North Carolina Newspapers

WALTER FISHER AO ' QUITTED BY JURY 4 Walter Fisher was declared not guilty of the murder of GeorgcRcvis, by the jury, in a verdict rendered at ten o'clock Wednesday morning. The verdict was rendered after the ju>) htd d?'i be rated from 5 o'clock Tuesday evening until Wednesday morning. ! J.'dge Heury P. Lan*, presiding at the court, told the jury that it had returned a verdict, which, in his opinion, was shocking to the people of the county and of North Carolina, by disregarding the greater weight of unimpeachable testimony, and ex pressed the hope that when they were discharged from the ease it would be for ever, from the court. lieorge Revis was shot and kiUed by Walter Fisher at the polling place at BarkersCreek,on last election day, and. at the same time Walter Fisher was shot through the leg, it is r.itcged by Jim Sutton. Last week tin grand jury ? turned a bill cf in dictment, charging Fisher with murder in the first degree. Au at tempt was made to get the case con tinued until the ue^t ?; a ^01 court, because it was contended that Fish er had not sufficiently recovered from his wounds to allow his presence in the court. The motion was overrul ed, and a special venire of 150 men was summoned from which to pick a jury to try the case. The trial began last Thursday afternoon, and was watched with the greater interest throughout the days of the trial, by the people of this county, and was one of the hardest fought eases! ever tried in the courts of Jackson county. * Appearing with Solieifc*- ^iavis t?r the state were Thomas S. Rollins, Judge Frank Carter, E. P. fitiilwell. George W. Sutton and Hugh Mon teith. The defendant was represent ed by Walter E. Moore, Felix E. Al ley, W. R. Sherrill ,C. C. Buchana.i and Eugene Alley. The evidence was completed Satur day afternoon and the argument by counsel, which was the greatest de bate .ever l*eaid \ p frj* JUWbr-m* ? tinued through Monday atid the greater part of Tuesday. Judge Lan'! gave the jury his charge Tuesday afternoon, and the case closed with the rendering of the verdict Wednes day morning, at the opening '*.? court. There were a large number of ey? witnesses to the shooting, and the state insisted upon a verdict of guil ty of murder in the first degree, con tending that Fisher, who was the democratic marker at Barkers Creek, delibfcrately shot and killed George Revis, who was a leading republican in that section of the county, while Revis was standing with his hand on the shoulder of Miss Fanny Elders, the first witness introduced by the state, and that he shot without pro vocation, and should therefore be found guilty of murder in the first degree. The defendant's contention was that Revis was at the Barkers Creek polling place in a drunken condition, cursing and abusing the people oi' different political faith from him self, and that, when he approached Fisher that he cursed Fisher and reached for his gun, when, so Fisher contended, he drew and shot in self defense. Miss Fanny Elders was the first witness introduced by the state, and she testified that Mr. Revis had not been drinking, that he was attending to his own business, and that sin saw 110 weapon upon him, but that, on the contrary, he was standing with his right hand on her left shoulder, when Fisher approached from tho school house and drew his gun, fil ing the shot that killed Revis, while Mr. Revis was looking in the oppo site direction from Mr. Fisher. A large number of eye-witnesses to the shooting were introduced by the state, and they while their testi mony differed in a number of im portant points, such as the language that was used by Fisher and . v hv Revis, as to wheter Revis was drink ing, and as to who, after Fisher shot Revis, fired- the next shot, wheter is was fired by Jim Sutton or Walter Fisher, and as to whether Jim Sut -ton had his pistol in his hand when he and Mr.Revis came down the road but they agreed on many important points, and about fourteen of them corrobrated Miss Elders by saying that Revis had his hand on her left shoulder when Fisher fired. In the main their testiinomony agreed that Revis and Jim Button had been in a foatroYeny with Bvttoa Md Jul .13 Sutton, that 'Julius had call ed Revis a liar, and that Jim Sut ton and iRevis left Nelse and Julius and came on towSrd the polling place, and that Jim Sutton offered Revis his pistol and that Revis re fused it, stating that he didn't have any gun and didn't need on?, that hn wanted no trouble with anybody, and that , he was standing talking to Kiss Elders, with right side to Usher, when Fisher tired, Walter Fisher was the ffret wita*?a introduced by the defense, and h? said he knew Revis to be a daagweus, violent man, that Julius Sutton had told him that he heard Revis say that he was going to kill Walter Fisher that day if he conld get any thing started, that he came out in the yard to see if anybody was own ing, so as to see if they had time to eat their dinner, and that he heard Revis and Jim Sutton cursing Nelse and Julius Sutton, and that Julius and Nclse\wcre leaving, that Revis and Jim Sutton locked arras and were coming down the road, both j drunk. Jim Kutton waving, his pistol b V':- hand, George Revis cursing and swearing, Jim Sutton telling him to "tell it to them, Uncle George, I'm with you:" that they en me down to where Price Ashe was, an J tliat Revis flapped Ashe in the face, mid cursed him, and came on toward the defendant, still cursing, and that the defendant asked him, if he was talking about him, and Revis turned on the defendant, eurs ed hii\i and started drawing his gun, when he swore he d JW and fired to save his own life, and that as soon as he fired, Jim Sutton jumped be hind a tree and opened fire on the defendant, and shot him through the lee, and that he returned Sutton s fire. . Price Ashe, Dillard Jones, Lyle Jones and Johnny Dills were put on the stand as eyewitnesses to cor roborate Fisher, and while none of them said they saw Mr. Revis draw his gun, they 'corroborated, largely, the story told by Fisher, in other details, and Price Ashe swore that when Fisliff^red jM&*evia. felt, 1* heard Fisher say "Did you see him drawing his gnul" and one state witness swore that when Mr. Revis asked Fisher what he shot him for, that Fisher replied* "Because youj were trying to kill me. j ' s?: to! was i" mid on or about! ;ievis 'aiter ho was shot, according to the evidence, but Julius Sutton and one other witness testified that they had seen Mr. Revis with a pistol earlier in the day. _ t ^ The following is a list of the jury that tried the case, in the order drawn and accepted: L. S. Cabe, W. H. McCall, V. C. Buchanan, E.OSut ton, P. H. Green, W. A. Raby/T. *?' Deitz, Sam Buchanan, C. L. Green. M. G. Daves, W. T. Rogers and J. V. Brown. . When the jv.rv was passed the state had one preemptory challenge left, and the defense had three o SEASONABLE RECIPES MAMIE SUE JONES Home Dem. Agent. Scalloped Eggs Half dozen hard-boiled eggs and cracker crumbs or stale bread toast ed and ground. Butter a baking dish; put alternate layers of crumbs and eggs ..sliced, lleat one cup of sweety milk, ? ;>nson with butter, salt and pepper, and pour eggs and crumbs. ' Bake in a hoi oven. < * : Baked Eggs. Four eggs, one cup of sweet milk. 1 ?c-it M-pnrnfely and add milk to the yolks. Add a lump of butter the aixe^of an egg, then the well beaten whites. Put in a baking dish and bake in a slow oven. Serve at once. Omelet With Bread Crumbs Five eggs, on? cap of bread erombs half cup of sweet milk, pepper and salt to taste. Moisten crumbs with1 milk, add the eggs and beat oatd' light. Pour into well-greased hot pan or skillet. Let brown, 1 spread with butter and roll.Grated cheese, ham or "left-over" peas can be spread on the omelet before baking. This amount is sufficient for two omelets. The bread crumbs are better if not toast ed, but grated from the "heel" of the bread. o Have you signed the pledget If not ask your school teacher for on-3 of the blanks recently sent out by the Agricultural Extension Service. It will help every farmer to live at horn this jw. . ; ' / , ?: \ ' . i CLUB WORK PUSHED IN ' CATAWBA COUNTY Hickvy, N. ONFeb. 28.? Cheerpd by thtf fine results obtained in poul try club work last year, and knowing that Catawba County led the South with it Jersey Calf club and its a*epcfob during the same time, the: work of the junior farmers under the direeton of J. W. Hendricks, county agent, is being pushed for the yjffcr 1923. The latest commercial organization to get behind thiB work ia the First National Bank of Hick oiy, which offered $250 in gold as prizes for club activity during the ooming season. The conditions tinder which this money may be contested for will be outlined by Mr. Hendricks but in general are as follows: Any boy or girl under twenty years of age may compete but no one will be eligible to receive a prize who does not make an exhibit of the elub products at the Catawba County j Fair iir-thc fall. The club member producing the( largest yield of corn on one acre will be awarded a first prize ot $25, with ^ a second prize of $20. The club member producing the largest yield of seed cotton <>n one acre will receive $20, with a second prize of $15. The club member making the best record with his calf and exhibiting at the fair will receive $20, with a seeond prize of $15. The olub member waking the best record with hi? poultry and exhibit ing at the fail1 will rceeive $20, with a second prize of $15. In addition to these prizes the First National Bank will also offer $100 in gold to the best exhibit made by a community at the county fair. According to Mr. Hendricks, such cooueration as this by business or ganizations is doing much to promote , better rural conditions in his county. o -f j HOGS SAVE CASH VAEtJE FOR TENANT FARMER ...... - > ' v- ? V ? ? Hertford, N. C. Feb. 28.? Y. 1 ton .Dail, a tenant farmer in Peniuij. ? county, is feeding 09 head of in a demonstration put on County ( Agent L. W. Anderson, Acermliii'-r to | the records being kept by Mr. Pail, i these hogs ate during the lir t -8 days of January 4,253 < pounds oi feed worth $80.88 at market prices. ? "Looks reckless, doesn't it?" asks W. W. Shay, swine specialist for the State College and State Depart ment of Agriculture in reporting this demonstration. But he answers his question by adding that the hogs gained 1,970 pounds during the 23 days. At 10 cents per pound this gain ia worth $197.00 giving a clear profit on the venture and above feed ing coats, of $110.12. This is with the provision that the hogs sell for 10 cants per pound during the lattev part of March, and they usually do that, according to the records kept by Mr. Shay. Mr. Shay states that by the latter part of March those hogs will be worth well over $1,00 and this gives an excellent weapon with which to aigue with the fertilizer or suppiv man. Cash in March is usually scaree on the average tenant farm in North Carolina but Mr. Dail seems I to have found how to have it. t Mr. Shay says, "Somehow we ean't get away from the belief, that, cash for fertilizer is even better ' than credit, no matter ltow easily obtained. A great many fanners have not yet recovered from the ef fects of the ease with which they got credit during 1919. , "What we especially like about-; hogs is the fact that with proper! management one has two crops per year. March sales help out on fer tilizer, and sales during the latter; part of AngOftt aot only bring the highest price of the year, but money comas as handy at that time as at any other. "Ob, yea! Some of the land that Was formerly in eotton will have to be devoted to raising corn. There ahonld be at least 100 bushels for eaeh brood sow kept, and 125 bushels is safer, as she may raise more than 12 pigs, two litters of six each." ' v I A Catawba County club boy made over $500 with a small flock of sheep in three years. The money and the! sheep are his own. <* !? Meat, potatoes and white bread will preve* make a boy or girl. There j?tttfrti* to ibwL to do it. 'PARSONAGE DAY" AT BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday March 11 has been set a 0 part by the First Baptist Church of Sylva as "Parsonage Day". A special service is. being arranged to ] which the public is invit members of the church are urged to be present. ? ? NEWS P10M O.K.LB. i , The spring quarter of ths Cullo-I whee Normal and Indwlml School opened up on February with a lieling of interest on _th? part of both students and teacher*, follow ing the duties of the winter quarter. | We have quite a number of new students, who seem to come vith a real purpose. They appear to be such as the school should be proud oL i ?[ - In the latter part of the preced ing quarter the school adopted an honor roll system, by which ali students whp average above ninety per cent on every subject would be placed on the honor ,roll ho exempt from thoj fin and wotihl al examin ations. This eiiuscd the students to usiastic in rga number aminations wj>rk with a new and entlj terest. Consequently ja la were exempt from their e> at the closing of the (winter quarter. And from t lie interest manifested at present it looks as if a number will be placed on' the honor roll this quarter. | The literary societies are progress ing nicely. On Feb. 16th, the mem bers of the faculty and the Eroso phian Society were entertained by the Columbian Literary Society. The program was as follower the wel come address, by Mr. J. B. Madison; a short play, "The Interrupted En gagement"; and, instrumental music, by Misses Annie and Matyie Woods, after which' refreshments were serv ed. The evening was enjoyed very much by all. The Erosaphians show iii ctii.pci .uyvtt?c wemtters ot !! I : ciilty ?;n<1 I he pastors of tha c! i'cI :'-; al Cuih.'.fhcc. On the 15; 1:, l- ?? l>::|itist pas'. or -made an interest ing talk en "Choosing the Right Way i;i Life.?' (/'n AloiuWy 19th, a banquet was riven in honor Of our president. Following the banquet, the last num ber of the year's scries of Lyceum attractions was given. The evening was enjoyed by everyone. The school was honored Tuesday morning by a visit of Senator J. M. Zachary of the Legislature, whose purpose was to look over our plant and report on our needs. We are hoping to realize great results from this visit. THE NEW WHITESIDES TRAIL White Sides, or I-son-day-ga (on a chart of 1699 Chatooga river so named) is by U. S. survey, 4,930 ft. Eastward it faces Bur Terrapin, Chimney Top, and the remoter Mt. Toxaway; and westwards, the re motest, the Nantahalehs, and north of these great. Smoky Mta. Seen from the west it is a rather eommon place level-topped ridge, but on its east side, between two massive dom ed spurs, the south, and the north inch rises^the most massive and by far the highest precipice east of the j ?locky Mountains. This fjrim and i praiid Walpurgis. Wall, is in places, least 1000 feet of bare rock from base to brfiw, and too prccipitious 1". r a cat to climb or bush to cliiur to. . | Many years ago, 1870 or earlier,: the only possible ascent was by the (1 1*00:1 Trail (so called) seme three miles to the south end of the Summit ridge, near the Nose, or Ccrnicc; but this was then, in places, a risky route for the sure-footod; and as uow, for many years abandoned, it is doubiy dangerous. This summer, for the first time a way was explored up to the north east spur, between the nortnArch southwards, and the Devil's Court House, the bold and picturesque triple-crowned crag at the extreme north end of the summit ridge. This "V. G." Trail, as it is called, has j ju.;t been completed. Except at one i ]. int, the rather long Cat Ladder, a j ; lirr.se could be led-if not safely iid-j den; but at 110 part of tliis trail would it be dangerous for pedestrians r.r.:l after reaching Huger's SheHo: j K ?(?!:, i.boul 3-4 lr.iles above .the' bridge over the Chatooga and, say 1 1-4 below end oi trail at nortli end 1 of summit ridge, a continual succes sions of 'beautiful views : Slieojicliff, Mt. To:caway, Chimney Top, and grandest ct all, Big Terrapin, or Esteronda. 4 There are at least five excellent shelter 1 >e!:.^ in <a.-e of rain; the highest ? very lanrc one, only 100 yards from upper end of V. <i. Trail r! and this p"int. (highest) is by trail's some six miles <v.::U wards to Hi^h- j lands, and eastward- four miles(two of this roadway ; to Cashiers. The lowest ol tho-.e shelter rocks, J about two miles i>y ;\:ad to Cashier-', known as the Bunjde-O right by it excellent water, fjmfc under 1-8 mile from the Chatoc^a, which abounds in" speckled trout. Less than 1-8 mile higher up the jK ivnnir.l Rhavi spring and both of . tlie.se places fine for, campers. Stii! a little higher, water can be got at the Bride's Brook, aud a fine shelter rock en be resclied by a short climb. Still much higher, j about 7-H mi :* abov; the Chatcogn,j within 3 < r hundred yawls <>t t!;<*( V. G. Tr.iil, easily i-paphe:!, . ?s ?t > about raw ;< ?ei, ! #';.ylt- '?> hjuMig^j Zeb's Cabu. irk, i , r i\-(t ol the! Cat Lad! . hoi ? -f mile belowif upper oik! ? tra?'.. d ai::l :: tine view to I k *onti: . i--A. V.'atpr here, ui i ho r.tiu.v jjeason. One o'i ' : flit "summer visitors, ' IV. r >' more years j has visited ; i mountain sec tions, from lit. V." mountains and Adirondack^, to the Cumbcrlands of Tennessee,' sjiys by lar the finest scenery in the i hi ted SStidu-s, not .Alt. Mitchell, and the Blacks, nor the Great Smokey mountains (unless it ic Mt. LeConte or Acondlucta, whicii thus far, only seen at a distance) but the ?Orrwlfntlier Mountain, near Banner's ? ! Iif-Hlc Gorge (a riotously v r. ;i f;;r l-r) miles) and Whitehid ;, . but not leasf. These tin:.1, t <->:*? :*<vy unlike, dif ficult t ) c'-iiiuuv I.aui, but I :i height ; . ??randeur, nr.ne >can ompai. " ' "Wall ol Tiuu- ... . If! . he has'mct old res:/ ? d>; - Hfy- ( dpnirn ?? ' i! { heard o< > *? v-^ a ;i tlic* l.'at. M ? , i' i> rf t t v."hj? IS*. , ') Mitchell C, :'V - : H".- j last JvaTi. ; < w. | a predipif-- 1 ' 't a oh- u.:c:,, S. i... at Icaht lh?< 15!.." 5 as l'igh) : 1 Ol our summer vi>n .rs, ;i they have seen these, jirnv-ur.ile I'.c.m elves thy have enjo. i'i ' the v< ry finest scenery the Over Mil's of Oftaray (ti:e High lands of Western Xorth Carolina) can offer: but taey lnivc misled the real mast er| s cl the Landscapes of the I.or;l. - Tnnnhwn, Eerceohh, Isnndavfrs, tlios are our Olympins. li. K. I>. of Ottaray-v A SUH-rRT?S "FOUNDING On Wednesday i". ^uiii**, February 21st, about ci 'iit ?\ !-t?h wo. won; at tractod by the boant i i'ul strain "Hurl:! the Vol* v r.r Jems Calling. " Thinking that a ooiujKiny ot' yea::;; people had conn- to .surprise rs witl. a sinking', I opo;?d iiio dpor, a mul titrnle, almost filling tlio front yard, stood .before inc. They heitfTn p3iu'iii? in until the house was filled. After depnsitii'ji their bumllo , t1 oy wont out, making room for ii'0 reminder of the company. 'V.i >?on v^.'ized t I;:;i ii was about . <!i;indicd of our friend" who had cm. . in s <; hw o us with a poundiii'r. (/!*?? ' ' ? l;wi ' yys filled to overflowin.1: v" . :i ?:"><.><! liiii!^. to eat After the; i;, ; ' ( iso party !ia<! disposed ' - i'os, v.< dis sembled . ? ii- ?! an?' list en or! ( .<> <; ? . " .??: ! .??' ti-li? After this Bra. I). L. IJrvson ji.t I father made short talks, .encoura<rl. > me and bidding 1110 (5od speed ii. the great work into whieh I l ave de cided to enter. The speeehos -having been finished, we reverently bowed our heads and Bro. Deitz invoked the blessings of God upon tie cor?;i;nfv and upon the gifts. Then tlic* orowd dispersed loav imr us in r. ?*;ato f c'\'citor.ient-nover j felt before. May Cod !.!. :s f-ar -frit ml.-; of, this 00: :?:?<! make us wcrtliv r'1' t '.mor'. ity. by Ik?v f r tin we , have : :? v. Fail ex pres: kindness . : ^w.i it*:/ i; , been living i.i tid.i inir to com sand Wf.id this, I tl ?>: kt d tiioiii and W. c. cm' WISJE R ?! ? '? yet Vow :nr " wj" p.i. teileit.? Ballv u. p r:r, 'f '!i - v ail VISITS HER OLD HOME AFTER HALF CENTURY The .following clipping, taken from the Newport, Tenn., Plain Talk, will interest numerous friends of Ma Pcnland, who with her husband, has spent the past two winters here, with their daughter, Mrs. Roy C. Allison: Not many ladies returning to Cocke county would be willing to ad mit that 54 years had passed since they last set foot within the county. Not many ladies would admit that they are that old. But Mrs. G. W. Pcnland, of llayes- . villc, N. C., who has been visiting friends in the county for the pest week informs the Plain Talk that it has been 54 years since she was last in the county; Mrs. Penland was formerly Miss NancV Williams. More than half a century aj;o she resided sit. Edwina. Then she moved to North Carolina and 54 years dragged by their weary lengths before she again .saw Cocke county. .Mow. Mi's: I'eniati.l is back to look up m the change, w rou^y by half h hundred year*; Since she went away 'sevji-iil Iiiis ?rruwn from a small \ il'i? :<? into a town of sizeable pro [Miili./its. Tii. cue loom log school lion. . . iin\e hecy replaced by up-to d il. ? lisolidated schools with several I . teachers. Pike roads have replaced the old muddy roads. Everywhere !???? vrs-.v. I: tin written its record, .i And other changes, less pleasant bale come about. Most of Mrs. Pen hind's jrirl-hood friends are gone, many have been dead many years.' Their children have grown up ami are growing old. Little remains that was familiar. 54 years ago. Xcvcrless, Mrs. Penland says she has enjoyed looking over the old scenes and noting the changes wr.msiht by the fleeting years. During the past week she has been i eue f of the Stanberrys and Woods at Edwina and T. E. Loyd at New port. o CHRISTIAN LOVE r ? need for our folk1? to leve on<; ??'.ior imjre-fchan wy -need anything "! Tt. is 'i?ks im^-rtant to have more laws than to have a mind to .. by tt. (>!;<* we n./W have. If we .1 /p'e we would not need lev .r.ake us beliave, for( Romans 13:10) Love worketh no ill to his neighbor. When you love people yoU / ji""' < <1 , not need a law -to make you treat them right. Laws are made becanse Doonle do not love. 1 Timothy 1 *9 "The law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lav/less and dis obedient.'' That is for those who do not lovis. The grange thing then is that Chris: ians should he more interest* d in laws made, or electing r - pie to ms.ke Ij.ws, or gatt. : ? ig It - gether to have laws enforced than they are in trying to get folks to love; The best man in the community is the one who loves people the most. The greatest patriot is the man who radiates a spirit of goodwill in \vM<*h others find it easj^r to thine kindly. The worst man in the com munity is one who is filled with critle i;m and suspicion, and goes around talking those things, .lesus gave us jn.-'t ehe commandment and it is tha*; i we love one another as lie loved its, John 15:12. If v.e keep that com mandment we will do everything wo ought to do, and we will hot do a .lii'-.-r v.e outfit not to do: We can not keep it by, trying but we cr.t ke<*|? it by. trusting. Jesus loved be eaiiic it was his nature to love." God is I e" Is the way his nature is de fine''. \Y "ii you and I are rege: - era 1 w ? ?*oiiio to have a naturt s'.rn t") I. mtSl'c and so we am ... ..ijip to love as he eommande- . h this ideal of life appears to** hhii, let us ii(.t give up aiming at it. The world will, mayhe.ncver live that way, but believe;.* in Jesus may. And tlievvso live with all their hearts, < ;!:ers will l>e influenced to. try. It Is ivd that we love Jesus because he flr.it Lved us, and it is also true- ? that otl ors will love if they see ns loviu-T ?;i K*necrity. Tiiis is Jcnis* commandmer!, ami it will be "we:."' to the reliever when ho comes rp befor the en throned Christ, if he has ,ot made a -"8 efiFcrt to live by t.'.is eoiu mandmcnt. o Well balanced rations for the bom" help produce bo'.-s and girls witri go'.d 'Ixnie, good teeth, muscles cap able of being developed, and a clear head. say home demonstration work ers. V