PAGE EIGHT
Searchers Fail to Find
Hidden Convict Bodies
(Continued from Page 1)
zen. told The Democrat that he hat
a contract to furnish wood to tin
camp during the winter it was there
and that if there was anything wrong
he never heard of it. He said later In
left, and knew nothing of the con
duct of the chain-gang during the fol
lowine summer.
Newspaper Reports Recalled
Reference to the files of The Demo
crat of July 31. 1930, discloses tha'
J. P. Gosnell and O. R. Freeman
guards at the camp, had been arrest
ed. given a preliminary hearing suit
bound to court on charges of drunk
enness and possession of whiskey
City policemen t made the arrests aft
ei passersby had reported the conduct
of the men on the Blowing Rocfc
road, charging that "they were drunk
displaying firearms and using language
uncomplimentary to the Sabbath
atmosphere."
The story ended with a statement
of rumors to the effect ' that ill treatment
is being accorded many of the
unfortunate inmates . . and that
methods of discipline have been exj
tremely harsh."
In the following issue of the paper
tliere appeared a story wherein D. R.
Lida, prison supervisor, entered a flat
denial to the rumors, and it was
gathered that "solitary confinement
on limited rations, it appears, is the
only punishment allowed to be administered.
. . Another revolting* rumor
which had to do with strapping
the hands of convicts high over their
heads and leaving them on tiptoe for
hours at a time was branded as an
umvarraxucu rmsenoca oy Mr. juiaa.
According Lo his statement, no sijch
treatment was ever accorded a prisoner,
the only phase of punishment
even remotely resembling this being
manacling the blacks to a wall with
hands in a more or less comfortable
position."
Mr. Lida believed "that a guard
who had been discharged recently for
neglect of duty spread the stories to
get even* with him for losing his
job.''
if '"V Expial:^ the .uarvtloukMV/fcriJ 5
2 Thwnftllfc'lf bunging 3
V noo?j-Toii guarantee. ^ M
prictlfss information ;
Ke ?for those suffering from |
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NESS. HEARTm KN. CON- 2
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^ SLEEPLESSNESS OR HEAD
ACHES. !>UE TO EXCESS ACID. J
A*k for Q frrw copy of H'HIard'i Messo* r. Wo 2
Vilhoriml WilUn! DntJc^ *
WAT\UGA DUCG COMPANY
Boone, N. C.
REINS-STL
THE FUNE1
j Licensed Embalmers
AiTibulance Service
PHONE B
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Make a Pro'
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POTA
by u
ARMC
BIG CROP FER'
A majority of the larges
tauga County have alrea
sis from us and it is und
can buy. It will strong
ease, produce better qua
tatoes per plant.
j WE ALSO HANDLE 3-8
10-4-6. These are all sp
At the same time, we c?
so that, no induct wii*
have just the fertilizer
M. C. Holler
bahnktt building
i Other Stories
Stories in the paper later on tol<
t of Grand Jury investigations follow
; ing a prison strike, and Lindsa;
i Woodie. "former deputy sheriff o
1 Wilkes County, was believed to hav
1. circulate*! the damaging reports, wa
2 j threatened with indictment for par
,! ticipation in a rebellion against th
I State of North Carolina.
- Mr. Woodie in turn wrote The Dem
" ocrat a letter published Septembe
" 118. 1930, which contains the following
j statements:
} "I do not care to go into details o
"; the inhumane treatment that I Bay
t witnessed by certain men connecte
with this camp . . . but will say I an
"' not scouting and at any time an in
Indictment is made against me T an
' [ willing to meet the charges. . . . T2i<
things that 1 have said in connection
with the inhumane treatment of son*
of the convicts are facts that an
: known by other good law-abiding mei
-; and men who have not been dis
' charged ... I can cite instances thu
would startle and surprise the goo<
citizens of Watauga County, but a:
l stated in the outset. I do not can
j to at this time go into details as t<
J facts But those facts. T take it. wil
! come later and will be testified tc
by others who know as well as I dc
the things that actually occurred."
A number of other reports were
carried in The Dcmocr t recalling
that an investigation of the camp was
ordered by the State Prison Department.
CAMP HERE "IDEAL."
High Poiint. N. C.?Senator J T
Burrus. of High Point, returned here
| Sunday night after a trip into Wat'.'Uga.
Wilkes and Caldwell counties
with only praise for conditions ir
convict camps in that area.
Senator Burrus said he was par
, Liuaiariy impressed wi'.ri irre camp lie
visited a mile north of Boone, which
is under the superintendence* of Captain
W. K. Brown.
It has an ideal set-up." ho said of
the camp containing 10.5 long-term
i convicts.
He said he talked with prisoners
and also residents of communities
where camps are situated, but that
1 he heard no major complaint.
He said a dark room isolation cell
; had been employed effectively in one
! camp for disobedient prisoners and
j that "exercise of utmost caution" had
i prevented escapes or outbreaks.
oOO xiuuL i M/at?
The Bamboo Consolidated School
: closed a most successful term on Friday.
March 8th. The patrons desire
to thank the teachers, Mrs. Ray Es|
tes7 Mrs. Grace Greene Edmisten, and
j Miss Iva Dean Wilson for the fine
; work they have done with the com;
munlty's children. Anita Hampton,
? who completed the seventh grade, has
; attended school for four years without
missing a day
FRDIVANT
*ALHOME
Funeral Directors
. . . Uay and Night
GONE 24
fitableCrop j
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TOESl:
i
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>U R'S
TILIZER, 8-16-16
t Potato Growers of Wady
purchased this analvoubtedly
the best money
then plants against dislitv
and mature more po-6,
5-8-6, 5-7-5, 4-7-5 AND
lecials for Irish potatoes.
trry every other analysis,
it your requirement, we
you need.
& E. D. Cook
EAST BOONE
II
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVE
Big Money Bills Are
-! Introduced in Assembly
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s.to those who favor the Hill liquor
- bill.
Money Bills to Require a Month
j The money bills are now to the fort
- and will probably take a month, an
r average of a week each ill both hous*
1 es. The Revenue bill fails to raise
^ j enough revenue, by some $2,800,0(K
f,on present estimates, to meet thi
e | promises made to the State's departdjinents.
institutions anil agencies bj
a the Appropriations bill. The Revenue
-' bill is estimated to raise S62.710.00C
a for two years. $31,217,000 the first
i and $31,492,000 the second, but the
i i Appropriations committee's figures
e ' call for SG5.514.000,
ej The Appropriations measure is
^ | based on an increase of 20 per cent
- in salaries of all State employees, ini
eluding teachers, the first year ioii1
i 25 per cent the second year. Experts
s | have said that if it were made 20 per
^ j cent for each year the bills would
} | about balance. That may be done, or
1 efforts may be made to increase the
)! revenues to give the appropriations
> j suggested. At any rate, efforts will be
triiade to eliminate the throe per cent
I sales tax in the Revenue bill. Those
efforts are expected to fail, however.'
t! Schools Oct Increase
j The public schools are allotted $20.j
031,000 the first year and $20,900,000
j the second year, In the bill. The instii
tutions arc} given "liberal" amounts,
i it is charged, although Chairman Victor
Bryant admirably defended all increases
in a two-hour discussion of
! the measure Thursday night. Those
; favoring taking up the Revenue irieas1
i ure first won in a stiff fight, so. if
I there is change, it is likely to be in
! the appropriations to a greater extent
' | than in revenues.
i The group rrom the Penal TnstUutipns
committee made a trip to Ciiaii
lotte and Investigated the prison
camps at which, as the result of punishment
by chaining them in an upright
position, two negroes were in
such condition that all four of their
feet had to be amputated. They interviewed
the negroes and others arid
found conditions worse than was cx;
pccted. A report will be made to the
j General Assembly. The committee
will also send a group to Morganton
to check up on conditions at the State
Hospital for the Insane.
Child lal?or ISlil Defeated
f like cuiiu icttjoi tin lei iuiiicnl tiilt.
{heard at length last week, was given
|an unfavorable report. Chairman Tani
I Bowie breaking a tie. However, three
! members of the committee brought
lit out on a minority report and it
| will come to a vote in the House this
j week, probably. It was set for Tuesj
day. The anti-rabies bill, to require
i that all dogs he vaccinated for rabies
each year, much talked about, was
set for hearing in the Senate Monday
night.
Varying guesses arc made as to
how much longer the General Assembly
will be in session. It is safe to
sav it will be a month longer, past
the middle of April, and it may be toward
the end. Up to Saturday about
1060 Hills had heen introduces, of
which 382 had been ratified, or passed
ready for ratification. Last week 109
of these were ratified, including' 91
local bills and IS public bills.
Public Bills Ratified
Public bills ratified last week include
the following: lemoving double
liability, on bank stock; amend Sec.
3366 <il C. S., on defective probates;
repeal Chapter 40, Public Laws of
1933, on fees or witnesses; amend
Sec. 667 C. S. on issuance of execution;
establishing a tuberculosis hospital
in Western North Carolina: providing
for special judges; to investigate
conditions in prison camps; give
slot machine owners until May 1 to
get them out nf the State: asking
Congress to pass the work relief bill;
to investigate State Hospital for Insane
at Morganton; distribute State
laws, reports and publications to U.
N. C. library; changing names of savings
and loan associations i.o credit
unions; new section on dividends paid
to and contingent liability of policyholders
in mutual fire i'.isxirance companies;
to include preferred stock in
minimum capital stock required for
banks; make insurance of deposits;
more effective; change 1933 iaw on
iinu-orl /-?T hanb-o- 1 *
I vj-imo, amciivi lttW UIl LTailS-;
Actions exempted from operation of I
j the capital issues law.
Many New Bills Introduced
Floods of new local bills have been!
| introduced the past week, but the!
| public measures are dwindling some.!
Of interest is the bill to reappor-l
tion members of the House of Representatives
on the basis of the 1930
census, as the constitution requires.
On the method set out, the counties
would have representatives as follows:
Guilford and Mecklenburg, four
each; Buncombe, Forsyth and Wake,
three each; Durham, Gaston, Halifax,
Johnston, Pitt, Robeson, Rowan and
Wayne, two each; others, one.
Bills to raise to their former level
salaries of elective State officers, cut
two years ago, have been introduced.
One would repeal Cr. 1, Public Laws
of 1933. to equalize and restore salaries
of the Commissioners of Labor,
Agriculture and Insurance (to $4,500
a year). Another would fix the salary
of the Utilities Commissioner at $5,000,
and another would raise that of
the State Treasurer to $6,000, now
j $4,500. because of added Local Government
Commission duties.
| "Other public measures of general
interest introduced last week follow:
Provide for inspection of motor ve|
$1.50 PACKAGE, now $1.00
ai.iru raunAUIS, now 60c
BOONEJORUG CO.
RY THURSDAY BOON? X C.
! hicles: provide for purchase of motor
license tags for one-half year:
, amend law on refund of gasoline taxes;
provide for better enforcement of
the automobile laws.
Amend Department of Conserva.
lion laws; prohibit dredging or catching
oysters in closed season.
Authorize refund of taxes erronck
ouslv or illegally collected by couni
ties and municipalities; set up and
establish liens of taxes and the mcthi
ods. processes and procedure for sale
) of real propert3* for failure to pay
I taxes; amend Sec. 7t>, C. S.f on saic
of real property by heirs and devisees:
r create lien in favor of cotenant or
; joint owner paying special assessI
ment against real estate.
Regulate method of becoming" s
d candidate for office on citizen or independent
ticket.
Provide banking facilities for small
?Icommunities, now without them; remove
limitation 011 investments by
J banks in interest bearing obligations
ilof other states.
II To create a Building Code Council
I for North Carolina.
? Authorise counties, townships and
| districts to issue bonds for building
and rebuilding school plants; amend
j school machinery act to fix minimum
I1 salaries for superintendents, principals
and teachers.
Increase duties and powers of Di\
vision of Standards and inspection of
! Department of Labor.
! Prohibit any member of General
j Assembly connected with State insti;
tutions from serving on appropriations
committees of General AsseinI
My.
j Prohibit soliciting sales or taking
j orders in State offices during working
hours by agents, peddlers or per'sons
representing out-of-State firms.
1 Authorize issuance of State and
Martin County bonds to take place
lof lost or stolen bonds,
j Amend and rc-enact Sec. 1437 C. S.
j relative to jurisdiction of Superior
' Courts.
SITOAI, NOTICES
|WANTED TO BUY Good used safe,
j See C. B. Duncan. Boone, N. C.
t WANTED Someone to take up a
I small balance on beautiful upright
! piano in this community Terms to
reliable party. Address Credit Dept.,
Box 234. Wilkesboro, N. C. 3-14-2c
; OLD IIGX'.VCOD ff-T
Thirty-one ami two years old. One
; large 75 or 100 years old See Wal
ter Bairti, Valie Crucis, N. C. 2t
WANTED Ilakery. Ton. Coffoc or
I other route men. Good proposition
for right man. Rawlelgh, Dept.
i NCC-23-L, Richmond, Va. 3-14-4p
FOR SALE Uswi VicTroia in first
class condition, with records. Only
? 10.00. New Riycr Light and Power
Co., Phone 60.
USED FURNITURE 3-plece davenport
living room suit, mahogany
finish, $20.00; 5-burner oil stove
with buiit-in oven, $13.50; kitchen
tables, each $2.00. Easy terms to
responsible parties. High Land Furniture
Co.. Depot St., Boone, N. C
GIRLS Prepare yourselves for profitable
occupation. Take a course in
Beauty Culture. Only three months
t.? graduate and you are ready to
earn. We have A grade State Accredited
School and all new equipment
Write for particulars. McConnel*
School of Beauty Culture,
Stotesville, X. C. 2-2S-4c
GOOD BUSINESS?Good business today
is based entirely upon co-oper
; anon iinu a turecL ana nonest approach
lo all problems. Our servI
ifp is complete and we -will welcome
j the opportunity of serving you,
j Hern-Mar s Little Jewelry Store.
I
BRAND NEW FURNITURE Threepiece
bed room suit, walnut finish
dresser, chest of drawers, full size
bed, all for $29.50; 3-piece living
room suit, two pieces in green, one
in rust tapestry, all for $39.50.
green and ivory enamel kitchen cabinet
complete with glass set, metal
cake drawer, flour bin and sifter,
$25.00; extension oak dining
table and six chairs, all for $28.50.
Above prices for cash, but terms
can be arranged by responsible par.
ties. HIGH LAND FURNITURE
CO., Depot Street, Boone. N. C.
"Everything for the Home."
Dr. C. B. Btughman, Eye, Ear,
None and Throat Specialist, Elizabethton,
Tenn., will be in the office
of Dr. J. B. Hagaman in Boone, on
the first Monday in each month for
the practice of his profession.
New Sidneys
If jrou could trade your r.csloctcd. tired and
fc? ?y Kidneys for new ones, you would autoBXAtkaUygetridof
Nisfet Rising. Nervousness,
Disxiness. Rheumatism. Burning. Itching and
Acidity. To correct functional kidney disorder*.
tQ the 2uinnU?J Doctor'* special prescription
called CYSTEX (Siss-tcx). Must fix you
19 la 8 days or money back. It all Bru?g*sta.
HELP KIDNEYS
1 V? WW- '.in..--- ' ' 1 !y
A and you bare a lame, aching
back, with nttanfra of diimlnees,
horning, scanty c/Or too frequent
urination, getting up ?t night,
swollen foot and anJriee. rheumatic
pains . . one Doam/t PUU.
Doait't are espectaay tor poorly
functioning VMncya.? XlUtons ox
borc3 are used every year. They
are recommended the country over.
Arte your aetphhor'
MA U1A All A
! UVilli riLLd
NEW CLEANING PLANT li
SU
Mr. George C. Greene is the mana- n,
, of a new dry cleaning establish- cr
j ment which opened last week in the |
I Baniett building in East Boone. Mr.
!R. H. Younce of Hickory, who has 12i^
years' experience in the cleaning bus-; ^
| iness. is in charge of actual opera-, .Q
j
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i
| Listing of
I For l a'
i
| For the Year 1935 Wil
Monday in
:! ?The
list takers will advert
ships, the dates and places the
purpose, and I want to insist t
I your property, and get that bur
We are going to do every
as easy and convenient for you
takers must, fiinsh their work ;
or before the First Monday in
property is listed and 110 pena
says you shall pay. if property
allowed.
FARM CROP A
Each land-owner should p
: | acreages of each crop to be he
ing tenants') and have availab:
and probable summer planting
This information is NOT taxab
be reliable and of distinct ben
! csts. Farm agents and agricu
I need this in their services.
E. G. GRE
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E. T. & W. N. C. Moto
Annoui
CHANGE OF B
THE FOLLOWING SERVK
VIA E. T. & W.
LEAVE BOONE, FOR?Elk
ville, Knoxville, Chattano
Connection for all Wosterr
12:10 P. M? and 9:05 P. M.
j LEAVE BOON E. FOR?Lenoi
lotte. Statesville, Salisbury,
gia. South Carolina, and
| 9:25 A. M.. 1:45 P. M., and
i
I Boone now lias Uie best bus servic
portation. Just think . . . you can
only about a cent and a half a m
for ONE CENT PER MILE. It w
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,i!; service the Building
? dering the people of I
(;| of stock is constantly
I; Don't forget our divi
I ...WEPAYTHE'
I Come in the next til
5 and allow us to tell
I; the Building and Lo
; Ownership, and for
jj dence. ?
.Watauga B
Loan Ass
j; W. H. Gragg, Secretary
IS
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MARCH 21. 1935 1
an?. and first class cercire is as- E
ired. Attention is directed to an anmncenient
appearing in The Demo",
at today.
All open land on the Caldwell Coun- ft
Home farm is being terraced and
le gullies filled under the supervisn
of the farm agent.
Property
nation
I Begin on the First
April.
isc in the different Town;y
will meet you for that
hat you come out and list
den behind you.
thing possible to make it
as we can, and as the listiiKi
make their returns on
May. please see that your
lty to pay, which the law
is not listed in the time
CRKAGES:
renare a list of estimated
irvestcd this year (inelud- I
ie when listing. "Patches"
s should be approximated,
lo and has been proven to
efit to the farmers' inter- 8
iltural teachers especially B
ER, Tax Supervisor.
II llllffi
T?<^A7"nrm At .1
LAlIVAi |
ir Transportation Co.
tees a
US SERVICE! |
:e is now available
N. C. BUSES:
Park. Johnson City, Asheoga.
Nashville, arid Direct 6
i States at ... . 8:00 A. M., fi
r. Hickory, Ashevillc, Char- g
Wilmington, Florida, Gecr- I B
all other Southern States, 1
(i:40 P. M.
e in the history of motor transgo
to Nashville for only 57,50,
ile. Travel across the continent R H
ill pay you to check up on that
O 5C"Cuulto, laico, etc., Call -?
r. N. C.
ORTATION CO.
TELEPHONE 45
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rung |
ile are realizing the
| and Loan is ren- j>
the county and sale I;
/ increasing. ;j
dend bearing stock I;
rAXES! <
me it's convenient, !
you something of ' ]
an plan for Home
financial indepen- >
uilding & |
ociation |
/ Boone, N. C. >
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