIited to W. R Lovill of Booue, bis i ttoiney, which was: "The killing on 1 /hristmas day of Earl Moody and I Jexter Byrd at Foseoe, near Boone, ,ns more behind it than appears on ! he surface. When these facts, now | hknown r?? the public, come out, j hev will startle the community. Kv- i ry case has two sides, and, although (lis shooting at first sight appears to j aye been without provocation, the ublic is due for a surprise if it j umps at conclusions " The attorney ! $ said to have refused to amplify his ; lavement, and his client refused to! moment upon it. Wagner still hat a discolored eye.1 ul it ?s nut .so dar k as it was Men- : ay, the day after* he was lodged in ' iil here. A cut on the lower part* of he ii .1 si?i?- of his face is hidden by.j liar of It is jacket, hut it is there, j I&pgrls of the affair were slow in. eachihir lAoenaboro. but one had it j [?at Wngnci and Moody had some oVd- he I'M i the kjUhig. Another tvs.oo. defied this and staWd that p lie two nun: were apparently on the j est of itims. Likewise did one re- j ort kfiseri the killings were the out- j t;ma of a drunken brawl, but inves-' gallon, still another report sCatcd. I vja ed that neither Moody nor By id , as! hi en drinking. There was same' i . - c anient ,'.s to whether Wagner mi imbibed. Yesterday afternoon the a censed , M'.OI vUif shown th? following ex-, arnts from a Correspondent's ac- \ >\i ni of the affair: "The generally accept account of ;e shooting is that Wagner met loedy on the railroad near Foscce. J fagnev was standing on the track, J nd Moody was below him on the. mbankment. After some convcrsa- j on \Y:\cnt?r is said to have drawn his """* 7 .? ! un. and with Che words. TH shoot1 our heart out,' fired three shots, alij f which took effect. Moody fell J loriully wounded, but Wagner fired J RU& more, and both of these shots Iso took effect. "Wagner is said then to have gone ehind a shed near the track and to iv? relo;<dcd his pistol. He returned i the track, according to the story t* witnesses, end was walking along when he met Byrd. " 'What does this mean. Wagner?' yrd is. saiu to have asked. " you, I'll shoot you, jo,' Wagner is alleged Co have re- j lied, and with that, the witnesses! ly, he shot Byrd three times, and' yrd fell fatally wounded." The accused slayer read that por- j en of the story slowly and careful-i "Who wrote that?" he asked. "A correspondent at! Boone," was h.e reply ot the reporter. Wagner grunted. and then con-j r.-ied to read, scanning that part of I '?;> relating to his captors, re>ovr?i to Greensboro. and of hic f. t;-j i, i vc;Ch sl;.\v and careful at-l ention. W. P. Coffey and J. W. j lofi^y, botr of Foscpe, exercising the ight. of citizens to make arrests in , a pi t^il cases, took Wagner into cusody and held hirn at the East Ten UGA ewspaper. Devoted to the ] E. WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH C. WAGNER REMOVED FROM GUILFORD TO STATE PRISON Sheriff L. M. Farthing and Deputy P. C. Wyke returned Saturday afternoon from Raleigh. where they went to carry Herbert Wagner, slayer of Karl Moody and Dexter Byrd, from Guilford county jail to the slate prisn. it is understood that Sheriff Stafford* of Guilford, had received < information that a cowd was going i from Watauga county to Greensboro ; o remove the prisoner. Sheriff Stat-' \ ford immediately got in touch with | SLet'.ff Farthing over long distance , telephone asking I'or Wagner's re- j movah. The sheriff went to Greens- < boro and caiir ed the prisoner to Ra- ^ !eigh that night, incarcerating Wagner after daylight Saturday morning. , The letter addressed to the Gull lord county olt e.al ;s sani to nave 5 borne tiif signature of L. L. Moody, 1 father o* one of the slain men. R. T. FOUNTAIN NAMED SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE ri . i n. ?R. T. Fountain. 1" Bdgecoutbe cO\i- ty. vCds elected ;.,.kv! c of rcpresenta viv '.1!' the . econd bailor; :i .he cau ca.. of Democr. tic house m; .nh?n: ' sdnv irghi. 11ivote vv \s 51 Trailing him were II. G. Connor, o Wilson. i. and N A. IV.wnst nd, of Harnett. J ' ). F f/y votes constitute ! ; majority. Fffioh tain's election resulted from i ' heavy shifting of Connor votes. Oi ; ? first ballot the twop rati necx k with 13 and 40 votes r< spcctively. Townsend brought up tb ? rear willi 15. Oh the second ballot the Wilson count;, candidate's loss of strength was apparent from the beginning and the? Edgecombe lawmaker got away to a long lead. The deciding vote was reed with three ballots left in the box and unofficial counters thioughor,: the hall broadcast the election before the official tabulation a?l been completedThe entire business of organizing the caucus, nominating end seconding speeches and the election com vmicd slightly more than oho hour. Organ'i?.at*T$n <?f the t-enale was npleted in Democratic caucus at 1 i'be . ann- ;>me. Senator IV. I- Lrt.ngi oi Hal f.x county, was named president pro una to sil in the seat of IJeutenant Governor Elmer Long, of Durham, . n Mr. Lib \g absent from the c hnmber. Goycrhor McLean delivered his hi- ' eirniat message to the legislature at the opening joint session of the house and senate. Wednesday night , . . AN ANCIENT DOCUMENT ! > . rnijl:es The Demo- 1 ciat the following bill of sale tor J p-; to Council! from 1 David, James and Rachel DlckLon in 1 tiie year lsi'.s. At that time Wat- ' r-.Uga was a part of Ashe county and vl.y following, which is writ I en in that j quaint hand yc olden tines,- ninkes \ > interesting reading-*'"' especially to < i rase who knew noth-ng of \ he trans-H for of negroes in the days of slavery i rn the south: < Know all men by these presents that we, Daniel Dickson. i< James Dickson and Rachel Dickon. of Ashe county, state of i North Carolina, for and in con- 1 sideration of five hundred dollars to us in hand paid by Jesse a Council, have bargained, sold, t conveyed and delivered unto him. a the said Jesse Council, one negro woman. Esther, one negro boy i named Dick four years of age. one negro boy named Jack, one year old, all which we warrant 1 to be sound, healthy and sen- j i sible, and we further warrant' ? I and forever defend the same 1 from all lawful claiming: and en- 1 cunibrances- whatsoever. Given t under our hands and seals this t 12th day of Aug., 1828. r DANIEL DICKSON, (Seal) i RACHEL DICKSON. (Sea!) 1 J. L. DICKSON, (Seal). Witness: g JAMES SMITH, Just. , 1 A Perfect Excuse Nurse was bringing little Ella < home from a na:ly and took her hand ( to Kelp her wp :i high cnrbstohe. . " Gracious me, Ella!" she cried, < "how sticky vour hands are!" < "So would yr>uv be,*' replied Ella 1 serenely, 'if you had tvo meringues | and a chocolate eclair in your muff."; . , J ; nessee and Western North Carolina j 4 railroad station until the arrival of * officers. * * * I DEMC Best Interests of Northwe \ROLINA. niT n..'D.\Y : r* News of a Week ? At Blowing Re . &B* Happenings of Interest Durin ?t Seven Days In and Aboittv^fp rnoui Resort Town By RUPERT GILLETT Blowinj* Rock. Jail, p.-?Thomas II. Coffey. Watauga county's first Democratic representative in the general t sembly in twenty years. Saturday on his departure for Charlotte, o go from there to Ra'eigh for the jpemiJg of the legislature, that he is strongly in favor of the Dough?rty plan for a state public school system. The Dougherty plan. Mi. Coffey ;nid. is the best and most workable proposal yet made, and if it cannot pe passed in the legislature, the next best pint: should he found and adopted. The Dougherty plan contemplates the e-tablishmcnt of an equalization ;' .n of and a uniform school tax of MO cents ir. each county. Half of the expenses of the county ckoo' system over the SO-cent fax . ould hf- pr.id out of the equalizing fund, and the 'other half by addi tiohai. tuxes hivied within the court- j ty. The plan provides also for an rht-m litH school term. for the training of teachers, and for higher Salaries for teachers. Mr. Coffey will introduce several local bills, one of which will he that for the annexation of Green Park and Mayview Park to the corporate limits of Blowing Rock. Work Progressing on Coif Course Work was resumed Friday on the Green Park golf course, which is being lengthened to more than (>,000 yards and otherwise improved to make it ;> championship course equal to any in the south and the superior of many on which championship marches arc now played: New tees are being constructed throughout the course, the greena are being enlarged to have a diametei <>i 10b feet, the fairways arc being leveled and re-sown with creeping >ent, the molt expensive as well as : he most suitable of all golf cou rse itra^ses, the roughs arc- being leveled u.iul Severn' new hazards are being consi'rueted. Because of the omirnibuf. amoupt work being, done on the course, it i- si?.Vd by the foreman, the iinUa ill probably not. be ready lor play at the beginning of the summer season, but by mid-scasen everything will probably bo in readiness for the matches iih'at art expected to be I'd 'ranted here. Surveyors Lay Out Last Link The last link of the Blowing Rock telephone system was laid out Thursitay by surveyors, who ran the line to the exchange building, which is iho Coffey cottage, just off Boone street. / V' Bathrooms Are Popular ^atfrrpGihs arte coming intx> fashion in jSlpxvipg Rock with the completion of the re -Gift's new sewerage system. . The correspondent noticed invproyements being* made ??r\ a summer :6ttage. Approaching one of the ! carpenters, he asked (he nature of the wrok. "Bathroom," replied the earpent'er ioconicaily without looking up from! lis sawing. At several other cottages where! .voikmen were busy, the same ques-, :ion was asked, and the same answer vas forthcoming. Summer residents at Blowing Rock: r.tend to keep clean. Highway No. 17 The laying of rock base on state i ugh way No. 1 7 from Lenoir to Blow- j. ng Kock has reached Green Park ] t iot'el and is expected to touch the j 1 lard surface at Skyland Inn within ah :ew days. Immediate}* thereafter,j 3 he surfacing will be laid. This will; >e penetration macadam, the surface ji hat has already given excellent serv-i< ce on the same highway between J arid Blowing Rock. The completion of the work will | i rive an unbroken hard surfaced road j ( Tom Boone to Lenoir. School Re-opens The Blowing Rock school re-open-. 1 id Wednesday of last week afrer tbe 11 7-hristmas holidays. The school takes j< >niy a short Christmas recess, Prin- i < iipal A. K. Mercer explained, in or-] 1 ier to complete its session earlier in he spring. , i c-I? ? f ? jii.uui vommuieemen to Meet i 1 School-committee* from the Biow- i Ing Rock, Sandy Flat and Silver Lake school districts will meet' within a), few days to .-ettle the long-argued question of a site for the new $35, )CRA' stj&terth Carolina. GAS ATTACK ON t j WAGNER HOME AT FOSCOE j | The report has reached Boone to the effect that on la*t Saturday night, 1 seme pr.rty or parties, through a vent; in a window in the home of Mr. and] Mrs. Jtidson Wagner, of Foscoe. in- \ icei'ed poisonous gas and that some j members <?l the family were over-! come by the fume.. An alarm wjis j > ' raised ami neighbors gathered in, 11. oirv t*? find the rooms in the build-j* ing filled wR'i on odor very repulsive 'rind sickening. A physician wa> called to minister , ^ to those most affected, but The j4' hut i ' -- ' " "Ul 1V.III11U JUM w??l | * his diagnosis was. Outside the win 1 ' ?lo\ was found fresh trick.jj the .'o.y r.s and blood hounds were pro- I : red t1ie foilowing morning:, but they f faded to pick up any trail whatever, only smelling around the building. } i ,r ! sunpo cd this dastardly act. if it was done at all. was perpetrated 1 some one having feelings against ? the family as an outgrowth of the double killing by their son. Herb erf, i tin Chi" tma- day of Eail Moody and) ; Dextei Byrd. i Surely there is some mistake about i this, as it is hard to believe that any < one would be so vile as to attempt to murder the heart-broken parentV for a crime, though almost unprecedeht- I ed, committed by a wayward son. This may be only a flying report?we do not vouch for its authenticity. POSTAL RECEIPTS HERE MAINTAIN STEADY GROWTH Postoffice receipts for the quarter: ending December 31, last at the local : office totaled $2,707-88, as com-) pared with $2,504.51 for the same period in 1925, according to figures, given out hy Postmaster Farthing1 Monday afternoon, in commenting on the steady increase of postal receipts at the Boone office. The December, 1926, receipts totaled $!?-; i66.43, i.i $252.36 more than the ) receipts for December. 1925, and i equal the yearly receipts of the office for the year 1910. For.tmaster Farthing stated thai the next six months show the same a eddy gyoivvlh as tin- six months just ejuietl; ih.o receipts bv the end of the seal yeai veil! reach $12,000 annu- ! hlty. 'I'liO ahf ve figures would irtdicatc ; : ili- territory served by the local office is maintaining: a very healthy ! Steady growth. MR. AND MRS FRANK A. LINNEY ENTERTAIN Mr find. Mrs. Frank A. hiring on- | icitamed in honor of their daughter, i > !/?' Paul A. -Coffey and lier hi^barul j of Roanoke, Va., Monday evening;, i !1 reinhei 28th it a delightful dinner' party. The home was never more at- j tractive than at'this time with it? ! Ghdsfcmas decora tion^ The table! 1 a.c*. lovely with its centerpiece of j o-c^r vciis and jraily dressed dolls to i ' a hich a red ribbon was tied and ex j tended to the place cards at each ; piate. Those enjoying Lhis delight>;ljj ful hospitality were Mr. and Mrs. j i Paul Coffey, Mr. and Mr.-. Turner Hendrix, Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Critch- 1 er, Mi. and Mrs. J. A. Snroies, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Hardin and Miss Irene Lc Queux, of Tuvlorsvide 1 How Foolish 1 Little Willie: Mamma, is in pa e:o- ^ in# to heaven when he dies? < Mother: Why, son, whi per such i an absurd idea into your head? I c )00 consolidated school building. As ;oon as they agree on a site, the com- ^ r.ittees will submit their preference ^ :o the county board of education for * ipproval. Benefit Supper for Fire Department ire is lowing icock lire department s $50 nearer having helmets and dickers as a result of the chicken tew. and barn dance given Friday ? light for the- purpose of raiding h LUads. The oyster supper and square t. Inure of two weeks previous brought | r .i more than $100. 'I lief ore the chicken stew, the truck I aid a visit to *Boone to announce S he event, attached its hose to a plug c n .Main street, and threw a stream t :<f water across the field adjacent to he Blackburn hotel. The new fire station is rapidly Gearing completion. The belt tower 11 bas already been erected, and the 11 walls are now being finished by the j carpenters, win* are working for the L'ity on a co-operative-plan Every carpenter in town donated either ajt day's labor or $5 to the work. ' j r FIVE CEXTS / COPY Banner Year in 1927 Seen by the President Toclidse If, Confident Nation Faces Another Twelve Months of Unbroken Prosperity Bj ROBERT FULLER Present Coolidge believes 1927 will he a banner year and thai the ?uh iters of the country is fur.damenally sound. His information. coming from rovt-rnmenl sources, ieaevs him to see ontinued prosperity during the oming year. All the signs, as he Clicls them, are favorable. Among I'he thing- leading him to his viewpoint are the increase in employment recently reported in ncw York, Pennsylvania arid some of he industrial states, the plentiful v. lUflllrti MFI ;ntor?rises and the low surplus of nan facfured articles. \t present prosperity exists in all a rts of the country except the wheat iiid cotton section?, the president "il?ds. and he believes the south will be able to emerge from the present depression resulting" from low cotton prices. Work in general is plentiful, the president understands, and the people are receiving high wages which arc being spent generously so that production is being stimulated. Railroads arc in good condition, he :hinks. and contracts for new equipment during this year will aid business. MatiufaeUiritig, the president' is informed, is producing at far better than average rate. But the president recalls that dire predictions of business depression made by some at t he beginning of 1926 were never realized and points to thi-s as proof thai* predictions do not always materialize.; But the feigns. Us he sees them, poim to continued good business in 1927. STATEMENT FROM TEACHER FDMSNSTF.N To whom it may concern. The statement that 1 (I" Y. Edminsien) . c or? vud vt vy unsatit^nctory as :: teacher in I he Rominpor school ns v. l iileu hy M. IV Tnvott and published in .in WatMiiv'i f^emo cp'm. ' ending, ii^'r \v.. i n isn't of tin Caet that I ;:o in \ n istered cor p<>yrti runishme i\t onto hi * hoy v\ tiroi? of necessity. E. Y. EDMINSTEN. Romirigcv, N. ('.. Dec. 80, ? To the people cf bur cohmy and the friend.- of E. Y. Ediniimen: We. Che, undersigned, declare that K. Y. KdmhV?: c-n has proved factory as teacher in our school dur' ''it I'llO school duvoig tl.e term of M. C. Romiogev, C. M. Gilliam. W. A. Gilliam. Florence Ru- ^ mincer. M. N. Piesiiell. Nathan l*re.5!:el\ \V Y. Piesi.oll, C B Ward, W. y Hrt. n?!!. T. V\V son. I age FYes: cii, Roby Siincs. A. L. Presnell, Bon "T>kv. N. A. Hicks, 1). A. Rominger. WILL TRY FORMER TREASURER BAPTIST MISSION JANUARY 17 Richmond, Va? Jan 4.-?George tf. Sanders, former treasurer of the baptist Foreign Mission board of the Southern Baptist Convention, will go >n trial here January 17 on charges f grand larceny of $103,000 of the joard's funds. The date was agreed >n today at the setting of the court's locket. Sanders was indicted yesterday on our counts of grand iarceny. He ms been in jail here since soon after he shortage in his accounts was disovercd several weeks ago. LYON-MORF.TZ Mr. Adolphus Lyon and Miss Grace fforetz were married Sunday a Hereon, J. W. Bryan,1 Esq.. performing he ceremony. The bride is the lopftlar daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 7Hos. Mo ret?- of Bast I?oone. Mr. .yon is the sor. of Mr. and Mrs. .f. >. Lyon. also of Boone. The happy ouple will continue to make their ionic here. Cheap Campaigning Candidate: The opposite on* accuses no of buying votes. That's a lie? 1 tever bought a vote in my life! Unsympathetic crowd: Tightwad! ' hker! Cheapskate! -" tl . innii-y larmera arc 3trcngvnt;ninf? heir terraces anu otherwise improvng their fields this winter. " 'y
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