Published Wednesdays.
LOCAL NEWS IN TOWN AND COUNTY
Mr. Prince Forester, arrived last
week from Washington to spend few
days.
Mr. “Billy” Walsh, of Mount Zion
postoffice, has been sick several days
from pneumonia.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. William
Pennix, of Roaring River, last week
-a eon, William Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Clamer Davis, of
Boomer township, were in North
Wilkesboro, last Friday.
Miss Lucy Finley, who has been
in New Jersey several months, arriv
ed last Thursday to spend a few days
at home.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Kyle, North Wilkesboro, R. F. D.
No. 1 last Sunday night, January
14th, a daughter, Loucile.
Mrs. Roy Foster, teacher in the
school in Wilkesboro, returned last
week from her old home in Georgia
after an illness of several days to
resume her teaching.
The graded school in Wilkesboro
re-opened Monday with 87 pupils ab
sent which number however doubtless
decreased yesterday and today as the
regular work progressed.
Mr. Clarence Hendren, one of the
young farmers of Brushy Mountain
townsihp, has rented the place of Mr
R. S. Griswold, who is to be with the
office of the Smoot tannery here with
Mr. J. C. Grayson.
The counrty home of Mr. James H.
Pennell, member of the county board
of education was destroyed by fire
about 6 o,clock P. M.. Jan. 15th; the
fire started from a defective stove
flue.
Mr. George Campbell driving a
truck out from this town had his leg
broken above the ankle last Saturday
3 or 4 miles from town on the Curry
road when the truck backed and
turned over.
Mr. Wade Ashley, who has been
trying himself’at farming, west of
Wilkesboro, purchased the Mrs. Cul
ler or Kinlaw house at the Forks of
the Statesville road in Wilkesboro and
has moved there this week.
Mr. J. R. (Rogan) Rousseau will be
at the office of Att’y J. A. Rousseau,
N. Wilkesboro, every Saturday be
tween now and March 15th for the
purpose of assisting persons in mak
ing out State Income Tax Returns.
The infant, about a week old, of
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Kyle of
North Wilkesboro Route 1, died Sun
day afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. The
funeral was at the home Monday Rev.
Edgar Hays officiating and the burial
was at Center church.
Rev. W. T. Pearmen has recently
recieved a call to an important churh
in Lousville. This is a church with a
large membership good Sunday school
and well equipped thoughout. He
has taken the call under consideration
but so far has not announced his
decision.—Elkin Tribune.
Rev. W. T. Pearman will preach at
the Presbyterian church in Wilkes
boro next Sunday morning at 11
o’clock. Mr. Pearman has accepted
a call to Homer, Louisiana, and will
preach his closing sermon next month
February. Those who have heard
Mr. Pearman or become acquainted
with him since he began. August,
1921, his paetorial duties for that
church regret to hear of this.
N. Wilkesboro to Have a Hospital—Dr.
Fred Hubbard In Charge
Last week the Hustler had some
thing about location of a hospital
here. The T. W. Church resident
near the Presbyterian church has
been leased for 3 years, Dr. Fred
Hubbard, recently of Statesville,
will have charge of it.
The residence which at present is
occupied by Mr. S. J. Duffield and Mr.
Stultz will be vacated between now
spring plans not being yet fully de
veloped.
PERCY JOHNSON, HUM SHEW
ANO DOCK ANDERSON ARREST’D
Charged With Being Implicated In the Kill
ing of Columbus Longbottom 3 1-2
Years Ago.
Percy Johnson, Hum Shew and
Dock Anderson, of Somers township,
were arrested by Deputy Sheriff John
Mitchell last Saturday afternoon on
the charge of killing Columbus Long-
bottom on June 21, 1919. They gave
bond of $5,000 each for their appear
ance at March term of court.
It will be remembered that at the
criminal term of Wilkes court in
August 1919, Mont Parks was tried
and found “not guilty” of killing
Columbus Longbottom, of Somers
township.
The report of the killing was about
as follows: Columbus Longbottom,
of Somers township, was found June
21, 1919, by Hackett Nichol’s chil
dren near their home lying cross
ways of his buggy unconscious and
was taken home by Mr. Nichols and
on Sunday morning about 4 o’clock
died. A post mortem examination
was held and found that Longbottom
came to his death by two blows on
the back of his head with a stick or
'similar round smooth instrument.
Longbottom was 39 years of age
and left a wife and eight children.
Sowing the Seeds of Another War.
Clarence Poe in the Progressive
Farmer says:
It looks as if France, if let alone
and permitted to adopt the most
extremed measures in dealing with
Germany, will bring virtual ruin on
herself and involve all the rest of the
world besides. She is anxious,- of
course, to get reparations to rebuild
her devastated areas, but in demand
ing the uttermost farthing allowed
by the Versailles treaty, she is invit
ing dangerous consequence, She is
likely to “kill the goose that lays the
golden egg” by forcing Germany into
virtual anarchy with consequent in
dustrial disaster there for a long time
to come. This will hold back the
prosperity of the world. Moreover,
if France takes over the richest
portion of Germany, she will create
enother Alsace-Lorraine and sooner
or later this is likely to bring about
another world war; and the United
State may be called on to lose more,
both in blood and treasure, than we
lost in the last war.
This is the situation in a nutshell.
And yet as Mr. Walter Lippmann
declared in a recent address, how
many of our people are giving the
serious attention they ought to give
to these matters that may so vitally
concern us? A railroad wreck, a
divorce scandal, a famous murder
trial, are likely to have more con
spicuous notice in the daily papers
and to be more carefully scanned by
readers. And yet just as a few lines
in 1912 about Balkan troubles, the
Kaiser’s militaristic ambitions, and
similar European problems, presaged
the coming World War, so even now
the conflicting ambitions of European
powers again threaten to involve the
world in armed [conflict, unless we
get either a strong League of Nations
or an effective“Association ofNations”
such as was promised by the Republi
can National platform of 1920.
Births.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. James Hig
gins last week a little man.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. June Phillips
last Thursday, a daughter.
School will not re-open at Oak-
woods till next Monday, January 29.
Ilf 1 MTrni^ an with car to sell
i ril'complete line low
IR.UI priced TIRES and
TUBES. $100.00 per week and ex
penses. Sterlingworth Tire Co.,
3294 Sterling, E. Liverpool, Ohio.
Xkl A AiTF^ Kindling wood or pine
1 ri! ° n subscription to the
VV Hustler be deliver
ed one load at the H tier office
Another load or two loads in Wilkes
boro. Wood to be paid for by sub-
cription to the Hustler.
North Wilkesboro?
C., January 24, 1923.
GALL FOR MASS
TAX PAYERS OF
CONSIDER ■ WHETHER Ml
ROAO BORGS OR ROAD Ji
Every Citizen and Tax Payer In the
ty Uoged by Representative 6
Cowles to Attend Meeting
House, Monday, Feb. Sth.
Ci
To the Citizens and Tax
of Wilkes County: BM
There is an urgent demafo.
throughout Wilkes county by
citizens of both political..paries
for more road work to be done,- '
which would of course necessi-
tate another bond issue or a di
rect tax. Realizing the already,
burdensome tax rate now exist,,'
ing in Wilkes county, and deSr-
ing to add upon my own initia-
. live not one cent more of taxes
to the tax burden now upon you
and at the same time having
knowledge ofthe wide spread de
mand for more road work to be
done in our county, I feel it my
duty to address this open letter
to the citizens of Wilkes county,,
whom I have the honor to repre
sent in the general assembly of
North Carolina, and call upon
all, regardless of politics to as-,
semble in mass meeting in the
Courthouse in Wilkesboro
on
Feb. 5th, 1923, it being the 1st
Monday in February, at one
o’clock P. M., for this purpose
of considering the matter of ■
more road work in the County,
and any other matter or matters
that may come before the
meeting, and instructing your .
representive in the House and
Senate as to your wishes in th'
matter or matters that ms;- L'ei-L
acted upon by you in such mass
meeting. I especially urge all
citizens of the county to attend
this meeting, and take' part in
its deliberations, thoso who are
for more taxes or bonds, and
those who are against more
taxes or bonds, as it is my desire
to be in fact as well as in name
the representative of people of
Wilkes county.
I also urge those attorneys,
whose advise and services in
former road mass meetings have
proven so helpful to our people,
to attend this mass meeting and
take part in its deliberations and
work.
Section 25 of the Declaration
Daddy, Read.
^"HAT BOY of yours ■
is trying to walk in
his father’s footsteps.
You want him honest, truthful
and fair. Where can he learn
these virtues better than in the
home and in Sunday school?
The North Wilkesboro Methodist church is mak
ing what promises to be a successful effort to have
Every Member of the Sunday School present on
class, and Every Member of the Church present
at the morning preaching service Next Sunday,
which is being usged of 100% Sunday.
Blind Boy May See Through Pig’s Eye.
Paterson, N. J.—A pig’s eye in
serted in an empty socket is expected
to restore the sight of Alfred
Lemonowicz, 18.
Lemonowicz was partially blinded
by an explosion of fireworks when
he was 9 years old.
Dr. Edward Morgan, who is to pre
form the, operation, said the tie
nerves were not destroyed and aat
sight is sure to follow transplantation
of the pig’s sye.
OF CITIZENS AND
COUNTY-FEB. STH
of Right, Constitution of North
Carolina, makes the following
wise provision: “The people
have a right to assemble togeth
er to consult for their common
good, to instruct their represen
tatives and to apply to the Leg
islature for redress of griev
ances.”
• Sincerely hoping that every
citizen in the county will attend
this mass meeting and that the
matter of more money for roads
. be given full, fair and free dis-
' • cussion and consideration, I am,
Faithfully yours,
CHAS: H. COWLES,
Representative for Wilkes County.
Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 22, 1919.
News From Pleasant Drove Baptist Gtiarch.
The Women’s Missionary Society of
Pleasant Baptist church, met with
Mrs. Martha Nichols on Saturday Jan.
13th, Meeting was called to order
■by the president, opened with scripture
reading and prayer. The Sec. being
absent the minutes of last meeting
.was not read. Miss Carrie Bumgarner
was elected assistant Sec. There were
eight members and five visitor
present. Committee reported eight
cottage prayer meetings held and a
number of visits to sick Officers
for the year are as follows: Mrs. W.
M. Hamby Pres. ;Mrs. Olive Bumgarner
Vice Pres.; Mrs. Nora Pardew Sec.;
Miss Carrie Bumgarner
Miss Cola Parsons, Tres,
ting closed with prayer,
to meet with' Mrs. Olive
Asst. Sec.;
The meet-
Ajourned
Bumgarner
Sat. Feb. 10th. Refreshments were
served, and every one had a good
time.—Reported.
■ I’b.i Star gazers of Asheboro .and
surrounding country enjoyed an un
usually beautiful sight in the heavens
one morning last week. Some
were up early saw a beautiful
supposed to be Venus, in more
ordinary proximity to the moon,
star was observed to keep the
who
star,
than
The
posi-
tions, the sight being visible as late
as noon. Some report seeing the star
pass behind the moon. It is said that
similar occurence had not been re
corded for 50 years.—The Courrier.
(The same was seen by N. Wilkes
boro folks that day, about January
Sth)
The truly succassful farmer of the
future will grow lots of legumes and
use ground Limestone, Still think
ing?—American Limestone Co., Mas
cot, Tenn.
^“Why should 1 go to
church or Sunday school
while Dad plays golf or takes
the auto out?” Many a youth
lias asked himself this.
Tak s Him to
Church
? Lessons learned in youth
will never leave him. Gve him
the best possible moral foun-
Akkra. He will go to church
most willingly if you .go also.
^ If you are not bed to an
other congregation, come
Sunday and worship with us.
Noted Indian Chief Dies.
Charging Thunder, a former asso
ciate of Chiefs Gall and Sitting Bull
and a member of the hostile bands of
Sioux Indians that made bloody his
tory in Dakota Territory in the early
days, is dead after a long illness.
Charging Thunder’s most memor
able exploit, according to students of
Sioux history, occured in 1867, when
he single-handed killed 15 soldiers in
an attack upon Fort Reno, Mont.,
. and ran off 30 government mules.
Established July 1896
School Books Free or at Cost?
The following was taken from the
Alleghany Star. The editor of the
Star for many years handled the
school books of that county. The
Star says:
A bill is now before the State Sen
ate to provide for supplying the stu
dents in the public schools books, at a
“cost not to exceed publication and
distribution.”
Senator Graham is fathering the
bill. We are not aware as’ to what
calculations have been made as to
the saving to the student under the
proposed system, but having had
some experience in handling books in
the past, and in view of the present
competitive contract system, we are
inclined to believe that the Senator,
though perhaps meaning well, is lia-
able to add to our statutes a perfect
ly useless measure, should it become
a law.
We note that the county superin
tendents will have charge of the dis
tribution without increase of salary,
but extra clerk hire may be allowed
by the county boards of education.”
We state, without fear of refuta
tion that it will be impossible for the
connty boards to distribute these
books as cheaply as it is now being
done, hence, where will the saving
come?
The Star realizes the present sys
tem is an expensive one to the indi
vidual student, and one that should
be eliminated, but when a change is
made let us adopt a plan that will,
ultimately, not only save expense to
the student, but the state as well.
Free school books, to be supplied
by the state or county is the proper
solution of the problem, and we trust
that some broad-visioned legislator
will arise at this session of the legis
lature and put through a measure to
that end.
A measure of this kind will of
course add a small bit to our taxes
to get it under way but the annual
saving wiil mean thousands of dollars
to the students in every county in the
state besides assuring every child
proper and adequate book equipment.
Many other states are furnishing
free school books, and N, Carolina
should adopt the plan, in keeping
with her many other measures.
Jury Finds Sawyer Is Guilty of Arson.
Winston-Salem, Jan. 19.—The jury
in the case charging C. M. Sawyer,of
this city, with arson, returned a ver
dict of guilty at 3:50 o’clock this aft
ernoon, and Judge T. J. Shaw an
nounced that sentence would be pro
nounced tomorrow morning.
This case has attracted wide atten
tion, not only in this city but through
out the state The Smoak building,
in which was located the store of
Sawyer, was burned on the morning
of August 29th, 1922. The fire
started with an explosion, and im
mediately following Willie Chatman,
18 years old, was arrested. Ina con
fession given several days after the
Are he implicated Sawyer.
The case was hard fought through
out, there being a notable array of
attorneys on each side. Sentence on
Chatman will also be passed tomor
row.
J. Bryan Crimes Secretary of State for
22 Years
The Ashboro Courier
In the passing of Hon. J. Bryan
Grimes, the state loses one of its dis
tinguished and useful citizens. For
over 20 years he was a commanding
figure in the life of North Carolina.
Although opposed by influential pol-
itcians in offering repeatedly for re-
election, not once was he defeated.
Elected 22 years ago the office of
Secretary of State, he served without
intermission to the time of his death.
In this high office Mr. Grimes serv
ed his Commonwealth with distinction,
and leaves behind a record of effici
ency rarely surpassed. The whole
state mourns the loss of this great
and good man.
Economical Crop Production is
founded on a fertile soil. Think it
over by the fire —American Lime
stone Co.
KIOIMG-MIIRIIER ST BAS
TROP, U., REARING CLIMAX
Probably 30 Members of the Kill Klux Klan
Will Be Indicted.
[By HEC Bryant]
Bastrop, La., Jan. 18.—The names of
the men who drove the murder car,
slew Watt Daniel and Richard and
disposed of their bodies are known
to the representatives of the State,
The manner of death has been
ferreted out, and before the hearing
is over the whole story will be told.
The kidnapihg-murder investiga
tion here is nearing the climax. The
hand of the state may be opened up
tomorrow. It looks tonight as if
cbarges'of assault, conspiracy, kid
naping and murder, would be made,
and the grand jury asked to indict
about 30 members of the Ku Klux
Klan in Morehouse parish.
As a result of testimony given to
day the state will ask for the indict
ment of E. Newt Gray, a deacon of
Fellowship Baptist church, for kid
naping and slaying of Watt Daniel
and Richard, whose bodies were
found floating in Lake LaFourche,
December 22, four months after the
victims of the hooded mob disappear
ed.
The next few days should reveal
the program of the state. There is
some fear that a Morehouse parish
grand jury will not act on the evi
dence brought out in the hearing be
fore Judge Odom. One jury inquir
ed into the disappearance of Daniel
and Richard but took no further ac
tion.
The attitude of the citizens of the
pariah has changed within the last
10 days. Klansmen are less promi
nent, and not so assertive. The
whole thing has become a more se
rious affair than it at first appeared
to be. Within the next 48 hours it
will become more serious for many of
those who considered-life lightly.
A Few Fillers.
(North Carolina Extension of Raleigh)
A few spare minutes now can be
well spent in mending the harness
for spring work.
Our fathers used to say that the
masters’ eye was the best fertilizer.
—Pliny the Elder.
Plan that garden now. Write for
seed catalogues and work out a well
balanced system of planting.
Factors that build communities;
the schools, the church," the local
paper, the home agent, the county
agent.
Are you taking your home town
paper? No one would know about
your community were it not for your
paper. It needsyour support.
Have you studied the possibilities
of North Carolina as a horticultural
state? If not write for the Nov
ember, 1922, bulletin of the State
Department of Agriculture. It is
free for the asking,
To help with the garden the exten
tion service of the State College and
Department of Agriculture has issued
three circulars, 121, 122 and 123.
You have one whether you have
written for it or not.
Dr, Dula Has Operation
Dr. A. W. Dula of this place went
to Charlotte last week and entered
the Presbyterian hospital, where he
was operated on Friday, Jan.5, by
Dr. John B. Deaver, world famous
surgeon of Philadelphia, Pa. This is
about the third operati on Dr. Dula
has had. He was first operated on
for appendictis about two and a half
years ago. He has had trouble ever
since and the operation preformed by
Dr. Deaver was a very serious one
and was witnessed by eighty North
Carolina surgeons.
Dr. Deaver preformed a number of
other operations while in Charlotte.
He was attending a clinic and
many physicians and surgeons from
over the entire State were there _to
hear and see him.
Dr. Dula is getting along nicely,
and it is hoped that he will be home
in a very short time.—Lenoir News-
Topic.