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. Four Are Recaptured By Of* fleers: Q*e<ls Still • At large Loud singing"# tHe ffcttAwpi ment on a guitar set the scent r6r the escape of five/ectavfcte <JUtn ,- Camp no. 80* __Iasi Wednesday - night. While prison officials adminis tered to the needs of an inmate, who claimed to be ill, the five convicts sawed the window sash out and made their get-away on the rainy, dark flight. Ed Casey, of Wilkes county, one of the five^ who escaped from State prison camps twice -pre viously, wis serving i a term for e Monlb fOi e-Half On Special At $1.00 Supply Your Needs * Now-Buy For Christmas Gifts • Remember This Special Is Only During October B. and T. Drug Co. J Sparta, N. C. Former Sparta Sian Will Go To Mammoth Cave ‘ t In Kentucky Granville B. Liles, formerly of Sparta and more recently of Asheville, assistant ranger in charge of the Blue Ridge Park way, "hats been,. appointed chief rang^ of the Mammoth Cave Na tional park ip Kentucky by Di rector AQen, of region No. 1 qf the National Park service with headquarters in Richmond, Va. ;!,.Mr. Li|es, whose native home is' in Wadesboro, joined the Na tional Park service in October, 1940, as a park ranger and most of his work has been in North Carolina. He came to Asheville from Sparta as assistant chief ranger in January of this year! and maintained offices in the Technical building. He is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation academy near Arlington, Va., and comple ted studies at two in-service training schools of the park ser vice. C. K. Dale, ranger of District No. 7, Blue Ridge Parkway, said that Mr. Liles had maintained a splendid record here and had made many friends in this area. He said that his advancement from ranger to chief ranger with in seven years is considered un usual in the park service. GOES TO M. P. SCHOOL Jay Duncan, of Sparta and Ab erdeen, Md., has entered the M. P. school at the Carlisle Bar racks, Pa., it was learned here this week. larceny of an automobile impos ed in 1941 in Wilkes county. He was captured early last Thursday seven miles from Sparta. Ray Hagler, Gscqr Shuskey and Garland Woodruff, were all ap prehended by authorities near Lenoir. Harold Car Ron, the last of the five, was still at large, late yesterday afternoon, authorities stated. For beekeepers who plan to have more than a half dozen col onies, production of chunk comb probably will be most satisfac tory. «_p OCTOBER 1947 * I ‘ V 4 j 6 7 8 9 ■« ii IB I) 14 I) 16 17 18 ■9 u u u 1) 14 1) L 16 17 *8 *9 V> P L' ' It’s Com Cutting Time In Alleghany See Us For Your Corn Knives Corn Huskers And Twine Now - Our Supply May Not Latt Long, Come Drill Is State lit Observing f Prevention Week Alleghaay county gchoo join the remainder ofThe S observance ofroefT|&e> week to be beld,thxoughout Fields, school superintendent, Stated yesterday, » s.- V : Pamphlets in . regatf<| to fire prevention drills have been given to principals of schools' here in the county. On October 9, set aside as fire prevention day, a state-wide fire drill will be held at eleven a., m. All prin*^ als have been asked to file a report to the State fire marshall at Ral eigh in regard to the drill and to state the number of students par ticipating in it The town of Sparta has been asked to help observe fire pre vention week by cleaning up the town. School children are also] aiding ‘the communities and schools by doing the same. Month ly fire drills will continue to^ be held throughout the school year, Miss Fields stated. --*--fr-'l ifet- ■ NEWSPAPER CONTEST FOR COUNTY SCHOCfeS (Continued Irom Page 1> A similar contest was held last year and the winner of the first place was Alda Richardsop, of Whitehead. Other wiimfers weer Evelyn Joines, second placed, and Mildred G. Cooper, third place. KAY KYSER SALUTES NEWSPAPER WEEK (Continued from Page 1) : newspapers. First a baby has the comics read to him, then he learns for himself. Soon thw sport pages begin to interest him and then in school cdrrent event' classes cause the news-section to play a part in his life. The amuse ment section is added when dat ing comes along. Then as young manhood is reathed he begins to realize'the “news” can affect him personally. Editorials become re quired reading. The last stage is reached when Grandpa removes his uppers add turns to the obituary page first instead of Jhe comics. America’s free press is one of the greatest bulwarks of de mocracy, tip my tassel to it and recommend we all do the same.” CHOATE GETS 1-3 YEARS SENTENCE (Contiinued from page 1) City guilty of criminal abortion and gave him one to three year sentence suspended. He was ac quitted on a charge of manslaugh ter in connection with the death of Mrs, Anderson. He had entered a plea of nolo contendre when trial of the case began Monday. He was placed on probation. Dr. Choate’s counfeel, which in cluded U. S. Representative John H. Folger, of Mount Airy, called attention to the fact that Dr. Choate had practiced medicine in Sparta for 25 years. Judge Bobbitt said he thought the evidence justified the verdict rendered by the jury after deli berating 30 minutes Friday morn ing. He added that in his estima tion the jury brought in a “soft" verdict rather than one of man slaughter. Seagle was the State’s chief witness after entering his plea of nolo contendre. He testified that he and Mrs. Anderson went to Dr. Choate’s office at Sparta where she was given medicine. He testified that they returned the next day while registered un der assumed names at an Elkin hotel He said Mrs. Anderson be came desperately ill and he tele phoned Dr. Choate at $parta. He said when he informed the doc-j| tor of Mrs. Anderson’s condition, | Dr. Choate told him to destroy the medicine. Mrs. Andersen died the next morning. , Dr. Choate, testifying on hisfl own behalf, denied he had arrangement with Seagle Anderson and n brought Mrs, *«*« a* jm \ if. . .. —I --^-’ Now You Can Buy firttfott* DELUXE CHAMPIONS! at Lower Than Pre-war Prices! 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