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SEARCHERS FIND BODY OF MISSING OHIO SCIENTIST Hamilton Wellci". Cincinnati. Found T by Searchers Wednesday Morning. Had Been Dead for O.-r Thirty- < six Hours. Tragedy Occurred in A-aery County Monday. Body Had Washed Down 3trea.cn. f [.er.oir -Topic) \ . T:.t bo (In H,i:v ' h Welle r. \< year- . lerc'e . vr \ fit 01 i'\zw'n-. lisiU, (Jfyi??. wedded3 3taok Branch, ,; near Granafatber; Mountain. yesterday (June '.2 * >.and a coroner '? ;'ury ranched u verdfcij that the yc'.'th was IciBog by &?. <** , dent. P.. W. Wall, < ? Xevrland, was' a.'inc cororer for the inquest. Searching parties had combed the j Gran.:father Mountain for two night?!, and part of two days in a fruitier ; effort to Id.chte the yr un.tr man. be- ; maintain recesses; IVejk r -.\b< amtin? a feroup 01 eight students ?->: science in a party head-), ed by Dr. J. >. Biter representing thei; Museum : f Natural History. Cin-j; cinnati, which was conducting a ; i :ai - ami as * " - : > Say iizzAtvIs. CttfcSipj "was pitched Sandav . r.ei.r MeRae's store at the foot ofJ. ! he Grandfather >br?rita:n and the firs: ver.turc into the woods andr .-tream- was : ondue tod Monday. in the avly aCt<moon the groupjl went up the east sici* ot tie riwui:-'" tain in .-earth of the .-pee;merer and t a hour 'h>ee . ?A:io ck a fit red hail and t rain sdorm began. Thinking- that \ voumr Weiler V"?Mbehind toerh \ Btfce party ,-v under abm< -vev- hanging rocks uni'l the storm sab- j Mded. Afte the .-itio they ennfinh j1 tied down .to their camp < xi acting : \VeIler to ccrre in at gry minute. When the ev, nine nw a! o. as pie- x pared and Weller still had noi ar-i vivt-i. Dr. B".cr- ibe?a>rec veatiSSt am? ! ?jfcCftr. o search. After s-arvhin,- . through the night the jJartf retl^e^K ar.ti B-Mratt age>v Tue'-aay m-.rnmgj, wit?- the aiiO)<>f -groups if !'c>yW&, 28 who HveJ- in- '.hat^section an-J knew . the m><:jn:;\;r.. The search conrirui;!: i untii ahou*. T:S<' 'clock Wednesday) ' lawaMjg win - Welle:- was iVuni! cicad. :r. R ". k SjtjK'k i: ; . a: u: r.v-> an.); f >r.c-h?l!' pfl?-.? 'i-> MsRac's st "V | J am! ahoijc a hi^ntivn' and fiftv yards!f -CS At. . ? .._1 ' H&rv 1 n.uriway. Thv body 'xp$ <:>y-er ?<! by Chare i ,^aihour..^b: it v:a? we<lgv<i ? between qB) in. ?be sriujrfi |&sit rca w. >nSjfe 8hf>y5! ; ? ??-?? EjgsgPl* Liberty ... */ Inclepei I hese are big woi history. 1 hey ha the individual, toe Whoever you are. whatever- yo:v i jra-glt* for bread. lSvuiJry rogSo' as Independent ci i-u-; it;-:- crises T toils you ere ".voit'n v.fcile. i Every -Jme-aii entry is made in Department' another exultant rpeal sen a! Eberty Be'l Start a L* ibfirty Rail . nouiice a definit Peoples Bai iad came to the top of a large rock; >11 8ie .-vcJe of the stream and had j ost hi* baiatsce. Ie attempting to. :ator. nilwolf be had broke.': sorije. small bu<he? wfetcb trrevr there. !!< ; ell ff the uoiu which wo? about V.rty feet high ard struck i&c sconesj >e&- heafi-f ve:nost.', ii-acturia.?t fcfej ?kull j.bovc the left eye and break-j njr ci? heck. The searei for the bev was - lusted '"jr a ?y i^&ed manner. In-j ite-td beginning immediately with] :ojr,tci"who knew the mountain) n*cu-n >n which the tragedy occurred j :hv iro-xnerienced group started) arching. add further aid was hot - .1 Tues lay A sir.ai! re-j iva.-d which became 'arger as time raised i.ought hundieds >? search-' :-r.= from the surrounding Country jpij] an vr?leavor to iiiui the y'i:h. Belief hst the hoy was rot injured! but merely lest was held ur.trl a late hour. Tuesday. 7r::- wthe thir! tiih i tl - y' had been in that section and all in, the party thought he was well ae-j quainted with the < :rr undings. Rock, s'.t-Ic Branch, in which the : odv was four.d. is nne of the most hugged and secluded streams *c the action. Thc searchers were forced to cover the ground a few ir-ehes-. a* a time because of the* thick undergrowth. In setting the body out it was necessary cut a oath leading from the high- j way to t.h? scene of the accident.; rocks, waterfalls and rnam-j moth growth? f tree's, weeds and! inrush key searchers from finding; :r.e body m-'-r- easily. Xo way for t.m to have reached the creek from! c hlcrt he fed: eon id be found except} jy crawling, it was said. *lhc; youth met hi> uyaili aboil .if.-: r'bec niir.g I t. it was thought. On] :ho east side of the mountain runs hv Yonahlossee Highway. On the* - rth side runs n -mail trail on which vorkmeh were hauling out lumber, and on :h . west side the narrowgauge East Tennessee railroad. On :he south side vuns a trail which; ,eads * the, .highway. All of these m-rheds oi exit -h-ov rilfiidy that he tad npi war.dew; very long . after os;rJ? r:s way iBMaisi? he had not &fcc;:<. : -: ? them At a late hour AXdnesday svarchlik, who hud geng into the mountain . cros.se- early in the morning werr.:\l combing the goods :n ar offer: o yoyrg Wmfe [j A tiny ?.'i Wall of Xewk.ii-: rffcu-med The Relief that the boy i.i.i 1'tniOyo Oi afcciit ;h\i-ty-.=:\ I., uis. H I"** Wf jgflK ffiWc V:i .'inctnr.ul i fi-.i-' OUSfflfe W Mines,in v. '^.v-< 8>*$? CWIOVPUM?? ? IMIWairoMHlllMC?WMMKO ', Freedom idence :ds in American ve meaning for > . . . \ 'oforward to sro harder aspects ;?f the scragyou iyunt with your time . . - j neso are th^rdc sin-fcs history i .if' your account with our Savings rings oat from your own. pel Account today, ant-L. t- 3 C Dial L lU WdfU jation. ik & Trust >any THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT? EYJ Training Ordered for Deaf, Blind in Russia Moscow. Russia. The government issued a decree Sunday calling for the compulsory education of children who arc blind, deaf, mute, crippled and mentally deficient in order thai they might do something useful for their country . Under the decree, made public by Andrew Bubnotf, commissar | of education. the training of youthful defectives is expected to be working fully by 2934 In the Soviet Union there now are listed 11,265 deaf and raute children. Of these 6,000 already are being1 trained, i hree thousand of 7.30S blind children are being educated and some 20.000 of the 325.000 mental defectives are being trained. The government believes the training of tfcis element will assist in solving 'he labor shortage problem. I 1 | ur<iay J!fe Liliian Arbelgar wa| swept over Glen Benjie Fallr nesI U.GV'in^' Rock, atVemining to save the life of a ten-year-.Id girl. OAX TREE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO LIGHTNING; BEECH LEAST Kent, Ofiio.?To .-eek shelter tin der an oak tree during a thunder storm is almost as dangerous * as t? search for gasoline wit}* a lighted; match. Of all trees, the oak is most susceptible to light So saiyr a built-:In ir-suc-d by the .\;v,y Institute of T -- Surgery, which has been studying the phenomena of lightning in relation to trees. If. you tr.usT get under a tree, savs the Ravey institute. find a beech.j f r it is rardv ever the Victim oflightning. The ratio of the oak to the beech in icing lick ; ::r. cieetrical 1->lt is jSO to 1, .tcco'ding to observation made over a r-ert-'-d of years. ' ' i The r ts f ;* tie* rap the dec-! trical field of the ground. When aj C uors ILSiNORt, t It's Indue S Your Throat Pro EKV ~HUF.SDAY?BOONE. N. C. storm c-ojijS is ovorKoiS ire pv -skive. oioi^'etiy is it :S RttracrK;.: a.r the; negative c-!oOuio;tv In roe Jishrnwij? faignwr. Tr^f. s.- the cok. Tv-rich hav.?j ? 'aw- root art':-. navuraJJ;- have lar--; ger e!ootcft:s! fields than otheis. Oak; ' aiso have "tafi" roots, Which go far! vr,: -he ground an.! hring tip large I r.nantoie-i of v-ater to the tree, which! serves as another attract1"!! attrac-i lion for electrics! holts. The hisi advice-, benvever. L? to! n . id. Tivt - :-It-\cre-ther iming fight- j r ing flashes. May Market Dogwood At Profitable Prices The dosrvood net rimpiy ^ wcei; tree. !r may he harvti-to.i and sold to j advantage oy .- .decline the mature j jftfi? and sav.rr the others for i-eauyi t if v-j'rer the ! a mi sea ye. \ 'The ,! >?*? ! tree has many aivL vsr-e.l ' says K. W. Graefccr, -i-jn iC'test'-'i at Stave Ccletre.. Tk. : ex tilt mdnstrv dependent fljfri it for shuttle' and there are a. ,:iin:rei of smith 'amber plants in* ' tunont and Western North Carotin '. 'boh furnish a market for j..r:r-, crop. Some of tress are -r- and others are movedj oi ; - > place where material!: :t a R'yrh Point is one ecn'e: fh< int i try 1 ut r/.ar.ts at Siatesfj; W 1: - ?n-l Murphy have;: . h i istrae quantities. The plant at ft:.: -rob be.- paid ahout ffo".. to .'ir.e.ti s it: that section To) ' : -r- tinnier I:' the last --1". years. \: nd Wilkc : aftfoat onc-r.a'f oi j j "n the same period.'" Mr, Grr.eber say? dagferoiMt 1? us-sl ;j : tottJ Sdnflles of all kinds, spool: heaths J'.'wc: rins. and her *.??; maaiifaetwrini: items. The tree jrrown sT different soil types in the k.ifi ijisd on the stn-r yer soils gi<m> . *. nwercffi sfiJf..:OBiy '.hose tretsT '.i.i.n hoVv leached a sixe of fivi<: j inert are .citable for t.'vj The \ onbrer. smaller trees: ' id i>fe: left ?n furmsh the. riot of; ! : -i is :! 1 y lovers c-f Nature.! 'pit oe J. timber:.has .oti'iit'mandeitl:.^' r .. ^ >> W& :J ffi SH : 7 W m \ H H- ii M > toast ling the use of Ultra Violet R< unshine Mellows?Heat Purifies tection?against irritation?< price oi izj&ra 1SlO t.> S2- a eora gg|-^ja? pervsirijj on the quo?ty. quantity. lv! a : cation ..j-oic martei wlea^od, GwteUer' qu ^il!tIEIIII!!!iiiflilil!ll!lllllll!i!!ll!iill!SI!ii!!! I SM!4t | KELLA Vegetables and foods placed Dcarmin't Ice arc kept fresh wit == which only ice can give. Our i - from pure mountain water?am without fail- Our ice costs no Phone us to stop regularly at ErE son rates given. !| PHONE | J. M. DEAR 1 & CO A: Elk Park, Nor lilllllllllllllllllllllllllliiilillliillillllillHIill n G^oahJ m 1111 "iiMwiniiiinwii' 6m r&JP mm i Toyr I H| With IB irri M "Reach for * mSl Thtt grea* lord HHa refers to a woman' white apple of her 1 Apple. Touch it ? yo .'SffiH lorynx ? your .voice chords. When you cc are considering yoi Protect the delicat 3ft careful in vntir r your throct with hg instead. Here in An cigarette which bri the exclusive "TOA! the use ct modern I elusive process that present in all raw tants are sold to m pounds. They ore no ^ And so we say "C ed"Jj|| against cough ! ? III I iw Mill, :i"T.V ii?31 ffl ,-5. Good length. babvcen knot* and I rincly checked hark indicates ?aoii M fipty. ' ":"-lrajgp : ' tSB> m il!j!llll|ll!i!llllil|l!ll!lllllil!i!llll!Ll | 1 1 1 f jble! | 1 in compartments with ? fl, h the magic of chilly dew ? ce is pure ice . . . made izr d delivered regularly and ZZZ more and is better ice. your house. Special sea- ~? 1714 M .MIN ICE | I L CO. | th Carolina ||j lllllillilllllllllllllillllllilllHIIIIIIIIIll v&nk hroat Harsh tants a LUCKY instead" Tennyson in a beautiful poem s Adam's Apple us "The warm throat." Consider your Adam's ur Adam's Apple ?That is your i box ? it contains your vocal insider your Adam's Apple you ar throat ?your vocal chords, a tissues within your throat, hoice of cigarettes. Don't rasp rsh irritants! Reach for a LUCKY lerica LUCKY STRIKE is the only ngs you the added benefit of STING'' Process, which includes Ultra Violet Rays. It is this exexpels certain harsh irritants tobaccos. These expelled irrianufacturers of chemical comt present in your LUCKY STRIKE. ^ onsider your Adam's Apple." WmxSBl/j* Orckettr KmsAVKI tvtry TuetIH WAV aay.T hurt day K99 MJBB <aui Saturday b hns" c oc*r Urorfck " nct* ?c*a Tobacco Co.. Mfrv
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