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f VOLUME XLIU, NUMBER 26. DIROBTIOSY FINDS IUGH PLACE IN MEDICAL WORLI Former Caldwell Surgeon Now Hail etl as One of the World's Great ?*? f T? w?1? f Citizens Through Operations R? Dcrieed Socue Year* Ago. Hoi Relative* in tba* County. The Lenoir News Topic carried th? following story which will be intercs ting to the people of Watauga coun ty many of whom are bound by tie; of kir.ship to the eminent Dr. Coffey Dr. Robert C. Coffey, one of th< world's great surgeons, was highl: Jauded in Colorado newspapers earl: this month for the display of mas terful skill hi saving tho lives of tw< De *t cr invalids through a major in Iteslinai operation devised by the em / ,incnt surgeon in iS28. Dr. Coffey, i native of Caldwell county, is the soi of the late P. Y. Coffey, a third cou sin of I1'.- H. Coffey of Lenoir an< tho husband of F, II. Coffey's onk sister. Tr.e contributions Dr. Coffey hai given to the medical world pcrhap: overshadow those of any native oi North Carolina. He is 62 years o^ iage and left Caldwell county 4( years ago, studying at Louisville. H? is the father of three sons, two oi whom arc doctors. At present- Dr. Coffey is ownei and chief surgeon of the Portland Surgical Hospital, a 300-bed clink of Portland, Ore. Concerning the operations whicl were perfoimod at the invitation ol the Western Surgical Associatioi during the convention at Denver, tfc( Rocky Mountain News ha;l the fol lowing news item: Two Denver invalids?both, poor neither able to pay for the services of even an ordinary practitioner? yesterday went, under the knife oi one cf the world's greatest surgeons They wiil not be charged a penny For the operations which they un tierwent were performed in the in tereffs of science by Dr. Robert C'al vin Coffey of Port!and, Ore., whom contributions to surgery have snad< him world famous. ; The operation on each patient vof the same type. It is one which Dr Coffey devised and for which bo per fectcd the technic to a point when ie -iS it hps become standard in the mod v- idiil "pfofrnsion The operation is considered one oi the most difficult pieces of majoi surgical work, and up until a feu years ago, Dr. Coffey was the <ml; surgeon in the World to have performed it successfully. It is one credited with saving him drcds of lives and restoring healtV to thousands of invalids. Dr. Coffey worked in the operat J^ ing room of Denver General Hospital while more than 100 Denver surgeon: there to learn the technic of the op S eration so that tl'.ey too, can perforn it. watched his every movement. -CTI.-j;.;. - .. AJij; \vvy m??nurj ff uu ujiuet wcu the operation vero charity patient: -aBg at the hospital. Dr. Coffey devised the technic foi 'V- the operation by animal experimen tation, after discovering in 1028 th. principle on which it is based. Although difficult, tcf explain ii gggi any but technical terms, the oper ,:|8Eh ation is one designed to save a pa tient in cases where disease, such a: cancer or tuherculo3is, necessitate. :lji. the removal of the bladder. The technic involves the submueu our, inipianation of the ureters in thi fgf large bowel, so that organic func lions of the patient can continue, Di Coffey said. Dr. Coffey is owner and chief sur fe geoi) of the Portland Surgical Hospi S tal. His papers on his surgical dis eoverics have been read by medica 5 men in all parts of the world. Thi3 week F. H. Coffey of Lenoii | received a.letter from the physician' wife, his sister, informing him iha they would leave Christmas day to o.j n two or three months trip to th Orient, with a friend of Dr. Coffey's The patient, who is extremely weal thy, entertained the King and Quee: of Slam on their recent visit to Am erica, and in turn they will be entot rained by their Royal Highnesse when Lhey reach Siam. Error Cited in Story of Local Gr. de "A" Mill Mr. Gordon i. attic Sanitary off cer for the Watauga County Boar of Health calls attention to an errc contained ir. a ! ory carried last wee purporting to i ow that there wei several sources ,i Grade A milk su] ply in Boone. The portion of tl story which co :fcained the error wt to have been printed as follows: "Howard's Knob Dairy, operate by Mr. Tracy Councill is the on] one so far to comply with the nece sary requirements for the produ tion of Grade A raw milk. "Milk from this supply will hai a cap on the bottle showing that is grade A raw milk. Milk from t! following supplies will have a ct on the bottle showing that is is gia< D raw milk: R. A. Adams, S. J Ayers, Dock Benfield, Clyde Eggev L. H, Holler, J. S. Stanbury, Luthi South, B. H. Watson." boon: Schoolgirl Disappears I I 5 * ..^- . r?C>j'i Virginia P-nf-.tld, 19, Columbus, ' O., started a nation-wide bunt (or f her when she mysteriously disap|r peared while rhopping in Philadelphia, where she attends a fashion3 able school. * : BEECH CHEEK BOY j IN NEWLAND JAIL . ON MURDER COUNT I r Troy Were? riret FfetaJ Shot ax CH* ) max Over Argument About Girl. ? Slayer Eighteen Year* OH. Gives ? Self Up to Avery Offic7.aU. Youthful Prisoner Refuses to Give Detnili of the Killing. ! Troy Y/a**?l an eighteen year old citizen of the Beech Creek section. , residing near the Watauga County - line, is a prisoner ill the Avery eoun, tjr jail at Ncwland, charged wi'.h Uie , fatal shooting of Robert Estep, 13 . year-old neighbor youth on last Saturday night. Reports reaching Boone indicate 5 that the two hoys were returning _ from churrh services when an argu[ nient Was entered into concerning a . young lady of the community. The quarrel became heated it is said, and . Ward is alleged to have drawn a .25 . calibre pistol and fired one shot into . Estep's abdomen, which produced in, slant death. Ward, accompanied by his father and another member of the family .veur. to Newl&p.d and surrendered at the jail to a son of the deputy in . charge. . After the boy was taker into cuo. tody he refused tP discuas the shooting-olhe then to hay that it came f about after ha and Estep had engag cd in a quarrel over a gill. ' llOONE PARTY ATTENDS CONVENTION IN BUFFALO -A Messrs S. M. Ayers and Lindsie , Waters, Miss Virginia Wary, Mrs. Paul Coffey, and Misses Louise Beam ? and Sadie Lassiler, left by motor Monday morning for Buffalo, N. Y. | where they will attend an Intornal. ionat Convention of the Students , Volunteer Conference. They will be gone about a week and while in I Buffalo will take advantage of the 4 opportunity of crossing into the Dominion for n brief visit. ; WIftOWOFFEDERAL SOLDIER SUCCUMBS a M Ctot V _? U..I?1 JTt: a, juiumuii w I irinuci, -*-rito - At Age of S5. Lfisi Widow of Federal Trooper in County - Mrs. Solomon Younce, S5 years old - died last Thursday tit the home oi her son Charles at Mabel, where she had made her home since the death - of her husband ten- years ago. She - had been ill only a week and death was due principally to ailments inci1 dent to her great age. Funeral services were conducted from the Baptist Church Saturday by 3 her pastor Rev. R. C. Eggers and in ferment was in the nearby cemetery, f Surviving are two sinters, Mesdame es Julia Shook of Heaton and Jakt Fletcher of the Fork Ridge commnn ity, two brothers, Tom and James oi 8 Butler and seven children: Jlasdames !" Ann York of Johnson City, Tcnn. Mary Reese of Beech Creek; Bob and 3 James of Foley, Ala.: George oi Hickory, Henry and Charles of Ma be;. There are 44 grandchildren anc 57 {Treat grandchildren living, i Mrs. Yonnce had spent most, of hei " life in the Mabel community and wai the daughter of Aiyiy Greer of Covi i- Creek. She was the widow of a Fed d eral soldier in the Civil War, the las' >r one in the county, so far as is recall k ed. She joined the Baptist church a e the age of 34 years and vros a de ?- vout member. She was a splendid la e dy and will he sorely missed in thi is community. d BACK FROM OKLAHOMA ly s- Mr. K. E. Deal of Sherwood ha s- returned from the states of Oklaho ma and Arkansas, where he has beei 'e for the past several weeks workini it as collector for the Wrought Iroi le Range Co. Because of the extremel; ip depressed condition of affairs ii ie these regions, says Mr. Deal, his con I. cern will not make further demand s, on the people at this time, and h or will be at home perhaps until th middle of next summer. ewspaper, Devoted to the ~ ' ?=rr" ' ' B, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CA MRsv.T'Mm CLAMED BY DEATH ON L AST THURSDAY Wife uf Local College Tutor Soccumin to Prolonged Uinctn. Funeral Christmas Day. Former Wilkes Citizen and Student Here. Later Held Position at College- Was Active in Religious Work. Mrs. V. c, Howell. passed away st her home on the Blowing Rock Road hist Thursday morning after having been seriously ill for more than a year with tuberculosis. She was 24 years old. Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at 3:30 from the Boone Baptist church by the paster Rev. F. A. Hicks, and interment was iu the city cemetery. The church was filled with sorrowing friends and the floral offerings were profuse and. heuufcif ill. The active pallbearers were: J. C. McConnell, Lama Bingham, R. D. Hodges, Grady Moretz, Fred Hodges, and A. J". Greene. The following were honorary pall bearers: Dr. J. B. Hagainan, Tracy Council!, Dr. Triplett, Philo Ellcdge, Arlie Foster. B. B. Dougherty. Dave Mast, J. N. Norton, Smith Ha.oanian and J. A. Williams. | Flower bearers included Mrs. Wiley | | G. Hartzog, Miss Wiiheimina Triplett; Miss Avis Forester, Mcsdames A. K. I Smith, J. A. Williams, Fred Hodges, Gradv Moretz, and Misses Mildred I McUade, Fioy Cannon and Maude Green. Surviving arc a husband and two small children, Rita Kate and Vance Cray: father and mother, My. and Mrs. F. Walsh of Parjear. one sisttr, Winona; and one brother, Maurice. 9 Mrs. Howoll Was reared in Wilkes ; county, hut was educated at the College here, where her husband is now a member of the faculty. She graduated in 1925, and took: special training at Draughn's Business College, Knox- i ville. She returned to Boone and was named Secretary to the College "Register which position she held until \ her physical condition became man* j ifestiy serious. She had been married five years. Mrs. Howell was intensely intosfesled in religious and educational work and had beer, most active in | church affairs. She was a beloved j teacher in t}\e Boptrat'tiurday SchOT)!,) a lovable Christian character and bad attracted a wide circle of admiring friends throughout this community. ' ' ' ' ' ' ' Graham Teag\ie Given a Parole for Christmas Graham Tcague, Boone hoy, sentenced to a twelve months term isi the pemer.tinry at tt.e fall term of Watauga Superior court on a charge of larceny was given a parole by Governor Gardner last week in time to he at home for Christmas. Fourteen other state prisoners wove handed but Christmas cheer by Governor Gardner in the form of paroles, and 30 petitions were rejected. The fifteen paroles signed, it was said, represented worthy cause, and were issued for that reason rather than because it happened to be at Christinas time. The longest termer paroled was Theodore Gilbert of Sampsou county who goes fret after serving nearly four years of a 12-year sentence for conviction on a second degree i murder charge. Gilbert's parole paper pointed out that he was only 13 when sent to prison and had made an excellent record by hard work and good behavior. _ Wedding of Col. Z. A. Robertson Solemnized The following announcement, which " appeared in a recent issue of the 1 Johnson City Chronicle will he of considerable interest to" friends of i the groom in this community. He will i be remembered as the father of Mr. ! W. O. Robertson and was a frequent! * business visitor here a few years , -J,.,. Announcement of the marriage of] Mr. Z. A. Robertson and Mrs. Anna i Keller 011 Tuesday evening Decem-I i ber 15, has just been made, to the surprise of their many friends. t The marriage was performed by - Rev. John Martin, associate pastor t of the First Presbyterian Church at - hie home. Mrs. Robertson had just returned 5 from a visit with her sister in Florida, and the ceremony was performed a few hours after her arrival in Johnson City from the southern trip. Mrs. Robertson is widely known s in this section, where she has a wide - circle of friends. She is a daughter a of the late Mrs. Amanda Franklin ? of 406 West Maple Street. Mr. Robis ertsoo is a leading real estate and y business man, who has been aasociatrs ed with many progressive projects here for the past two decades, a The couple are living at 215 West e Locust Street, which has been the e home of Mr. Robertson for a number of years. Best Interests of Northwi ROUNA, THURSDAY DECEMBER KILLED; RESULT Or WHISKEY QUARREL ! Arjumtnt Over "Whiskey ManufacJ glaring Leads to Death of Matoej Man. Ephriam Wallace, the Aliened Slayer Has Not Been Apprefccndr.d. Fat?l Shooting Occurred Saturday Night. Inquest Held. An argument which is believed tc ha/e originated over the ownership of the whiskey manufactured bj two Matncy men. Saturday night resulted in the death of Thurston Oliv or, and Ephriam Wallace of the sair-c community is being sought as the man who fired the gun which brought instant death to his alleged partner in tbe operation of a nearby moonshine still. An inquest was held on the scene nf iL_ a: fc-i ?v. WA W1C LjllVUtlllg ai> iiUU HI i H II !,* II \r liUU.' by Deputy Coroner II. A. H again an and from evidence introduced at the hearing it was deduced that the bad feeling between the twe men originated at Sherman Baud's home, earlier in the day, when on argument was engaged in over the disposition of > whiskey, which had been manufactured. They parted however and Wallace Went to his home. Later or, it is said. Oliver went on down the road in the same direction. Mcanrime, the information goes Wallace had gone to bed, and was aroused by "the cursing of Oliver. He arose, the testimony reveals, secured his 1?. gunge shotgun and proceeded down the voad until he met Oliver, ubeat 200 yards away. It was there that Wallace accused Oliver of cutting his "galius strap''* in the previous encouiifer. Oliver retorted with: "If you think I did that, shoot me." The gun fhed twice, neighbors say, but Only one load took effect in the body the entire charge tearing into the lieirt and producing instant death. *4 f'oUowing the inquest Deputy Ilajjamn found a distillery within ubouc 5U10 yards of the home of Walter jphurch, where the inquest was held. SFhe^Ulicit plant was thought .to be |be one which precipitated the argument with the fatal ending. A" The slayer is still at "large and the ah^riffs office has been unsuccessful in finding clues which might lead tp his whereabouts. He has a wife aoii/five .children, while the slain man - details aa iovtho ftfceral aft' evailab!e. Mrs. Reeves Pearson, of Lenoir, Shoots Self Sun. Mvs. J. Heaves Pearson. 22 year oldbriilc ol' one month, shot and ney haps fatally wounded herself Sunday afternoon, while she anil her husband were in their Lenoir hon;e. The bullet, fired from a 38 caliber pistol; passed through her body just above the heart. Mr. Pearson; a former deputy shcriff of Caldwell county and well known contractor and business man, was bathing at the time of the tragedy, he said. At the hospital, Mrs: Pearson attributed the act to worry ever domestic troubles, the attending physician said. 'T couldn't help it," she mumbled. Monday Mrs. Pearson was yet alive, but little hope is .held for hei recovery. She is the daughter of the former Sheriff and Mrs. C. M. Rader Mrs. G. W. Shook Dies After a Long Illness Mrs. G. W: Shook, 82 years old died at her home in the Grandfathei community last Thursday after ai extended illness. Funeral services were conducted from the Watauga Baptist Church on Christmas morn ing at 10 o'clock, by Rev. S. E. Gragf and interment was in the McLeai graveyard. Surviving are several children, on. of whom is Mrs. W. R. Gragg o: Boone. Mrs. Shook was a native of Cald well county but had made her homi in the community in which she diei for 48 years. During this time sh< had been a consistent member of thi Baptist church and lived a life o: unusual Christian devotion. She ho. visited with her daughter in Boom different times and has a wide cir cle of friends here and in bei honu community who find genuine sorrov in the news of her demise. Three are Arrested for Dynamiting at Deep Gaf Fred Greer, Charles Carrol am his brother, whose name could no be learned today, were arrested b; the sheriff Christmas day, at Dec Gap, under warrants sworn out b C. C. Carroll, of the same commun ity. Mr. Carroll charges that th boys fired off charges of dynamit on the night previous about 'his hous and (hat his windows were broken a a result of the terrific explosions. H is said to have secured his shotgu: and sprinkled the marauders as the; left bis premises. The three indicted men gave bond for their appearance at a prelimi nary hearing before Jus-tice Hahn tc : luorVOW. est North Carolina 31, 193 L I , > ?. 1? Congressman Louis T. McFaddcn, ;l Peiuuylrania Republican, whose ac- cJ cusaticns against the President were tl denounced by both parlies. PAUL BUTLERIHES | IN COLORADO WHEN 1 STRUCK BY AUTO'" g\ Son of l.ute Dr. W. R. and Mrs. But-I ler of Boone Struck Down b> Au- 11 to at Grand Junction Saturday?? eI j Succumbs Monday. A Soldier of 01 ! World War. Body Will be Returni ed for Interment. ' Ul I Paul A. Butler, 37 years old, son : _ p ur T* l t it..- If } >! iTirs. vv. IV. i^u-jcr, aiiu viuiubi : of Mesdames Jim Rivers and J. A. i Sprolcs of this city, died in Grand CI j Junction Coloiado Monday afternoon ai j following injuries received the prevj ious Saturday when he wat siruk . down by an automobile on one of ^ the streets of that city. Death was a directly atymbutabie to concussion J?'of the brain. 111 The remains will be brought to (Mountain City, Temi., and interred S !in the community in which deceased lived us n lad. * Suv vivir.g is the mother Mrs. W. I K. Butlci' of Boone; three sisters, Mesdames J; A. Sproles and J. C- at Hivera et Boone, and Mrs. M. M. bi Baker of San Diego, Col; six brcth- a era, Mark Boy and Herbert of Great ol Ber.d, Kans.; Chaunccy of The Dales, tt< Oregon; Lion of Butler, Tenn., and Z liobert It-, of Washington, D. C. di Mr. Hotter had been a resident of the states of Colorado and Kansas ai for the past 1(1 years and at the time pi j of 'Ms death was engaged in an au- ec tcmobilc business. He \v?3 a soldier oi of the World War, having served ct with the first Marities.i'and received is: a citation for bravery following the in fierce fighting at Chateau Thiery. h< ^ He was severely wounded during this es ; major encounter. He was a member o1 j?f the Masonic fraternity. e< | Mr. Butler was reared at Butler, tt Tenn.. but was well known in this as county, where his parents later es- hi tabliahed their home, and has a wide K circle of friends' throughout this re- T gion who deplore his tragic death. o: 'SI'.L- wKKcSearaDHK SMITH IS ENDORSED ! jFOR POSTMASTER I ,| a j Incumbent Receives Endorsement of a . i County Committee for New a Term in Boone Office. | The Watauga County Republican Executive Committee gathered m J | Boone last Monday to recommend the appointment of a postmaster for this fl city to go into office when the prea' ent term expires in January and the , incumbeot for four years, A. W. 5 . Smith received an overwhelming ma- C j jovity of the votes cast. The recom- I . mendaiion will be forwarded to the a , President who in turn will make the <; \ appointment. i Of the 14 members of the com- t 5 mitteo, 13 were present for the sess- 1 [ ion and Smith received 9 votes. O, i L. Coffey and S C. Bprgers who had I . canvassed the field for the appoint- t , mcr.l received 2 votes each, it was i j stated. a Another Boone Man i. Goes on Cuban Cruise j -v Frank M. Payne and Gordon H. , ? Winkler, local life insurance sales- j * men, !ett by automobile' Christmas i day for Miami, Fia., where they will ) go by train and boat to Havana, \ Cuba, a3 guests of the Pilot Life ' Insurance Company. i > This honor comes to these young i men on account of their large vol- 1 i ume of business secured during a i t depression ycjar, and. all expenses i y incident to tlie cruise are paid by j P their company. While in the "Paris , y of the West" they will be guests < i- at the famous Plaza Hotel. They ex- i e pect to have completed the trip with- i e in about fifteen days from the start. 1 e , s BANK CLOSED FRIDAY e n Both banks of the city will be closy cd Friday. New Year's Day it was i said by officials Wednesday, and sj citizens should transact their business i-iof that day beforehand in order that >-j the minimum cf inconvenience may be experienced. Mra^BttBBEa?fi?igfcBP?>CgljT4Ml?Jw55tfc3?2guiSqfeniflJdMBMlM^ .?pf| illRFACING BELNG DONE ON THREE IMPORTANT ROADS fork Being Pushed io Make Winter Thoroughfares of Main Cross Country Roads. Rock on Beaver Dam Road. Crew Surfacing the Cooks Gap Road and. Gravel to go Down on Watauga River. > Three of the most important cross >untry roads in Watauga county are be thoroughly reliable for winter affic within a reasonable length of me, according to District Engineer m Council!, whose forces are bendig every effort to get the surfacing >mpleted before the real winter wealer sets in. The road leading from the Boone rail into the Beaver Dam section is already had a coat of crushed one from Sugar Grove postoffice the big curve beyond the Newton anner home, and other work is beg done or. the top of the mountain, he entire road is described as being good condition. The machinery which had been enlged on the Beaver Dam project as at once moved to the New River ridge and a large crew of men are igaged in putting a stone surface i the highway from that point into le Cook's Gap section. This work ill be rushed to completion as raplly as is possible. Meantime comes the information tat work began Tuesday in dead irnest on the read from Val'e Crus to Shulls Mills. A steam shovel id trucks are already in operation iking huge quantitcs of gravel from ratauga River with which to do the iriacingy and the road will be made substantial thoroughfare capable of ithstending the severe weather withthe shortest possible time. till Captured in Yard >f Rich Mountain Home A gasoline barrel still: its operator id about a half gallon of apple a tidy constituted the net results of whiskey raid made by the sheriff's It'icers into the Itioh Mountain seeon hetween the Silverstone and the ionville communities last VVednesly. Deputies Koby Green, Wiley Day ad John K. Brown, composed the iSoc which had spent several hours imbing ihe mountainsides in search ' distilleries, and officer Green bemif curious v.'hen he sighted smoke suing from a newly-erected buildg in the yard cf Carol Icenhours imc. The accompanying officers tpressed the belief thai it was anher "coiil trail" but Green follow'i out his hunch and-upon entering tc building, which bad been erected > a wash bouse, found a complete randy distillery >r. operation, and alpii Ponneti, its alleged operator, be outfit had just been set up and illy a hclf gallon of apple brandyad come from the worm. The outt had a3 its base a gasoline barrel, as equipped with r, wooden cap arid worm of copper tubing. Pcnnell was brought to the county ill hlhl IV.CUU[!S it?? L1I.U Ulr le spring term of superior court,-: .:Ske5 fter having waived preliminary cxmination before Justice Halm. The pix) called for was in the uiubnnt r $1,000, and was not filed. r:'^ $ hsrgeon Removes Piece >f Nui from Child's Lung John, 7 year old son of Mr. and Irs. Fred Winkler of the Poplar Irove section was taken to the Davis respite!, Statesville, last Thursday, fter a part of a chestnut which the hild was eating, had found its way nlo a l ing through his wind pipe, tn operation was performed, and the cornel removed, and it was believed ic was ill; a satisfactory condition, fowever later information is that the >oy has contracted pneumonia and a seriously iil. Mrs. Winkler remains it his bedside. 'One Day After Date?" A little story reaches this office, vhich to us is pretty good and we >ass it. along: A Bur ley tobacco rrowey in Watauga (doubtless a no:ice in the raising, grading-asd marceting of the Weed) took a load to a warehouse in a nearby Virginia town. The tobacco to be sure was handled n the most approved way, as it always is; was placed on the ware- ': tieuse floor and in turn it was put in for sale to the hiorhest hidiier and vas bought in by a representative, is we take it, of some big tobacco iompsny. The farmer went to the JesV. of the cashier for his money and received for his trouble a statement from the aforesaid cashier showing :hat the load on which he had gloated, was short 60 cents of paying the warehouse fees. He looked at it in jj amazement, felt in his pocket for the necessary change with which to gat even. lie failed to find it, but remarked: "I will pay you fellers this if I live, and if 1 die and go to heaven I will send it ; If I go to 1 I will just hand it to you. So long, I'll see you later!"