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V VOLUME XIJV, NUMBER 12 Depupty Alb Shot; Negro One injure Reports from Cadwell Hospital Wednesday afternoon indicate that Deputy Sheriff Albert Farthing is re?*'?s wnll- anJ *h .?* nrnt. pecti fo?- hi* recovery are brighter -;ifc*r? /at tirac rincc he *"?? wounded* Albert Farthing, 26 years old, a deputy sheriff and son of Sheriff L. m. Farthing, was near fatally injured, Ralph Horton, 28-yer.v-old negro and former schoolmaster, was killed, and two other negroes held as defendants as a lesult of a shooting affray, occurring in the colored settlement of Boone early Saturday night. Farthing, who was shot down by Norwood Horton as he attempted to arrest the Hatters brother, Ralph, was taken to Caldwell Hospital, Lenoir, late Saturday night where he is now l-pnAvf/.ft n - ~ " ' ?V[.W VV.U ?xo ivrci-xilji well anu where hopes of his recovery are held am* a load of huckshot struck Farthing's chest, punctured a lung, the intestines, and part of the missiles found lodgment in the liver. The principal portion of the load, it was stated by physicians, struck a mass of papers in a vest pocket, riddling the sheets, and saving the officer from instant death, Trouble Started at Road Camp The trouble which precipitated the arrests and the subsequent gun-play NO BILL AGAINST JACK HODGES; GEO. HORTONSENTENCED Superior Court Make* Fair Progre?? on Docket Composed Mostly of Mi-| nor Infraction*. Physician'* Son Fr=c;d of Guilt -]{t CAnnaf tinn Vf ith \*jyk? rjpaih Hoone Nefjro Draws j Two nnj ? Half Years for Brawl. | Watauga Superior Court convened! morning- with .Judge Sinclair| presiding and Solicitor Spurlmg pros-i criminal cases. of the indictments were for viol&tohs of the prohibition laws, and on Wednesday satisfactory progress was being made toward clearing away the bills; Jack Hodges, Boone youth, who had been indicted in connection with the accidental death of Glenn Wyke I at Mayview Manor a few weeks ago, j was freed of guilt in connection with J the tragedy when the grand jury reported "not a true bill." Hodges, it will be recalled, had engaged in an affray with young Wyke previous to his fall from a high veranda. George Horton, Boone negro, who drew a pistol on a road construction superintendent Saturday, precipitating the near-fatal shooting of Deputy Sheriff Farthing that evening, was also charged with operating a car while intoxicated and was given road sentences totaling two and one-half years. A numbef- of relatively unimportant cases have been disposed of and the full proceedings of the fall term will be carried The Democrat next week. Judge Bowie Named Candidate for House Judge T. C. Bowie, candidate for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate in the June primaries, was nominated for the general assembly by the Democrats of Ashe County in convention last week. The naming of the leading mountainpolitician was made unanimous. ^ II. M. Miller, the present sheriff, was renominated: L. P. Colvard, as| (fcc, register of deeds; J. F. Scott for twojHSgsfy,, year term a3 county commissioner, and James Allen, surveyor. JjolMglnaB ---So Bowie, following the nomiggSjgjgfflfctions, made a stirring talk to the UHm^Btaocrats, urging unity and promTsPBfcto use his ability in protecting -owners and home-owners from Fincreasing burden of taxation. ORROWED" HORSE IS SOLD TO COVE CREEK MAN Two weeks ago Houston Dishman, formerly of the Cove Creek section, came to the N. L. Banner home near Sherwood riding a fine mare. Ho wished to sell the animal, and Mr. Banner was interested in his proposition. The trade was made. Monday evening of this week Vernon Atwood, of Butler, Tenn., came to Watauga, in search of a horse which he said he hired to Dishman some time back for a dollar a day. He went to Mr. Banner's, and claimed the mare as his own. Now Mr. Banner, Mr. Atwood and the sheriff of TO?ion?? are doing all in their power to locate Dishman. ^ATAl A Non-fartisan N boon; >ert Farthing Killed and d in (iimnlav X J stated Saturday afternoon when Ralph and George Horton visited a road construction camp east of Boone I and attempted tn collect a sum of ; money belonging to another ftigiO) ul which they, said he in turn owed them. Superintendent Fred Parham of the R. E. Laz-sitev Construction Company. refused the request and the negroes left. They returned to town, secured guns and made their way again to the road camp, where Mr. Parham was held at the point of the guns and roundly abused. The construction superintendent came to ! t> ^ uuuise ant: p.au warrants issued for their arrest. Deputy She. iff Farthing, accompanied by Patrolman R. S. Swift, affected the arrest of George Horton and then went to the home of Ralph Horton. The mother of the negro refused admittance to the building. Farthing, pushing her aside, started ; through the door, and Norwood Hor[ ton fired. 1 The negroes fled to the mountains i and meantime a posse of perhaps a hundred men secured arms, and with the aid of bloodhounds searched throughout the night. Apprehended at Mabel Early Sunday morning Deputy Sheriff Glint Norris received inTor(Continued on Page 8) COVE CREEK FAIR TO BE HELD ON NEXT SATURDAY Second Annual Exhibit of Agricultural Product* Expected io Attract an Increased Interest. Exhibits to Be Assembled on Friday Afternoon. Baseball Game and Negro i Minstrel will Add to Entertainment j | The second annual Cove Creek Fair | for Watauga County, to be held at \ tbfi Shl?k,.is expected to be oue^of tjip j migcai. eAinuiuuu.i ever neiu in una i sectipn. The fair of last year is said to have been better than many county fairs and the fair of this year is expected to double that of last, year in exhibits and attendance. The best horses, mules, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry of the county will be there. All types of the best farm products will be exhibited. The sewing, baking :*>d canning of the ladies' department will be a show within itself. Everyone living in Watauga Countyis invited to come and bring exhibits. The exhibits should be brought on Friday afternoon by 9 o'elock Saturday morning of the 24th. At 9 o'clock Saturduy morning, the farm contests will begin. At the-same time the farm crops and exhibits of the ladies' department will be judged. Immediately following the. farm contests, the livestock judging will begin. All animals should be haltered so that they may be led in the livestock parade. All exhibits will i have the ribbons and be open for show after the judging. There will be a baseball game at 2 o'clock between Bethel School and Cove Creek School. The premiums will be given to the winners Saturday night at the Negro minstrel. The minstrel, which is to begin at 8 o'clock p. m., is expected to draw one of the largest audiences ever drawn together at the high school auditorium. The characters for I the minstrel have been selected from the Cove Creek faculty, students and ?.UilllllUIIH^> AIIC 1'M^iaiII Hliuuguvui. will consist of music, singing, dancing, jokes and "wisecracks." J"st a big night full of laughs. A . nail charge or 15c and 25c will be asked for entrance to the show, proceeds from which will be used to help defray expenses of the fair. In order to help build up the home economics department, there will be several pies sold to the highest bidder following the minstrel. All ladies are asked to bring pies to the fair for exhibition and keep them over to be sold at the pie supper. Whiskey Still Seized In Boones Fork Section A thirty-gallon copper still, with all the equipment necessary for making whiskey was seized Monday evening in the Boone's Fork section by Deputies Harrison Byrd, Fred Hatley and Tom Shook. A shed covered with rubber roofing housed the illicit outfit, and appearances indicated that it ! had been in operation for about five years. The operator was absent when the raid was made, and an attempt had been made to hide the equipment; but all parts were discovered by the officers and the shed was burned. A quantity of "backings" was poured out. ga ; ewspaper, IJevoted to the t E, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAB WALTER THOMAS ! DIES SUDDENLY OF HEART ATTACK \v. .. I !"-.n.un of Zionville Community Passes Away Saturday, i Veteran Rural Letter Carrier and Church Leader. Funeral Sunday, ! With Honors of Masonic Fraternity. Wsltcr Thomas "rontiutnt cit!!?on of Zionviiio and veteran rural mail] 'carrier, died suddenly Saturday morn;ing, as he stood in the yard of his home talking to a friend. He collapsed :ana dcuih was instantaneous. A heart attack is believed to have beer, the cause of his demise. He was 59 years old. ! Funeral services were conducted ; Sunday afternoon from the Zionville J Baptist Church by Rev. R. C. Eggers, the pastor, who was assisted by Rev. L. A. Wilson. In the course of the services. Attorney W. P.. Lovill of Boone paid tribute to his memory and Who :?4-~ '-l , ---- iiuciicQ in trie comniuj nity cemetery with Masonic honors, jit was estimated that more than two thousand people came for the funerjal, and the floral tributes were prolusc. Surviving nu*. a nmiiuw iinu foul' children. Mr. Thomas was a member of the Baptist Church and was at the time of his death Superintendent, of the Sunday school. He had been engaged as rural mail carrier out of Zionville office for almost thirty years, having succeeded A. \V. Smith for that position in December, 1002. He was well known and respected throughout this section as a good and upright citizen, and his sudden departure was 1 a distinct shock to his community J and the county at large. Recalls Labors During 3 Days of Reconstruction -* Mr. Lemuel Greene, 37-year-old resident of the Cosre Creek section, was chatting with friends in Boone Saturday and took occasion to nass an opinion to the effect that the'** younger generation-/drifting trom hard woik, especially en the al farm. He recalled the time when about seven years after the Civil War he had a wheat field to harvest and A P50iiviltu thn- fiwip -vi- fiii _ i'Mr. George P. Sherrill. Mr. Greene OJ cradled and Mr. Sh&rrTii tica up the sheafs, and at threshing time the one ^ day's work measured 100 bushels of wheat, and the venerable Confcder- *13 ate says they were not "overly tired" When they had their evening repast, v to pc Mrs. William Winkler underwent an appendix operation at the Caldwell Hospital in Lenoir, last Sunday. sj. and reports indicate that she is show- er ing satisfactory recovery. , ;n Huge Potatoes Shown p1 By Watauga Farmer n. Ci Mr. Frank Edmisteri, well known gi and prosperous farmer of the Flat H; Top section, while in town Tuesday Gi left at. The Democrat office four Ir- Gi ish potatoes taken from his recent of "diggin" which weigh six pounds, or pc an average of exactly a pound and a half each. Three of the spuds were of the Surprise variety, while the ho fourth was a While JJeauty. Mr. Ed- to misten states that there are more of at these mammoth potatoes in his crop, ds | many more, and that out of the 360 m bushels produced on about an acre of ar j land, he estimates that there are no L< more than 20 bushels of twos and I fii threes combined. When questioned as St jto how he was able to produce the so record yield from the one-acre patch, in j Mr. Edmisten stated that about fif | teen tons of stable manure had been j used, supplemented by 12 bags of 1 1 7-5-5 fertilizer. His yield and the size Jl j of the tubers surpass all reports from ! this year's crop. ^ Judge Garland Midyette Dies From Heart Attack 0f st Elizabeth City, N. C.?Judge Gar- a lar.d E. Midyette, of the North Car- th olina Superior Court, died suddenly te in a hotel room here late Tuesday of in I an acute dilation of the heart. M Judge Midyette, presiding over a m | term of civil court here, ordered a as recess shortly after 4 p. m.. Court th ordinarily does not recess until 6 p. ki m., and Judge Midyette told attor- w; neys he was not feeling well. in He retired to his hotel room and - telephoned his brother-in-law. Dr. fi Claude B. Williams of Elizabeth City, it to come to see him. so Doctor Williams went and the two to sat down for a chat together. in "I have been holding court for 8 so years now," Judge Midyotte said to . his brother-in-law, "and this is the | gi first time I have ever had to order j G an adjournment on account of notlai feeling well." ! lil They were the last words he spoke, ct Hardly had he finished the sentence Si before he toppled over dead. It was ol IK-SO p. m. si DEMC 5est interests of Northwest 0L1NA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2! Opens His Can HON. ROBERT L. Plans Near Cc democratic Bs laily in Boor ? A far flung parade of automobiles; leni ocver carts, and saddle steeds bear-j tur g ih: lenders well ad the rankjF. id file of the Democratic party from 1 at vp or six mountain counties, moti- do\ iting to the strains of "Happy Days adc re Here Again/' and flaunting car- wil f*0ini'R and:nolit leal bonnexswill ,tini ficially usher into being the cam- aa* tigr* "f Robert li. Reynolds for the insr hi ted States Senate. I Mr. Reynolds' address is to be the cia gh spot of the Democratic Victory j mil ally and barbecue to be staged in!wet lone Saturday, and indications point] ma: the event as perhaps the largest 1 She ditical gathering ever to be staged j ed Western North Carolina. i to Besides Mr. Reynolds, Senator .To the ?h W. Bailey is expected to be pres- [ con it, Hon. Robert L. Doughton will. of i on hand, and Hon. J. C. B. Ehr-. a s ghaus is striving to secure an air-[wil ane in which to fly the length of j hiVi e State from Elizabeth City to Leaser ?ir in order to join the parade of 1 *1 dwell partisans at that place. Con- din essmen Bulwihkle, Lambeth ?nd hos ancock are invited, and Hon. A. H. of raham, candidate for Lieutenant mai >vernoi, will be present. A number j'fill other leading statesmen are ex-, Wi cted. ' ind Program Details J wll According to the program which: to .s been drafted, Wataugans desiring* participate in the parade will meet! r Blowing Rock at 10 o'clock Satur- w^: ly morning where they will join j , otorcadcs from Caldwell, Wilkes id Burke Counties, headed by the waj inoir High School Band, one of the nest musical organizations in the j Le~ ate. The parade will leave the re-1 gar rt town at 10:20 and is to arrive. ? Boone at 11, make a trip the! r. G. Greer the Choice for Orp> I. G. Greer, head of the department the citizenship at the Appalachian j Col ate Teachers College in Boone, and i pol member of the teaching force atj tim e local institution for near a quar- rep r of a century, was elected super- ' Ge: tendent and general manager of the : he iiis Home, Baptist orphanage, at a j St: eeting of the trustees held in Thorn- i str iville last Thursday. He succeeds I ct. e late Dr. M. I,. Kessler, who was hin lied last month when his automobile the ss struck by a train at a grade cross- wa g near the orphanage grounds. mil The election of the Boone man to goi 11 the vacancy was unanimous, and 1 was agreed that Greer should as- fai inie his new duties the first of Oc- ser 'oer. Meantime mere nas oeen no r o formation given out as to who will noi iccecd him at the College. for Professor Greer is a native Watau- an< in, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip the reer of Mabel, is fifty years old, ] id has spent practically his entire the te in his native county. He was edu- ne; ited at the Appalachian Training nei ihool, the University of North Car- stil ina and at Columbia University, and aff nee 1910 has been constantly on del )CRA iNortii Carulum , 1932 ipaign Here ? i i. BBSfSBBlsSSBlHBBfl ^ a #. !iK ? k th~ DOUCHTON ! : 1 >mplete For ? irbecue and An ie Saturday ? J lvel ; ass ift.h of the- principal street and re- rev n to the grounds near the John \as Hardin residence, arriving there rje 12 o'clock. "J:ne nodn nouv wiii uc S0] "itCT* to Vvclcomcs and ether hrief pr. Ircsscs, and the barbecue dinner rtn ! be held from 1 to 2 at which pr le Mr. Key no ids will deliver the pa iress sigimyinj: me uxiivini of his campaign. nu democrats of the county and espelly members of the various com.tees have boon busy as bees this cVt -looking after the final arrange-1 p:i nts, and a 1200-pound Watauga J ]jc. >vthorn steer is to be supplement- \ by a number of Iambs and pigs I j?a provide a barbecue sufficient fori thousands who are c xnorted to I :ie. In addition to this, housewives the county are being solicited by pecial ladies' committee and there I be baskets of food galore, a two- | >dred-foot table having been pre- ?J? ihed to hold the repast. wfhere is no cost attached to the 1 ner. Watauga County is playing t to the surrounding counties, each which is doing her full share to 1 k'e the occasion a highly successone. News from Ashe, Alleghany, Ikes, Caldwell and Burke counties ? icates that there is rivalry to know ieh will send the finest delegation the rally. Band Highly Trained The Lenoir High School Band, ich will furnish music for the raiSaturday, was organized in March, 54, when a set of band instruments 0f ? donated by the Dysart-Kendall ne it of the American Legion to the jn loir High School to be used in or- c< lizing a high school band. It was th (Continued on Page 8) fo Unanimous ? \V7 hanage Post f de teaching force at Appalachian pli liege. He has been prominent in of itical circles, and at different Cc les been a candidate for office, an resenting Watauga County in the re -.era! Assembly of 1925. Tn 1928itu ran as Republican candidate for j pr ite Superintendent of Public In-imi uction, and ran ahead of his tick-1 of In 1930 his party sought to enter i PI l as a congressional candidate in So i Eighth District, and in 1932, he V s importuned in vain to head the. Ci aprity ticket as candidate for the cii ernolVuip. j so He has 16ng been active in the af-',of rs of the Baptist Church and has j he ved as moderator of the Three tk rks Association. His interest in de- ] wi ninational work has been intense i ye many years, and his experience ] C< i training eminently lit him forjtu new position. i th Professor ana Mrs. Greer, with!hi ir children, expect to leave Boone it week, and will be located in their | v home on the grounds of the in-! lei lution before he takes over the | re airs incident to the superinten-j ioi icy. * I nn 7?., r#| $1.S0 PER YEAR OUGHTON SPEAKS 0 LARGE CROWD MRTHOUSE HERE nth District Congressman Fiays Republican Administration and Predicts Democratic Victory in First Address of Campaign. Introduced by John E. Brown. Reviews Careers of National Candidates. : : n a landslide of prnpor 113 hitherto unknown for the Dcm- , : :T.t:c nations! eundidit... lion. >bcrt L,. Do ugh ton, veteran Ninth strict Congiessinan, discussed the ;ues of the campaign in the courtuse here Monday afternoon, and mding room was at a premium pile Farmer Bob compared the reeds of the two major parties and ?aded for a United Democracy in e present, campaign. ''There is greater reason for Wajga County being Democratic than _ ~ y county in ine state.- declared ; . Do Ugh I on as he res ivued the diL't benefits accruing- from uninterpted Democratic rule. He Referred the Appalachian College, the pubschool system, the network of jhways emanating from the Wan<*? woiTvonhlis tn every point of e compass, bringing tourists ami lib-seekers to spend their money long the hill people. Referring to e churches and schools as the eatest assets, he stated that for the pntenance of the latter Watauga >unty receives more from the State an is paid in school taxes. Important Campaign Quoting the scriptural passage, 'e shall know the truth and the ith shall make you free," Mr. Highton launched into his discussion national affairs and spoke of the fsent campaign as the most imporlt one since the foundation of the lerican government. Stressing the t that candidates arc honor bound carry oat the policies of their reactive par-ties, he spoke of Roose- . t and Garner as offering complete iuranee of the continuation of the :ord of the Democratic party when t in power. He referred to the ses of accomplishments of the Wilitan era as Tuifiiimerii of vatnpsign jmiees: Citing the honking- and curacy legislation, extension of road ugrams, labor legislation, and exnsion of the Parcel Post system, ~exara"pies oX ~JJZV1'C ;nt, affectinrr all the people, cd t.he landslide of 1020, wherein ? Democrats were swept from powas an aftermath of the intense > pagan da. campaign of the Repiib *i? comiiuii.ee. my. uougaton dealt [uitably""with'""the "sornoaist u? the vding administration, but remindhis hearevs that the corruption of (Continued on Page 2) D. LOIZEAUX IS >EAD; A FORMER 117 t m A ?T/1 A nTndirnir?* r WAlAlHiA U1UKN rmor LtKjal Lumber Manufacturer Succumkt to Heart Attack at New Jersey Home. Had Many Business interests. Was Associated Here Witk W. H. Gragg and Well-known Throughout this Section of State. Joshua L>. Loizeaux, president of z J. D. Loizeaux Lumbar Company Plainficd, N. J., and former partr of \V. H. Gragg in the lumber dustry at Shulla Mills in Watauga lunty, died Monday at his home in e Neav Jersey City from a heart tack. He was 70 years old. Surviving, besides his widow, ate ur sons and two daughters. Mr. Loizeaux came to Plninfield in 93 and engaged in the business tich in 1908 was incorporated as z J. D. Loizeaux Lumber Company, te Elizabeth brnnch was established few years ago. He was also present of the Crystal Ice Company with tnts in Piainficia and SumerviUe, the Loifceaux Building Supply mpany and the Central Building d Loan Association. He was a di:tor of the New Jersey Manufacrers* Association and former viceesident of the New Jersey LuiuPerm's Association. He was a member the religious society known as ymouth Brethren and the Gideon ciety. During his sojourn in Watauga >unty Mr. Loizeaux made a wide rcle of friends who will hear with rrov- of his death. He was very fond this section of country, and since has severed his business corinec>ns here has made frequent visits th Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gragg. Each ar he came personally to Watauga junty where a large shipment of rkeys was purchased direct .from e grower to be distributed among s employees at Thanksgiving time. Joe Goodnight of Boone Route 2 Ft last week for Berea College, Bea, Ky., where he will enter the senr year in the agricultural departjnt.
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