North Carolina Newspapers

VOLUME XLIII, NUMBEK 47 JOE MUSE BADLY i INJURED IN FIGHT WITHL.B.MORLEY Mountain City Hardware Man Slashed by Knife in Hand? of Former Prohibition Agent. Taken to Bristol Hospital. Assailant Placed Under Bond of $3,500 for Appearance at Circuit Court. Joe C. Muse, head of the Muse Hardware Company at Mountain City, Tenn., is in a Bristol hospital suffering from severe knife wounds inflicted Friday afternoon by L. B. (Judge) Morley, former United States prohibition officer and candidate for sheriff of Johnson Count v. Reports from the neighboring town are to the effect that Mcrley and Muse quarreled over the transfer of a piece of church property in Mountain City, and that a fist fight ensued in which the former freely used a large pocket knife. The altercation took place in front of the Johnson County Motor Company, which is partly owned by Muse. The weapon is said to have entered the forehead of Mr. Muse, slitting Tii; V> n F hrim oriJ >-onr?A J -*-/J severing the cheek bone ana inflicting a wide gash in the upper lip and gums. Another wound was inflicted in the back, which was said to have been about five inches long. The iniured man's garments were badly slashed in the near-fatal affray. Morlev was arrested a few minutes later by Sheriff Karl Madron, and placed under a $3,300 bond. He will be tried in circuit court, which convenes on June 6th at Mountain City. Morley for the past several weeks has been waging an active campaign for sheriff of the Tennessee county, and is said to have accumulated a 1 rather substantial following. It is un- J derstood, however, that the Friday j siffair has ninceil his noliticnl nmbi tions and definitely crowded his name from the Republican ticket. < Notwithstanding a severe loss of | blood, Mr. Muse, who enjoys a wide circle of friends in Watauga, is said to be fast improving. Mrs. Sue Osborne Dies Suddenly Tuesday Eve. Mrs. Sue Osborne, 70 years old, died at the home of hc*r daughter, i Mrs. Giirney Brinkley, on Brushy ] Fork, Tuesday evening. A broken hip, 1 _ _ ? ^u^T.~:r.cu ~ccvc.ftt' - ? HfSR*: -hud 2 made of Mrs. Osborne an invalid, but ' a heart attack was given as the direct 11 c se of her unexpected demise. j i Mrs. Osborne had been steadily im- h proving for several weeks, and was believed to have been well on the road j to recovery. Tuesday eve- !i ningr she ate a hearty sTupper, and ex- I pressed herself as feeling well. Mr. j and Mrs. Brinkley left the house to i come to Boone for a few minutes, t l.inolnn (l</\ nntinnf ir? f Vi.? /'rtrn nf <1 1 ic??illg IUC (JCltlCUl' ?I? tllb V.MI ?_ UJ. .1 4 neighbor lady. They had been gone only a few minutes when the fatal ' attack occurred, and death resulted ' before meriieai aid could be sum- 1 moned. ] The deceased lady was a native of i near Sparta, Alleghany County, but ; had made her home here for about c two years. She had contracted many friends in this community, who hear I of her death with sorrow. Mrs. Brinkley, her daughter, is the only immediate survivor. Funeral services are to be held near the old home in Alleghany County today. Democratic Convention Called to Meet on 1 lih 1. L. \Vil30n, chairman of the Watauga County Democratic Executive Committee, Tuesday issued the call for the county convention, which appears in The Democrat, today. The convention will be held on June 11, at 2 p. m., at. which time a chairman will he elected and delegates named to the State Convention at Raleigh, which is to be held on the lGth. Precinct meetings wiil be held in the various townships on Saturday, June 4, when delegates to the county convention will be named. Watauga County is entitled to 22 delegates to the State Convention. Jones Seeks to Run For the State Senate Professor Troy I. Jones of Jefferson visited briefly with friends in Boone Tuesday. Mr. Jones is making an active campaign in the June primary for nomination on the Republican ticket for the State Senate from this district and feels that he will win the honors. He is being opposed in the primary contest by U. S. G. Bauguess, brother of the late Walter Bauguccs cf Jefferson. while Peter T. McNeil seems to be taking the lead among aspirants for the Democratic nomination. By agreement of long standing the Senatorial honors rotate among the counties of the district and Ashe must furnish the nominees this year. /ATA A Non-Partisan ] BOO Grace Hospiti i . ' k?' The Imposing new Grace Hospital iovrn in America. The building is through the Edgar Tufts Memor remarkable institution will be foi MEMORIAL SERVIC1 rOBEHELDATCOVl CREEK ON SUNDA1 Program at Henton't Chapel to I in Charge of American Legion ai Legion Auxiliary. Veterans of A War* Urged to Attend. Grave# < Soldiers to Be Decorated in tl Afternoon. A memorial spt-vme for soldiers wl loaf their lives the World Word nave since answered tno last roll 01 will be held at the Henson's Chap fihurrli F.c.nth nn-Cosr.: Crc; Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, tl local post of the American hegioii at Legion Auxiliary having charge 01 il program. Arrangements are being made | accommodate a large crowd, and a ;cit-i'jins of the World War. Civil ar Spanish-American wars are urged 1 lttcnd. The sermon will probably 1 ^reached by Rev. C. O. Graham, pa :or, however, definite arrangemen lave not been made. The tentative program follow Song, "America"; prayer; son; 'America the Beautiful"; music t Legion Band; "In Flanders Field Ituby Bingham; "111 Flanders Now, Sordon Spainhour; music by Legic Band: hymn; sermon; hymn; bern iiction. In the afternoon a special commi iee composed of Legion and Auxi lary members will place wreaths ar Liags on tnc grave* or ail World Wi soldiers who are buried in Watauga JOHN JENKINS IS ADJUDGED GUILT] Ashe County Man Convicted of Ro hing Rutherwood Postoffics. Submits to Fraudulent Use of the Mails. Murder Charged. News reaching Boone Tuesday ev ning is to the effect that John Je kiu3, Ashe County citizen, was co victed in Federal court at. Wilkesbo: on charges growing out of the ro t>ery of the Eller McNeil Store Rutherwood, this county, in which tl postoffice was housed. It is remei bered that the case against Jcnki developed when Mr. McNeil was ah to identify some of the nierchandi which was taken from his ostobtis ment. Jenkins pleaded guilty to a chari of fraudulent use of the mails, as representative of Sears, Roebuck Company, a banker of Boone and postoffice inspector were on hai with proof concerning checks drar on a Boone bank and mailed to t mail order concern in exchange f merchandise. The checks were n honored, as Jenkins did not ha an account with the Boone bank. Judge Hayes deferred passing sentence in either of these cases, u til he should have formed an opinii as to whether he should hand ov the prisoner to Ashe County of: cials to answer a charge of murd in connection with tlhe mysterio shooting of Joe Graybeal last wi ter. It is also reported that a seeo; warrant charging murder is in t hands of the sheriff. un\ JL JL Newspaper, Devoted to the E NE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAR* t! a Cromiig Ac? - ($t jg " T""' ?? ~ at Banner Elk, which was formally opened of native granite and adds to the beauty of ial Association, and the Duke Foundation. >nd on page three. Ej Grist Delivers Ca] ^Monday; ^ 1 laj>s i\: ' | Iq. tc i ts ~ T" ~ " du Frank D. Grist, candidate for the j 0 Democratic, nomination for the * United State? Senate, who present- sf.f ^ | ed hi* views in a speech at the jJC ,, I courthouse last Monday evening. so| iJURYLISTDRAWN S t FOR SPECIAL TERM I OF CIVIL COURTS; Judge Michael Schenck to Preside at June Court. Term Made Necessary ^ by Accumulated Docket. Expected y rr to Lact for Two Weeks. Jury List J g Made Public Monday by Clerk A. " t. South. ; the b- The jury list for the special term ec of civil court, which convenes here ini on June 20th, was released .Monday etl by Clerk of the Court Austin E. Ct South. The special term was made th e- necessary by the large number of eri n- cases which were left over from the clc n- regular spring session, which con- ed ro vened in April. Judge Michael an b- Schenck wili preside at the civil court, in at which is expected to last for two wi tie weeks. The jury list follows: la: n- first Week?B. R. Bryan, Will da ns Austin, T. L. Wilson, Edd Elrod, !e C. D. Taylor, J. Grover Johnson, Jeff ty se C. Anderson, Howard Edmisten, C. C( h- H. Howell, George C. Danner, V. B. Gi Mast, Dean Swift, J. F. Sherrill, Sam th ?e Horton, M. P. Critchcr, Milton W. to a Greene, G. H. Norris, Tom Lents, is & Earl Norris, Henry C. Beach, Roy a Vines, Z. V. Greene, Stewart Brown, FJ nd H. E. Deal. m Second Week?General L. Hodges, he Conley Glenn, Ralph Andrews, A. N. or Thon^as, Charles E. Carroll, Roby in ot Gragg, G. W. Moody, Henry Haga- hi: ve man, J. S. Lyon, A. N. Church, Roy ce Brown, A. E. Hamby, Jeff W. Hamp- fo of ton, John Hagaman, Ira Rcecc, Da- th n- vid W. Tester, Vester Phillips, D. T. ot on Brown, Ira Edmisten, Wade L. Green, he er Prank Greer, W. T. Baird, Elijah in fi- Reid, Ron Davis. hi or us The Rotary Club of Sylva has co n- helped the county agent of Jackson er nd County place tnc demonstrations in re he the use of limestone as a soil im- lit provement measure. ' vi rn?A/ir 1 I i Y I lest Interests of Northwes i . ? ? DLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1932 Levemeiil of Tufl last Sunday, and which represents the the campus of Lew McRae College. The picture shows the staff of the hoi mpaign Speech!( lorrison Stand ^ \t steran-Candidate Applauded as Hej Endorses Bonus Legislation. Flays q{ Morrison as a Representative of the Big Interests. Favors Tax Reform and Payment of Foreign. Debt. Introduced by W. R. Loyill. Spank D. Grist, filling- an unannnrod engagement in his race for c Ur.it.cd States. Senate, spoke to w i&inli hut f?nHl11Qinaf in occomKlxi fr ! > ?? "" J ?*vjei e courthouse here Monday night, | d durii^f* big address iigid a Kril.: 11. nt tribute to "Former Bob" Dough- j t0 r- ' --- J-.n~T* V>.-< 4- o > |?1 r* rl I .% II, I?V-w;?-?awM V?*w vyyv the i'alik and fliG Ot the pfiOplc * * * I th ? lower house of Congress." The I jy, taker reviewed the record of Mr. i b( lughton during bis twenty years |ol service; and declared that veterans; v~; the World War bad an unfaltering j yy, end and ally in the Eighth District 1 presentative. Mr. Grist was int.ro-' eed by State Senator William R. | q vill. th The audience applauded as thel^ >rmy veteran-candidate stated thatl(.j favored immediate payment of the j m Idlers' bonus at facA value on the j,, bund that had certificates been dat- (_v after the close of the war and jr d they borne six per cent, interest, fj, iicb the government paid on tax ^ justrnents, they would have mared in 1930. Continuing, ho stated tj. it adjustments to corporations and Sy iivi duals who made immense prof(Please turn to page five.) : Irs. Edward Gann Will to Meet With Republicans rc Mr. Clyde R. Green, secretary of j f s Watauga Ununty Republican Ex- ^ utive committee, has received the formation that Mrs. Edward Ever- ' ; Gann, a sister of Vice-President trtis, is to speak in Greensboro at e courthouse to a State-wide gathing on Thursday, June 2, at 8 o'>ck p. m. A large crowd is cxpect, it is said, from all over the state, d an open house affair will be held the afternoon, where all comers 1 11 meet the "second lady of the id," as well as the various candi- : tes on the Republican State ticket. r Indications are that perhaps twen- ^ -fire Republicans from Watauga w >unty will attend the meeting in eensboro, and it is asked that all ose conetmplating the trip get in uch with Mr. Greene as early as convenient. ^. LCULIAR MINERAL DEPOSIT UNEARTHED IN WATAUGA * Mr. D. R. Wilson, of Zionville, was ^ town Monday and brought with m several pieces of ore he had rently removed from a peculiar rock rmation on his farm. Apparently ere is a great deal of graphite and her minerals in the specimens which exhibited, and various assays are ^ progress to determine the value of s find. w Mr. Wilson states that he has un- s, vered the ore for a distance of sev- ^ ?i anu mat me vein runs ai- g ctly under the mountain. He -would | ^ te for his friends to visit him and _ ew the freakish structure. )CRA t North Carolina :s Association ? : - J -llli v-y y*r--. - v a-. ~ i - - !! finest medical center in a country The structure was made possible 1 ipital, and a complete story of the 1emeterv will j i0t accommodate, lNV new plots smmittee in Charge of Local Bury- j ing Ground Has Found it Necessary 2 to Prohibit Burial of Deceased Cit- s iztos from Outside Communities. ? Available Space Will Not Care for ] Those Who Established Plots. ] t By agreement of the committee hich for several years has been in j large of the Boone community cem- f ory, it is given out that henceforth s accommodate only the citizens of e town, who have relatives interred c ere. This action was taken alter ? e scope of the small graveyard had (i en caused to extend into various c ltlyir.g communities, already proi{??? with sufficient facilities alongj,. is line. ! P Mesdames D. D. Dougherty, B. J. * 3uncill, ,T. M. Moretz and Mr. ?T. L. nails, who have been in charge of e upkeep of the cemetery for some tne, have named Messrs. B. J. Coun11 and -T. S. S! anbury as a sub-com- f ittce for giving or denying burial ivilegcs. as the case may be. These vo gentlemen are placed in full conol of the cemetery in this cennecoa, and when permits are granted, iey will locate the gravesites. c The committee wishes to make clear s lat this position is not taken in a i >irit of denying cemetery privileges c a portion of the population, but \ mply for the reason that the grave- i ml is now practically filled, and to icourage the practice of newcomers < use the burying facilities in their < tspective communities. 5 egion auxiliary ! ro sell poppies: ? i Ft) Crepe Flowera Will Be Sold by I Ladies Saturday Poppies Made 1 by Disabled Veterans. F,x- C planation Given. s The American Legion Auxiliary an- < >unced Monday that "Poppy Day" ] ill be observed in Watauga County t i Saturday, May 28th, and that on; i lis date the little red paper flowers il ill be ou sale in Buone and sur- i ainding communities. This is a na- r on-wide event of the organization, ; id fabulous sums are raised each T :ar to care for disabled veterans* t imilies, and do ether humanitarian ) ork. Watauga people, who have al- ( ays been responsive in campaigns * this kind, are urged to co-operate , ith the ladies who have charge of te sale. The following explanation of "Popj Day" has bceu prepared by a mem;r of the local Auxilary unit: "Poppies to you, perhaps, are just umpled rosettes of crimson crepe 1 iper to wear once a year in memory I 1 the men who gave their lives in ] le World War. They are that, and e wear them proudly as an outward ^ nmhol of the rpvprprvo ?p ' e hold the memory of those men. 1 ut they are more than that. To the 1 isabled man -whose body is too badly (Please turn to page eight.) i M ? . $1.60 PER YEAR CIVITANS WORK TO RID COMMUNITY OF WHARFRAT HORDE Local Civic Organization Expects Expert from the State College to Arrive Early in June to Inaugurate Campaign Against Rodents. Rat Warfare May Be Carried Into the Farming Areas. A committee recently named by the Boone Civitan Club and composed of Messrs. C. M. Critcher, Howard Mast and G. K. Moose, has practically worked out the detals of an active campaign lo be waged against tec "ivnuri ui sewer fais, wntcfi iiave invaded the community in ever-increasing numbers. Tentative plans indicate that A. E. Oman of the United States Department of Agriculture, in co-operation with State College, will come to Boone about the second cf June for the purpose of instituting the campaign aganst the pestiferous ro utxnk, aau me ieeat civic organization has assumed the payment of the expenses for the bait, which should amount to no more than $25 for the Boone and Ferkinsviile areas. There is 11c charge for the visit of Mr. Oman. It is also pretty generally agreed that in farming communities where the rats have become a menace, the rat bait wdl be furnished at actual cost, which for ordinary purposes, it is stated, would not exceed the cost of a bushel of corn. It is suggested that the bait he available to farmers at the courthouse on the afternoon of June 3rd. Further details of the rat warfare ivill be worked out. and rural residents ivili be advised further as to what ;teps it will be necessary for them :o take to avail themselves of the irotectior- being offered. Dver Five Thousand Vaccinated in County The vaccination clinics in Wat aura have entered the third week, and ilready more that five thousand persons have received the free typhoid ind diphtheria serum. In Boone aloue Jr. Haganian and Nurses Krider and Wisher have administered vaccination :o 2.317 citizens. The last general vaccination took place iii Watauga three years ago, inri the year following (1930) not a ;mgle case of typhoid fever was reiGrtcd in thc COuTity. in j.t'cJ.1, HGTV"ver, five cases developed in one ommunity, but no deaths resulted. Neither of those who contracted the langerdus malady had taken the vacination. BHS. MX MM PASSES TUESDAY 'rominent Resident of Meat Camp Section Succumbs to Long Illness. Funeral Wednesday at Hopewell Church. Mrs. M. G. Miller, 83 years of age. lied nt her home in the Meat Camp ection of the county Tuesday moiling, death following an illness of sev;ral months. Her condition, however, vas not considered serious, until ibout a month ago. Funeral services were to have been conducted from the Hopewell M. E. Church South, Wednesday afternoon it 2 o'clock. Incomplete arrangements were to the effect that either xev. Brencial! oi the Boone Church >r the pastor of the Todd circuit you Id be assisted in the rites by Rev. M. Dobbin. Surviving are three sons and two laughters: W. S. Miller of Todd; Marin of Boone, and Clyde of Pittsjureh. P^7in_ * Mrq FT A "n<\hkir> r\f ^edgerwood, and Mr?. L. E. Hopkins >f Boone. Mrs. Miller wa? born, reared and pent her entire life in Watauga bounty. She was a daughter of the ate Edward Blackburn and a sister o E. Spencer Blackburn, deceased, ormer Congressman, and Manley B. ilaekbnrn of Boone. She has been a member 01 the Methodist Church for nany years and was very active in ill worthy endeavors in her com- v nunity. She was widely known nroughout the mountain region, and lad the lasting friendship of her many icquaintances. Voting Democrats Will Meet at Blowing Rock Wade E. Brown, secretary of the i'oung Democratic Voters Club, announces that a meeting of that organization will be held in Blowing Rock on Friday evening at 8 o'clock. While a definite program has not been worked out, it is understood that a prominent speaker will bo present, and that a large crowd is in prospect Organization plans for Blowing Rock and adjacent townships will be discussed. Ladies are ocrto/*iollv inritflrl 1